Kingston Regatta Kingston Regatta Kingston Regatta is a rowing regatta, on the River Thames in England which takes place at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on the reach above Teddington Lock. The regatta takes place in July and forms part of the Kingston River Festival. It attracts top crews from schools, clubs and universities from around the UK. Racing takes place on the 1000 metre downstream course that stretches alongside Hampton Court Palace Park and ends just upstream of Kingston Bridge. International and Olympic rowers who have won at Kingston Regatta include Jack Beresford, Tim Crooks, Kieran West and James Cracknell. Kingston Regatta
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta sculls, with competitors from across the West of England and further afield - Bexhill Rowing Club and BTC (Southampton) being present at the 2008 regatta. On the Friday, the local rowing events take place, where local crews (often representing pubs and clubs from the town) compete over various distances in purpose built rowing boats. The regatta has for many years hosted the Red Arrows RAF display team. In recent years, displays have also been made by the Royal Navy Lynx helicopter display team, the Black Cats. In addition, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Typhoon, Harrier and Jaguar aircraft