Home International Regatta

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Home International Regatta
Sport Rowing
Founded1962
No. of teams4
Country Flag of Ireland.svg IRL
Flag of England.svg ENG
Flag of Scotland.svg SCO
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg WAL

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]

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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
2025 Eton, Dorney, England **27 JulyENGENGENGENG
2024 Strathclyde Park, Scotland26 JulyENGENGENGENG
2023Lough Rynn, Ireland22 JulyENGENGENGENG
2022 London Docklands, England23 JulyENGENGENGENG
2021**24 July [cancelled - COVID-19]----
2020 Strathclyde Park, Scotland **25 July [cancelled - COVID-19]----
2019 Strathclyde Park, Scotland27 JulySCOSCOSCOENG
2018 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland21 JulyIRLENGENGENG
2017 Strathclyde 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
2011 Strathclyde Park, Scotland23 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2010 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland24 JulyENGIRLWALIRL
2009 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England25 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2008 Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales26 JulyENGENGSCOENG
2007 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland28 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
2006 Strathclyde Park, Scotland22 JulyENGENGSCOIRL
2005 Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales23 JulyENGENGENGENG
2004 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England24 JulyENGENGENGIRL
2003 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland26 JulyENGENGIRLENG
2002 Strathclyde Park, Scotland27 JulySCOENGIRLENG
2001 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulyENGENGENGENG
2000 Ghent, Belgium **22 JulyENGENGENGIRL
1999 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland24 JulyIRLIRLIRLENG
1998 Strathclyde Park, Scotland25 JulySCOENGENGSCO
1997 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England26 JulySCOENGENGENG
1996 Strathclyde Park, Scotland **27 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1995 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland29 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1994 Royal Albert Dock, England30 July--ENGENG
1993 Strathclyde Park, Scotland31 JulyIRLENGIRLSCO
1992 Strathclyde Park, Scotland **25 JulySCOIRLIRLIRL
1991 Blessington, Ireland3 JulyIRLSCOIRLSCO
1990 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulySCOSCOIRLIRL
1989 Strathclyde Park, Scotland29 JulyENGENGENGSCO
1988 Blessington, Ireland23 JulyENGENGIRLSCO
1987 Talybont, Wales25 JulyENGENGIRLIRL
1986 Strathclyde Park, Scotland27 July--ENGENG
1985 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England28 JulyIRLIRLIRLIRL
1984 Blessington, Ireland21 JulyENGENGIRLSCO
1983 Strathclyde Park, Scotland23 JulyIRLIRLIRL-
1982 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England24 JulyENGENGENG-
1981 Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales25 JulyIRLENGENG-
1980 Athlone, Ireland26 JulyENGENGENG-
1979 Strathclyde Park, Scotland28 JulyENGENGENG-
1978 Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales28 JulyENGENGENG-
1977 The Serpentine, London, England23 JulyENGIRLENG-
1976 Inniscarra, Cork, Ireland24 JulyENGENGENG-
1975 Castle Semple Loch, Scotland26 JulyENGENGENG-
1974 Llandegfedd Reservoir, Wales27 JulyENGIRLENG-
1973 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England21 JulyENGENGENG-
1972 Blessington, Ireland15 JulyENGENGIRL-
1971 Castle Semple Loch, Scotland17 JulyENGENGENG-
1970 Molesey, London, England18 JulyENGENGENG-
1969 Monmouth, Wales19 JulyENGENGENG-
1968 Blessington, Ireland20 JulyENG-IRL-
1967 Loch Lomond, Scotland15 JulyIRL-IRL-
1966 Monmouth, Wales19 JulySCO---
1965------
1964 The Serpentine, London, England8 AugustENG---
1963 The Serpentine, London, England10 AugustSCO---
1962 The Serpentine, London, England11 AugustENG---

'** Hosted by Welsh Rowing.

'# 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

YearVenueDateWinner
2025Portnoo, Ireland20 September
2024Bournmouth, England28 SeptemberENG
2023Saundersfoot, Wales9 SeptemberWAL
2022St Andrews, Scotland20 AugustSCO

See also

References

  1. ↑ Home International Rowing official website
  2. ↑ Irish Rowing Archives - Home International Programmes
  3. ↑ "Exciting New Race Format for Home International Regatta". British Rowing. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Home International Rowing announces exciting new Beach Sprints event". British Rowing. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Scotland's women awarded Dame Katherine Grainger Quaich". Scottish Rowing. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Home International Regatta Cardiff Bay 2016" (PDF). homeinternationalregatta.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Home International Regatta Stratchclyde Park 25th July, 2015" (PDF). homeinternationalregatta.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "HIR Results 2014 - Google Sheets". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Home International Regatta 2013". HIR. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  10. ↑ "HIR 2012 Results". Home International Regatta (homeinternationalregatta.org) (HIR). Retrieved 2014-06-19.
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