The Head Of The Fish Regatta is a rowing race held on the last weekend of October each year on Fish Creek, within Saratoga County, New York State. The race is named the "Head" of the Fish because it is a head race.
| Head of the Fish | |
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 The Head of the Fish Regatta logo | |
| Date | Last Weekend of October |
| Location | Fish Creek, Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Event type | Head |
| Distance | 2.3 miles.[1] |
| Established | 1986 |
| Official site | https://regatta.saratogarowing.com/head-of-the-fish/ |
| Participants | 2,124 entries; 171 clubs[2] |
The event is hosted by the Saratoga Rowing Association.[3] The race is organized by volunteers.[4] Tom Frost, a member of the Saratoga Springs Rowing Club, founded the regatta in 1986.[5] The original vision for the regatta was one "that wouldn't take itself too seriously."[5] Protests were forbidden and "timing errors were considered part of the regatta's charm."[5] Winners are awarded lacquered fish heads.[5]. In 2001, the "Fish", out grew the resources of the Saratoga Springs Rowing Club and that year the regatta was co-hosted by SSRC and SRA. In 2002, the regatta moved to a two date. event. By 2003, SRA began exclusively hosting. The largest regatta to date was 2016, with 2057 entires and 185 clubs participating.
| No. | Year | # of Entires | # of Teams | Dates |
| 1 | 1986 | October 31st | ||
| 2 | 1987 | October 24th | ||
| 3 | 1988 | October 29th | ||
| 4 | 1989 | October 28th | ||
| 5 | 1990 | October 27th | ||
| 6 | 1991 | October 26th | ||
| 7 | 1992 | October 31st | ||
| 8 | 1993 | October 30th | ||
| 9 | 1994 | October 29th | ||
| 10 | 1995 | October 28th | ||
| 11 | 1996 | October 26th | ||
| 12 | 1997 | October 25th | ||
| 13 | 1998 | October 31st | ||
| 14 | 1999 | October 30th | ||
| 15 | 2000 | October 28th | ||
| 16 | 2001 | 656 | 104 | October 27th |
| 17 | 2002 | October 28th & 29th | ||
| 18 | 2003 | 809 | October 25th & 26th | |
| 19 | 2004 | 944 | 135 | October 30th & 31st |
| 20 | 2005 | 1038 | 143 | October 29th & 30th |
| 21 | 2006 | October 30th & 31st | ||
| 22 | 2007 | October 28th & 27th | ||
| 23 | 2008 | 1451 | 163 | October 25th & 26th |
| 24 | 2009 | 1511 | 168 | October 24th & 25th |
| 25 | 2010 | 1533 | 170 | October 30th & 31st |
| 26 | 2011 | 1612 | 159 | October 29th & 30th |
| 27 | 2012 | 1677 | 155 | October 27th & 28th |
| 28 | 2013 | 2028 | 159 | October 28th & 29th |
| 29 | 2014 | 1861 | 156 | October 25th & 26th |
| 30 | 2015 | 2057 | 185 | October 31st & Novermber 1st |
| 31 | 2016 | 2057 | 167 | 29Oct2016 & 30Oct2016 |
| 32 | 2017 | 2124 | 171 | October 29th & 30th |
| 33 | 2018 | 1945 | 153 | October 27th & 28th |
| 34 | 2019 | 1599 | 140 | October 28th & 27th |
| 2020 | Cancled | |||
| 35 | 2021 | 1562 | 122 | October 30th & 31st |
| 36 | 2022 | 1690 | 134 | October 29th & 30th |
| 37 | 2023 | 1810 | 145 | October 28th & 29th |
| 38 | 2024 | 1663 | 127 | October 28th & 27th |
Notes
edit- ^ "Head of the Fish a part of Saratoga's history". The Skidmore News. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Head of the Fish". Streamline Rowing. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "SRA regattas". saratogarowing.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Volunteer Opportunities - Regattas". saratogarowing.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Winchester, Ed (November 8, 2002). "Fish Story". Rowing News. 9 (18): 24. Retrieved November 14, 2013.