2018 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 | Saturday | 20th | Weybridge Winter Head | Head race | Thames Upper |
| Sunday | 21st | Maidenhead 2k time trial | Time trial | Thames Upper | |
| February | Saturday | 17th | Molesey Head | Head race | Thames Upper |
| March | Saturday | 10th | British Rowing Tourers Dinner at Leander Club, Henley | Social | Thames Upper |
| Sunday | 18th | Tyne United - cancelled due to bad weather | Explore regatta | North | |
| Sunday | 18th | Goring Gap - cancelled due to unsafe river conditions | Explore regatta | Thames Upper | |
| Sunday | 18th | Lakeland RC | Explore regatta | North West | |
| Friday | 30th | Good Friday Row from Nottingham to Newark | Tour | East Midlands | |
| April | Sunday | 1st | Berwick | Explore regatta | North |
| Saturday | 14th | Head of the Dart | Time trial | West | |
| Sunday | 15th | Runcorn RC | Explore regatta | North West | |
| Sunday | 29th | Lea Spring Regatta (with category for Explore boats) | Regatta | East | |
| Sunday | 29th | Molesey Splash and Dash | Explore Regatta | Thames Upper | |
| May | Sunday | 6th | Talkin Tarn | Explore regatta | North |
| Saturday | 12th | Desborough Challenge (Weyibridge). Register using this form | Time trial | Thames Upper | |
| Sunday-Sunday | 13th - 20th | FISA Tour in Catalonia, Spain | Tour | Overseas | |
| Saturday-Sunday | 19th - 20th | Great Coal Row, Southampton Poster and Entry form | Tour | Wessex | |
| Sunday | 20th | Voga Longa, Venice | Festival/challenge | Overseas | |
| Sunday | 20th | Warrington RC | Explore regatta | North West | |
| June | Sunday | 6th | Tees (skills event) | Explore regatta | North |
| Saturday-Sunday | 16th - 17th | Explore the Norfolk Broads | Tour | East | |
| Sunday | 24th | Tynemouth Northern League regatta | Explore Regatta | North | |
| Sunday | 24th | Leeds RC | Explore Regatta | Yorkshire | |
| July | Saturday | 28th | River Wear Tour, Sunderland | Tour | North |
| August | Sunday | 5th | Durham | Explore regatta | North |
| Sunday | 19th | Grosvenor RC | Explore regatta | North West | |
| Thursday | 30th | Start of BR National Tour - Upper Thames Details Residential places sold out Booking form - non residents |
Tour | Thames Upper | |
| September | Sunday | 2nd | End of BR National Tour | Tour | Thames Upper |
| Sunday | 2nd | Hexham | Explore regatta | North | |
| Saturday | 8th | Great River Race (fixed seat boats only) | Time trial | Thames Central | |
| ?? | Great Tyne Row | Time trial | North | ||
| Sunday | 16th | Hollingworth RC | Explore Regatta | North West | |
| Sunday | 16th ?? | Boston Marathon | Time trial | East Midlands | |
| October | Sunday | 7th | Tyne ARC | Explore regatta | North |
| Sunday | 21st | Windermere RC | Explore regatta | North West | |
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