Fergus is joined by fellow Scot, Fraser Innes to run through all the action from the US Collegiate scene. Fraser, on an exchange programme to the University of Wisconsin takes us through the recent results from across the US university rowing scene and we look ahead to a mouth watering weekend of duels and matchups. We're joined by Will Porter, the Yale women's head coach to discuss all things bulldog rowing including last year's NCAA results, his reflections on Steve Gladstone and of course Hen...
Mar 30, 2023•39 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Fergus, Camilla and Tom delve into the 2023 Boat Races. Cambridge get their brooms out and sweep Oxford to one side for an historic week of light blue success. We run through all of the wet, wind and wild action including the steering masterclass that Jasper Parish put on. We also ask if the dark blue coaches are entering stormy waters...is structural change inevitable at Oxford? This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the wo...
Mar 27, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Fergus, Tom, Camilla and Ed rattle through three of the major tideway races as the head racing season draws to a close. A new world order in junior women's sweep? Can Shiplake win it all? Will anyone ever overhaul Thames and Brookes? All this and more in this week's episode. This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carried crews to over 400 medals at World Championship and Olympic le...
Mar 21, 2023•44 min•Season 8Ep. 4
There's no messing around this week, Tom Morgan is in conversation with USRowing's Chief High Performance Officer Josy Verdonkschot. It's a brilliant conversation, he's a brilliant coach, what's not to like! Josy began his new role in January of 2022.He brings more than two decades of international coaching experience and an exceptional track record of success. The dutchman served as the women's head coach for The Netherlands from 2014 to 2021, leading his athletes to three medals at the Tokyo 2...
Mar 14, 2023•31 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Fergus is joined by New Zealand Olympic Champions Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler as they take turns in asking the other about rowing and their wider lives. Who was the most likely to cry on the podium? Who was most likely to fear an ergo session? Who is the worst loser? These questions and whole heap more answered in this episode. This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carrie...
Feb 27, 2023•34 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Fergus, Camilla, Tom and Ed are back for the eighth instalment of the pod. We dive into in the most recent round of GB Trials, run through the latest updates from Henley Royal and we're privileged to be joined by Jeannine Gmelin to discuss her decision to retire and relationship with the late Robin Dowell. This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carried crews to over 400 medals at W...
Feb 13, 2023•46 min•Season 8Ep. 1
This week, Rosie has put together her bumper quiz to look back on the 2022 rowing year. Fergus, Rachel Egan and Alex McMullen are team Bucks while Tom, Camilla and Archie Donald are team Berks. Sit back and enjoy the chaos unfold. Questions range from Nat Schools, HOCR, HRR and so much more. From all of us at JRN, have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. This week we're sponsored by Bont Rowing. They are a Rowing Shoe company dedicated to producing the world’s best and only anatomically...
Dec 20, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Fergus, Tom Ed and Rosie dive into the plethora of racing that's been taking place. Fergus gives his state of the Union of the Blue Star, Ed throws around some Brookes hot takes and what was in the goody bags at the Presidents Challenge? All in this week's episode. This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carried crews to over 400 medals at World Championship and Olympic level and ha...
Dec 06, 2022•31 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Fergus, Tom and Camilla look back on Fours Head and the pink wave that swept up the Tideway. We ask the question: Switzerland or the Thames RC afterparty? This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carried crews to over 400 medals at World Championship and Olympic level and have a network of dealers across the globe. They pride themselves on an ability to custom-create shells of the hi...
Nov 22, 2022•36 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Fergus, Camilla, Tom and Ed look back on a bumper couple of weeks in the rowing world. Can Tom win $16,000 at the Gold Cup? What did Camilla win as a J14? Who did Fergus famously scalp at trials? It's all in this week's episode along with a recap of some fantastic racing. This week we're sponsored by Bont Rowing. They are a Rowing Shoe company dedicated to producing the world’s best and only anatomically correct rowing shoes. Their shoes are designed around the shape of your feet for greater com...
Nov 08, 2022•35 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Tom Morgan sits down with recently retired Olympic Champion, Grace Prendergast. Send us a text
Oct 29, 2022•20 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Fergus, Camilla and Ed look back on brilliant Head of The Charles which saw Leander's women conquer America. We preview Wingfield Sculls and discuss Fours Head's capacity issues This episode is sponsored by WinTech. WinTech Racing’s mission is to make it easier & more affordable to buy quality boats that improve performance at all levels. Their high performance racing boats have been used successfully to win gold medals and break course records at both domestic and International regattas ove...
Oct 25, 2022•33 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Fergus and Ed host this week's episode as Tom Morgan sits down with World Rowing's Executive Director, Vincent Gaillard. This episode is sponsored by WinTech. WinTech Racing’s mission is to make it easier & more affordable to buy quality boats that improve performance at all levels. Their high performance racing boats have been used successfully to win gold medals and break course records at both domestic and International regattas over the past few years including here at Henley Royal Regat...
Oct 11, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 2
We're back for our seventh series at The End of The Island. Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks and Tom Morgan usher in the new rowing season. We look back on a fantastic World Rowing Championships, debate if Tom & Ollie should still ay in the Pair or whether Graeme Thomas should keep the single scull campaign going. Fergus compares the Men's quad of recent years to the Scotland team and the big question is can we actually draw any conclusions from Scullers' Head? Oh yes, we're back. T...
Sep 28, 2022•31 min•Season 7Ep. 1
That's a wrap folks! Henley Royal Regatta is over after another record-breaking year that saw the first six-day regatta take to the Henley stretch. Hear from Zoe De Toledo, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, Tom Morgan and Ed Evans as they run down the biggest racing from finals day, including Radley making the PE final, a Windsor-Windsor final in the Fawley, a dominant performance from Brookes, and two of the three new women's eights trophies going abroad. We can't wait for HRR 2023 - the regatta will r...
Jul 06, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Fergus Mainland, Ed Evans, Dan Spring plus Will & Camilla Hadland-Horrocks look back on some cracking semi-finals and look ahead to some of tomorrow's best looking finals. This episode is sponsored by WinTech. WinTech Racing’s mission is to make it easier & more affordable to buy quality boats that improve performance at all levels. Their high performance racing boats have been used successfully to win gold medals and break course records at both domestic and International regattas over ...
Jul 02, 2022•18 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Fergus and Tom catch up with Franz Imfeld, Ross Hunter and Don Cech, head coaches of Molesey, Leander and Sydney Rowing club respectively. We catch up on how their regattas are going. This episode is sponsored by WinTech. WinTech Racing’s mission is to make it easier & more affordable to buy quality boats that improve performance at all levels. Their high performance racing boats have been used successfully to win gold medals and break course records at both domestic and International regatt...
Jul 01, 2022•13 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Fergus and Tom sit down with Euan Dickerson, President of Edinburgh University, Alex Birkenshaw & Pattie Ye, coxes from University of British Columbia and Bruno Houtzager from Nereus. We talk through the days racing and all things great from Henley Day 2. This episode is sponsored by WinTech. WinTech Racing’s mission is to make it easier & more affordable to buy quality boats that improve performance at all levels. Their high performance racing boats have been used successfully to win go...
Jun 29, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 13
We're once again live from The End of The Island, chatting with three of the International crews who are racing. Fergus and Tom are joined by Nick and Harry, coaches from Gippsland Grammar School, Australia (our road to Henley crew), Redwood Scullers, the US National Champions and Los Gatos from California who are competing in the Fawley and Wyfolds. We talk why they came, what they're looking forward to about racing, the crews they are looking forward to seeing most and whether the coaches will...
Jun 27, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Fergus is joined by Camilla Hadland and Will Horrocks, fresh from commentary duty as well as JRN's very own Rosie Oates to look break on this year's record breaking Henley Women's Regatta. We reflect on International success, Brookes' poor behaviour and look ahead to Friday's HRR qualifiers. This episode is sponsored by Rival Kit. Rival Kit are changing the custom sportswear game. With three years of experience building a brand, developing products, and refining our services, Rival Kit revolve a...
Jun 21, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 11
With entries for Henley Royal Regatta announced today, we couldn't contain our excitement so here's a quick initial overlook at this year's entries. We also welcome Sir Matthew Pinsent to the podcast and discuss the entries with him. The countdown for HRR is getting more and more exciting. This episode is sponsored by Square Blades. Established in 2014 as an online shop based in the historic city of Chester, Square Blades is a Rowing inspired lifestyle brand. They take their inspiration from the...
Jun 16, 2022•55 min•Season 6Ep. 10
We take a whistle stop tour round all of the events that have happened over the past couple of weeks and looks ahead to Henley Women's and Marlow Regatta. This episode is sponsored by Square Blades. Established in 2014 as an online shop based in the historic city of Chester, Square Blades is a Rowing inspired lifestyle brand. They take their inspiration from the heritage and history of British rowing and American crew to bring you timeless, premium quality, clothing. https://squareblades.com/ Se...
Jun 14, 2022•36 min•Season 6Ep. 9
After a bumper weekend of rowing we bring you all of the action from NSR 2022. Fergus and Tom are joined by Camilla's other half and NSR Commentator, Will Horrocks as well as Leon Redman, Henley Rowing Club's Lead Junior Women's Coach. 28 minutes into the episode we've got an Interview with Mark Wilkinson, Head of Rowing at The Windsor Boys' School. If you're looking for all the action from Belgrade and World Cup 1 then check out the latest edition of The Debrief, in partnership with British Row...
May 31, 2022•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 8
This week, Tom sits down with Gevvie Stone (3x Olympian), Emily Regan (multiple World Champion and Olympic Gold Rio 2016, currently coaching at Boston University), Bill Manning (former Harvard coach, recruiter for Princeton University, and now Director of High performance for Penn AC, a US National Team Center) and Fabio Selvig (Elite rowing Inc. ) They discuss the new Filippi partnership with US Rowing, what its going to take for US Rowing to rebuild as well as the impact of Josy Verdonkschot a...
May 17, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 7
We did it for you dear listener...BUCS Regatta 2022 hasn't even been done for 24hrs and we've recorded our thoughts and feelings on yet another brilliant event at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham. This episode is sponsored by Northern Rowing Services. Northern Rowing Services are one of the UK’s leading boat transport, parts, painting, repairs and refurbishment providers. Based in Durham, with a long history of working both with and for rowing programs of varying sizes and focuses,...
May 03, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 6
This week, we have a quick review of the boat race before having a big old chat about whether Rowing would gain popularity through something like All Or Nothing or Drive To Survive. Gold Fever do so well, why not make a new one do drive commercial interest in the sport? This episode is sponsored by Northern Rowing Services. Northern Rowing Services are one of the UK’s leading boat transport, parts, painting, repairs and refurbishment providers. Based in Durham, with a long history of working bot...
Apr 14, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 5
With just the boat race to go we can finally say we've reached the end of head racing. We look back at racing over the last couple of weeks and make our final boat race predictions. This week we're sponsored by Bont Rowing. They are a Rowing Shoe company dedicated to producing the world’s best and only anatomically correct rowing shoes. Their shoes are designed around the shape of your feet for greater comfort, performance and improved injury prevention. Visit https://bontrowing.com/ for more! S...
Mar 29, 2022•45 min•Season 6Ep. 4
For our third episode of the season, we reflect on WEHORR, Boat Race crew announcement, Tideway Fixtures and the rise of Indoor Rowing Companies. This week we're sponsored by Bont Rowing. They are a Rowing Shoe company dedicated to producing the world’s best and only anatomically correct rowing shoes. Their shoes are designed around the shape of your feet for greater comfort, performance and improved injury prevention. Visit https://bontrowing.com/ for more! Send us a text...
Mar 15, 2022•45 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Fergus, Camilla, Tom and Ed reflect on what's been a very exciting two weeks! We sift through racing from BUCS Head, Hammersmith Head and Boat race fixtures. we also discuss GB appointments, the Windermere Cup and how much of an impact training loads have on racing results. This episode is sponsored by https://swiftracing.com/ . Head over to their website to learn more about the great boats they are building for all aspects of the rowing world! Send us a text...
Mar 01, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Welcome to 2022 and welcome to Season Six of The End of The Island! Fergus is joined by Tom, Camilla and Ed to run down all the racing that has happened in recent weeks including GB Trials, Quintin and others. We also reflect on some of the PR disasters had by US Rowing... This episode is sponsored by https://swiftracing.com/ . Head over to their website to learn more about the great boats they are building for all aspects of the rowing world! Send us a text...
Feb 15, 2022•39 min
