Durham Regatta offers more than just exciting head to head racing and a great sporting atmosphere. This year’s Regatta on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June will also feature a traditional display of beautifully maintained classic cars, food stalls and bars. On top of this, you will find entertainment for the whole family. Here is what we have in store … Read More
Saturday and Sunday events at Durham Regatta 2017
You can now download the Durham Regatta 2017 entries prospectus and cover letter. As you will notice, there have been some changes since last year. This is as a result of the new personal ranking index (PRI) introduced by British Rowing. We asked Richard Mortimer, our Entries Secretary, to explain the points system and how it will affect this year’s … Read More
Volunteer of the Year
I don’t want to keep banging the drum, but it does take a very large number of volunteers to run the two day Durham Regatta each June. There are marshalls, umpires, commentators, race control, people manning the stake-boats and ticket booths, the workforce who set up and dismantle ‘the site’, and of course, scores of others in all of the food and … Read More
New website
So here it is – the new Durham Regatta website! We are really pleased with this new design which honours the rich history and tradition of the Regatta but has a contemporary, modern feel. The website is also optimised for all mobile devices – ensuring that everyone can easily access the information relevant to them. However, this project has been … Read More
Durham Regatta 2016 Report
A BIG SUCCESS, AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017 Despite the weather – overcast both days with occasional glimpses of the sun on Saturday but fairly persistent rain through to late afternoon on Sunday – it was another very popular and successful regatta last weekend, with races throughout both Saturday and Sunday. The Regatta attracted over 1400 competitors, with 310 crews … Read More
That other ’66 sporting triumph
“There were dogs and old ladies flying in all directions …” Andy Jaggard (cox of the 71 Grand Winning D.U.B.C. crew) talks to the Durham School four who competed for THE GRAND just 50 years ago, in 1966 (John Appleby won The Grand in 1969 with D.A.R.C. and in 1971 with D.U.B.C, but his first attempt to win The Grand … Read More
Newcastle Uni Grand Crew win at Henley
The Newcastle University four that won The Grand at Durham Regatta in such impressive style in June (2014), went on to compete at Henley Royal Regatta in July. At Durham they won The Grand by 6 lengths, and in our report we described the crew as “large .. and a class act”. Competing at Henley, in the event for student … Read More
Durham School Grand – winning crew from 1954 return to the Regatta (2014)
The remarkable Durham School ’54 crew will be on the racecourse on Saturday and have an outing on Sunday from Durham School, in the Prebends Bridge area of the river from 11am, with a guest ceremony. The crew is planning a re-union at the Regatta this year to celebrate 60 years since they won ‘The Grand’. Graham Whitaker, the cox, … Read More
Memories of ‘The Grand’ – 160 years on
Durham Regatta originated from the 1815 celebration of the victory at Waterloo. The annual procession of boats became a regular feature with the boats carrying bands up and down the river, playing “Rule Britannia” and music of the day. As the day wore on the music became “more spirited … but less harmonious”. The first Durham regatta in 1834 saw … Read More