Power 10
Data-driven analysis, race recaps, and ranking explainers — published after the regattas that move the model.
Henley 2026, Day 4: St. Edward's beats the model again, and the semi-final the draw promised is set
Eight crews were left in the Princess Elizabeth on Friday and four are left tonight, which is the least interesting thing that happened. The interesting thing is that St. Edward's — the lowest-rated…
Henley 2026, Day 5: St. Paul's edges Radley, St. Edward's beats the model a third time, and the Final is set
The model went nought from two on Saturday. That is the whole day in a sentence, and it is not the disaster it sounds…
Henley 2026, Day 6: St. Paul's takes the Princess Elizabeth — and ends the season as the model's number one
St. Paul's won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup on Sunday afternoon, beating St. Edward's by two-thirds of a length…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…