The Committee continue to plan on the basis that we will be able to run an event on Sunday, 22 November 2020, although clearly there is considerable uncertainty with the evolving COVID-19 situation. The following decisions about Entries and the…
Helena Smalman-Smith
Fours Head webmaster, expedition rower and creator of RowingStory.com
Update on overseas entries
In view of the current circumstances relating to Covid-19 and the consequent need to reduce complexities in this year’s event, it is with regret that the Committee has decided that the 2020 Fours Head will not accept entries from overseas…
Update on Hammersmith Bridge and Covid-19
The Fours Head Committee met today and remain committed to holding an event on 22 November if possible. Course alteration We expect that Hammersmith Bridge will still be closed to boats going underneath it on race day. Therefore we are…
Changes for 2020
Race name Recognising that most people refer to our race as the Fours Head, we have changed its official name to that. It has been the Head of the River Fours since it began in 1955, but we are happy…
COVID-19 and the 2020 race
The Committee very much hopes that the 2020 race will take place, but this will only be possible once British Rowing has cleared affiliated competitions to restart in their Returning to Rowing guidance. Various other criteria outside our control will…
York City RC wins Davison Award 2019
We are delighted to announce that York City Rowing Club are the winners of the 2019 Davison Award. This discretionary award was created in 2018 in memory of Noel Davison, who was Honorary Secretary of the race from 2014-2018, for…
Contingency Plan for finishing at Hammersmith
As we mentioned in our conditions update this morning (Friday), the wind forecast for race day is South Easterly (wind against stream from Hammersmith), with possible significant gusts. A course inspection will assess the actual conditions at 11.30am on Saturday.…
Conditions update (Friday morning)
We are pleased to see that the PLA Ebb Tide Flag has now gone to GREEN. However, there is still a very considerable and above-average flow of water into the Tideway from upriver so the stream will still be extremely…
Changes due to conditions
Reduction in number of crews Earlier in the week we highlighted these challenging conditions and asked all competing clubs to consider whether any of their crews should scratch from the race, and offered a full refund to those who did.…
Check your crew’s entry!
We have just published updated start orders on the Start order page. These include scratchings up to noon today (Wednesday, 20 November 2019). Don't worry, we do know about scratchings since then. Please can all crews and coaches: Check that…
