Vesta Scullers Head of the River Race
Type: Head Race
Date: Sunday, 28 September 2025
Notes: Entries will close at 19:00 on Tuesday 16 Sept 2025. 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. The competition will comply with the British Rowing Rules of Racing 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 Bands: Open and Female categories will be split into four bands, based on Sculling RPI: Championship (top 20% of entries), Senior (next 30%), Club (next 30%) and Novice (bottom 20%). All masters rowers are assessed by the Handicap system. The draw will be in category order, with 2023’s category winners placed at the head of their division in the draw (we will try to notice them, but do flag this in the notes), then ordered by decreasing CRI. We have an aggregated Masters Novice category for any masters entrant whose Sculling PRI is within the Novice band. Please comment in the ‘Notes’ box if you do not want to be considered for this. If you believe your RPI is disproportionate to your ability, please comment in the ‘Notes’ box with your entry. Lightweight category: We have a single Open and a single Female lightweight category (i.e. Championship only) We also offer an aggregated Open and Female Masters Lightweight category. If entries are sufficient, these will split this into smaller age bands. Lightweight entrants who fail to weigh in or who fail to make weight will race for a time only. (Categories cannot be changed once the draw has been published.) As per British Rowing’s Rules of Racing, lightweight rowers for Head races are assessed at “winter weights” (75kg/61.5kg). 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 Apprentice category: This category is open exclusively to registered apprentices of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. Winners of any category with over 5 entrants will receive a glass tankard. We will scrutinise any sculler from a year group under J16 – please add proof of competency in the ‘notes’ box
Website:
Email: scullers.head@vestarowing.co.uk
Allows Non British Rowing Crews: Yes
Allows Composite Crews: No
Accepts Online Payments: Yes