Information on Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Regatta is a rowing event that takes place in London once a year. Most people know it as Henley Regatta, although it sometimes being confused with other Regattas which completely different. The first Regatta was organised in 1839, a few years after the success of the first Cambridge and Oxford ones. It became Royal after Prince Albert became the first royal to take part in the Regatta. Since Prince Albert died, every single king and queen agreed to be the official patron of the event. That is why so many members of the Royal family attend the annual event, although the Queen is not one of the attendees.

The duration of the event is five days during the first week of July and lots of visitors from all around the world turn up. Traditionally it has been a very prestigious events which definitely belongs in the biggest annual rowing events. Whoever is interested to apply needs to be proactive and let the organisers know well in advance as each race has limited number of places. Therefore, planning well in advance is strongly advisable because of high demand.

The course, which was changed in 1885 and 1922 is not the distance from the Temple island all the way until Henley Bridge, which is about 550 yeards (or 500 meters). Plenty of safety boats follow the contestants’ boats to ensure that everyone will be safe and no major accidents have been recorded. Although the Regatta has been for a long time an exclusive men’s privilege, it changed in 1975 so women can equally participate.

Henley Regatta is very popular among companies and big corporate that take part and some see it as one of the major corporate events taking place annually. Corporate hospitality is also a reason why so many companies do or try to participate, although some people believe that the original character of the event is fainting away.

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