Henley Royal Regatta practice and Henley Women's Regatta 2023: river restriction notice
Published 9 May 2023
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When
From 6am on Monday 12 June to 6am on Tuesday 27 June 2023.
Where
Henley reach, Henley Royal Regatta course.
Details
During these dates (whilst practice for Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women’s Regatta is taking place) no boats, other than rowing racing boats, can navigate within the regatta course or crew warm up area.
The navigation channel for river traffic will be on the Buckinghamshire bank, Fawley Court side of the river. Normal rules of navigation will apply in the navigation channel and boats must navigate with particular care and caution.
Any boat may cross the regatta course and crew warm up area from one side of the river to the other as long as rowing racing boats are not impeded or obstructed.
No boat can moor to the bank in the area known as The Narrows or to the adjacent regatta course booms (The Narrows is indicated with an X on the map below).
Only open boats and unpowered boats can moor to the booms on the outside of the regatta course except in the area known as The Narrows. No boat can moor unattended to the regatta course booms, piles or boxes.
It is an offence to fail to conform with the directions in this notice or to obstruct an officer of the Environment Agency in the execution of their duty or to fail to obey directions given regarding the navigation, mooring or unmooring of any boat.
Furthermore, we hereby advise that the regatta course including all of the piles, booms and boxes are the property of Henley Royal Regatta. The Regatta may choose to take civil action against any person who causes damage to their structures.
Henley Royal Regatta course map
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 and the UK Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 as may be relevant. Particular attention should be paid to byelaws 24-42 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993, Steering Sailing and Speed.
And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 that:
The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.
The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.
Read our Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993