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The Head of the River Race is rowed on the River Thames from Mortlake to Putney in March each year.

 

 

 

The 2011 Head of the River Race will take place on Saturday April 2nd at 4.30 pm ( BST ) ( provisional )

Entry information will be posted here in early November.

To access the 2010 entry documents for information click here

Entry will be through the British Rowing On-line Entry System ( BROE )

BROE will open for Overseas Entries on 1 January 2011

 

 

The Race is ON  Updated 5:40 p.m. 12 August 2010

Should circumstances arise which might cause the race to be cancelled, this message will be updated regularily.

This information will only be updated again if there are any circumstances which give cause for concern

 

The instructions for the conduct of the race are essential reading for Captains, Competitors and Coxswains.

The current version is that for 2010

 

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Bearing in mind the standard of watermanship in 2007 , all clubs are strongly recommended

to show coxes and crews the "Coxing a Tideway Head" video/DVD

well before the next Tideway event they enter .

As well as copies suitable for communal club-room viewing being available by post from the HORR Secretary, it can now be viewed online - there is a link on the Women's Head website ( www.wehorr.org )

 

Safety

On the day of the race, and in the preceding days, there are a lot of crews using the Tideway, and for many of them they are on unfamiliar waters.  On Race Day there is a river closure from about 1 hour before the start of the race, and the normal rules are suspended, but they apply at all other times.   There is a very good map showing application of the rules of the river available on the Port of London WebSite, and it is considered essential that all crews should download it, and keep it with them.  The link is:

http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/pdfs/maritime/Rowing_Chart_270906.pdf

There is also an article on the Thames Regional Rowing Council WebSite discussing various aspects of Safety around, and during, Head races on the Tideway.  This is also essential reading for all crews, coxes and coaches. 

 

Please note the TRRC on-line incident reporting system at

http://onlinerep.vorboss.net   (http://onlinerep.vorboss.net/)

Information is on the TRRC website here and the next page

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Click on Draw and Results for the Starting Order, Enhanced Results, Performance Charts and Race Statistics.The current starting order is for the 2010 race

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Links to other Head of the River Races

Women's Head of the River Race

Veteran's Head

Head of the River Fours

For a map of the course, and other information about the race, click on Kingston University.

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Due to limitations of space and considerations of safety, the entry is limited to 420, of whom about 65 are foreign crews

The HoRR Committee strongly recommends that all competing clubs show their crew coxes the video "Coxing a Tideway Head" at least once before the race.  For availability, see the Secretary's page - click the link below.

 
For accomodation in the Putney area click here

FUTURE DATES

Start times are necessarily provisional and will be confirmed in due course

2012     March 17  - 11.00 a.m.

2013     March 23  - 1.00 p.m.

 

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For an account of the First Race, results of 2 surveys and late breaking news, click on Secretary's Page.

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Enquiries should be made to the Secretary

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Initiated for 2011 race - 12 August 2010