Pairs Head

Categories offered:

• • Junior J16, 2x; J18; 2x & 2-
  • Senior: Open, Women; 2x & 2-
  • Masters B-K: Open, Women; 2x & 2-
  • Mixed and Mixed Masters B-K; 2x
  • Lightweight Open and Women; 2x & 2-
  • Adaptive; 2x & 2-

The Start Order will be in category order, this year setting off first will be our  Juniors.

Note – there will be suitable gaps in racing to allow a clear run for subsequent crews.

The number of Pennant winning categories will be entirely dependent on the entries received. Pennant categories to be awarded:

• Championship 
• Senior
• Intermediate
• Club

The Pairs Head Committee is committed to providing fair competition for as many categories as possible. This year our approach will be ‘fill by category’ approach, we hope this will limit the situation where there is an uneven number of clubs or entries across the categories offered. There is still an element of ‘first come first served”, as we will not be prioritising by points. 

The process for entries will be as follows:

• Entries will be open for one week September 6 midday to September 13 midday, after which they will be suspended
• At the time of suspension only complete, paid entries will be considered
• Once a Start Order is drafted on our principles (set out below), crews will be Accepted. If there is capacity across our target split, Entries may reopen for some categories that have low entry levels
• Entries not Accepted will be on a waiting list until the Close of Entries, should Accepted Crews withdraw
• Only categories with capacity will be reopened after the first suspension, with no disclosure of crews entered and Accepted; only an indication of availability 
• Following Close of Entries no further Crews will be Accepted

The Start Order will be compiled using the following principles

• Aim for entries to have approximately 35/30/35 split across Senior / Junior / Masters categories
• Minimum five entries per category for Open/Women/Juniors/MastersB-D
• Minimum three entries for Masters E and above
• No single club may exceed 50% of entries in one category
• Maximum category sizes will be at the discretion of the Committee
• Banding by CRI for any category (Senior or Masters) with 10 entries or more, up to a maximum of four pennants awarded per category 
• Pennants for categories with five or more entries (at the discretion of the Committee) 
• Masters categories that receive fewer than three single age groups will be combined up to a maximum of three age groups to create a pennant winning category, eg Mas G/H/I; these combined Masters categories will have handicaps applied and will not be banded by CRI

The Start Order will be published on Thursday 26 September. 

Entry Information 

• Entries Open Friday 6 September 2024 at midday
• Official Close of Entries 20 September 2024 at midday
• Entries via the BROE2 system only 
• All entry fees must be paid at the time of entries close
• Entry fee – £50 per crew 

For general enquiries please email: enquiries-pairshead@bblrc.co.uk 

Pairs Head Competitor Information 2024

Pairs Head 2024 Final Results

Results from previous years:

• Pairs Head 2023 Results
• Recent years results
• Older Results

Prize Giving

The Prize Giving for 2024 will be held at Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club (Civil Service Boathouse) Noon on Sunday 3rd November at BBLRC. Winners will be emailed via BROE contacts. Prizes will be presented by GB Olympian Jess Eddie.

Anna Roots Trophy

In 2014 the Pairs Head Committee introduced the Anna Roots Trophy for the fastest Women’s Pair. Anna was tragically killed during a charity cycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End. Anna was a well loved, successful Tideway rower and regular Pairs Head competitor.

Winners

2019 – Katie Potter & Kate Wagstaff – Tideway Scullers School

2018 –  Jasmine Moore & Lucy Miles – Putney High School

2017 – Isobel Cole & Anna Terry – Tideway Scullers School

2016 – French & Statham – University of London

2015 – Bridget Snaith & Amanda Benson-Skailes – Lea RC

2014 – Sarah Jones & Madeline Foster – Thames RC

Amy Gentry Trophy

In 2013 the Pairs Head Committee introduced the Amy Gentry Trophy for year the fastest Women’s Double Sculls.

This beautiful Trophy, kindly donated by John Langfield and Catti Moss, is a tribute to Amy Gentry, founder of the Weybridge Ladies Amateur Rowing Club, celebrated sculler and pioneer of women’s rowing.

Winners

2019 – Katy Wilkinson-Feller & Fran Rawlings – Tideway Scullers School

2018 – Katy Wilkinson-Feller & Fran Rawlings – Tideway Scullers School

2017 – Charlotte & Mathilde Hodgkins-Byrne – Composite University of London & Reading University Boat Club

2016 – Parfett & Hart-Winks – University of London 

2015 – Alice White & Pippa Birch – Composite Star & Arrow and Upper Thames RC

2014 – Debbie Flood & Fran Rawlings – Leander

2013 – Charlotte Taylor & Fran Rawlings – Composite Putney Town and Mortlake Anglian & Alpha RC

Please contact us if you have enquiry or message for the Pairs Head team.