Heading into the early days of November, the chills of winter begin to creep up on the dark morning races, and with crisp air forecast for Saturday’s racing, these eleven crews prepare to battle the cold and each other. Along the iconic Henley course, the field of competition tackles the stream and bends that Henley […]
Image Credit: World Rowing One hundred and nineteen Canadian crews will be traveling south to Boston to compete at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta. Their ambitions will vary from gaining experience on this historic course, to securing guaranteed entries for next year, to standing on the podium and setting course records. Every Championship, […]
Image Credit: World Rowing One hundred and nineteen Canadian crews will be traveling to Boston to compete at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta. Their ambitions will vary from gaining experience on this historic course, to securing guaranteed entries for next year, to standing on the podium and setting course records. Every Championship, Club, […]
The waters of O’Briensbridge will be a flurry of activity this Saturday, 12 October, as hundreds of crews take to the river for the annual St. Michael’s Head of the River. With over 500 entries across all events the competition is set to be fierce, none more so than the Junior Men’s eight event which […]
Following the cancellation of Dublin Head of the River last weekend, all eyes now turn to Limerick in the southwest of Ireland where St Michael’s Head of the River organisers will be praying to the weather gods for good conditions this Saturday. Run over a three kilometre course, this event sees the use of a […]
Following a successful Olympic Games in Paris for Irish rowing, the domestic season begins again for 2024/25 with Dublin Head of the River Race. It kicks off proceedings on October 5th with racing going through Dublin City Centre, taking in the sights of O’Connell Street and the Guinness Storehouse during the 3.4km upstream race. With […]
As the first race of the season for many, this year’s Dublin Head of the River Race is set to be an All-Dublin affair with every men’s crew, bar one, hailing from the capital city. The 73rd edition of this historic event will see 12 men’s crews competing across five different disciplines: senior, intermediate, club, […]
Now the dust has had time to settle on head season, and with just under a month until the flag falls on the first major domestic multi-lane regatta of the season at Wallingford, it seems as good a time as any to scour the provinces and leafy shires of the forgotten corners of the UK […]
For what is typically the wettest race of the year, 55 WJ16 quads will flock down to Eton Dorney to compete against the clock, over two runs of 1800m. As we conclude the pitiful head season we’ve all endured this year, the Oarsport Junior Sculling Head provides the boost we need to gear up for […]
We’re back! This Friday, 546 crews return to Eton Dorney Rowing Lake to compete in the seventeenth-ever Junior Sculling Head. Being on a lake and therefore protected from floods, this year’s event is sure to be one to watch as crews from across the country come back together after the disrupted season so far. Competing […]
As the competition in schoolboy rowing increases year on year, more and more young men are attracted to the sport of rowing; and as some programmes across the country start to realise their third boats have the potential of outperforming some top crews: the newly competitive third eight category is born. This year the six […]
On Wednesday 20th of March, racing will return once more to the iconic 6.8 km Schools’ Head course. With the recent high tide, the race will be the fastest it has been in several years, meaning that the competition will be intense and exciting. The Women’s Junior 16 Championship Eight is always a popular category, and […]