Clubs and racing

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Henley Royal Regatta boat tents

Competitions

Henley Royal: A first-timer’s guide

crowds watching two eights racing

Patricia Carswell

Kitbag essentials: What to bring to a regatta

Head racing at Bedford

Helena Smalman-Smith

A beginner’s guide to head races

coxed four in a head race

Harry Brightmore

Your next head race: Are you ready?

Clubs. Features about clubs and how they're run

Monmouth's masters squad

Building a thriving masters squad: lessons from London and Monmouth Rowing Clubs

University of Nottingham rower and cox

Recruiting athletes to university rowing clubs

Lea RC Novice squad

Clubs

Rowing on: How to help L2R grads continue their development

TSS and KCL blades symbolising the two clubs' hosting arrangement

Clubs

2 into 1: Hosting another club

Agecroft RC women's crew

Clubs

Recruiting post-university athletes to community clubs

Young adults learning to row at Yare BC

Clubs

Rowing with young adult care leavers

PV panels and an electric outboard motor

Renewable energy at rowing clubs: Case studies

Beach clean on the Tideway

Rowing club local environment sustainability examples

Water quality sampling at Fulham Reach BC

Rowing club water quality initiatives

Yare BC's new boatshed

Clubs

Yare BC’s new boatshed: A case study

Flooded boat bay

Clubs

Recovering from a boathouse flood

Flooded river

Clubs

Flood preparation tips for rowing clubs

Staines BC's new boathouse

Clubs

Staines BC’s new boathouse: A case study

“If we only value outcomes, then we are bereft if we don’t achieve those”

coach with young rowers at boathouse

Clubs

Boathouse tips: Start of season checklist

YSJBC members laughing by trailer

Jessica Edgar-Harris

Club Spotlight: York St John BC

man coaching quad from rib

Great Coaching: Adrian Pogmore, Doncaster Schools’ Rowing

Coty of Oxford RC boathouse

Club spotlight: City of Oxford RC

Walton RC buildings old and new

Clubs

Funding boathouse rebuilds and upgrades

coach with eight at Mortlake Anglian and Alpha BC

Clubs

Recruiting, selecting and managing paid coaches

Competitions. Taking part in and running regattas, head races and other competitions

coxed four in a head race

Harry Brightmore

Your next head race: Are you ready?

Head racing at Bedford

Helena Smalman-Smith

A beginner’s guide to head races

Raft marshal at a successful head race

Competitions

What makes a successful head race?

Henley Royal Regatta boat tents

Competitions

Henley Royal: A first-timer’s guide

Boating for HWR qualifiers

Competitions

How to best Henley qualifiers

Sudbury Regatta Photo (c): Bill Hiskett

Competitions

What makes a successful regatta?

eights racing under Hammersmith Bridge

Coxing Tideway heads: Phelan Hill’s top tips

Women's coxless four foots steering the Tideway

How to foot steer a Tideway head

crowds watching two eights racing

Patricia Carswell

Kitbag essentials: What to bring to a regatta

The Secret Umpire: Reflections of a Henley Steward

3 people in Henley Women's Regatta pink tabards

Alannah Burdess

Unsung heroes: The Henley Women’s Regatta site manager

happy rowers holding cox

Competitions

Is your rowing club ready for the regatta season?

2 Oxford rowers

Alannah Burdess

Origins of an Oxford Blue

junior quad at Dorney

How to best the Oarsport Junior Sculling Head

cox and stern pair on Tideway

Competitions

Five common mistakes to avoid when racing Tideway heads

Junior indoor rowing relay team

Really good reasons to row the relay at BRIC

City of Bristol RC women's eight on the Tideway

My first head race

Rachel Egan sculling

Competitions

How to best the Scullers’ Head as a non-Tideway sculler – From those who’ve done it before

Vesta at HWR

Competitions

First-time winners at record Henley Women’s Regatta

Surf’s up for new Coastal Sculling Award