The End of the Island Rowing Podcast
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Episodes
278 episodes
Thursday at Henley Royal Regatta 2026
Join Fergus Mainland, Zoe de Toledo, and Lara Robinson for a recap of all the action from the third day of racing at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.
Wednesday at Henley Royal Regatta 2026
Join Fergus, Zoe, and Sasha as they recap all the action from day two at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.
Tuesday at Henley Royal Regatta 2026
Join Fergus, Zoe, and Chris as they recap all the action from day one at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.
S14 Episode 21: Oxford Brookes BC and Molesey BC at Henley Royal Regatta 2026
Join Fergus Mainland live from the Wintech and King tent the day before racing all kicks off at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.He's joined by Molesey BC's Head of Performance Pathways Ellie Stevens, as well as Oxford Brookes' Men's...
S14 Episode 20: The Night Before Henley Royal Regatta 2026
Join Rowing Down Under's Chris McCarthy for a chat with some of the overseas crews at this year's regatta.We welcome Rombout Vlaar and Berend Romeijn from Delftsche Studenten Roeivereeniging Laga in the Netherlands and Georgia Campbell f...
S14 Episode 19: World Rowing Cup III 2026
From Henley, join Fergus Mainland and Tom Morgan to look back on World Rowing Cup III. They also throw to Lucerne and hear from Camilla Hadland-Horrocks and Chris McCarthy who have spent the weekend on the banks of the Lake of the Gods.
S14 Episode 18: HRR Post-Draw Reaction and Day One Preview
Join Tom Morgan, Sasha Castel-Branco, and Ed Evans as they react to the Henley Royal Regatta draw.Tune in to hear which day-one match-ups excite them the most, which crews could throw a curve-ball, and who looks set to end the week with ...
S14 Episode 17: Day 3 at Henley Women's Regatta 2026
Join Fergus Mainland, Chris McCarthy, Lara Robinson, and Sasha Castel-Branco to look back on a tremendous day of finals at Henley Women's Regatta 2026.Olympic bronze medallist Becky Wilde also caught up with London RC, University of St A...
S14 Episode 16: Day 2 at Henley Women's Regatta 2026
Join Fergus Mainland, Becky Wilde, Chris McCarthy, and Sasha Castel-Branco to look back on all the racing from the Saturday at Henley Women's Regatta 2026.
WinTech & King Racing at Henley Women's Regatta 2026 Ft. Molesey and Colgate
Fergus Mainland in conversation with Sam Tuck - Head Coach at Molesey Boat Club and Jim Lister - Director of Rowing at Colgate University. This episode is brought to you by WinTech & King...
S14 Episode 15: EMERGENCY HRR ENTRIES PODCAST ft. RICHARD PHELPS
It's back. The Henley Royal Regatta entries podcast. And so it begins......Join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, Ed Evans, and G'day rowing fans himself Chris McCarthy to dissect the record-breaking HRR entries list.Thi...
S14 Episode 14: 2026 World Rowing Cup I and II Review
Fergus Mainland is joined by Camilla Hadland-Horrocks and Martin Cross to look back on the first two World Rowing Cups of the season and look ahead to World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne next weekend. We go through some of the big takeaways from Se...
S14 Episode 13: Day 3 at National Schools' Regatta 2026
As the sun sets at Eton Dorney join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, and Fraser Innes to look back on a record setting day of racing as the National Schools' Regatta reached it's climax. The day's racing included the Championship Single Sculls, Qua...
WinTech & King Racing at National Schools' Regatta 2026 Ft. Windsor Boys' and Sir William Borlase
Fergus Mainland in conversation with Mark Wilkinson - Director of Rowing at The Windsor Boys' School and Jonathan Keir - Director of Rowing at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School.This episode is brought to you by...
S14 Episode 11: Day 2 at National Schools' Regatta 2026
From the banks of Dorney Lake join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, and Fraser Innes to recap the action from a spectacular and scorching day of NSR 2026.This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats.Filippi are one of the most in...
S14 Episode 10: BUCS Regatta 2026
For the BUCS Regatta debrief, Fergus Mainland is joined by Will Hadland-Horrocks, Alex Darby, and Fraser Innes to unpick all the headlines from four days of racing in Nottingham.Fergus also catches up with Will Rand, Director of Rowing a...
S14 Episode 9: Coach Knows Best IV
It's been more than four years since the last time we had a coaching panel and as the student world gets read for BUCS Regatta and the rest of the country gets set for Wallingford Regatta and everything else, this seems like a pretty good week ...
S14 Episode 8: The 2026 CHANEL J12 Boat Races Review ft. OUBC's Annie Anezakis and CUBC's Simon Hatcher
Join Fergus Mainland in conversation with Oxford University BC's Annie Anezakis and Cambridge University BC's Simon Hatcher for our look back on this year's Boat Races. We hear form both athletes about their respective races, the campaigns lead...
S14 Episode 7: The Boat Races 2026 | The Mega Preview Show
With just a couple of days to go until racing kicks off on Saturday, join Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, Tom Morgan, and Ed Evans for the only preview you need to listen to ahead of this weekend's Boat Races. We give our predictions...
S14 Episode 6: The Boat Races 2026 | In conversation with Channel 4 and Times Radio
In today's special episode Fergus Mainland is joined by Tim Levell, Programme Director of TimesRadio and Pete Andrews, Head of Sport at Channel4 to chat about the broadcast of the 2026 CHANEL J12 Boat Race.This episode is sponsored by...
S14 Episode 5: Head of the River 2026 Ft. London Rowing Club & Imperial College
In this week's episode, Fergus and Tom are joined by Seb Benzecry and Zoë Hayes to debrief all the action from Head of the River Race 2026. Tom also caught up with athletes from Imperial College Boat Club and Stu Head of London Rowing Clu...
S14 Episode 4: New 2026 Henley Royal Regatta Trophies ft. Richard Phelps
The names for the new Henley Royal Regatta Trophies have been revealed and to chat through all the details, Fergus Mainland is joined by Richard Phelps, Chair of the Committee of Henley Royal Regatta.They chat through the names of the tr...
S14 Episode 3: Women's Head of the River & Schools' Head of the River 2026
In this week's bumper episode, Camilla is joined by Becky Wilde and Eve Stewart (hosts of JRN's 'Between the Buoys' podcast) to debrief all the action from WeHoRR 2026. Camilla also caught-up with athletes from Durham University Boat Club and M...
S14 Episode 2: BUCS Head 2026 ft. Durham, Newcastle, Strathclyde, and Birmingham
Fergus Mainland is joined by Will Hadland-Horrocks and Fraser Innes to run through all the action from BUCS Regatta 2025.We're also delighted to welcome a number of special guests; Durham University BC Head Coach Will Fletcher, Edinburgh...
S14 Episode 1: Welcome to The End of The Island in 2026
They're back! Join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, and Ed Evans for the start of a new podcast series at the beginning of the new year. We look ahead to what's coming up this year and give our wishes/predictio...