How do the points work?

Following a review of the points system for the 2023 Fantasy Henley, there have been a few tweaks to the points.

There are still three types of points:

• Win Points. 🏁

• Entertainment Points 🎩

• Speed Points. 🚀

Win Points are awarded to crews who win a race - so to my earlier point, crews who win more races will win more points. So if you win an event with 32 crews you’ll have to race 5 times. If it’s a straight final you’ll just race once. But the points will be as follows:

• Win a final - 32pts

• Win a semi - 16pts

• Win a quarter final - 8 pts

• Win a heat 2 - 4 pts

• Win a heat 1 - 2 pts

So in theory a crew winning the Grand with just two crews entered will come away with 32 points, but win the Thames Cup and you’ll earn 62.

Entertainment Points are for races where there are changes of lead, a loser who is leading at the Barrier or Fawley will win 1 or 2 points respectively. Or, if they’re leading at both they’ll get four points.

And lastly Speed Points (formerly goat points) are for crews who break or equal records and they’re BIG (although not as big as last year).

• 30 points for a course record.

• 20 for a Fawley record

• 10 for a barrier record.

• Half points if you equal any of the records.