While the full results were still being finalised for over 300 crews, the top two crews (Oxford Brookes University BC A and Leander A) had been the focus of much attention as it became increasingly clear that it was going to be difficult to separate them. Following deliberation with the timing team the Head of the River Race Chairman, Ben Helm, issued the following statement: “After reviewing the camera recording, the conclusion was that the crews could not be separated with 100% confidence and a dead heat was declared”
Tideway London
Thank you to Tideway London for making it possible to time the finish exactly from the University Stone
Race filming & digital media
We are pleased to announce that we have engaged a professional drone operator to film at Sunday’s Head of the River Race 2018. The drone will not film directly over boats and it will fly a minimum of 50m above the water. The drone pilot will be monitoring weather conditions and will only film if it is (and remains) safe to do so. The drone will primarily be operating in the marshalling area, around the start and the first 250m of the course. We anticipate that it will be relatively discreet and quiet and that it will not interfere with racing. We will also be filming from the bank and capturing images of the race for use in digital content. We ask that any crew/competitor who would […]