My goal in life is to make it here. I've been rowing since i was seven and i get chills anytime i watch a Henley video. But this one is very special and different. I love it, never stop making content!!!!💗🚣🏻♀️
Two things. Firstly do the ale trail as a bonus video. Secondly cafe buendia by the Sainsbury's and the Starbucks is a sleeper hit. Now you know. From a local.
I rowed at Henley ‘82 and Henley Masters 2013. It’s magical. Wish Eamon was around for my races. It’s great to chronicle such a historic and meaningful race.
If you lose a race at Henley - you never forget it.. This film exemplifies how special is Henley - just lots of very simple things done very well, in a lovely setting, for 150 years.. the greatest athleticism.. rowing is open to anyone, and the person who pulls hardest (nearly) always wins.. there is almost no 'equipment advantage' of any kind.. See the photos of the thousands of small boats that joined in along the banks in the 1880s, the Great Edwardian era. Yes, Oxford Brookes is the most social of all academic clubs, by far. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics final it was a Brit 8 that got gold - manned mostly by a young crew from Brookes, read up about it.. England invented the modern world, and sport, too.
It is great to see the ecstatic and cheery faces of the well-dressed but exhausted crews after months and years of silent toil and bare chilly shorelines bereft of spectators in all weather foule and faire on waters murky and grey to literally have their day in the sun spangled by glints from brilliant and artful silver trophies and cups seemingly from an ancient age. It's like the light at the end of the tunnel for many of those rowers who maybe even lost a year or two with the maddening pandemic. At the end, the sportsmanship and grace shine through along such a lovely plot of ancient green ground and tranquil river and the lifelong bonds of friendship are made stronger when wet (if not the Thames, then Pimms and Plonk!). Good job to all those who did their absolute best. (Good job to the Spectators and Families too for keeping it nice. Big Cheer to the Townsfolk for great hospitality.... and quaintness!)
Who would have thought that Blink 182, the quaintest riverside hamlet on much-loved river, and dynamo athletes in slick watercraft could come together so nicely?? Mr . Glavin did! That's his style, Sir!
What a spectacle ... says a lot about the relevance of this event US folks come over and show up. Tks for the vid, must have been a tremendous work to edit all together. :-)
Eamon your film making just keeps getting better and better ! Really interesting. Great to see videos of rowers taken by a rower - so many videographers show you the rower but not his blades at work. Brilliant shots, great angles, good cutting and interesting story. Good work!
unique microcosmos but is it worth to emphasize while the whole rowing world is declining at least that 2000 m regatta lane racing ? Red bull will push coastal rowing beyond what 2000 m races had to offer and the olympics will most likely reduce the rowing event due to the high amount of athletes and ressources needed, where we have seen already the smaller and smaller fields 7 boats or just 6 boats qualified means a terrible competition that starts with a lance race, not heats. This is the core challenge , not the royal henley rowing regatta for the small elite cause the olmypic event needs the attention and attraction to keep the small school rowing clubs alive that had suffered a lot from economy crisis 2008 (less money gifted to them) to covid era with years of no new members and what not. You should look at the end of olympic rowing as we now it cause the level of competition is high and intense in the single, maybe double and eights, but in many other ares it is weaker than a Lucerne Word Cup. For those in Henley it might be a different world but the mass of rowers is not in the UK nor will ever participate and might only watch the 2000 m races during the olympics, while the average TV viewer is watching less and less rowing races during the olympics cause it gets lost among the other , faster sports tv tend to cover a lot more. And I bet coastal rowing will beat the classic rowing if you ask the companies that invest in ad campaigns that the coastal event is a lot more attractive than world cup and world champs. Check those advertisers of the past: Samsung has vanished as world cup sponsor years ago and now ?
