About Bedford Regatta
Bedford Amateur Regatta, founded in 1853, is Britain's largest one-day river rowing regatta
Bedford Regatta Description
Bedford Amateur Regatta founded in 1853 brings competitive rowing to the picturesque River Great Ouse in Bedford maintaining its position as one of the largest single day river regatta in the country. Racing takes place through the heart of the town over a 1, 200 metre course with races every two minutes and competitors coming from far and wide representing Schools, Colleges and Clubs. Events are offered for fours and eights across all categories from J14 upwards. .
Organised by a Committee with representation from all the rowing clubs in the Town, the event continues to be one of the key social events in the Town’s calendar with parents, supporters and competitors enjoying the atmosphere of the Regatta enclosure close to the Suspension Bridge.
Over the years the event has played host to many of the country’s up and coming top rowing athletes with many going on to win Olympic and World Championship medals
Reviews
Thank you to everyone who came to the Regatta yesterday. We hope you enjoyed the day. Results are available on the Regatta website. We look forward to welcoming you back next May!
Entries for this year's Bedford Amateur Regatta will be opening shortly. The Committee will be adopting British Rowing's new competition framework for this year's event. Full details are available on the Regatta website (www.bedfordregatta.co.uk). We look forward to seeing you on the 6th May.
We hope you had an enjoyable day yesterday at the Regatta - next year's event is provisionally penciled in for Saturday 6th May. Results from yesterday can be found at http://rowstats.com/regatta.php?id=214&am p;b=1.
We are also looking for the owner of a bike which was left chained to the Regatta fencing at the end of racing. If you think it is yours please send a FB message.
The draw for this year's regatta is now available on http://www.rowstats.com/regatta.php?id=21 4&b=1. Please continue to check the draw during the week as scratchings may change the racing programme.
Entries are now open on BROE for this year's event on the 7th May. We look forward to seeing you in May.
Happy New Year from the Regatta Committee - look forward to seeing you on the 7th May for this year's event.
Thank you to all the Compeitors, Umpires, Marshals, Helpers and Spectators for making yesterday at Bedford Regatta such a success. The results are available at http://www.rowstats.com/regatta.php?id=19 7&b=1. Look forward to seeing you all next year on the 7th May 2016.
The draw for this year's event is now available on the website or http://www.rowstats.com/regatta.php?id=19 7&b=1. Look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.
Entries are flooding in for this year's event - so enter now to avoid disappointment.........
Cash prize for winner's of Men's and Women's Elite Eights - see "Latest news" on the Regatta Website - www.bedfordregatta.co.uk
Entries are now live on British Rowing Online Entries (BROE) for this year's event on the 9th May.