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Data-driven analysis, race recaps, and ranking explainers — published after the regattas that move the model.

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race-recap

Henley 2026, Day 2: Kings College sends the last American home, and Radley and St. Paul's pull clear

Sixteen crews went afloat for the Round of 16 on Wednesday, and the story of the day was the boat that didn't come back. Kings College beat Deerfield by two and a quarter lengths, and with that the…

July 3, 2026 · 7 min read
race-recap

Henley 2026, Day 1: The favourites hold the Princess Elizabeth, and Deerfield is the last American standing

Thirty-two crews went afloat for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup on Tuesday, and sixteen came back to the…

#11 · July 1, 2026 · 10 min read
rankings

The British rankings, and a preview of National Schools'

The course at the National Water Sports Centre is a 2,000-metre straight cut by a forest on one side and a grandstand…

#10 · May 19, 2026 · 9 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Women's V8+ and 2V8+, after Stotesbury

The model's US #1 women's V8+ didn't race at Stotesbury. The US #2 didn't race at Stotesbury. The US #3, #4, and #5…

#9 · May 19, 2026 · 7 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Men's V8+ and 2V8+, after Stotesbury

Three weeks ago this list looked at four April A Finals — King's Crown, Mercer Lake, the Exeter Invitational, Noxontown…

#8 · May 19, 2026 · 7 min read
analysis

Stotesbury 2026: St. Joseph's Prep owns the Schuylkill, Montclair owns the weekend's story

Forty teams across the two Varsity 8+ classes, 1,500 metres on the Schuylkill, and one programme walked off the dock…

#7 · May 19, 2026 · 7 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Women's 2V8+, entering championship season

The Mercer Lake women's 2V Sprints on April 18 and 19 belonged to Greenwich. The King's Crown women's 2V A Final a week…

#6 · April 29, 2026 · 5 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Men's 2V8+, entering championship season

The men's 2V8+ is the boat class on this site where the model is the least sure of itself. The top four crews have RPI…

#5 · April 29, 2026 · 5 min read
analysis

What the rankings know, and what they don't

Every spring, the same conversation happens in every boathouse in the country. Someone says their crew would beat…

#4 · April 29, 2026 · 5 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Women's V8+, entering championship season

The model's #8 women's V8+ in the country took silver in the King's Crown A Final on April 26. The model's #2 won it.…

#3 · April 29, 2026 · 5 min read
rankings

The Power 10: Men's V8+, entering championship season

The King's Crown Regatta on April 26 had four of the crews on this list in its A Final. Greenwich won. St. Joseph's…

#2 · April 29, 2026 · 5 min read
launch

A guided tour of the Rowing Power Index

Welcome. If this is your first visit, the homepage is the Starting 10, but it isn't the whole 1500 meters. The site has…

#1 · April 29, 2026 · 7 min read