Thank you to all the crews and scullers who took part in the 2025 Autumn SB Head. We hope that you enjoyed your racing.
Please see the results on the link below:
Maidstone Autumn SB Head 2025 results
Our next race will be the Spring Small Boats Head on Sunday 1st March 2026
Race details.
4 divisions at 9.15am, 11.00am, 12.45pm and 2.30pm.
The event is rowed over a course of approximately 2500 meters upstream from Allington to Maidstone and is run under British Rowing Rules of Racing, MSBH Rules and takes account of the guidance laid out in Row Safe. The race is open to all BR registered clubs. All competitors must be BR registered and have RACE level membership, or have purchased a day ticket for the competition via British Rowing.
Event Classes: Senior, Junior, Masters
Boat types: 4+, 4x+ (no coxless quads or fours are allowed), 2x, 2-, 1x. All fine boat types available in all events except mixed (no 2- or 1x).
Categories:
Senior; Open and Women. Crews will be grouped into event classes where appropriate. The event reserves the right to use a combination of points and information supplied by clubs to band crews. Senior Mixed will be one class.
Junior; Open and Women with event classes grouped by age from J14 to J18. (J14 may not enter 4+ or 2- as per British Rowing Rules). Under a local rule junior crews may be coxed by a senior.
Masters; Open, Women and Mixed with event classes grouped by age from Masters A to J. Where appropriate, events may be combined using the handicap system set out in the Rules of Racing. The Rules of Racing state that “the category spread can include all categories, if necessary, to give all entrants a race, but in principle the spread should not normally exceed 3 where entries allow”.
Entry Fee: TBC per seat (no charge for coxswains). Medals will be awarded where a minimum of two crews start in an event. Pennants are awarded for the fastest overall crews in the Open, Women, Junior Open and Junior Women classes (crews racing as ‘time only’ are eligible for pennants at the discretion of the Organising Committee).
Cancellation policy. In the event that the competition has to be cancelled the organising committee reserve the right to retain a proportion of the entry fee for each competitor.
In the past our standard policy has been to refund in full if we cancel before the day of the race and we have absorbed our costs using retained income. We have revised our policy due to higher charges by British Rowing and also to give us more flexibility to delay a cancellation decision until nearer to race day if conditions are not clear cut.
Entries will open on BROE at mid-day on TBC and close at mid-day on TBC. All entries must be made via BROE. Payment should be made through BROE or by bank transfer direct to MIRC (Bank HSBC, account number 71230964, sort code 40-31-06). Payment must be received in order for crews to be accepted to race. The Organising Committee reserves the right to suspend or close entries early if the event is oversubscribed.
It is intended that the start order will be published by TBC latest.
For enquiries concerning entries please contact the Entries Secretary, Clive Harlow by email: sbhentries@maidstoneinvicta.co.uk
Please see below for documents relating to the race. All competitors/coaches should read these carefully. In particular the Instructions to Competitors which gives details of race rules and timings, and the Safety Plan which contains important safety information and circulation diagrams. There is also a video of the full course which should be watched by all coxes and steerers.
DOCUMENT DETAILS LINK
Event Poster Entry details, events and classifications. Maidstone Autumn SBH 2025 Poster
Start Order Start order by division. Start Order - MSBH October 2025
Instructions and Rules Competitor instructions and race rules MSBH Competitor instructions and rules October 2025
Course Map Course map showing main features and hazards. MSBH Course Map Autumn 2025
Start Marshalling area Photos showing start marshalling area and where to marshal Start Marshalling Area Photos
River Circulation Circulation patterns for boating, start and finish MSBH River Circulation Diagrams
Safety Plan Full details of safety procedures with circulation diagrams Safety Plan MSBH Oct 2025
Welfare Statement MSBH Welfare and safeguarding policy MSBH Welfare Policy October 2025
Parking Map No parking for cars at the club except towing vehicles or if carrying boats. For nearest public car parks please see map. Car parking map
Risk Assessment Event risk assessment Risk Assessment MSBH 19102025
Emergency Action Plan Additional planning for a more serious incident MSBH Emergency Action Plan October 2025
All photographs courtesy of Clive Harlow