Spring Head 2 Head
The Spring Head 2 Head takes place on the May bank holiday on the river Cam
The race is two lengths of 2,000m: race downstream, spin, and race back upstream for one of the longest races on the Cam!
The first leg starts at the Chesterton Railway Bridge in Cambridge and finishes at the A14 bridge. Boats spin at the lock and racing starts again at the A14 bridge and finishes at the Chesterton Railway Bridge.
2027
Race
2027 Race - 1st May
The 2027 race will take place on Saturday the 1st May
Entries
Boats can be entered under Student or Cambridge Rowing Association.
Winter Head 2 Head features categories for Open, Women’s and Mixed categories and in: 8+, 8x+, 4-, 4+, 4x, 4x+, 2-, 2x, 1x and will be £13.00/seat.
Entries will open around 3rd April.
Entries will close at latest 25th April.
Entries will be available here - entries are closed now though
Draw: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/144qD_EFuVd2tGQdwUQbvoH_URtNBfWG8x7eBPL0SPQ8/edit?usp=sharing
Prizes
Pots will be awarded for:
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Senior categories with 3 or more entries
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Junior categories with 2 or more entries
Prize giving will be in the City of Cambridge Boathouse at 2.30pm
Where possible eights will be banded into groups of 6-10 boats based on either Lents start position (college) or estimate of ability (CRA). Last year both we had 7 categories of open eights and 5 categories of womens eights.
Division Times
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Div 1: 09:00
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Div 2: 11.00
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Div 3: 13.00
Competitor Information
Please find detailed competitor instructions here. [all from 2026, change links to xmas head format]
The risk assessment can be found here.
The safety and marshal instructions can be found here.
Numbers can be collected from the CCRC boathouse from 7:15am.
Boats must be at the marshaling area at least twenty minutes before the start of the division.
Photos
Photos from 2026 can be found here for: Division1, Division2 and Division3.
Draw
The draw can be found here: Draw: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/144qD_EFuVd2tGQdwUQbvoH_URtNBfWG8x7eBPL0SPQ8/edit?usp=sharing [2026 draw]
Marshaling details
Marshalling instructions and details can be found here [find correct spelling of marshalling]
Contact and row-through requests
If you would like to request a row though please contact the Events Secretary.