Summer is almost over, so now is the perfect time to go back and take a look through our archives to get yourself ready for the coming seasons racing. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re a rower, a sculler, or even a cox, you’ll find something to help prepare you to get back on the water.

Head Racing:

• How to Make a Great Race out of a Rowing Race: Lern about match racing when 2 crews slog it out side by side.  Match races have more factors to consider for a coach and crew, such as current, which help to make them more interesting for spectators and harder to win for participants.
• Tips for planning your race for the Eights Head: Learn from the race plans of other coxes in order to try out the best strategies for your next head race.
• Coxes – advice on steering head races: Several articles that provide advice from top coxswains on how to prepare and navigate head races.
• How to Steer the Tideway Heads: This will help you develop a better strategy for steering the Tideway Head Races -starting with the Pairs Head in October.