Eights Heads this Weekend

Mar 18, 2024

This weekend sees the two big head races over the championship course from Mortlake to Putney. On Saturday the Head of the River race takes place, starting at 15:15. Quintin has a crew starting at number 129 and maintaining our record of competing in every Head of the River Race since its inception in 1926.

The full starting order may be found at https://www.horr.co.uk/wordpress/draw/.

On Sunday it is the turn of the masters in the Vesta International Masters Head of the River Race, which starts at 15:45. Our Masters H crew start at number 77 in the masters G/H handicap category and the “Barflies” start at number 90.

The full starting order for this race may be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f1bNTgVLCpbgZCNJwgl8xN6aIrsn4HrNLYRsahKOkeE/edit#gid=0.

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