Vesta International Masters Head of the River Race
Type: Head Race
Date: Sunday, 29 March 2026
Notes: Update: 27Feb26 Race formal close: 12:00 GMT on 16 March 2026. We have seen record entries this year and we currently stand around 80% of our capacity. It is likely the race will reach our maximum cap before closing date. For any crew showing 'Accepted' on BROE2, your entry will be in the draw. From now, any new crew entered will show as Submitted, we will accept as many as we can after the formal close. Do please check your crews are fit, able and happy to race this year. To remind you, any crew withdrawn before the official close will receive a full refund. We'll also issue full refunds to any crews we are unable to accept. A note on weather and conditions The UK has had exceptional rainfall this year and the River Thames has been under red or yellow flag restrictions for much of the last few weeks: https://pla.co.uk/ebb-tide-flag-warning Safety is our primary concern. If the river is on red flag warning, we will not be able to run this year's race. Under a yellow flag, rowers should navigate with extreme caution and consider whether it is safe for them to go afloat. We'll be contacting crews with low CRI to check they are comfortable in racing these conditions, but please be proactive in assessing your crew's competence ___________________________________ 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
Status: Closed for Payment, but substitutions allowed