Vesta International Masters Head of the River Race
Type: Head Race
Date: Sunday, 29 March 2026
Notes: The event will take place on the Championship course on Sunday the 29th March 2026 at 14:00 BST. The race will be raced on the ebb tide between Mortlake and Putney, a course of 4.2 miles. The race will be held under the rules of British Rowing and the British Rowing Rules of Racing will apply. All entries must be made and paid for via British Rowing’s BROE system: 8+ at entry fee £144, for open masters, women’s masters and mixed masters 4x at entry fee £72, for open masters, women’s masters and mixed masters Winners of any category with over 5 entrants will receive a glass tankard and pennant. There will be a minimum of 5 entrants per category. We may amalgamate neighbouring age categories (without reference to entrants) in order to award prizes; any such amalgamated age categories will be awarded based on the published masters time adjustments. We have an aggregated Masters Novice category for any masters entrant whose PRI is within the Novice band. Please comment in the ‘Notes’ box if you do not want to be considered for this. For complete novice entries, we will also offer 8X+ and 4x+ categories. This will be run at organisers' discretion, depending on competitor demand. Junior coxes are allowed, but any J16 or younger will be scrutinised. Please add evidence of their competency in the ‘notes’ box. Entries will close at 12:00 on Monday 16th March 2026. All entries must be made through BROE2 and paid for before acceptance. If entries exceed our cap, we will suspend entries early and without notice. We cannot accept late entries nor offer a waiting list. Boating: All entries must have boating permissions from host clubs before entering, we will check this with each host. Payment: no unpaid entry will be accepted. Only accepted entries will be placed in the draw For any questions, contact the organisers at [email protected]
Website: https://www.vestarowing.co.uk/vesta-international-masters-head
Email: masters.head@vestarowing.co.uk
Allows Non British Rowing Crews: Yes
Allows Composite Crews: Yes
Accepts Online Payments: Yes