Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta

The Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta is regatta on the River Thames in England. It is the local regatta of the villages of Wargrave in Berkshire and Shiplake in Oxfordshire. Most of the boats used are of a traditional clinker-built style.

The regatta was officially founded in 1867, although regatta activity took place here in the 1850s and 1860s. It takes place annually on the Oxfordshire bank of the river, on the reach above Marsh Lock.

The regatta attracts over 600 competitors taking part in around 350 races. It is held over two days at the beginning of August. The course is about 400 yards long, racing down stream mostly downstream of the Shiplake Railway Bridge.

See also

* Rowing on the River Thames
* Skiffing

External links

* [http://www.wargrave.net/regatta/ Regatta website]
* [http://www.wargrave.net/regatta/whatis.html What is Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta?]