Editing Durham, England (section)

====Regattas and head races====
The River Wear is host to a number of [[regattas]] and [[head races]] throughout the year. These include:
the Novice Cup, Wear Long Distance Sculls and Senate Cup in November and December; Durham Small Boats Head in February; Durham City Regatta in May; Durham Regatta and Admiral's Regatta in June; and Durham Primary Regatta in September.<ref name="River Wear"/>

=====Durham Regatta=====
{{main|Durham Regatta}}
[[Durham Regatta]] has been held on the River Wear in Durham since 1834. It is the second oldest regatta in Britain<ref>{{cite news|title=City ready for weekend of boats, cars and brilliance|work=Northern Echo|date=15 June 2007|access-date=27 September 2009|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/search/2340487.City_ready_for_weekend_of_boats__cars_and_brilliance/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919143050/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/search/2340487.City_ready_for_weekend_of_boats__cars_and_brilliance/|archive-date=19 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is often referred to as 'the Henley of the North'.<ref>{{cite news|title=Durham Bids to be UK City of Culture 2013: The North East's Best Kept Cultural Secret|work=artdaily.org|access-date=26 September 2009|url=http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=33369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718181624/http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=33369|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
Durham Regatta in its current form dates back to 1834, when only a handful of trophies were competed for over a period of three days. Today, the regatta takes place over a period of two days, at which dozens of trophies are competed for. Durham University, [[Durham School Boat Club|Durham School]] and [[Durham Amateur Rowing Club]]  have competed regularly since the early days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durham-regatta.org.uk/|title=Durham Regatta|publisher=Durham Regatta|access-date=26 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501131204/http://www.durham-regatta.org.uk/|archive-date=1 May 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>