Regatta Notices
The Billy Webb Challenge is NZ's premier long distance sculling race, replicating NZ's first professional single sculling world champion Billy Webb's historic defence of his World Title on the 5km Whanganui River course in 1908.
This year you can race against Mahe Drysdale as he takes on Damir Martin on the 5km course.
For two years now, the Billy Webb has run an exciting format, inspired by the Armada Cup in Switzerland, which opens up the event to all single scullers to race for cash prizes.
Sun 11th Dec: Billy Webb Challenge Schedule (provisional)
- 9:00am Billy Webb Challenge Pre-race Safety Briefing
- 9:15am Sprint Challenge Briefing
- 9.30am Corporate8 Briefing
- 9.45am Launch Sprint Challenge athletes
- 9.55am Waka Welcome/Karakia
- 10.00am Launch Corporate8s
- 10.15am Sprint Challenge race
- 10:45am Launch Single Sculls
- 11:00am Corporate8s Challenge
- 11:30am Billy Webb Challenge (featuring Mahe Drysdale and Damir Martin)
- 12:30pm Prizegiving
- 12:45pm Lunch
Entry fee of $35 includes a participation t-shirt and lunch post-event at the Union Boat Club.
Check out the event website for rules, entries, etc.
