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Henley Masters Regatta 2026

We are pleased to announce the programme for Henley Masters Regatta 2026. There are various changes, which are based on feedback from the 250 questionnaires completed after Henley Masters Regatta 2025.

  1. HMR 2026 will run as one competition, starting on Friday morning through to Sunday afternoon.
    • Race times will be 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
    • This is based on 84% of respondents saying “I am happy to attend Henley Masters Regatta for 3 days”.
  2. HMR 2026 will use the same entries system of Main Event and Waitlist as competitors have become accustomed to.
    • The preferred entry should be made in the Main Event and the potential doubling‑up entry should be made on the Waitlist.
    • Doubling-up is still not guaranteed, but is expected to be more likely than before.
    • The event interval of 8 events between entries still applies.
  3. At HMR 2026, the limit on event size in all 1x events will increase from 8 to 16.
    • The number of entries per age group is expected to exceed 8, and heats will therefore likely be required. All heats will be on Friday morning.
    • 1x competitors are permitted to double up, but not in events 1-8 to allow for the heats.
  4. HMR 2026 will offer 2- racing in all age categories.
  5. HMR 2026 will offer mixed 2x racing in all age categories.
    • Mixed 2x races will slot in between the Open and Women’s races, meaning 2x events will run as Op-Mx-W.
  6. There is a new event order at HMR 2026.
    • The order is random but there are no 1x among events 1-8 to allow for heats.
    • No adjacent boat classes or ages are the same.
    • In due course, the new event order will be made available interactively on the website as before.
  7. There will be no changes to 4+ and 4- events at HMR 2026.
    • Offering all 4+ and all 4- age categories increases the total number of events to a number that does not allow meaningful competition across the breadth and width of the competition.

All this information in PDF format can be found here: HMR 2026 – Press release 4 November 2025

Any questions, please feel free to contact Irene Hewlett, the Entries Secretary. Other than English, wij spreken Nederlands – nous parlons français – wir sprechen Deutsch – parliamo italiano – hablamos espagñol – vi snakker norsk, so feel free to use any of those languages. 

Please read the list of Frequently Asked Questions here: HMR FAQ

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Crew Matching

Please complete the Google Form at https://forms.gle/Us1LbY5SSP9pyLip7 to take part in Crew Matching
We will create a list to match competitors who would like to row/scull but do not have a crew or are willing to substitute with those that have a crew but are missing a person (e.g. due to injury at the last minute as an alternative to withdrawing from the competition). Success not guaranteed but potential unlimited (Crew Matching has already led to 1 winning 8+ entry!).
If you are an individual sculler/rower/cox and would like to scull/row/cox in a crew or would be available as a substitute for another crew then complete the Google Form. Most individuals tend to be needed very close to the regatta so please specify whether you will be attending the regatta regardless of Crew Matching.
If you are a crew and you require an additional sculler/rower/cox then complete the Google Form. Please consider this as an option before withdrawing your crew due to injury or commitments at a late stage before the regatta or early on when you enter. The quality of individuals registered for Crew Matching has been extremely high in the past.

Any questions can be sent to the Entries Secretary (entries@henleymastersregatta.org.uk). All details provided via the Google Form will be treated as confidential.

Entry Eligibility

Henley Masters Regatta is open to the Masters age categories shown below for both men and women.   The minimum age is 27 for competitors in line with World Rowing rules, except coxswains who may be under this age. Your racing age is the age in years you attain during the year the regatta is held.

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Minimum Age for 1x or Average Crew Age:36435055606570758085

Event Restrictions

Each 1x category is restricted to a maximum of 8 entries, and each 2x category to a maximum of 16 crews, based on the order in which payment is received for entries.

80-year-old Special Award

The first time a rower competes at Henley Masters Regatta at the rowing age of 80 years or over is celebrated with the Henley Masters Regatta 80-year-old Special Award pin and a certificate. Any subsequent time that rower competes at Henley Masters Regatta is celebrated with a certificate.

Cancellation Policy

The Henley Masters Regatta’s policy on refunds is that should it be necessary to cancel the Regatta, we will try to refund part of the entry fees in a fair and transparent manner following a meeting of the Committee when sunk costs are known. The amount withheld would be to cover any unavoidable costs.

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