Reading SBH
Head race
3,500m course
- Date
- Saturday 2 October 2027
- Venue
- River Thames, Reading
- Organised by
- Reading Rowing Club
Reading SBH is a head race. It is held on Saturday 2 October 2027 at River Thames, Reading, Berkshire over a 3,500m course. The event is organised by Reading Rowing Club.
Entries at a glance
From the last 3 races (2023 to 2026).
430
crews a year on average
79%
juniors
75%
sculling boats
No
eights raced
Masters: 77 crews over 3 races, mostly singles, doubles and quads. Bands B to J raced.
Who races here
Over the last 3 races (2023, 2025, 2026) this head averaged 430 crews. Most crews were juniors (79%). Sculling boats made up 75% of entries. Masters crews made up 6% (77 crews), mostly singles and doubles.
1,291 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.
J15 women's coxed quad: 69 matching crews raced over 3 years.
- 2026: J15 women's coxed quad, 27 crews
- 2025: J15 women's coxed quad, band 1, 7 crews; J15 women's coxed quad, band 2, 8 crews; J15 women's coxed quad, band 3, 7 crews; J15 women's coxed quad, band 4, 5 crews
- 2023: J15 women's coxed quad, band 1, 6 crews; J15 women's coxed quad, band 2, 3 crews; J15 women's coxed quad, band 3, 6 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 | 1020 | ||||||||
| Senior and open | 131 | ||||||||
| Masters | 77 | ||||||||
| University and college | 0 | ||||||||
| Beginner | 62 | ||||||||
| All ages | 398 | 302 | 111 | 108 | 164 | 42 | 166 | 0 | 1291 |
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 78 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J16 coxed four J16.4+ | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| J17 coxed four J17.4+ | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| J15 women's coxed quad W.J15.4X+ | - | - | 27 |
| J16 single, band 1 B1.J16.1X | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| J15 coxed quad J15.4X+ | - | - | 25 |
| J16 women's coxed four W.J16.4+ | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| J16 women's quad W.J16.4X | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| J16 single, band 2 B2.J16.1X | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| J18 coxed four J18.4+ | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| J15 double J15.2X | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| J16 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J16.2X | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| J17 single, band 1 B1.J17.1X | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| J17 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J17.1X | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| J18 single, band 2 B2.J18.1X | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| J14 women's coxed quad W.J14.4X+ | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| J16 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J16.2X | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| J17 single, band 2 B2.J17.1X | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| J17 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J17.1X | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| J18 double J18.2X | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| J17 coxless pair J17.2- | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| J18 single, band 1 B1.J18.1X | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| J15 coxed quad, band 1 B1.J15.4X+ | 8 | 8 | - |
| J16 coxless pair J16.2- | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| J15 coxed quad, band 2 B2.J15.4X+ | 7 | 8 | - |
| J15 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J15.2X | 6 | 9 | - |
| J17 single, band 3 B3.J17.1X | 8 | 7 | - |
| J18 women's coxed four W.J18.4+ | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| J18 women's coxless pair W.J18.2- | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| J18 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J18.1X | 7 | - | 8 |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 1 B1.W.J15.4X+ | 6 | 7 | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 3 B3.W.J15.4X+ | 6 | 7 | - |
| J15 women's double W.J15.2X | - | - | 13 |
| J16 double, band 2 B2.J16.2X | 9 | 4 | - |
| J16 quad J16.4X | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| J17 double J17.2X | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| J18 coxless pair, band 2 B2.J18.2- | 7 | 6 | - |
| J18 quad J18.4X | 6 | 7 | - |
| J18 single, band 3 B3.J18.1X | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| J18 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J18.2X | - | 5 | 8 |
| J16 double J16.2X | - | - | 12 |
| J16 double, band 1 B1.J16.2X | 8 | 4 | - |
| J17 women's double W.J17.2X | - | 4 | 8 |
| J18 coxless pair, band 1 B1.J18.2- | 6 | 6 | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 2 B2.W.J15.4X+ | 3 | 8 | - |
| J15 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J15.2X | 4 | 7 | - |
| J16 coxless four J16.4- | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| J16 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J16.1X | 6 | 5 | - |
| J18 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J18.1X | 5 | - | 6 |
| J15 coxed four J15.4+ | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| J16 women's single W.J16.1X | - | - | 10 |
| J17 women's quad W.J17.4X | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| J18 women's quad W.J18.4X | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| J16 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J16.1X | 4 | 5 | - |
| J17 women's coxless pair W.J17.2- | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| J15 single J15.1X | - | 3 | 5 |
| J18 coxless four J18.4- | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| J18 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J18.2X | - | 2 | 6 |
| J16 women's double, band 3 B3.W.J16.2X | - | 7 | - |
| J18 coxless pair J18.2- | - | - | 7 |
| J18 women's double W.J18.2X | 7 | - | - |
| J18 women's double, band 3 B3.W.J18.2X | - | 7 | - |
| J14 coxed quad J14.4X+ | 4 | 2 | - |
| J15 coxed quad, band 3 B3.J15.4X+ | 6 | - | - |
| J15 women's single W.J15.1X | - | 3 | 3 |
| J16 women's coxless four W.J16.4- | 2 | - | 4 |
| J16 women's single, band 3 B3.W.J16.1X | - | 6 | - |
| J17 quad J17.4X | 4 | - | 2 |
| J17 women's double, band 1 B1.W.J17.2X | 6 | - | - |
| J18 women's coxless four W.J18.4- | - | 2 | 4 |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 4 B4.W.J15.4X+ | - | 5 | - |
| J16 single, band 3 B3.J16.1X | - | 5 | - |
| J16 women's coxless pair W.J16.2- | - | 5 | - |
| J17 women's coxed four W.J17.4+ | 2 | 3 | - |
| J17 women's double, band 2 B2.W.J17.2X | 5 | - | - |
| J14 women's double W.J14.2X | - | 4 | - |
| J14 women's single W.J14.1X | - | 4 | - |
| J18 women's single W.J18.1X | - | 4 | - |
| J18 coxless pair, band 3 B3.J18.2- | - | 2 | - |
Senior and open 20 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open single Op.1X | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Intermediate open coxed four Op.INT.4+ | 6 | 5 | - |
| Open coxless pair Op.2- | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Intermediate women's quad W.INT.4X | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Intermediate open single Op.INT.1X | 4 | 4 | - |
| Intermediate women's single W.INT.1X | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Women's single, band 1 B1.W.1X | - | - | 7 |
| Intermediate open double Op.INT.2X | 3 | 3 | - |
| Intermediate open quad Op.INT.4X | - | 3 | 3 |
| Intermediate women's double W.INT.2X | 6 | - | - |
| Open coxless four Op.4- | 2 | 4 | - |
| Open double Op.2X | 3 | - | 3 |
| Women's single, band 2 B2.W.1X | - | - | 6 |
| Intermediate women's coxless pair W.INT.2- | 2 | 3 | - |
| Open coxed four Op.4+ | 4 | 1 | - |
| Open quad Op.4X | 1 | - | 4 |
| Women's single W.1X | 3 | 2 | - |
| Intermediate women's coxless four W.INT.4- | 3 | - | - |
| Women's quad W.4X | - | - | 3 |
| Women's double W.2X | 2 | - | - |
Masters 22 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters E men's single Mas.E.1X | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Masters C and D men's single Mas.CD.1X | - | - | 8 |
| Masters G and H men's double Mas.GH.2X | - | 3 | 4 |
| Masters E and F men's double Mas.EF.2X | - | 5 | - |
| Masters C and D women's double W.Mas.CD.2X | - | 4 | - |
| Masters C, D and E men's single Mas.CDE.1X | - | 4 | - |
| Masters E, F, G and H men's quad Mas.EFGH.4X | - | - | 4 |
| Masters C, D and E men's double Mas.CDE.2X | 3 | - | - |
| Masters D men's single Mas.D.1X | 3 | - | - |
| Masters E and G women's double W.Mas.EG.2X | - | - | 3 |
| Masters F men's single Mas.F.1X | - | - | 3 |
| Masters B men's single Mas.B.1X | - | - | 2 |
| Masters B, C and D women's double W.Mas.BCD.2X | - | - | 2 |
| Masters C men's single Mas.C.1X | 2 | - | - |
| Masters C, D and E women's single W.Mas.CDE.1X | - | - | 2 |
| Masters E and F men's quad Mas.EF.4X | 2 | - | - |
| Masters E men's coxless four Mas.E.4- | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F women's double W.Mas.F.2X | - | 2 | - |
| Masters C women's quad W.Mas.C.4X | - | 1 | - |
| Masters D and E women's single W.Mas.DE.1X | 1 | - | - |
| Masters D women's quad W.Mas.D.4X | - | 1 | - |
| Masters J men's single Mas.J.1X | 1 | - | - |
Beginner 6 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner open double Op.BEG.2X | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Beginner open single Op.BEG.1X | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Beginner open coxed four Op.BEG.4+ | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Beginner women's single W.BEG.1X | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Beginner women's coxed quad W.BEG.4X+ | - | 2 | 6 |
| Beginner women's double W.BEG.2X | - | - | 2 |
Other categories 1 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.AR3-PD.1X W.AR3-PD.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.
Venue location
About this head race
Reading Small Boats Head will take place on Saturday 10 October 2026. There will be three divisions, starting at 0930hrs, 1230hrs, and 1530hrs.
Course
downstream course on the River Thames
Boat classes
- Open (Men's)
- Open (Women's)
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Reading SBH 2027: common questions
When does Reading SBH 2027 take place?
Reading SBH 2027 is on Saturday 2 October 2027.
Where is Reading SBH held?
Reading SBH is held at River Thames, Reading, Berkshire.
What format is Reading SBH raced in?
Reading SBH is a head race (3,500m).
Who can race at Reading SBH?
Reading SBH takes entries for OPEN, INTERMEDIATE, NOVICE crews.
How do crews enter Reading SBH?
Entry information is published on the official regatta website (www.readingrc.com). Reading Rowing Club is responsible for entries and on-the-day logistics.
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