Oxford University Women's Boat Club they would be sponsoring both the men's and women's boat races from the 2013 race. This sponsorship was key in enabling the Women's Boat Race to move to the Tideway in 2015. Since the 2012 race, Newton Investment Management has provided equal funding to OUWBC and CUWBC to enable the clubs to employ full time professional coaches and a support team to transition ‘from a student-run club to a pre-elite team’ on their road to the Tideway. In 2015, the Women's Boat Race took place on the Championship Course between the University stones at Putney and Mortlake on the 11th
Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race day following the Head of the River Race. It is organised by Vesta Rowing Club. Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race The Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames over the Championship Course. The direction in which the event is raced changes from year to year, dependent on the time of the tides: some years it is raced from Mortlake to Putney other years it will go the other way. It is open to veteran (also known as masters) eights, who race in categories determined