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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Filippi Focus | British Rowing Club Championships 2025
Filippi rounded off the UK season in impressive fashion, securing 41 medals at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships across four action-packed days of racing. 16 winners crossed the line in Filippi shells, with ten silvers and 15 bronzes also handed out to Filippi participants. Six of our golds came on the Friday of racing […]