Filippi Focus | Women’s Head of the River 2026
Crews racing in Filippi shells delivered a number of impressive performances at the 2026 Women’s Eights Head of the River Race, with strong results recorded across several pennant categories on the Championship Course. The event continues to highlight the depth of women’s rowing across the UK, and it was fantastic to see so many developing […]
Filippi Focus | Schools’ Head of the River 2026
Team Filippi crews delivered a series of impressive performances at the 2026 Schools’ Head of the River, securing category victories and a number of strong finishes across the Championship Course. A huge field of school crews returned to the Tideway for the 4.25-mile race from Mortlake to Putney, one of the defining events of the […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT U19 Trials February 2026
After a slew of cancellations, Filippi UK enjoyed a stunning debut to the 2026 racing season with a series of fantastic performances at the U19 GBRT February trials. Both men and women’s winners raced in Filippis whilst our shells were responisble for 14 of 20 top-ten finishes on either side. For the women, Shiplake took […]
Starting the New Year without a bang
With all the hopes and ambitions of the New Year, I had prayed this year would be less turbulent than the last. Unfortunately, it hasn’t started quite as I hoped. My “Month One” piece of the 2026 season has aged somewhat badly. I failed at that crucial aim of “staying robust”, picking up an illness just as […]
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. […]
One Month In | Becky Wilde
One month back at it. The first month of our 2026 season is already complete. One month down, ten to go until the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. The end-of-season break flew by, and those three weeks now seem like a distant memory. Three weeks off to rest and reset; the only time of the […]
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 […]