Temperatures on Race Day will be very low, and there will be waiting at the start.

Ensure you have warm kit to sit in while waiting for the start, to maintain a good body temperature.

We will try to alert you to take off kit before you race, but please be prepared.

Crews who are not dressed appropriately for the conditions will not be allowed to boat!

The start list has been published. We are aware of the current weather forecast and, whilst windy, are currently happy the event will be safe to run. It is going to be cold, and crews will be on the water for long periods. Please make sure that everyone is appropriately kitted out for the conditions on the day.

Before attending on Sunday, please follow the three simple steps detailed on this flyer. You have just under a week to get cleaned up!

To enable safer landing and boating between divisions, we have moved the start time for Division 2 from 13:30 to 14:00, the competitors instructions have been updated and also now include marshalling points.

Entries for Wallingford Head of River will open on BROE on Sunday 14th November at 18:00 and close when the event is fully subscribed or Thursday 18th November at 18:00

Entry fees are:

£120 per eight

£70 per four

Please note that the timetable has been updated on the entries page here to provide a better distribution of events and enable more doubling up. Please take a look at the timetable here before entering

Entries open via British Rowing Online Entry (BROE) on Thursday 14th November at 20:00 and close when the event is fully subscribed or Thursday 21st November at 18:00, at the latest.

Entries are limited to a total of 260 crews.

Please see the Entries page for more information.

Following an informal email consultation with all clubs who entered a Wallingford run event in the last twelve months, the head will open on BROE in its usual format of acceptance rules. Many suggested options had as many loathers as lovers and were therefore rejected as unworkable.
eg. Option to disallow doubling up was loved by some but clubs travelling a greater distance wanted to double up to make their journey worthwhile. Ballot was also loved by some but other clubs said having some crews at the regatta and others not, would create impossible coaching problems. Therefore, for the head, we stay as we are. Decisions about the regatta will be made next year.
I will do as best I can, to accept as many crews as I can, as fairly as I can!
Many thanks, Rachael Haycock

Entries open via British Rowing Online Entry (BROE) on Sunday 11th November at 20:00 and close when the event is fully subscribed or Thursday 15th November at 18:00, at the latest.

Entries are limited to a total of 260 crews.

Please see the Entries page for more information.

Thank you to everyone for racing, spectating, buying bacon, helping out, picking up litter etc etc. Why not take a look at a few photos of the day, Thanks to @Ben_Rodford and @rowphoto for braving the conditions!

Ben Rodford

Rowing Photography