Alumni & Events
Gatherings in the run-up to the Henley centenary, starting at Head of the Charles in October and carrying through to the Thames in July 2027.
Alumni & Supporter Gatherings
We put on gatherings through the year, and we try to make them easy to get to and easy to join.
Head of the Charles Gathering
A gathering for KSBC alumni and friends at Smoke Shop BBQ, 8 Holyoke Street, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in a private room with a cash bar. Come by before or after the racing.
Kent’s crews race the following day, Sunday, October 18: women’s youth coxed quad at 8:40 a.m., women’s youth double at 9:38 a.m., men’s youth coxed quad at 10:57 a.m., men’s youth four at 12:13 p.m.
Register to attend (opens in a new window)A New York Gathering
An evening gathering in New York to mark the centennial. Please save the date, and we will share the details once the plans are further along.
Tell us you are interestedKent at Henley
The centennial of Kent's first crossing, with a celebratory dinner on the Friday evening, followed on Saturday by a picnic behind the Enclosure and Kent’s row-past on the course during the Tea Interval.
See the plansComing to Henley?
You can row in it, or you can just come along. Either is welcome, and they are handled separately.
Row in the Row-Past
Two mixed alumni eights on the Henley course during the Tea Interval on Saturday 3 July. Sixteen seats and two coxswains, open to anyone who rowed or coxed at Kent. Let us know by 15 January 2027.
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Come along to watch
No rowing required. The dinner on Friday and the picnic behind the Enclosure on Saturday are open to everyone, and we need rough numbers early for both. Tell us you are coming and we will keep you posted as things settle.
Tell us what you would come to
We have gatherings planned across the centenary year, and what we actually put on depends on what people say they want. Tick whatever appeals and we will keep you posted. It takes about a minute and commits you to nothing.
Tell us you are interestedYou do not need a title to be involved. A lot of what holds this program together is alumni simply staying in touch with one another.
Further events will be announced as they are confirmed, and the newsletter is the surest way to hear about them first.
Connected by the River
Kent rowing has always depended on the people who stay involved after they leave.
For more than a century, alumni, parents and friends of the program have given their time and their judgment to keep it strong.
The network runs across decades and across the country, held together by a shared experience and a sense of owing the place something. What alumni and supporters do is what keeps the standards and the traditions in place.
Ways to Get Involved
Help run alumni and supporter events
Host a gathering where you live
Mentor current rowers, formally or just over coffee
Give to the endowment, or help us raise for it
Share history, photographs or anything else from the archive
Race Results, Alumni Stories, and Centennial Updates
The newsletter goes to everyone who rowed at Kent and to parents who have supported the program over the last ten years. It carries results through the season, alumni profiles, and the latest on 100 Years of Kent School at Henley.
Life After the Boathouse
Kent rowing tends to stay with people. Here is one alumna on what it meant to her after she left.
Connect with KSBC
If you would like to attend an event, host a regional gathering, or simply hear what is coming, the interest form is the quickest way to tell us. It reaches the whole committee rather than one inbox.
For anything else, our co-chairs are always glad to hear from you.