Reading Amateur Regatta in 2026 - Events offered & Entry Rules

This page list all the Events offered, Entry Fees and Entry Rules for the 2026 Reading Amateur Regatta.

• Entries open at noon on Friday 24^th April 2026.
• Entries must be submitted and paid for using the British Rowing Online Regatta Entry 2 (BROE2) system.
• The Regatta will be working under the British Rowing Competition Framework.
• The Reading Amateur Regatta is held under British Rowing Rules of Racing
• Please ensure you read all the Entry Rules at the bottom of this page.

REGATTA ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED (as per Friday 29^th May 2026).

If you have any questions about entering, please contact: The Regatta Entries Secretary

2026 Reading Amateur Regatta Highlights!

• J14 Octos.   On Sunday there will be Octos (8x+) Events for J14!
• Novice Events!   Novice Events on Sunday! This is aimed at competitors with a CRI of less than 10.

The Tables below list all the Events offered.
Abbreviations as used in Event Tables below:

• O = Open
• W = Women
• J = Jun = Junior
• Sch = School
• Mast = Masters
• Nov = Novice

* WJ13 and J13 Coxed Quads are racing on Sunday morning and afternoon respectively.

Reading Amateur Regatta - Entry Rules:

1. Entries will open at noon on Friday 24^th April 2026 and will close at noon on Friday 29^th May 2026 or earlier if full.
2. Entries must be submitted, and paid for, using the British Rowing Online Regatta Entry 2 (BROE2) system. No other method of entry or payment will be accepted.
3. Entry fees are £20.00 per seat for fours and eights, £27.50 per seat for doubles and £30.00 for singles.
4. Only fully paid up entrants, as identified by BROE2, will be accepted.
5. On each day the Regatta will be split into two independent morning and afternoon divisions. Doubling up of competitors, including coxes, will NOT be permitted within any division (but is allowed between divisions).
6. The Regatta organisers reserve the right to withdraw any event where there are fewer than four boats at the close of entries.
7. All events are subject to being split into tiers based primarily on a crew’s Ranking Index and where appropriate taking into account recent performance in other events.
8. The preliminary draw will be published on Monday 8^th June at 09.00 pm. Timings in the first version of the draw will be subject to revision up to 05.00 pm on Friday 12^th June. Whilst the Regatta organisers will endeavour to make only minor changes, crews should ensure that all crew members are available to race between 08.30 am and 01.30 pm if entering the morning division and between 01.30 pm and 07.00 pm if entering the afternoon division. BROE 2 will remain open for substitutions which must be made before the first race.
9. Competitors who enter the Novice Events shoud have a CRI of less than 10.
10. The Regatta Committee reserves the right to make alterations to any of the above.