The 28th Vesta Veterans’ Head

The Vesta Veterans’ International Eights Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames over the Championship Course. The direction in which the event is raced changes from year to year, dependent on the time of the tides: some years it is raced from Mortlake to Putney and other years it will be raced the other way. It is open to veteran (also known as masters) eights, who race in categories determined by the average ages of the eight rowers. The race always takes place on the day following the Head of the River Race.

The 28th Vesta Veterans’ International Eights Head of the River Race will run on Sunday, March 28, 2010.

The race will start at 1100 BST and run the ‘wrong’ way from Hammersmith to Chiswick.

2010 Draw

2010 Results

Birdman Photography Race Photos

BigBlade Photography Race Photos

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The observant will recognise that this is slight shortening of the course (to around three-quarter distance) to allow marshalling in a safer environment than is available downriver of the Putney bridges. Due to the combination of tide times, daylight hours, the clock change and to allow our further flung competitors adequate return travel time on a Sunday, we always endeavour to have a morning race.

This change of direction and distance is for this year only and we intend to return to the traditional Mortlake to Putney course in 2011.

Important Documents

Key Info
General Instructions for the Vesta International Veterans Head 2010
Tideway Navigation Chart
Quick Guide to Steering on the Tideway
Welfare Policy
French Key info
German Key Info
Italian Key Info
Spanish Key Info

Marshalling and Maps

Marshalling Diagram
Diagram of Course
Finish Diagram

Email

Any questions: contact Chris Harrison and Sinead Hayes, the entries secretaries: email, telephone on 07973 369106 (evenings only) or Skype to username unsliced.

Results from past Vesta Veterans’ Heads can be found here.