Gap Personnel 2026 Ironbridge Weekend Regatta
Welcome to the 2026 Gap Personnel Ironbridge Weekend Regatta! Held on the stunning River Severn at Ironbridge Rowing Club in the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge on Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June 2026. We are delighted to be partnered with Gap Personnel for the fourth year in a row, whose continued support allows us to put on one of the oldest rowing events in the West Midlands.
We require all clubs camping this year to fill out the Regatta Camping booking form to secure a place. We will be closing this on Monday 15th June at 9:00am. We will always try and accommodate clubs but please make sure to complete as soon as you know numbers to help us with planning and safety.
Racing takes place over two days at the regatta with Saturday 27th June seeing side by side racing over 750m from a staggered start over Morning and Afternoon Divisions. This year the Wenlock Olympian Mixed Eights 500m Sprint event will be held in Division Three after all regatta racing has been completed before we finish with the ‘World Famous and not to be Missed’ Ironbridge Disco from 7pm to late!
On Sunday 28th we change to 500m side by side racing before finishing the weekend at 6pm. However, let’s not forget our Ironbridge Pots!
Please visit our documents page for all formal regatta documents – Regatta Documents
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Our Ironbridge Pots are made by local Wenlock Potteries and have been designed to resemble the former cooling towers that played witness to our regatta for many years.
Senior crews are awarded a full size pot, and Juniors and Coxes a half size pot.
The Ironbridge Regatta Disco
This year our famous Ironbridge Disco has the theme of Swinging 60s Party! So make sure to put on those miniskirts and flares and join us in your best 60s gear for what promises to be another great night! The party starts at 7pm and is free for all rowers (wrist bands will be in your registration pack on collection from race control).
We again have the fantastic Steve the Mobile DJ who will be playing from 7pm til late so start planning your outfit now!
The Wenlock Olympian Mixed Eights Sprint
This year the Wenlock Olympian Society Mixed Eights event will be held on Saturday 27th June in a special Division Three of Ironbridge Regatta at close of normal racing. Held over 500m, a maximum of eight Mixed 8+ will race to be crowned the 2026 Much Wenlock Olympian Champions.
In a winner stays on race format that will consist of 4 Qualifiers, 2 Semi Finals and the grand final the winning crew will be presented by the Much Wenlock Olympian Society a Gold Olympian Medal and £100 in cash. The crew that finishes runner up will be presented with a Silver Olympian Medal for all crew members and cox.
Entries will be via BROE2, please look out for the special division three. All crews must be a minimum of 50% female as defined by British Rowing.
Entry fee is £13 per seat, excluding coxes and payable online before the draw. We will be capping entries at a maximum of eight and the presentation will happen straight after the final.
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