Home International Regatta Explained

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The Home International Regatta is a rowing regatta held every year for the countries of the British Isles - England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Events are held for both men and women at junior (under 18) and senior levels, including Para-rowing events. The race has been held since 1962 and each country takes it in turns to host the event. Prior to moving to Cardiff Bay, Welsh Rowing hosted the event outside Wales on a number of occasions in both Strathclyde and Ghent.[1] [2]

History

At The News of the World sponsored regatta on the Serpentine Regatta in Hyde Park, a Home International or "Quadrangular" was held between 1962 and 1964. The sponsorship was dropped and the competition lapsed, but in 1966 however the competition was revived with a match in Monmouth in Wales. The following year the competition was expanded to include a junior men's match. Women's rowing followed in 1969 and finally a women's junior match in 1984.

In December 2019 a new format was introduced, to reduce the overall team size, improve competition for places, ensuring that the best rowers get the opportunity to represent their country, and helping to support a more aspirational performance pathway event. This requires all rowers will double up from small boats into either a coxless quad or eight. There are also additional sprint races over 500m in coxless quads and eights.[3]

In December 2021, with the growth of the Beach Sprint format internationally and the prospect of the format being introduced to the 2028 LA Olympics it was agreed amongst the Home Nations to introduce a new event the Home International Rowing Beach Sprints (HIRBS). The first event being held by Scotland at St Andrews. [4]

Trophies

The trophies competed for are as follows (brackets designate the donating country):

Home Nation Racing colours

The racing colours of each country are as follows:

CountryBladeAll-in-one
EnglandWhite with the England Rowing logoWhite with two red hoops and the England Rowing logo
IrelandGreenGreen with shamrock emblem
ScotlandBlue with white saltireBlue with white thistle
WalesRed with white Welsh DragonRed with Prince of Wales feathers

Home International Rowing Regatta Results

YearVenueDateSMSWJMJW
2024Strathclyde Park, Scotland27 JulyENGENGENGENG
2023Lough Rynn, Ireland22 JulyENGENGENGENG
2022London Docklands, England23 JulyENGENGENGENG
2021hosted by Wales24 July [cancelled - [[COVID-19]]]----
2020Strathclyde Park, Scotland ** 25 July [cancelled - [[COVID-19]]]----
2019Strathclyde Park, Scotland 27 JulySCOSCOSCOENG
2018Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland21 JulyIRLENGENGENG
2017Strathclyde Park, Scotland #22 JulyENGSCOENGENG
2016[6] Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales23 JulyENGSCOENGENG
2015[7] Strathclyde Park, Scotland25 JulySCOENGIRLENG
2014[8] Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland26 JulySCOSCOENGENG
2013[9] Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England  27 JulyENGENGENGENG
2012[10] Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales21 JulyWALENGENGENG
2011Strathclyde Park, Scotland23 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2010Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland24 JulyENGIRLWALIRL
2009Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England25 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2008Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales26 JulyENGENGSCOENG
2007Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland28 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
2006Strathclyde Park, Scotland22 JulyENGENGSCOIRL
2005Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales23 JulyENGENGENGENG
2004Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England24 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2003Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland26 JulyENGENGIRLENG
2002Strathclyde Park, Scotland27 JulySCOENGIRLENG
2001Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulyENGENGENGENG
2000Ghent, Belgium **22 JulyENGENGENGIRL
1999Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland24 JulyIRLIRLIRLENG
1998Strathclyde Park, Scotland25 JulySCOENGENGSCO
1997Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England26 JulySCOENGENGENG
1996Strathclyde Park, Scotland **27 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1995Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland29 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1994Royal Albert Dock, England30 July--ENGENG
1993Strathclyde Park, Scotland31 JulyIRLENGIRLSCO
1992Strathclyde Park, Scotland **25 JulySCOIRLIRLIRL
1991Blessington, Ireland3 JulyIRLSCOIRLSCO
1990Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulySCOSCOIRLIRL
1989Strathclyde Park, Scotland 29 JulyENGENGENGSCO
1988Blessington, Ireland23 JulyENGENGIRLSCO
1987Talybont, Wales25 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1986Strathclyde Park, Scotland 27 July--ENGENG
1985Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulyIRLIRLIRLIRL
1984Blessington, Ireland21 JulyENGENGIRLSCO
1983Strathclyde Park, Scotland 23 JulyIRLIRLIRL-
1982Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England24 JulyENGENGENG-
1981Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales 25 JulyIRLENGENG-
1980Athlone, Ireland 26 JulyENGENGENG-
1979Strathclyde Park, Scotland 28 JulyENGENGENG-
1978Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales 28 JulyENGENGENG-
1977The Serpentine, London, England 23 JulyENGIRLENG-
1976Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland 24 JulyENGENGENG-
1975Castle Semple Loch, Scotland 26 JulyENGENGENG-
1974Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales 27 JulyENGIRLENG-
1973Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England21 JulyENGENGENG-
1972Blessington, Ireland15 JulyENGENGIRL-
1971Castle Semple Loch, Scotland 17 JulyENGENGENG-
1970Molesey, London, England18 JulyENGENGENG-
1969Monmouth, Wales 19 JulyENGENGENG-
1968Blessington, Ireland20 JulyENG-IRL-
1967Loch Lomond, Scotland 15 JulyIRL-IRL-
1966Monmouth, Wales 19 JulySCO---
1965------
1964The Serpentine, London, England 8 AugustENG---
1963The Serpentine, London, England 10 AugustSCO---
1962The Serpentine, London, England 11 AugustENG---

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  1. Hosted by English Rowing

The last 4 columns refer to the overall winner in each of the event categories: Senior Men (SM), Senior Women (SW), Junior Men (JM), and Junior Women (JW).

The match winners are found from calculating the total number of points won by each country in each section (e.g. Junior Women). Countries receive 4 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 2 points for 3rd place and 1 point for 4th.

Home International Rowing Beach Sprints

!Year!Venue!Date!Winner
2024TBC, EnglandTBC
2023Saundersfoot, Wales9 SeptemberWAL
2022St Andrews, Scotland20 AugustSCO

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.homeinternationalrowing.org/ Home International Rowing official website
  2. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4RdEydCV3IteWUwV2dOa0NtZTg&usp=sharing&tid=0B4RdEydCV3ItT2dJV3JiZXgyTkk Irish Rowing Archives - Home International Programmes
  3. Web site: 2019-12-16 . Exciting New Race Format for Home International Regatta . 2022-07-21 . British Rowing . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2021-12-07 . Home International Rowing announces exciting new Beach Sprints event . 2022-07-21 . British Rowing . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Scotland's women awarded Dame Katherine Grainger Quaich. Scottish Rowing. 17 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Home International Regatta Cardiff Bay 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728162758/http://www.homeinternationalregatta.org/results/HIR%202016%20Results.pdf. 2018-07-28. dead. homeinternationalregatta.org.
  7. Web site: Home International Regatta Stratchclyde Park 25th July, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728162851/http://www.homeinternationalregatta.org/results/HIR%202015%20Results%20-%20Strathclyde.pdf. 2018-07-28. dead. homeinternationalregatta.org.
  8. Web site: HIR Results 2014 - Google Sheets . 2014-08-13 . 2016-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415222002/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ntKlWJTZRiY45tK6LupgZjgifWYxVk6_lNJDixE1iVU/edit#gid=1467920706 . dead .
  9. http://www.homeinternationalregatta.org/results/HIR%202013%20timetable%20and%20results.pdf "Home International Regatta 2013"
  10. http://www.homeinternationalregatta.org/results/Results-2012.html "HIR 2012 Results"

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