Rowingchat

Meet Digger Barnes, he is on the Masters Rowing Commission for British Rowing. 01:00 Masters rowing clubs in UK - they tend to be run by masters rowers around the country. The opportunity for anybody to join and learn to row. Digger started at age 45. That's the really good thing about rowing. 03:15 Major regattas and events in Great Britain The British Masters Championships in May - has 2 categories - the masters age group or the intermediate event. The Henley Masters Regatta is in July - run in 2 lanes. Head racing in the winter includes the Vesta Veterans Head of the River in eights during March run on the Thames in London. 05:30 Innovations in masters rowing The connectivity between masters groups is changing since covid. Now the group is pre-planned lineups before going out rowing. All racing is done on points so there is no longer a 'novice' category. There is still age group racing and the points mean they select crews of similar points in separate races when enough enter. In head races the higher poi