Henley Women's Regatta: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June 2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Henley Women's Regatta (HWR) is one of the premier events of the season for HSOBC. HWR is run over approximately 1500m on the River Thames from Temple Island to Remenham Club and produces some of the highest quality racing of the year.

There will be no rowing training for any 6th form girls who are not racing at HWR over the weekend nor for any crews who do not progress at any stage and so do not end up racing on a particular day (unless specifically arranged by/with their coach).

The Draw

Headington have entered crews into the following events:

1 sculler into the the Di Ellis Trophy for Junior single sculls

2 crews into the Rayner Cup for Junior double sculls

2 crews into the Groton School Challenge Cup for Junior coxed fours

3 crews into the Bea Langridge Trophy for Junior quadruple sculls

1 crew into the Peabody Cup for Junior eights

The time trials for all events will take place on the morning of Saturday 20th June (see itinerary below) with the fastest sixteen crews going forward into the side by side racing which starts on Saturday afternoon.

The race schedule for the whole regatta each day can be downloaded on the event website.

The draw will also be updated on the event website throughout the regatta as results of each race are published.

Transport

Transport will be provided for crews each day of the regatta however as transport plans will be dictated by which HSOBC crews progress through each round. The exact departure timings for each crew each day will be communicated to rowers on the preceding evening.

If you are planning on bringing your daughter directly to the regatta at any stage rather than use school transport please ensure that she is on site two hours before her earliest race time unless otherwise agreed with her coach.

Itinerary: Henley Women's Regatta - Saturday 21st June 2025

07:15 - J1x, J2x, J4x and J4+ meet at gym and depart for Henley

08:00 - J8+ meet at gym and depart for Henley

09:20 - J1x time trial starts

09:35 - J2x time trial starts

10:00 - J4x time trial starts

10:25 - J4+ time trial starts

10:40 - J8+ time trial starts

Once the time trial results are published the draw for the side by side races will be released. For those crews that qualify for the main draw; the first round of racing will take place on the Saturday afternoon.

After a crew's final race of the day they will need to secure their boat on the trailer or a boat rack before departing the event.

Any crews not racing on the Sunday will need to derig and load their boat onto the trailer before they may depart on Saturday. 

If being collected at Henley; no girl may depart unless they have been dismissed by their coach at the end of each day.

Timings for Sunday will be confirmed on the preceding evening once all racing on Saturday is complete and race times for Sunday have been confirmed.

Kit and Food

The girls will need:

- Large water bottles with electrolyte replacement fluid.

- Food - appropriate for race day, if you are not sure what to bring please have the girls ask their coaches

- A good breakfast before departing in the mornings (eg: Porridge, toast and a banana).

- A snack for after each race.

- Kit: The girls will be required to race in a HSOBC lycra and white t-shirt, in the event of wet or cold weather the girls may wear HSOBC leggings and splash jackets/turtleshell.

Parking and Spectator Information

Information on spectating at the event can be found on the event website. Please follow the instructions on the website with regards parking. Parking tickets are required for all spectators arrive by car.

Please ensure that you follow the parking information linked above and follow the instructions of regatta officials and parking strewards at all times. Please note the that event have issued the following warning to all competitors and spectators:

Compliance with parking requirements is a condition of entry. Any club whose competitors, coaches or supporters fail to adhere to the parking requirements may be excluded from the 2027 regatta or have racing penalties applied. They also may be excluded from future regattas.

Finall, please do not attempt to access the competitor area of the site at any time during the regatta.