Editing Chester (section)

===Watersports on the River Dee===
The River Dee is home to [[Grosvenor Rowing Club]], [[Royal Chester Rowing Club]] and the University of Chester Rowing Club, and two school clubs, [[The King's School Chester]] Rowing Club and [[Queen's Park High School|Queen's Park High]] Rowing Club. According to the rowing historian Tim Koch, the city's annual rowing regatta dates back to at least 1814,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koch |first=Tim |date=22 September 2023 |title=Chester Regatta, Part I: Old But How Old? |url=https://heartheboatsing.com/2023/09/22/chester-regatta-part-i-old-but-how-old/ |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Hear The Boat Sing}}</ref> making it older than [[The Boat Race]] (1829) and [[Henley Royal Regatta]] (1839), although the regatta claims to date back even further to 1733.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A history of Chester Regatta - 1733 to the present |url=https://www.chesterregatta.org/history.html |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Chester Regatta}}</ref> Other annual rowing events include the Chester Long Distance Sculls and the Dee Autumn Head in autumn, and the North of England Head in March. The weir is used by a number of local canoe and kayak clubs. Each July, the [[Chester Raft Race]] is held on the River Dee in aid of charity.