Sponsorship options
Sponsorship is available to suit your needs and budget. Further information on sponsoring the 2027 Durham Regatta will be available soon. Please check back later. In the meantime please see the 2026 Sponsorship Prospectus below for an indication of what to expect.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Regatta Advertisement Sizes
If you would like to become a sponsor or have any questions, please contact the Sponsorship Secretary, Debbie Mortimer:
sponsorship@durham-regatta.org.uk
07989249782
Sponsors are key to the Regatta’s continuing success every year. There are many different ways you can support us – from sponsoring races to putting on entertainment.
Benefits for sponsors
Sponsoring Durham Regatta is a great opportunity for your business.
- Benefit from the positive association with one of Team GB’s most successful Olympic sports.
- Reach up to 10,000 spectators and 2,000 competitors during the event through programmes, banners and announcements.
- Appear in media coverage of the North East’s premier rowing event, in outlets like BBC North East & Tees, the Northern Echo, and our website.
- Enjoy a dedicated space in the Regatta enclosure for corporate hospitality or promotion.
- Create and strengthen ties to Durham City, which Bill Bryson has described as the “perfect little city.”


Durham Regatta would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors for their support for the 2026 regatta.
Key Sponsors
Honorary Life Vice Presidents
Honorary Life Vice Presidency is awarded at the discretion of the Regatta to individuals who have provided exceptional service to the Regatta.
| Mr. P. Bramwell |
Dr. N. van Zwanenberg |
| Mr. R.H. Langdon |
Mr. T. Winn |
| Mr. D. Stewart |
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Vice Presidents
| Christopher Bramwell |
Mr. W.P. & Dr. L.M. Smiles |
| Mr. G.R. & Mrs. A.E. Clack |
Mr & Mrs J.F. Stevenson |
| Miss J.A. Clough |
Mrs. Dorothy Stewart |
| Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis |
Mr. Paul Ewan Tute |
| R.H. Hopps |
Mrs. Susan Marie Tute |
| Barry Hudson MBE |
Professor Derek Ward-Thompson |
| Ian Shepherd |
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Race Sponsors and Advertisers
| The Banks Group |
Elizabeth Metcalfe |
| Belmont Dental Practice |
Steven & Victoria Mulvaney |
| The Boomerang Academy |
The Neesham Trust |
| Boomerang Consultancy |
New College Durham |
| Boomerang Healthcare |
Northern Rowing Services |
| Caddick Davies Solicitors |
Mrs. L. Pain |
| Dr. Michael Cannon |
RMT Ribchesters |
| The City of Durham Parish Council |
David Robinson |
| Mr G.R. & Mrs A.E. Clack |
Robinsons Chartered Surveyors |
| David Clasper & Maureen Howatt |
St. Leonard’s School Boat Club |
| Alexis Cleveland |
Simon Berry Optometrist |
| Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis |
Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd |
| Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation |
Mrs. K. J. Swaddle |
| Durham College Rowing |
Swinburne Maddison LLP |
| Durham Markets Company |
Three Counties Ltd |
| Durham School Boat Club |
Mrs. A. Turner & Family |
| Durham University |
Ben & Deborah van Zwanenberg |
| Event Durham |
Stella & Nigel van Zwanenberg |
| Mr. & Mrs. Friedlander |
Vespoli Racing Shells |
| The John Gosden Memorial Fund |
Professor Derek Ward-Thompson |
| Rita Hole |
Wonderful Whippy Ltd |
| The Betty Humphries Memorial Fund |
J.W. Wood Ltd |
| The Frank Humphries Memorial Fund |
Yarm School |
| The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Durham, Cllr Amanda Hopgood |
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