Gloucester Spring Head
Head race
- British Rowing region
- WAGS
- Entries status
- Planning
- Date
- Sunday 14 March 2027
- Venue
- Gloucester, River Severn
Gloucester Spring Head is a late-winter head race, raced in the long-course time-trial format with staggered starts held on Sunday, 14 March 2027 at Gloucester, River Severn in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The fixture is organised by Gloucester Rowing Club.
Who races here
From the last 3 races (2024 to 2026).
191
crews a year on average
44%
juniors
83%
sculling boats
57
eights raced
Masters: 137 crews over 3 races, mostly doubles, quads and eights. Bands A to G raced.
Who races here
Over the last 3 races (2024 to 2026) this head averaged 191 crews. Sculling boats made up 83% of entries. Masters crews made up 24% (137 crews), mostly doubles and quads.
572 crews across 3 editions. The grids combine all years shown.
Will my crew have racing here?
See which crews raced before. This does not confirm this year's entry categories.
No matching crews were recorded for Masters A men's quad in the last 3 years.
- 2026: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters C and D men's quad (2 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
- 2025: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters C and D men's quad (3 crews); Masters F and G men's quad (3 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
- 2024: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters C and E men's quad (3 crews); Masters F and H men's quad (3 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
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 | 250 | ||||||||
| Senior and open | 180 | ||||||||
| Masters | 137 | ||||||||
| University and college | 0 | ||||||||
| Beginner | 0 | ||||||||
| All ages | 143 | 183 | 10 | 95 | 53 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 572 |
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 | Unknown band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 39 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J15 women's double W.J15.2x | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| J14 women's double W.J14.2x | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| J15 women's coxed quad W.J15.4x+ | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| J15 double Op.J15.2x | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| J14 coxed quad Op.J14.4x+ | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| J15 single Op.J15.1x | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| J16 women's double W.J16.2x | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| J18 double Op.J18.2x | - | 3 | 7 |
| J18 quad Op.J18.4x | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| J18 women's double W.J18.2x | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| J15 coxed quad Op.J15.4x+ | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| J15 women's single W.J15.1x | 3 | - | 6 |
| J16 single Op.J16.1x | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| J16 women's single W.J16.1x | 5 | - | 4 |
| J18 women's single W.J18.1x | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| J14 women's coxed quad W.J14.4x+ | - | 6 | 2 |
| J18 single Op.J18.1x | 2 | - | 5 |
| J18 women's quad W.J18.4x | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| J16 women's quad W.J16.4x | 2 | 4 | - |
| J16 quad Op.J16.4x | - | 2 | 3 |
| Low ability (CRI) J18 women's double LowCRI.W.J18.2x | 5 | - | - |
| J14 women's single W.J14.1x | 2 | - | 2 |
| J15 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J15.1x | - | 4 | - |
| Low ability (CRI) J18 women's single LowCRI.W.J18.1x | 2 | - | 2 |
| J13 double Op.J13.2x | - | - | 3 |
| J14 double Op.J14.2x | - | 1 | 2 |
| J14 single Op.J14.1x | - | 2 | 1 |
| J15 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J15.1x | - | 3 | - |
| J12 double Op.J12.2x | - | - | 2 |
| J13 single Op.J13.1x | - | - | 2 |
| J16 double Op.J16.2x | - | - | 2 |
| J16 women's eight W.J16.8+ | - | 2 | - |
| J18 coxless four Op.J18.4- | - | 2 | - |
| J18 eight Op.J18.8+ | - | 2 | - |
| J12 single Op.J12.1x | 1 | - | - |
| J13 coxed quad Op.J13.4x+ | - | - | 1 |
| J13 women's double W.J13.2x | 1 | - | - |
| J16 coxless pair Op.J16.2- | 1 | - | - |
| J16 women's coxless pair W.J16.2- | 1 | - | - |
Senior and open 37 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's single W.1x | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Women's double W.2x | 7 | - | 5 |
| Open eight Op.8+ | - | 4 | 7 |
| Low ability (CRI) women's coxed quad LowCRI.W.4x+ | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Low ability (CRI) open double LowCRI.Op.2x | 3 | 6 | - |
| Women's quad W.4x | - | 4 | 5 |
| Open coxed four Op.4+ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Open double Op.2x | - | 4 | 4 |
| Open quad Op.4x | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Low ability (CRI) open single LowCRI.Op.1x | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Open single Op.1x | - | 4 | 3 |
| Low ability (CRI) women's quad LowCRI.W.4x | - | 3 | 3 |
| Low ability (CRI) women's double LowCRI.W.2x | 1 | 4 | - |
| Low ability (CRI) women's single LowCRI.W.1x | 3 | - | 2 |
| Open single, band 2 B2.Op.1x | 5 | - | - |
| Women's double, band 2 B2.W.2x | - | 5 | - |
| Low ability (CRI) open quad LowCRI.Op.4x | 2 | 2 | - |
| Open single, band 1 B1.Op.1x | 4 | - | - |
| Women's double, band 1 B1.W.2x | - | 4 | - |
| Women's quad, band 2 B2.W.4x | 4 | - | - |
| Open double, band 1 B1.Op.2x | 3 | - | - |
| Open eight, band 2 B2.Op.8+ | 3 | - | - |
| Women's eight W.8+ | 3 | - | - |
| Women's quad, band 1 B1.W.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Low ability (CRI) women's coxed four LowCRI.W.4+ | 2 | - | - |
| Low ability (CRI) women's eight LowCRI.W.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Mixed eight Mx.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Mixed quad Mx.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Open coxless four Op.4- | - | 2 | - |
| Open coxless pair Op.2- | - | 1 | 1 |
| Open double, band 2 B2.Op.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Open eight, band 1 B1.Op.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Women's coxless four W.4- | 2 | - | - |
| Women's coxless pair W.2- | - | 2 | - |
| Low ability (CRI) open coxed four LowCRI.Op.4+ | 1 | - | - |
| Low ability (CRI) open coxed quad LowCRI.Op.4x+ | 1 | - | - |
| Women's coxed four W.4+ | 1 | - | - |
Masters 51 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters B and C women's single W.Mas.BC.1x | 4 | 2 | - |
| Masters E and F men's eight Op.Mas.EF.8+ | 3 | 3 | - |
| Mixed masters C and D double Mx.Mas.CD.2x | - | 4 | 2 |
| Masters C and D men's quad Op.Mas.CD.4x | - | 3 | 2 |
| Masters E and F men's single Op.Mas.EF.1x | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Masters F men's double Op.Mas.F.2x | 2 | - | 3 |
| Masters C and E men's double Op.Mas.CE.2x | - | 2 | 2 |
| Masters D and E women's eight W.Mas.DE.8+ | - | - | 4 |
| Masters D men's eight Op.Mas.D.8+ | - | 2 | 2 |
| Masters E women's quad W.Mas.E.4x | - | 4 | - |
| Masters F and G men's double Op.Mas.FG.2x | - | 4 | - |
| Masters C and D men's eight Op.Mas.CD.8+ | 3 | - | - |
| Masters C and E men's quad Op.Mas.CE.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters C, D and E women's quad W.Mas.CDE.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters D, E and F men's coxless pair Op.Mas.DEF.2- | 3 | - | - |
| Masters E and F women's single W.Mas.EF.1x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters E men's coxless four Op.Mas.E.4- | 3 | - | - |
| Masters F and G men's quad Op.Mas.FG.4x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters F and H men's quad Op.Mas.FH.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Mixed masters D and F quad Mx.Mas.DF.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Mixed masters D eight Mx.Mas.D.8+ | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mixed masters E and F double Mx.Mas.EF.2x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters A and C men's single Op.Mas.AC.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters A and C women's double W.Mas.AC.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters A and C women's quad W.Mas.AC.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters B and C men's double Op.Mas.BC.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters B and C women's double W.Mas.BC.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters B and C women's eight W.Mas.BC.8+ | - | 2 | - |
| Masters B and C women's quad W.Mas.BC.4x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters C and D men's single Op.Mas.CD.1x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters C and D women's single W.Mas.CD.1x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters E and F women's eight W.Mas.EF.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Masters E and G men's coxed four Op.Mas.EG.4+ | - | 2 | - |
| Masters E women's double W.Mas.E.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters E women's eight W.Mas.E.8+ | - | 2 | - |
| Masters F men's eight Op.Mas.F.8+ | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F women's double W.Mas.F.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters G and H men's double Op.Mas.GH.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters G and H men's eight Op.Mas.GH.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Masters G and H men's single Op.Mas.GH.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters G and I men's single Op.Mas.GI.1x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters G men's single Op.Mas.G.1x | 2 | - | - |
| Mixed masters C and D quad Mx.Mas.CD.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Mixed masters C, D and E double Mx.Mas.CDE.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters A men's coxless four Op.Mas.A.4- | - | - | 1 |
| Masters E and F women's double W.Mas.EF.2x | - | - | 1 |
| Masters E and F women's quad W.Mas.EF.4x | - | - | 1 |
| Masters E and H men's coxless four Op.Mas.EH.4- | - | - | 1 |
| Masters F men's coxless pair Op.Mas.F.2- | - | 1 | - |
| Masters G men's coxed four Op.Mas.G.4+ | - | - | 1 |
| Mixed masters E and G double Mx.Mas.EG.2x | - | - | 1 |
Other categories 2 categories raced
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpAdap 1x OpAdap 1x | 3 | - | - |
| OpAdap 2x OpAdap 2x | 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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When does Gloucester Spring Head 2027 take place?
Gloucester Spring Head 2027 is on Sunday 14 March 2027.
Where is Gloucester Spring Head held?
Gloucester Spring Head is held at Gloucester, River Severn in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The venue sits in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
What format is Gloucester Spring Head raced in?
Gloucester Spring Head is a late-winter head race, raced in the long-course time-trial format with staggered starts.
How do crews enter Gloucester Spring Head?
Entry information is published on the official regatta website (www.gloucester-rowing.org). Gloucester Rowing Club is responsible for entries and on-the-day logistics.
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