On a busy day of brilliant sunshine but low temperatures, the York Small Boats Head 2017 was a roaring success. With 34 clubs and 347 crews racing over 3 divisions, the racing came thick and fast, but due to the hard work of the YCRC army of volunteers, the day went off without a hitch […]
The final start order for the 2017 Small Boats Head is now online and can be accessed, along with important safety and marshalling information, on our events page. The forecast for Sunday is cold – please make sure you and your crews are adequately clothed for the conditions. Our Marshals will not let crews boat […]
The provisional start order of the 2017 York Small Boats head is now available on our events page. We’re expecting a clear cold day so please ensure all crew members are wearing suitable kit, especially for the marshaling area. We expect the final draw to be available by no later than Friday yorkregattas@gmail.com
We now have over 300 entries, Division 1 is full, Division 3 is nearly full, there is plenty of space in Division 2 – entries close at 10am on Sunday, so get yourselves to BROE asap!
York Small Boats Head is open for entries on BROE2. To be rowed over 3000m upstream, in three divisions, under the new BR competition framework. Please find attached the poster for the event here We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Results of the Small Boats Head are now available HERE (excel file) Thank you to all who attended, we welcome your feedback – Drop us a line at admin@ycrc.co.uk
Good news, the Environment Agency has advised that the Ouse will continue to fall and should be about level with the towpath by morning and continue to fall during the day. That means we can run the event in full.
The outlook for tomorrow’s event is still very much in the balance. The Ouse in York is falling nicely, now 1.64m, down from last night’s high of 1.9m. We don’t yet know the effect of yesterday’s rain and are waiting to get robust information from the Environment Agency before we make a final decision. If […]
The final start order for the Small Boats Head is now available on our events page. However, the outlook for Sunday has deteriorated. The Ouse is currently 1.6m and rising, it needs to be below 1.2m. The height of the river on Sunday depends on how much rain falls in the Penines today / tomorrow and, […]
The provisional start order and supporting information is now available on our Events page. Final start order with boating locations will be published this Friday (18/11/2016). We expect the river to be a good height but possibly cold, breezy and a bit wet!