Official photographs of the prizegiving ceremony are now available at our 2025 gallery. Thank you to Kevin J Creaghan for acting as official photographer.
Saturday 14 June 2025
Durham Regatta regrets and apologises for an unfortunate accident involving a cygnet. Immediately following the accident we changed our arrangements and submitted reports to DEFRA and the Police. There were no further incidents. The Regatta will make a donation to a relevant wildlife charity.
Draw now available for the 2025 Regatta
Thank you to everyone who has submitted entries for the 2025 Durham Regatta. The draw has now been produced and includes 277 entries for Saturday and 227 for Sunday. More details and competitor information can be found on the Competitors page.
City of Durham Parish Council Funding
Durham Regatta is delighted to receive continued support through sponsorship from the City of Durham Parish Council for the 2025 regatta. As a non-profit making organization run entirely by volunteers, the costs alone to stage the regatta each year are significant. We are, therefore, most grateful to receive this funding which will enable us to dedicate funds to the … Read More
Entries Now Open
Entries for the 2025 Durham Regatta are now open. BROE2 will be suspended for further entries on Monday 19th May. All entries received by this date will be considered. In the event of oversubscription, no priority will be given to crews entered earlier.
Entries Open on Sunday 11th May
The Entries Prospectus for the 2025 Durham Regatta is now available on the Competitors page. Entries will open on Sunday 11th May and remain open until at least Sunday 18th May. The official close of entries will be on Monday 2nd June. All entries received by Sunday 18th May will be considered. In the event of oversubscription, no priority will … Read More
Annual General Meeting, November 13th 2024
The Annual General Meeting of Durham Regatta will take place at Durham Amateur Rowing Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday, November 13th 2024. The Agenda includes approval of the minutes of the 2023 AGM, review of accounts, annual report of the Executive Committee and appointment of officers for 2025. Minutes from the last Members meeting on June 19th 2024 are also … Read More
Matt Baker:Travels with Mum & Dad visits Durham Regatta
Series 3 of Matt Baker:Travels with Mum & Dad starts on More 4 on September 2nd, 2024. The TV travel series follows Matt Baker and his parents Janice and Mike as they travel around the North East in a caravan, seeing the unique sights of the region and learning more about its history. In the third series they are joined … Read More
Durham University rowers strike gold at World Championships
Past and present rowers, coaches and coxes from Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) achieved gold medal successes representing Great Britain at the 2024 Under 23 World Championships in St Catharine’s, Canada between August 18th and 25th, helping Great Britain to finish top of the medal table for their age group with 5 gold and one bronze medals. In a fantastic … Read More
Medals for GB rowers at Paris Olympics
The Team GB Rowing squad achieved remarkable success at the Paris Olympic Games Regatta between July 27th and August 3rd returning with 8 medals from the 10 events entered, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. Among those providing inspiration to the next generation were rowers from the Northern region, with gold medals for ex-Newcastle University Boat Club athletes … Read More