December Trial Eights on the Tideway are never gentle, but this year the river felt especially unforgiving. Grey skies pressed low over Putney, rain drifted
By the time the open-weight men were lined up on the start, the Tideway had turned distinctly hostile. Wind whipped down the course, the rain
There’s something about women’s fours on the Tyne that makes Rutherford feel different. Coxless boats demand precision at the best of times, but on this
There are few winter races I hold as dearly as Rutherford Head. For northern crews, this 4500 metre sweep down the Tyne is as close
After two years of cancellations, the Tideway is ready once again for the return of Fours Head. For the hopeful women’s coxed fours reading through
There’s something about Henley in November that lays the sport bare. Gone are the rows of bunting, blazers, and boat tents of the regattas; in
