2009 RACE:
45th Head of Charles REGATTA
October 17 & 18, 2009
Since 1965, rowers have come from far and near to the banks of the Charles River to take part in the world's largest regatta. But the fun isn't limited to competitors - there are many ways for spectators to get involved in the weekend's activities.
History
Head Of The Charles Regatta®, the world's largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club members D'Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the advice of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a "head of the river" race similar in tradition to races held in his native England, be held on the Charles River. "Head" races, a class of regattas, are generally three miles long-boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of "Head of the River" or, in this case, "Head Of The Charles."
Race Course Description
The Race Course starts at the Boston University Boathouse and goes almost immediately under the combination of a railroad trestle bridge and the B.U. Bridge. It then proceeds through 5 (five) triple-arch bridges to the Finish Line approximately 3 miles upstream. While the railroad trestle bridge's second arch from the right (Cambridge) shore is the mandated lane and the center arch of the five remaining bridges is the preferred route over the rest of the course, the right (closest to the Cambridge shore) arch of four of those remaining bridges may be used when a center arch appears too congested, the exception being the Lars Anderson Bridge (by Harvard's Weld Boathouse), whose right (closest to the Cambridge shore) arch is out of bounds. Going through the right arch (closest to the Cambridge shore) of either the railroad trestle bridge (by the B.U. Bridge) or the Lars Anderson Bridge (by Harvard's Weld Boathouse), or going through any bridge's left (closest to the Boston shore) arch, will result in a 60-second penalty in addition to any buoy violation penalties incurred by doing so.
The Race Course is bounded by a continuous line of orange buoys to the left (Boston side, coxswain's view) and an intermittent line of green buoys to the right (Cambridge side, coxswain's view). Where there are no green buoys, the Cambridge shore is the right side boundary of the course.
All coxswains in the club events and coxswains who have never before raced in the Regatta are strongly advised to attend the Coxswains' Tour.
2008 Results
To view more just click the category and you ill be taken to the official results page
for more information visit HOCR.org
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