2017 Recreational Rowing Calendar
The events listed below are either exclusively for recreational rowers or include a category for rowers in stable/touring boats.
"Head races" are events run under British Rowing Rules of Racing. "Time trials" are similar but run independently with a wider range of boats.
| Month |
Day | Date | Event | Type of event | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Sunday | 22nd | Maidenhead Time Trial | Sunday League | Thames Upper |
| February | Saturday | 18th | Molesey Head | Head race | Thames Upper |
| March | Sunday | 5th | Hexham Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North |
| Saturday | 18th | British Rowing Tourers Dinner at Leander Club, Henley | Social | Thames Upper | |
| Sunday | 19th | Goring Gap (sweep event) | Sunday League | Thames Upper | |
| April | Saturday | 1st | Head of the Dart | Time trial | West |
| Sunday | 2nd | Durham Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North | |
| Sunday | 9th | Great Ancholme Row | Tour | Yorkshire | |
| Friday | 14th | Good Friday Row from Nottingham to Newark | Tour | East Midlands | |
| May | Sunday | 7th | Berwick Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North |
| Friday-Sunday | 11th - 13th | BR European Tour - Hamburg (organised by Nottingham RC) Details and application form |
Tour | Overseas | |
| Friday-Sunday | 26th - 28th | Great Coal Row on the Solent (organised by Leicester RC and Coalporters RC) | Tour | Wessex | |
| June | Sunday | 4th | Voga Longa, Venice | Festival | Overseas |
| Sunday | 4th | Tees skills head - sculling | Sunday League | North | |
| Sunday | 11th | Desborough Challenge (Weybridge) | Time trial | Thames Upper | |
| July | Sunday | 2nd | Tyne ARC Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North |
| Saturday | 15th | Molesey Regatta Explore Event | Sunday League | Thames Upper | |
| Sunday | 16th | Great Thames Row (provisional) | Tour | Thames Upper | |
| Saturday | 22nd | River Tees Tour (provisional) | Day Tour | North | |
| Sunday | 30th | River Wear Tour. Poster Entry Form | Day Tour | North | |
| August | Sunday | 6th | Tynemouth Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North |
| Thurs - Sun | 24th - 27th | BR National Tour, Lancaster Canal | Tour | North West | |
| September | Saturday | 2nd | Great Tyne Row (note change of date) | Time trial | North |
| Saturday | 9th | Great River Race (fixed seat boats only) | Time trial | Thames Central | |
| Sunday | 10th | Talkin Tarn Skills Head - sweep | Sunday league | North | |
| Saturday for 1 week | 16th - 24th |
FISA Tour in Genoa, Italy Details and application form (to be submitted to British Rowing by 10th March) |
Tour | Overseas | |
| Sunday | ?? TBA | Boston Marathon | Time trial | East Midlands | |
| October | Sunday | 1st | Tyne United Splash and Dash | Sunday League | North |
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