Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head
This race took place on 12 April 2026.
Head race
- Date
- Sunday 12 April 2026
- Venue
- Bedford
Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head was a head race, run as a long-course time trial with crews released at intervals. It was held on Sunday 12 April 2026 at Bedford, Bedfordshire. The event was organised by Bedford Rowing Club.
Entries at a glance
From the last 3 races (2024 to 2026).
415
crews a year on average
39%
juniors
85%
sculling boats
5
eights raced
Masters: 349 crews over 3 races, mostly doubles, quads and singles. Bands A to I raced.
Who races here
Over the last 3 races (2024 to 2026) this head averaged 415 crews. Sculling boats made up 85% of entries. Masters crews made up 28% (349 crews), mostly doubles and quads.
1,244 crews across 3 editions. The grids combine all years shown.
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See which crews raced before. This does not confirm this year's entry categories.
Senior and open women's quad: 50 matching crews raced over 3 years.
- 2026: Women's quad, band 1, 4 crews; Women's quad, band 2, 7 crews; Women's quad, band 3, 10 crews
- 2025: Women's quad, band 1, 7 crews; Women's quad, band 2, 11 crews
- 2024: Women's quad, band 1, 4 crews; Women's quad, band 2, 7 crews
Junior crews can often enter an older age category. Check the event's rules.
Crews by age and boat
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| Age group | 1x Single | 2x Double | 2- Pair | 4x Quad | 4x+ Coxed quad | 4- Four | 4+ Coxed four | 8+ Eight | All boats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 489 | ||||||||
| Senior and open | 406 | ||||||||
| Masters | 349 | ||||||||
| University and college | 0 | ||||||||
| Beginner | 0 | ||||||||
| All ages | 333 | 416 | 40 | 211 | 100 | 43 | 96 | 5 | 1244 |
Crews per cell
0
1-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100-199
200+
Masters crews by band
Each crew counts in its own band. Choose a cell to see the races.
| Boat | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x Single | |||||||||||
| 2x Double | |||||||||||
| 2- Pair | |||||||||||
| 4x Quad | |||||||||||
| 4x+ Coxed quad | |||||||||||
| 4- Four | |||||||||||
| 4+ Coxed four | |||||||||||
| 8+ Eight |
Crews per cell
0
1-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100-199
200+
Categories raced
Open an age group to compare categories. Counts are crews in each year.
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Junior 28 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J16 women's single W.J16.1X | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| J16 single J16.1X | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| J15 women's double W.J15.2X | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| J17 women's single W.J17.1X | 17 | - | 13 |
| J14 double J14.2X | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| J17 women's double W.J17.2X | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| J14 women's coxed quad W.J14.4X+ | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| J14 women's double W.J14.2X | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| J15 double J15.2X | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| J16 women's double W.J16.2X | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| J14 coxed quad J14.4X+ | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| J17 single J17.1X | 14 | - | 4 |
| J18 women's double W.J18.2X | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| J16 double J16.2X | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| J18 double J18.2X | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| J18 women's single W.J18.1X | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| J15 coxed quad J15.4X+ | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| J18 single J18.1X | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| J18 women's quad W.J18.4X | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| J17 double J17.2X | 12 | - | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad W.J15.4X+ | 8 | - | - |
| J16 women's quad W.J16.4X | 5 | - | 3 |
| J16 quad J16.4X | - | 6 | - |
| J18 coxless pair J18.2- | - | 5 | - |
| J16 coxed four J16.4+ | - | 4 | - |
| J17 quad J17.4X | - | - | 4 |
| J17 women's quad W.J17.4X | - | 4 | - |
| J18 quad J18.4X | - | 3 | - |
Senior and open 38 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open single, band 2 B2.Op.1X | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Women's double, band 2 B2.W.2X | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Women's quad, band 2 B2.W.4X | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Women's single, band 2 B2.W.1X | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| Open coxed four, band 2 B2.Op.4+ | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Open double, band 2 B2.Op.2X | 11 | 7 | - |
| Women's double, band 1 B1.W.2X | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Women's coxed quad W.4X+ | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Open single, band 1 B1.Op.1X | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Women's quad, band 1 B1.W.4X | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Open quad Op.4X | - | 6 | 6 |
| Open coxless four Op.4- | - | 5 | 6 |
| Women's coxed four, band 2 B2.W.4+ | - | 6 | 5 |
| Open quad, band 2 B2.Op.4X | 10 | - | - |
| Women's coxed four, band 1 B1.W.4+ | - | 4 | 6 |
| Women's coxless pair W.2- | - | 7 | 3 |
| Women's quad, band 3 B3.W.4X | - | - | 10 |
| Women's single, band 1 B1.W.1X | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Women's single, band 3 B3.W.1X | 10 | - | - |
| Open coxed four, band 1 B1.Op.4+ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Open double Op.2X | - | - | 9 |
| Mixed double Mx.2X | 3 | 5 | - |
| Open coxed quad Op.4X+ | 4 | 4 | - |
| Women's coxless four W.4- | 4 | - | 4 |
| Open coxless pair Op.2- | 7 | - | - |
| Open double, band 1 B1.Op.2X | 3 | 4 | - |
| Open quad, band 1 B1.Op.4X | 6 | - | - |
| Women's coxed four W.4+ | 6 | - | - |
| Women's coxless pair, band 1 B1.W.2- | 6 | - | - |
| Open eight Op.8+ | 5 | - | - |
| Open coxless four, band 2 B2.Op.4- | 4 | - | - |
| Women's coxless four, band 1 B1.W.4- | - | 4 | - |
| Women's coxless four, band 2 B2.W.4- | - | 4 | - |
| Open coxless four, band 1 B1.Op.4- | 3 | - | - |
| Open coxless pair, band 1 B1.Op.2- | - | - | 3 |
| Women's coxless pair, band 2 B2.W.2- | 3 | - | - |
| Open coxed four Op.4+ | - | 1 | - |
| Open coxless pair, band 2 B2.Op.2- | - | - | 1 |
Masters 64 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters F and G women's double W.Mas.FG.2X | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Masters E women's double W.Mas.E.2X | - | 5 | 6 |
| Masters A and B women's single W.Mas.AB.1X | - | 5 | 5 |
| Masters E and F women's quad W.Mas.EF.4X | - | 10 | - |
| Masters E, F and G women's single W.Mas.EFG.1X | 6 | 4 | - |
| Masters G and I men's double Mas.GI.2X | - | 4 | 6 |
| Masters B and C men's single Mas.BC.1X | - | - | 9 |
| Masters D women's double W.Mas.D.2X | - | 4 | 4 |
| Masters D, E and F men's single Mas.DEF.1X | - | - | 8 |
| Masters A, B and C women's double W.Mas.ABC.2X | - | - | 7 |
| Masters A, B and C women's quad W.Mas.ABC.4X | - | - | 7 |
| Masters B, C and D women's single W.Mas.BCD.1X | 7 | - | - |
| Masters C and D women's quad W.Mas.CD.4X | - | 7 | - |
| Masters C, D and E men's single Mas.CDE.1X | - | 7 | - |
| Masters E and F men's double Mas.EF.2X | 7 | - | - |
| Masters E, F and G men's coxed four Mas.EFG.4+ | 3 | - | 4 |
| Masters A, B and C men's double Mas.ABC.2X | - | - | 6 |
| Masters A, B and C men's single Mas.ABC.1X | 6 | - | - |
| Masters B, C and D men's double Mas.BCD.2X | 6 | - | - |
| Masters C, D and E men's double Mas.CDE.2X | - | 6 | - |
| Masters D and E men's single Mas.DE.1X | 6 | - | - |
| Masters D and E women's quad W.Mas.DE.4X | 6 | - | - |
| Masters F and G women's coxed four W.Mas.FG.4+ | - | 6 | - |
| Masters F men's double Mas.F.2X | - | 6 | - |
| Masters G men's single Mas.G.1X | - | - | 6 |
| Mixed masters C, D, E and F quad Mx.Mas.CDEF.4X | - | - | 6 |
| Masters C and D men's coxed four Mas.CD.4+ | 5 | - | - |
| Masters C and D men's quad Mas.CD.4X | - | - | 5 |
| Masters E, F and G women's coxed four W.Mas.EFG.4+ | - | - | 5 |
| Masters F and G women's quad W.Mas.FG.4X | 5 | - | - |
| Masters F and G women's single W.Mas.FG.1X | - | - | 5 |
| Masters F and I men's single Mas.FI.1X | 5 | - | - |
| Masters F women's quad W.Mas.F.4X | - | - | 5 |
| Masters F, G and H men's single Mas.FGH.1X | - | 5 | - |
| Masters G and H men's double Mas.GH.2X | 5 | - | - |
| Mixed masters B, C and D quad Mx.Mas.BCD.4X | - | 5 | - |
| Mixed masters C, D and F quad Mx.Mas.CDF.4X | 5 | - | - |
| Mixed masters D, E and G double Mx.Mas.DEG.2X | - | - | 5 |
| Masters A and B men's coxless four Mas.AB.4- | 4 | - | - |
| Masters A women's double W.Mas.A.2X | 4 | - | - |
| Masters C and D women's coxed quad W.Mas.CD.4X+ | - | 4 | - |
| Masters C and D women's double W.Mas.CD.2X | 4 | - | - |
| Masters C, D and E women's coxed quad W.Mas.CDE.4X+ | 4 | - | - |
| Masters D and E men's quad Mas.DE.4X | - | 4 | - |
| Masters D and E women's coxed four W.Mas.DE.4+ | 4 | - | - |
| Masters D and E women's single W.Mas.DE.1X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters D women's quad W.Mas.D.4X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters D, E, F and G men's double Mas.DEFG.2X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters E women's quad W.Mas.E.4X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters E, F and H men's quad Mas.EFH.4X | 4 | - | - |
| Masters F, G and H men's quad Mas.FGH.4X | - | 4 | - |
| Masters G men's quad Mas.G.4X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters G women's quad W.Mas.G.4X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters A and C women's quad W.Mas.AC.4X | 3 | - | - |
| Masters B and C women's double W.Mas.BC.2X | - | 3 | - |
| Masters B, C and D men's coxless pair Mas.BCD.2- | - | 3 | - |
| Masters C and D women's single W.Mas.CD.1X | - | 3 | - |
| Masters C and F men's coxless four Mas.CF.4- | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D and E men's coxed four Mas.DE.4+ | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D men's coxed four Mas.D.4+ | - | - | 3 |
| Masters F, G and H men's coxed four Mas.FGH.4+ | - | 3 | - |
| Mixed masters E and F quad Mx.Mas.EF.4X | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D men's coxless pair Mas.D.2- | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F and G men's coxless four Mas.FG.4- | - | - | 2 |
Counts come from the published results of past races. Organisers can merge or split categories each year, so check the current entry categories before you enter.
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Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head 2026: common questions
When did Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head 2026 take place?
Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head 2026 took place on Sunday 12 April 2026.
Where was Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head held?
Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head was held at Bedford, Bedfordshire.
What format was Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head raced in?
Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head was listed as a head race, run as a long-course time trial with crews released at intervals.
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