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Our WJ16s represented the Thames Upriver region in the finals at Nottingham last weekend, in this the first regatta of the year (at a surprisingly benign Holme Pierrepont.) The UK is split into 12 regions, each sending a crew across various categories of boat in the J14-16 age groups. Our girls raced in both the…

Huge congratulations to the Juniors for completing their second annual sponsored erg at the weekend, and thanks to everyone who generously donated. They kept two ergs running from 16.30 on Saturday to 16.30 on Sunday, clocking up 580,193 metres and raising £4,644 (at the time of writing.) Half of this will go to the children’s…

We waited. And waited. And waited all week for Bedford Spring Small Boats Head to be cancelled, but no – the organisers were adamant that the Great Ouse would be rowable. And it was. Fast, quite high but perfectly safe, with all the usual low and narrow bridges intact and ready to be whacked by…

Last weekend, the Wallingford Masters travelled to Devon to take part in the notorious Head of the Dart. A 15km race from Totnes to Dartmouth, navigating tributaries, false turns, conflicting streams, moored boats and a chain ferry. It made for a fantastic weekend away and light hearted relief from the build up to the tideway heads, with…

Wallingford’s Juniors put in some solid performances at this Head, the culmination of a winter’s work in quads. Best of all came from our amazing group of J14 boys whose A crew won a silver medal in J14 4x+, overtaking both boats in front of them during the race, as well as a gold medal…

Congratulations to our men’s crew on finishing 105th on Saturday. The crew was a mix of our senior men’s squad and our masters squad with only one practice outing beforehand, so overall we think it was a decent result. Thanks especially to Wallce Fisher who morphed seamlessly from Novice coach to expert cox for the day!

Our girls “A” crew had a storming row to win a silver medal in WJ16 Championship 8s, the first top three place for any Wallingford crew in a number of years. It is unusual for Wallingford to put out junior 8s, let alone be less than 6 seconds from winning it! The crew of Elin…

Congratulations to Chris Revell who was fastest overall sculler, and winner of Open 1x, at Avon Spring Head. Held at Saltford, half way between Bath and Bristol, Chris won in just under 13 minutes. Not far behind was Andy Hull, second in Mas C 1x. Great to have two committee members racing in singles at…

Our Women Masters “F” eight had a storming row to win not only their category but also the outright Masters pennant in todays Women’s Head! This is an amazing result showing what a depth of talent we have in our Masters squad. Laura Forrest, Janet Dutton, Alice Brown, Rachel Edge, Judith Carr, Jenny Taylor, Julia…

A great head race today, though a touch chilly, and with success for our Juniors ahead of the Schools Head and Junior Sculling Head in March. Our WJ16 4x of Annie, Tabby, Lucy and Zara won their event in style by some 20 seconds – pictured here with top supporter Bosch the dog. Our J15…