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Since 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta has brought thousands of rowers to the Charles River to compete in the world's largest 3-day regatta!

Around 400,000 spectators attend HOCR each year. It bills itself as the world's largest rowing event. You don't need a ticket to camp out and watch the boats go by, but you can reserve tables at the Eliot Bridge Enclosure for $305, or at the Directors' Tent (tickets not yet available).

For the first time, the Head of the Charles is offering a total purse of $35,000 to the winners of the men's and women's championship singles races: $10,000 will go to first place, $5,000 for second and $2,500 for third, all sponsored by longtime friend of the regatta, Don Smith.

While there are tons of great viewing locations along the Charles, we suggest heading to one of the bridges for the best look vantage point. If you're hoping to see off an athlete, head to the starting line: the Boston University Bridge is where every race begins.

Schedule: More than 50 races will take place over the three days: Friday from 7:45 to 10:26 a.m.; Saturday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:02 p.m.; and Sunday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:22 p.m.

Henley Royal Regatta is undoubtedly the best-known regatta in the world, and a highlight of both the summer sporting calendar and the social season.

First held on October 16, 1965, the Head Of The Charles® Regatta is the world's largest three-day rowing event. Founders and Cambridge Boat Club members D'Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, created the Regatta on the advice of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett.

No matter what name is used, it is an incomparably historical event in United States collegiate athletics. It is the annual Yale-Harvard rowing race, which is officially recognized as the oldest intercollegiate competition in the country.

How long is the race? The Head of the Charles course is 3 miles long (4,800 meters), starting at the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse, near the Charles River Basin, and finishing past the Eliot Bridge and before Northeastern University's Henderson Boathouse.

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With over 400,000 spectators and 11,500 competitors the Head Of The Charles Regatta is the can't miss stop for any 4th quarter corporate display or marketing tour.

With the sole exception of the Directors' Challenge Races, no person (including coxswains) shall be eligible to compete in more than one event-division (race) at the Regatta and any person that remains entered in a sculling event after the September 27th withdrawal deadline shall not be eligible to compete in any sweep ...

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The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that falls between the 16th and the 22nd of the month, and on the Saturday and Sunday immediately afterwards) each year on the Charles River, which separates Boston and ...

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The annual 13.1-mile race starts in Newcastle city centre, crosses the River Tyne and goes through Gateshead before finishing by the sea in South Shields. Runners raise millions of pounds for charity and you can watch comprehensive coverage on BBC One from 10:00 BST on Sunday.