Rising from the ashes: Evesham Rowing Club + Filippi
Filippi has established its reputation by supporting some of the most successful boat clubs and federations worldwide. Our World Rowing Championship and Olympic/Paralympic headlines read like a who’s who of international rowing, but at a local level, our support is most effective when leaning in with boat clubs looking to build remarkable and differentiated programmes. […]
Filippi Focus | Fours Head of the River 2025
In a fantastic fours festival of racing across a rainy November weekend, Filippi once again emerged as one of the UK’s premier boatbuilders at the Fours Head of the River. We secured 33% of the available podium positions and finished with 16% of the total wins, earning three pennants. With numerous clubs taking to the […]
Filippi Focus | Junior Fours Head 2025
In its first-ever staging, the Junior Fours Head got off to a spectacular start, welcoming hundreds of young athletes to the Tideway on the world-famous championship course. In the light of so much cancellation over the last few years, it was a pleasure to see so many athletes make their way down towards Putney embankment […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT Senior + U23 November Trials 2025
Image Credit: AllMarkOne Filippi kick-started the 2025/26 GB trialling season in excellent form, securing several high-ranking finishes. We were the most popular boat brand at the November edition of the trials (almost one in three shells were Filippi), and 40% of top ten placements in men’s and women’s sculling were achieved in Filippi shells. On […]
Filippi Focus | Wingfield Sculls 2025
A stormy Sunday afternoon set the stage for a dramatic return of the Wingfield Sculls, a unique invitational event in which six of the UK’s top scullers go head-to-head over the Championship Course. Last Sunday, champion Callum Dixon lined up against five rivals in the shadows of Putney Bridge as he sought to retain his […]
Silver Linings: Filippi Family Becky Wilde’s 2025 season
Image Credit: Benedict Tufnell / Ed Evans When reflecting on the 2025 season, it can only be viewed as the beginning of a new chapter. A new and different chapter to those that have gone before. A few months ago, I wrote: “My Olympic year can only be compared to a rollercoaster. This season has […]
Filippi Focus | Vesta Scullers Head 2025
Filippi started the 2025/26 season in the best possible fashion by emerging as the most successful boatbuilder at the 2025 edition of the Vesta Sculler’s Head of the River. Filippi shells took 45% of the wins, taking victories in 17 categories and placing 45 athletes into top-three positions. Max Raymond-Barker of Lea Rowing Club finished […]
Wallingford Rowing Club | Turning The Tide
Club rowing at a junior level in the UK is struggling. The talent pool that was once widely and equitably spread seems to be consolidating rapidly into the cohorts of the largest and most successful schools. Clubs, who have always traditionally had issues generating funding, finding coaches and attracting talent, are now faced with the […]
Filippi UK Partnering with inaugural Junior Fours Head
Filippi UK is delighted to partner with the inaugural Junior Fours Head to promote and enhance the junior rowing calendar in the UK. The Junior Fours Head launches in November 025 and will take place on the Championship Course, from Mortlake to Putney. It aims to allow junior rowers to experience racing on the Tideway after several years […]
Paris 2024: Reflections One Year On
This article was written by Becky Wilde. One year since Paris 2024. One year, but it could be ten. It truly feels like a lifetime ago. There have been many articles, interviews, and podcasts, but a year later, in my own words, this is a reflection on achieving the medal many thought was impossible. The […]