The Fours Head aspires to be the pre-eminent Head Race for "fours", providing safe and fair racing for competent Crews on the Championship Course.
In the first race, 34 crews rowed over a three mile course from Chiswick Steps to Putney Pier.
The entry has grown steadily over the years and in 1988 the race was extended to the full four and a quarter mile Championship course from Mortlake to Putney (known to many as the Oxford/Cambridge boat race course in reverse).
Today over 400 crews compete in this annual favourite race. Watch from Furnivall Gardens for free.