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This weekend, the rowing calendar fans out across Europe. Henley Women's Regatta returns to the Thames for three days of racing on one of the sport's most storied stretches of water, drawing around 1,500 competitors from across the country. Across the Channel, Amsterdam hosts the Koninklijke Holland Beker at the Bosbaan, an event entering its 140th year with more than 110 international boats and 20-plus nations on the start line. In Ireland, Cork Regatta takes place at the National Rowing Centre in Iniscarra. And closer to home, Marlow Regatta fills out a busy domestic weekend on the water. Away from the racing, the Henley Royal Regatta entry list dropped this week, and we've put together a 4,000-word analysis of what it tells us ahead of the regatta at the end of the month. Enjoy the read.

The Editor

Three days of racing on the Thames at Henley, with around 1,500 competitors from clubs across the country. The 2026 edition features two new events for aspirational quadruple sculls, continuing the regatta's expansion of the women's programme ahead of Henley Royal Regatta later this month.

Dorney Lake hosts the last major pre-Henley showdown of the season. With the Henley Royal Regatta entry list now published, this weekend's racing takes on added significance, offering crews a final opportunity to lay down a marker before the draw is confirmed.

One of the oldest and most prestigious regattas in the Netherlands returns to the Bosbaan in Amsterdam for its 140th year. More than 110 international boats from over 20 countries are on the start line, with the oldest eights trophy in Dutch rowing history back on offer for the first time in over a century.

The National Rowing Centre at Iniscarra hosts one of the key fixtures on the Irish domestic calendar, with clubs from across the country converging on Cork for a full day of racing.

A record 862 entries across 30 Trophies, with 207 crews from 21 nations, making the 2026 entry list one of the most internationally diverse in the Regatta's history. From Oliver Zeidler's bid for a fifth Diamond Challenge Sculls title to a firecracker women's eights contest and 87-boat Temple field, we've gone deep on every Trophy.

One of rowing's most chaotic and beloved traditions, explained from the inside. A first-year at Cambridge takes us through the baffling, exhilarating world of bumps racing, from bungs and cannons to blades and sandwich boats.

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