Today it is The Women’s Eights Head of the River Race on the Thames in London. 2,700 athletes will row the course between Mortlake and Putney (the opposite direction of The Boat Race). Read more about the race by clicking here. On the ‘Heads’ website there is a very interesting 11-minute video how to cox a Tideway Head – it is trickier than you think! Watch it by going to the website, or by clicking here.