The Head of the Shannon



Dear Captain / Secretary, Carrick on Shannon Rowing Club invites your club to participate in the inaugural Head of the Shannon, which will take place in Carrick on Shannon on 16th of February 2008. There will be two races, at 11.00 am and 2.30 pm, over a course of exactly 5,000m. This is the first Head of the River that will have taken place in Carrick on Shannon in 21 years - the previous two Heads which took place in 1986 & 1987 included entries from the British National Squad with a young oarsman by the name of Stephen Redgrave winning in two events. Download the Prospectus (MS Word document - 416kb) Contact Mark Kelly, Secretary, Carrick on Shannon Rowing Club

Update 18/02/2008:
The race results are now available for download: Head of the Shannon 2008 - Race Results (MS Excel spreadsheet 60kb)

Update 13/02/2008:
Updated Race Draw (Both Heads): Head of the Shannon 2008 - Race Draw (MS Excel spreadsheet 92kb)

Update 12/02/2008:
The race draws and race instructions for the 2008 Head of the Shannon are now available for download: Head of the Shannon 2008 - Race Instructions for Competitors (MS Word document 29kb) Head of the Shannon 2008 - Race Draw: Head One (MS Excel spreadsheet 92kb) Head of the Shannon 2008 - Race Draw: Head Two (MS Excel spreadsheet 81kb)

Update 30/01/2008:
In view of the number of requests received from Clubs the organising Committee of the Apollo Duck Head of the Shannon have decided to move the Women's Senior 8s (incl 4x's) to the First Head and split the Senior 4s category between the two Heads - the Mens Senior 4s going in the First Head and Womens Senior 4s now going to the Second Head. This will mean that the categories and Head seperation will now be as follows:

Head One - Male & Female (11am)	Head Two - Male & Female (2.30pm)
Womens Senior 8 (incl 4x+/-)	Masters 8 (incl 4x+/-)
Mens Senior 4(+/-)	Masters 4+
Masters 2x	Mens Senior 8
Masters 1x	Womens Senior 4(+/-)
Senior 2x	Intermediate 8 (incl 4x+/-)
Senior 1x	Intermediate 4+
Intermediate 2x	Novice 8 (incl 4x+)
Intermediate 1x	Novice 4+
Novice 2x	Junior 8 (incl 4x+/-)
Novice 1x	Junior 4+
Junior 2x	Junior 16 8 (incl 4x+)
Junior 1x	Junior 16 4+
	Junior 15 8

Please note that the reason for all the small boats in the First Head is that the morning usually provides the best conditions for these boats so this decision has been made with safety of competitors in mind. We have also added Mens & Womens Junior 15 8s to the Second Head due to popular demand. In addition to the Pennants on offer to the category winners we are also delighted to announce that the club with the five fastest aggregated times will receive set of Croker Sculling Blades generously supplied by Crokers Irish Agent, Mike Heskin. We also hope to have more prizes on offer on the day and further details will follow. Entries will be limited to 200 boats on the day so early entry is advisable.

View a video of the course online now:



Entry fees are as follows:

EUR 40.00 (GBP 28.00)	for eights
EUR 20.00 (GBP 14.00)	for fours & quads
EUR 15.00 (GBP 10.00)	for doubles
EUR 10.00 (GBP 7.00)	for sculls