Team WinTech and King enjoyed another successful weekend in the Thames Valley at the 2024 edition of the Henley Women’s Regatta, collecting three category wins and making a further five finals. With a record entry, both domestically and from overseas, the quality has never been higher at this iconic event, and we were delighted to see so many crews in WinTech and King shells performing admirably. Our UK dealer Oarsport were present in the athlete enclosure supporting athletes and coaches all weekend along with colleagues from WinTech & King North America.

Our first win came in the newly created Grosvenor Cup for PR3 singles. Samantha-Louise Gough of St Andrew Boat Club took the victory in impressive style, racing in both the semi-final and final to comfortable wins in a WinTech Cobra. This category is a wonderful springboard for future adaptive participants, and we look forward to watching the entry list grow, supported by our shells.

Following that, Durham University took the win in aspirational academic coxless fours. The ladies in palatinate had to race through a time trial plus three rounds before facing up against A.S.R Nereus in the final. The Dutch, who had a bye in their respective semi-final whilst Durham battled it out with Boston University of the USA, were renowned for their fast start but were unable to ever really achieve terms with Durham. With three first years on-board, this boat moved away to secure victory by an impressive 2.5 lengths again in a WinTech Cobra

Our final win came in the championship single for the George Innes Cup. Sophie Egnot-Johnson of Waikato Rowing Club, New Zealand traveled some distance to compete on the Henley stretch but it became a worthwhile trip after she finished her final two lengths up on Sarah McKay of Grosvenor Rowing Club in a WinTech International. Sophie will now turn her attention to the World University Rowing Championships.

In the final of the championship lightweight double scull for the Haslam Trophy, Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association lost out to Dart Totnes by a length and a half, with 2023 Henley Women’s Regatta champion Laura Macro on-board the crew in black. Headington School were on the losing side of their race for the West End Amateur Rowing Association Trophy (junior 16 coxed fours) whilst an A B Severn/Stratford-upon-Avon composite – featuring national champions from A B Severn in the stern pair – narrowly missed out on the Nina Padwick Trophy for junior 16 quads.

Lea Rowing Club came up against the national champions in the Rayner Cup for junior doubles after progressing to the final in impressive fashion (including a dispatch of in-form Wycliffe in the semi-final). They did not have enough to stop Hartpury, who also won the national championship title four weeks ago. Finally, the Dutch composite of D S R Proteus-Eretes and H.S.R.V Pelargos were also beaten by an impressive Hartpury crew in the the Rosie Mayglothling Trophy for aspirational doubles.

We were exceptionally proud of all of our athletes racing this weekend and with so much excitement to come over the next few weeks, we’re really looking forward to supporting a range of boats on the Henley course at both the Royal and Masters Regattas.

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