| Month
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Date
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Event
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Comments
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| April
|
13
|
Bedford Spring Small Boats Head
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2km head
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|
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19
|
Junior Inter-regional Regatta
|
NWSC 1500m (selected crews only)
|
|
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27
|
Lea Spring
|
600m sprint, important to support as local event,
our nearest regatta, good fun racing to blast the cobwebs out..
|
| May
|
3
|
Medway Friendly
|
Run as Head over 2,500m,
maybe issues with boat usage
|
|
|
4
|
Wallingford Spring
|
Multi-Lane (Dorney Lake)1.5Km – good chance to experience multi-lane racing,
early in the season so competition has not hotted up yet, a must for those with
aspirations of Henley and bigger events
|
|
|
5
|
Marlow Spring
|
Club has not been for many years. 900m river racing.
For those wanting to make use of the Bank Holiday Monday
|
|
|
11
|
Poplar Regatta
|
Multi-Lane (Docks) 2Km. Although a long course regatta significantly close to the
Head season and time to get lots of 2k pieces in. Vital that we support this event
as the only regatta left in our region! Good first experience of multi-lane racing.
|
|
|
23 – 25
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National Schools
|
J14 & J15 small boats 1km, J16+ 2km, selected crews only.
|
|
|
25
|
Twickenham Regatta
|
3 Lane, 1250m – good alternative if Monmouth weekend not supported as an idea
– some good competition from the Thames region
|
|
|
24 – 25
|
Monmouth Sprint and Monmouth
|
Weekend Tour – 750m on
Saturday then 1500m on Sunday – fun friendly racing that is worth the long drive.
Excellent for club bonding. Overnight camping and BBQ involve. Those with children
should be able to work together to cover races etc and your children get to see
you race
|
|
|
31
|
Metropolitan
|
Multi-lane 2000m Dorney Lake – high level racing, not for the faint-hearted
|
| June
|
1
|
Weybridge Ladies
|
One for the ladies only!
|
|
|
14 – 15
|
Reading Amateur
|
A Henley run-up regatta. Highly competitive.
|
|
|
20 – 22
|
Henley Women’s Regatta
|
2000m (2 Lane)
|
|
|
21-22
|
Marlow Amateur
|
2Km, Multi-lane, Dorney Lake – for those aiming for Henley, and those wanting
to try their luck at high level racing
|
|
|
22
|
Thames Valley Park
|
All Juniors
|
|
|
27
|
HRR Qualifiers
|
As the name suggests for those entered for Henley
|
|
|
28
|
Richmond Amateur
|
1250m – 3 lane – one of the few regattas pre-Henley that is of a more
“club” level, same course as Twickenham.
|
| July
|
2 – 6
|
HRR
|
(Selected)
|
|
|
11-12
|
Henley Vets
|
1000m. An excellent opportunity to race down some of the Henley course.
Although highly competitive but great veteran community spirit
|
|
|
18 – 20
|
National Championships
|
NWSC (Selected)
|
|
|
27
|
Burway V&J Regatta
|
600m (upstream)
|
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26 – 27
|
St Neots Weekend
|
1000m Saturday then 500m Sunday – another weekend bonding trip, great course,
and scene of many past MIRC successes. Good for first regatta for those starting
rowing in March etc.
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