27 June 2023
Finally, the regatta we have all been waiting for – the 2023 Henley Royal Regatta starts today.
Henley Royal is a growing Regatta and is now a six-day affair running from 27 June to 2 July.
A HRR press release tells us that it is going to be a large Regatta:
Entries closed on Monday, 12 June with 732 Entries from 17 nations registered overall, the second highest ever in its 184-year history. There are a record 581 domestic Entries and 151 international, with 61 from the USA and a first-ever representation for Zimbabwe.
The number of female rowers entering the 2023 Henley Royal Regatta will be twice that of 2019, reflecting the growing strength and popularity of both the sport and the three new women’s events created in 2021. There are 1,400 women in 239 crews registered.
Every race will be streamed live, and made available on demand, on HRR.co.uk and YouTube. Sadly, there will be no drone footage this year as the independent drone operator had to withdraw its services at short notice.
Here are the HRR social media channels:
https://www.youtube.com/user/HenleyRoyalRegatta
https://www.instagram.com/henleyroyalregatta
https://www.facebook.com/henleyroyalregatta
We would also like to remind our readers what HTBS’s HRR reporter Tim Koch wrote in his post yesterday:
As the social media and YouTube coverage of Henley is more than good enough to satisfy all those unfortunate HTBS Types who cannot attend in person, this year I am experimenting with not posting during the Regatta itself. I sometimes feel that my daily Henley posts are a little rushed as I try and fit them in with social activities, travelling and sleeping. I will be posting in the days following HRR 2023 and hope that these will be more considered pieces, ones that may even help elevate any sadness that The Royal is over for another year.