Vesta Rowing Club

The 58th Vesta Scullers Head will be held at 10:00 on Saturday 3rd December 2011

The Vesta Scullers Head is the largest single-division processional single sculls race in the world, and is held over the 4.25 mile championship course from Mortlake to Putney. First sculled in 1954, this year’s race will involve almost 500 scullers attracting entries from all over the United Kingdom and the world, with standards ranging from internationals to novices.

Emails sent to Scullers Head will reach the organisers.

The 2011 Event has now happened!

Vesta Scullers’ Head 2011 Results

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Results and Prizes

Provisional results will be posted at Vesta Rowing Club as soon as possible after racing, and on this website. Prizegiving will be held at Vesta Rowing Club on the evening of the 13th of December.

In order to add a little spice to the race, we’ve decided that a prize will be awarded to the fastest woman and the fastest man; a limited edition scale model sculpture of a single – with trestles – cast in pewter. The sculls are approximately 30cm long and exquisitely detailed. We are sure that they will become a sought after addition to the prize-shelves of the best scullers in the world.

Novice Prize: In memory of Alec Hodges, their legendary coach to generations of scullers from beginners to internationals, Tideway Scullers School have very generously donated two trophies to be awarded to the winning novices – one for the men (modelled on Alan Campbell) and one for the women (modelled on Tash Howard).

Medals: All rowing clubs have great archives and a recent rummage at the back of a cupboard found one of the first Scullers Head medals. We have had the medal recast, and are delighted that this year’s medals will be replicas of originals.

Social Networking: Follow race updates and results live on Vesta’s Twitter feed (@vestarowing)

Additional Information

More information is available from the organisers, who will answer questions if they can:

The Small Print

To ensure that the Scullers Head is not subject to VAT the organisers are obliged by VAT regulations to include the following statement in promotional material for the event – “The Scullers Head is organised by Vesta Rowing Club, a Community Amateur Sports Club, that applies any surplus on the event to further the sport of rowing.”