Notice: Autumn 4's 2026: river restriction notice

Iffley reach, Folly Bridge to Iffley Lock.

Racing boats will enter the course from different locations and use a circulation pattern before they spin and start the race in a buoyed channel. Racing crews follow normal navigational rules.

Masters of vessels, racing will be held at quarter-hourly intervals. Whilst racing is in progress the marshals may request boaters to moor at one of the designated mooring points and wait, for a period of no longer than 15 minutes until the current race has finished, before proceeding up or downstream through the course.

Regatta boards will mark the upstream and downstream ends of the course.

Racing will be held between 12pm and 6pm.

You should keep to a safe speed and be aware of other boats near the event.

In between races a clear navigation channel will be in place along the centre of the river.

You must follow any instructions given from Environment Agency control points or patrol launches.

You are responsible for avoiding collisions. You should use all available means appropriate to the situation to avoid risk.

Swimming is not allowed on or near the course during the stated times.

All directions as to the left and right side of the river are given looking upstream.

Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 and the UK Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 as may be relevant. Particular attention should be paid to byelaws 24-42 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993, Steering Sailing and Speed.

And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 that: