Holly Chaafe is the overall Head of the Whau winner for 2024.
This year's Head of the Whau was a unique Head's-style racing event on the club's home river, with 24 crews from Takapuna Grammar joining West End schools — St Peter's, Baradene and Mt Albert Grammar — as well as WERC Club and Masters crews.
A huge thank you to everyone who took part, and to the coaches and volunteers who made the day happen.
| Place | Bow | Grade | Boat | Team | Crew | GMS% | Race time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Senior | W1x | WERC | Holly Chaafe | 96.11% | 13:10.2 |
| 2 | 3 | Club | W4+ | MAGS | Emma Curnow, Lilah Martin, Molly Stewart, Pippi Somerville, Amelia Jones | 95.03% | 12:57.9 |
| 3 | 13 | Intermediate | M4+ | TGSRC/Wentworth | Charlie Tallon, Lucas Forsyth, Noah Moss (Wentworth), Leon Boardman-Hill, c: Jasper Von Tander | 93.91% | 11:33.2 |
| 4 | 6 | Club | M1x | SPC | James Mowat | 92.86% | 12:39.1 |
| 5 | 23 | Masters F | M8+ | WERC | Adrienne (cox), Garth Bradford, David Vallance, TBC, Brent Smart, Chris Brake, Gordon Williams, Martin Sawbridge, John Seton | 92.00% | 11:09.6 |
| 6 | 19 | Masters D | W8+ | WERC | Al (cox), Carolyn (stroke), Suz, Cords, Natalie, Susan, Emma, Kate, Jo | 91.27% | 11:51.9 |
| 7 | 5 | Intermediate | M1x | TGSRC | Leo Bacchus | 90.86% | 13:09.7 |
| 8 | 10 | Club | M2- | SPC | Benjamin Davison, Arthur Yeoward | 90.56% | 12:14.4 |
| 9 | 25 | Senior / Masters A | M4- | MAGS Alumni | James Brown, Jesse Pilcher, Lewis Brown, Theo Brown | 89.95% | 11:01.5 |
| 10 | 14 | Intermediate | M4+ | SPC | Torin Bidois Treacy, Finn Judd, Ethan Goodwin, Aiden Pool | 89.84% | 12:04.7 |
| 11 | 17 | Senior | M2x | Forward RC Morges/WERC | Merlin, Rui | 89.44% | 11:44.4 |
| 12 | 4 | Intermediate | M1x | SPC | Zach | 89.36% | 13:23.0 |
| 13 | 11 | Club | M2- | SPC | Lachie Williams, Ethan Barker | 88.75% | 12:29.3 |
| 14 | 22 | Club | M4x- | WERC | Talisman, Sean, Alex, Josh | 88.27% | 11:14.1 |
| 15 | 7 | Club | M1x | SPC | Benjamin Rudsits | 88.01% | 13:20.9 |
| 16 | 8 | Club | M1x | SPC | Otis Twose | 87.63% | 13:24.4 |
| 17 | 12 | Intermediate | M2x | SPC | Donacha Aitcheson, Otis Irvine | 87.04% | 12:44.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Intermediate | W8+ | TGSRC | Pippa Riepen, Keira Penny, Skye Grice-Douglas, Sophia Twine, Aleisha Patel, Sofia Cagney-Potts, Alexa Waterworth, Farrah Grice-Douglas, c: Ashlee Bourke | 86.30% | 12:40.8 |
| 19 | 16 | Club | M2x | MAGS | Ziggy Miller, Arlo Powell | 86.15% | 12:26.7 |
| 20 | 9 | Intermediate | M2x | MAGS | Ollie Higgins, Tim Reeves | 85.71% | 12:55.9 |
| 21 | 21 | Club | M4- | TGSRC | Sam Mohns, Caleb Willman-Childs, Toby Smith, Jamie Vukovich | 85.48% | 11:45.0 |
| 22 | 15 | Club | M2x | MAGS | Ted Rattray, James Neilson | 84.94% | 12:37.4 |
| 23 | 20 | Club | W8+ | Baradene | Mia, Hannah, Hannah S, Gretel, Kate, Anna, Gracie, Esther, Alice | 84.53% | 12:25.3 |
| 24 | 24 | Intermediate | M8+ | TGSRC | John Ahn, Nate (Wentworth), Aidan Dibble, Oliver Service, Edouard De Cannart, Jim Simpson, Nam Nguyen, Sean Crampie, c: Oliver Moy | 82.59% | 11:49.4 |
WERC crews highlighted.
Originally published on werc.co.nz.