Summer Regatta

UPDATE : 25th August 2026

After several long nights editing the entries we have finally completed the draw for the two regattas and sent the numbers off for printing.

There were some issues with doubling up caused by needing to move people from one event to another, and so on the draw you will see that most of the divisions show up as two divisions, e.g. Division 1 and Division 1a    These only exist on Easy Regatta, BROE still has the original divisions, so if you run into problems with subs feel free to drop me a line and I can check whether what you want to do is feasible or not.  (For example I cannot put somebody in two boats in the same group, or even in two groups immediately one after the other, because they would need to be rowing out onto the water before they have got out of the other one)    

Both events are now closed on BROE and I will be sorting out refunds this evening for those that we were not able to accommodate.  If your club has both refunds due and unpaid crews please feel free to wait until I have sorted these out, as I may be able to pay for your unpaid crews instead of sending a refund, which will save transaction fees, and may avoid the need to pay for crews entirely.

Substitutions are not open on BROE for both events, please make sure you have filled all placeholder spaces in crews.

Substitution will remain open throughout the day of the event, so you can update your crews, however if you have any issues please let me know and I will assist as best I can.  

Attached below are the draws for both days.  Note that on Sunday for all apart from a small group at the beginning we are alternating between junior events and non-junoir events.  The junior events and low CRI events will be started from a free start on the main part of the canal while the others will start from a "stake boat" pontoon in the bay at the corner of the home straight, near Costa coffee.  I will do another version of the draw with different colours highlighting the two different types to make it easier to work out.

I will also be making a version of the race order with potential opponents for the umpires, and will upload that here for anyone else interested - it makes it easy to see at a glance which crews could be coming through from previous races.

Masters and Juniors Regatta Race Trees

Masters and Juniors Regatta Race Order

Open Regatta Race Trees 

Open Regatta Race Order

Gloucester Rowing Club's 2026 Summer Regatta will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend 29th - 30th August 2026
As 2026 is our 180th anniversary year there will be some changes to the regatta, and more details will be published in due course.

The regatta poster is uploaded below, along with another giving some details of what will be happening over the weekend.
Note there has been a small change to the poster - the Op 4- and W 4- have been swapped.

The other documents for the event will be uploaded shortly.

Please use the links above to find other information.

Organisation of Racing

In the same way as the last few years, the racing will be organised into divisions and events will, as far as possible, be raced in blocks within a division. This means that all crews competing in an event will all boat at the same time and will be marshalled at the start area in to consecutive races. Winning crews will proceed back to the start for the next race of the event and the remainder will make their way to Boats Off. The aim will be for an event to be raced to completion once started, saving some overhead in crews not having to pass back through registration between races. Extra recovery time for semi-finals and finals will, of course, be achieved by interspersing races from other events.  If there are more than eight crews entered in a race we may choose to split the event into bands, to keep the number of rounds down.

Racing Divisions

The racing format will be by division and there will be strictly no doubling up within a division, nor will it be possible to share equipment between crews within the same division. By having 3 rather than 2 divisions, competitors will be able to enter a wider range of events. Please note that individual events will not run across divisions. Crews failing to arrive for their race because their equipment was not ready will be disqualified.

Entry Limitations

We will limit entries in each division to balance the number of races, as well as the overall number of races each day.  Entries into a division will be suspended when numbers pass the limit, however this is not an exact science because crew changes can result in opposition becoming available. If as a result entry numbers are too high at close of entries then priority will be given to crews that have paid already.

Unopposed races will not normally be allowed, the main exception being where all opponents drop out after close of entries, in which case a row-over will be allowed.

Boat Checking

The responsibility for racing with safe equipment and properly clothed crews remains with the competing clubs. The Umpire team will make visual inspections rather than 'hands on' checking.

Biosecurity

Please ensure that all boats and blades are cleaned at your club before loading onto your trailer. It is a requirement of the Canals and Rivers Trust that every effort is made to prevent the transfer of harmful or alien species from other areas into our local water, and we recommend that similar precautions are taken when returning, to minimise the risk of transferring anything from our water to yours.  The club will provide each competing club with a bucket and sponge for them to use

Covid 

While we are no longer required to apply strict limitations, please do not attend the event if you become aware that you are testing positive for covid.  Full crew refunds will be given in such circumstances.

Adaptive entries

We are pleased to be able to accept adaptive entries in the Sunday Regatta.  These events are all "Open" on BROE to simplify the entry process.  Exact adaptive events will be worked out based on entries received, in consultation with advisors from entering clubs.  

Other information

Most other components of the event will be familiar to those who have been here before :-

• On Saturday Masters events are all set up as Masters A on the on-line entry system, but will be rearranged to suit the actual age groups who enter once entries are closed.

• On Sunday we have fixed band Masters events running without handicaps 

• Low CRI crews must only contain rowers with 5 points or less (this does not include coxes)

• Canal boats will be allowed through between groups of races.