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Veteran Fours Head

Race Day

Please the information below to ensure a safe and trouble-free event

Safety

Start Order & Substitutions

Number Collection

SAFETY

Safety documents for the 2025 race:

It is the responsibility of the individual clubs to enter only crews and coxswains that are sufficiently competent to race. Crews must be capable of completing a ten-mile outing, and may be on the water for two hours.

If a club enters a crew that is deemed not to be sufficiently competent, the crew will be escorted off the course and action will be taken against the offending club. Steers and Coxswains from all clubs should also be familiar with the Tideway Code which applies at all time except when the river is closed for the race. This include warm-up outings and rowing back to your host club after the last crew has crossed the finish line.

START ORDER

Click here to download the 2026 Start Order (will be posted w/c 2 November)

SUBSTITUTIONS

ALL substitutions MUST be declared – crews racing with undeclared substitutes will be disqualified. 

If at all possible, substitutions should be made on the British Rowing Online Entry system by 10.30am on 22nd November, after which substitutions can be made via email to vetfoursheadentries@gmail.com until race start time. No substitutions will be accepted after race start time other than for medical reasons.

For substitutions involving more than a 50% crew change, or that would make the crew ‘underage’ for their Masters category, please e-mail the entries secretary – vetfoursheadentries@gmail.com – with full details of the proposed change. In these situations, the crew will then race for Time Only.

Note: For full information on substitutions, see 7-2-4 Crew Composition in the Rules of Racing. In particular, see 7-2-4(j): All Masters crews shall race at their age category as shown in the draw and substitutes shall not be permitted if they would result in making the crew ineligible for that age category.

Crews may not change category once the start order has been published.

NUMBER COLLECTION

Numbers will be available at designated collection points at or near host clubs on the morning of the race. Please collect your number before going afloat.

IMPORTANT: Crews must notify the entries secretary – vetfoursheadentries@gmail.com – of any changes to host club by 12.00 (noon) on Thursday 19th November.

  • Crews boating from (1) Putney collect their numbers from Vesta Rowing Club
  • Crews boating from (2) Hammersmith collect their numbers from Sons of the Thames
  • Crews boating from (3) Civil Service should go direct to their host club, where their numbers will be waiting
  • Crews boating from (4) Tideway Scullers School > University of London collect their numbers from Tideway Scullers School
  1. Putney: Barn Elms, Crabtree, King’s College School, Imperial College, London, Parr’s Priory, Thames, Vesta, Westminster School
  2. Hammersmith: Auriol Kensington, Fulham Reach, Furnivall, Sons of the Thames
  3. Civil Service: Barnes Bridge Ladies, Cygnet, Brentford
  4. Tideway Scullers School > University of London: TSS, MAA, Putney Town, Quintin, UL

The replacement cost for lost, damaged or unreturned numbers is £20, payable by the crew or their club. Please do not use screws to fix numbers.

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