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drinksandfriendshipsattheheartofthe

Englishsummer.

Lastyear,theregattawasbroadcast

liveonYouTube–willthisbehappening

again?

Yes,ourliveYouTubecoveragehasprovedto

beverypopularandsoonceagainviewers

attheregattaandaroundtheworldwillbe

abletowatcheveryraceliveonline,with

weekendTVcoveragealsoprovidedon

BTSport.

Whodoyoutiptowin?

It’stooearlytosay,bothintermsofform

forouruniqueracingovera 2 , 112 mcourse

andbecausewehaven’thadentriesinyet.

LikeWimbledon,ourhead-to-headformat

canalsocreatesomesurpriseresults,soit’s

toodifficulttocallevenoncethedrawis

completedafewdaysbeforeracingstarts.

Howwouldyousumuptheevent?

Auniquespectacle. L

HenleyRoyalRegattatakesplacefrom

July 3 - 7 .Ticketsareavailablefrom

http://www.hrr.co.uk,inpersonfromRegatta

Headquarters,Henley-on-ThamesRG 9

2 LY,orbycalling( 01491 ) 571900.

‘Theregattawasoriginallyestablishedbythe

peopleofHenleytoattractvisitors,andinthe 180

yearssincethefirsteventIthinkit’sfairtosaythe

eventhasreallyhelpedtoputthetownonthemap’

ReturnoftheMilitaryEights

Incommemorationofthecentenaryof

the 1919 RoyalHenleyPeaceRegatta,

MilitaryVIIIswillonceagaincompete

againsteachotheratthisyear’sevent

aftera 100 - yearhiatus.

Forthefirsttime,maleandfemale

militaryathleteswillrowinthesame

boatataneliteinternationalevent.

TheKing’sCupwillseecrewsfrom

theoriginalsixnationsofAustralia,

Canada,France,NewZealand,theUK

andtheUSAjoinedbyGermanyandthe

Netherlands,competing.

Chairman,SirSteveRedgravesaid:

“The 1919 RoyalHenleyPeaceRegatta

wasstagedtohelphastenthereturnto

normalityoftheAlliesandtheirtroops

recoveringfromtheFirstWorldWar.”

ChrisHartley,coordinatingthe

internationalparticipation,said:“As

militaryforcesaroundtheworldembrace

genderinclusiveness,theprospectof

mixedcrewsracingattheregattais

tremendouslyexciting.”

Atthe 1919 PeaceRegatta,the

AustralianArmycrewwontheKing’s

Cup,presentedbyKingGeorgeV.

Thatoriginaltrophyisnowawarded

annuallytothefasteststatecrewin

Australia.CrewsatHenleyin 2019 will

becompetingforanewly-commissioned

King’sCup.