The Fours Head is looking for a new Chief Timekeeper to shadow the present post-holder in 2022 and take over from her in 2023 when she becomes the competition’s Entries Secretary. The Chief Timekeeper is a member of the Fours…
We are delighted to announce that Sudbury Rowing Club are the winners of the 2021 Davison Award. This discretionary award for the standout performance from a small club was created in 2018 in memory of Noel Davison, who was Honorary…
Entries opened on 4 October 2021 at 7am. Sch/Jun events were suspended for new entries at 11.46am followed by all other events at 5.30pm on 6 October 2021. The race filled up much faster than ever before; we regret that…
Arch 1 (on the Middlesex bank) is currently closed due to works taking place there. Here's a picture taken from up-river at very low tide in late October 2021, showing the construction of a coffer dam under the arch, which…
The area covered by London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone will expand on 25 October 2021 to cover all Fours Head boating locations. This means that cars and tow vehicles vehicles (up to and including 3.5 tonnes) and minibuses (up to…
Read More Bringing a vehicle to the Fours Head 2021? Be aware the ULEZ is expanding!
The Committee is delighted to announce that we currently intend to run the 2021 Fours Head over the full Championship course from Mortlake to Putney ‘as usual’ on Saturday, 13 November. Please visit the Entries page for details of the…
With enormous sadness and disappointment, the Committee has decided to cancel the 2020 Fours Head in the light of the worsening COVID-19 situation in England and the latest Government guidance. We had hoped to overcome the many challenges presented by…
The Committee met yesterday and would like to update you on two decisions. Start time now 10am The start time of the 2020 Fours Head has been changed to 10am on Sunday, 22 November. This is to allow crews extra…
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…
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…
The Fours Head 