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Northwich Spring Head 2027 | UK Rowing Calendar
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Northwich Spring Head is a head race. It is held on Saturday 3 April 2027 at River Weaver, Northwich over a 2,350m course. The event is organised by Northwich Rowing Club.
From the last 3 races (2024 to 2026).
190
crews a year on average
58%
juniors
90%
sculling boats
22
eights raced
Masters: 142 crews over 3 races, mostly singles, doubles and quads. Bands A to H raced. Some crew bands were not recorded (98 crews).
Over the last 3 races (2024 to 2026) this head averaged 190 crews. Most crews were juniors (58%). Sculling boats made up 90% of entries. Masters crews made up 25% (142 crews), mostly singles and doubles.
569 crews across 3 editions. The grids combine all years shown.
See which crews raced before. This does not confirm this year's entry categories.
J18 women's double: 27 matching crews raced over 3 years.
Junior crews can often enter an older age category. Check the event's rules.
Choose a cell to check your crew. Darker blue means more crews.
Scroll sideways to see every boat or band.
| Age group | 1x Single | 2x Double | 2- Pair | 4x Quad | 4x+ Coxed quad | 4- Four | 4+ Coxed four | 8+ Eight | All boats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 330 | ||||||||
| Senior and open | 93 | ||||||||
| Masters | 142 | ||||||||
| University and college | 0 | ||||||||
| Beginner | 0 | ||||||||
| All ages | 200 | 188 | 8 | 89 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 569 |
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 |
Open an age group to compare categories. Counts are crews in each year.
Scroll the table sideways to see all years.
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J18 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J18.2x | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| J15 single, band 2 B2.Op.J15.1x | - | 4 | 9 |
| J18 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J18.2x | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| J18 single, band 1 B1.Op.J18.1x | - | 7 | 5 |
| J18 single, band 2 B2.Op.J18.1x | - | 6 | 6 |
| J14 women's single W.J14.1x | - | 4 | 5 |
| J15 single, band 1 B1.Op.J15.1x | - | 3 | 6 |
| J15 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J15.1x | - | 4 | 5 |
| J14 women's double W.J14.2x | - | - | 8 |
| J16 quad Op.J16.4x | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| J16 single, band 1 B1.Op.J16.1x | - | 4 | 4 |
| J16 single, band 2 B2.Op.J16.1x | - | 4 | 4 |
| J18 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J18.1x | - | 4 | 4 |
| J14 double Op.J14.2x | - | 7 | - |
| J18 women's quad, band 1 B1.W.J18.4x | 3 | 4 | - |
| J15 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J15.1x | - | 2 | 4 |
| J16 double Op.J16.2x | 2 | - | 4 |
| J16 women's quad W.J16.4x | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| J18 quad Op.J18.4x | 2 | - | 4 |
| J18 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J18.1x | - | 3 | 3 |
| J14 double, band 2 B2.Op.J14.2x | - | - | 5 |
| J15 double, band 2 B2.Op.J15.2x | - | - | 5 |
| J16 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J16.2x | - | 5 | - |
| J16 women's single W.J16.1x | 3 | 2 | - |
| J18 double Op.J18.2x | 1 | - | 4 |
| J18 double, band 1 B1.Op.J18.2x | - | 5 | - |
| J18 quad, band 2 B2.Op.J18.4x | - | 5 | - |
| J18 women's quad, band 2 B2.W.J18.4x | 2 | 3 | - |
| J14 coxed quad Op.J14.4x+ | - | - | 4 |
| J14 coxed quad, band 1 B1.Op.J14.4x+ | - | 4 | - |
| J14 single Op.J14.1x | - | - | 4 |
| J14 single, band 1 B1.Op.J14.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J14 single, band 2 B2.Op.J14.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J14 women's coxed quad, band 1 B1.W.J14.4x+ | - | 4 | - |
| J14 women's coxed quad, band 2 B2.W.J14.4x+ | - | 4 | - |
| J14 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J14.2x | - | 4 | - |
| J15 double, band 1 B1.Op.J15.2x | - | - | 4 |
| J15 women's double W.J15.2x | - | 4 | - |
| J16 single Op.J16.1x | 4 | - | - |
| J18 quad, band 1 B1.Op.J18.4x | - | 4 | - |
| J14 coxed quad, band 2 B2.Op.J14.4x+ | - | 3 | - |
| J14 double, band 1 B1.Op.J14.2x | - | - | 3 |
| J14 women's coxed quad W.J14.4x+ | - | - | 3 |
| J14 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J14.2x | - | 3 | - |
| J15 coxed quad Op.J15.4x+ | - | 1 | 2 |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 1 B1.W.J15.4x+ | - | 3 | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 2 B2.W.J15.4x+ | - | 3 | - |
| J15 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J15.2x | - | - | 3 |
| J15 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J15.2x | - | - | 3 |
| J16 double, band 1 B1.Op.J16.2x | - | 3 | - |
| J16 double, band 2 B2.Op.J16.2x | - | 3 | - |
| J16 women's double W.J16.2x | 2 | - | 1 |
| J16 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J16.2x | - | 3 | - |
| J16 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J16.1x | - | - | 3 |
| J16 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J16.1x | - | - | 3 |
| J18 double, band 2 B2.Op.J18.2x | - | 3 | - |
| J18 women's single, band 3 B3.W.J18.1x | - | 3 | - |
| J15 double Op.J15.2x | - | 2 | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad W.J15.4x+ | - | - | 2 |
| J17 single Op.J17.1x | 2 | - | - |
| J17 women's single W.J17.1x | 2 | - | - |
| J18 women's coxless pair W.J18.2- | - | 2 | - |
| J18 women's quad W.J18.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Mixed j15 coxed quad Mx.J15.4x+ | - | - | 2 |
| J18 women's coxed four W.J18.4+ | 1 | - | - |
| J18 women's single W.J18.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open double, band 1 B1.Op.2x | 5 | - | 4 |
| Open single Op.1x | - | 4 | 5 |
| Women's double W.2x | - | 3 | 3 |
| Women's quad W.4x | 4 | - | 2 |
| Women's single, band 1 B1.W.1x | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mixed double, band 1 B1.Mx.2x | - | - | 5 |
| Open coxless four Op.4- | - | - | 4 |
| Open double Op.2x | - | 4 | - |
| Open eight Op.8+ | - | 2 | 2 |
| Open quad Op.4x | 2 | - | 2 |
| Women's eight W.8+ | 2 | - | 2 |
| Women's single W.1x | - | - | 4 |
| Mixed double, band 2 B2.Mx.2x | - | - | 3 |
| Open coxed four Op.4+ | 1 | - | 2 |
| Open coxless pair Op.2- | - | 1 | 2 |
| Open double, band 2 B2.Op.2x | 3 | - | - |
| Women's single, band 2 B2.W.1x | 1 | 2 | - |
| Beginner open double Beginner.Op.2x | - | - | 2 |
| Mixed eight Mx.8+ | - | 2 | - |
| Open single, band 1 B1.Op.1x | 2 | - | - |
| Women's double, band 2 B2.W.2x | 2 | - | - |
| Adaptive open double Adaptive.Op.2x | - | 1 | - |
| Adaptive open single Adaptive.Op.1x | - | 1 | - |
| Open single, band 2 B2.Op.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Women's coxed four W.4+ | - | 1 | - |
| Women's double, band 1 B1.W.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters C and D men's quad Op.Mas.CD.4x | 2 | - | 4 |
| Masters E and F women's quad W.Mas.EF.4x | 2 | 4 | - |
| Masters D and E men's single Op.Mas.DE.1x | - | - | 5 |
| Masters C and D men's double Op.Mas.CD.2x | 1 | - | 3 |
| Masters D and E men's double Op.Mas.DE.2x | - | 4 | - |
| Masters F men's double Op.Mas.F.2x | - | - | 4 |
| Masters G and H men's single Op.Mas.GH.1x | - | 2 | 2 |
| Masters A, B and C women's quad, band 1 B1.W.Mas.ABC.4x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters A, B and C women's quad, band 2 B2.W.Mas.ABC.4x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters B men's single Op.Mas.B.1x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters B, C and D men's single, band 1 B1.Op.Mas.BCD.1x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters B, C and D women's single W.Mas.BCD.1x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters C and D women's quad W.Mas.CD.4x | 1 | - | 2 |
| Masters C, D, E and F men's coxed four Op.Mas.CDEF.4+ | - | - | 3 |
| Masters C, D, E and F men's eight Op.Mas.CDEF.8+ | - | - | 3 |
| Masters D and E men's quad Op.Mas.DE.4x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D and E women's eight W.Mas.DE.8+ | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D, E and F women's coxed four W.Mas.DEF.4+ | - | 3 | - |
| Masters E and F women's double W.Mas.EF.2x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters E men's quad Op.Mas.E.4x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters F men's single Op.Mas.F.1x | 1 | - | 2 |
| Masters G and H men's double Op.Mas.GH.2x | - | 3 | - |
| Mixed masters D double Mx.Mas.D.2x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters A and B women's double W.Mas.AB.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters B and C men's double Op.Mas.BC.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters B and C men's quad Op.Mas.BC.4x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters B, C and D men's single, band 2 B2.Op.Mas.BCD.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters C men's single Op.Mas.C.1x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters C women's double W.Mas.C.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters D and E women's coxed four W.Mas.DE.4+ | - | - | 2 |
| Masters D and E women's double W.Mas.DE.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters D men's coxed four Op.Mas.D.4+ | - | 2 | - |
| Masters D women's eight W.Mas.D.8+ | 2 | - | - |
| Masters E and F men's coxed four Op.Mas.EF.4+ | - | 2 | - |
| Masters E and F men's quad Op.Mas.EF.4x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters E and F men's single, band 1 B1.Op.Mas.EF.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters E and F men's single, band 2 B2.Op.Mas.EF.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters E and F women's single W.Mas.EF.1x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters E women's quad W.Mas.E.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F and G men's coxed four Op.Mas.FG.4+ | 2 | - | - |
| Masters F and H men's quad Op.Mas.FH.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F men's coxless pair Op.Mas.F.2- | - | - | 2 |
| Mixed masters A double Mx.Mas.A.2x | - | - | 2 |
| Mixed masters E and F double Mx.Mas.EF.2x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters A men's coxless four Op.Mas.A.4- | - | - | 1 |
| Masters A men's coxless pair Op.Mas.A.2- | - | - | 1 |
| Masters A men's single Op.Mas.A.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters B men's double Op.Mas.B.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters B men's eight Op.Mas.B.8+ | 1 | - | - |
| Masters C and D women's double W.Mas.CD.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters C and D women's single W.Mas.CD.1x | - | - | 1 |
| Masters C women's single W.Mas.C.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters D women's single W.Mas.D.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters E and F women's eight W.Mas.EF.8+ | 1 | - | - |
| Masters E men's double Op.Mas.E.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters E men's eight Op.Mas.E.8+ | 1 | - | - |
| Masters E men's single Op.Mas.E.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters E women's eight W.Mas.E.8+ | - | - | 1 |
| Masters F, G and H men's double Op.Mas.FGH.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters G men's quad Op.Mas.G.4x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters G men's single Op.Mas.G.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters H and I men's single Op.Mas.HI.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters H men's double Op.Mas.H.2x | - | - | 1 |
| Category | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Op 4- Div 3 Op 4- Div 3 | 3 | - | - |
| W ROW AR1 1x W ROW AR1 1x | - | 1 | - |
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.
The Head Race course is ~2350m downstream and regularly attracts over 250 crews; due to demand a waiting list of entries can be started within 24 hours of opening.
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Northwich Spring Head 2027 is on Saturday 3 April 2027.
Northwich Spring Head is held at River Weaver, Northwich.
Northwich Spring Head is a head race (2,350m).
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