The 2023/24 season saw a few new faces pull up their dubious checkered all-in-ones for the first time, and even more very familiar faces continue their racing careers under the UL Tyrian banner.

Our masters F group kicked off 2024 with Quintin Head, with the crew of Jeremy Page, Peter Brett, Ralph Humphrey, Salih Hassan, Farrell Mossop, Chris Andrews, Julian Rodd, Simon Harris & Theodora Robinson winning the Masters F category! The majority of this crew (with Stewart Harries instead of Simon Harris) raced again at Hammersmith Head a few weeks later, recording the fastest time but relegated to 2nd on handicap.

The same crew, with another swap of Graham Faultless for Simon Harris, went on to again race on the Tideway at Vets Head, placing 2nd in Masters F.

Turning to regatta season, the masters F Tyrian crew won at both Henley Masters Regatta and the British Rowing Masters Championship. Many of the younger Tyrian cohort raced at Molesey Regatta in summer alongside current ULBC athletes, picking up a number of event wins.

This October, our US-based contingent raced at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. The crew of Andy Baker, Graham Smith, Dai Ellis, Matt Stares and Emily Jardine placed 11th in masters 40+ coxed fours, critically beating ex-Nemo (Harvard alumni) in the process. With an average age of 49.25, this crew will move up to the 50+ category next year!

As always, if you are keen to get involved with Tyrian racing please get in contact with Flora Blake-Parsons, Tyrian Captain, on ultyrian@gmail.com

If you are after Tyrian racing kit this is still available to purchase through rival – https://rivalkit.com/collections/tyrian-rowing-club