Mercantile Wargrave Challenge HRR Campaign

Help Us Get to Henley Royal Regatta!

We’re a women’s crew crews from Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne with a big goal — to race at the Henley Royal Regatta in the UK this July. We’ll be competing in the Wargrave Challenge Cup (Women’s club Eight), and for all of us, this is a massive opportunity we’ve been offered in the sport we love.

This is a huge moment for our club, too — we’re proud to be only the second women’s club crew from Mercantile to go to Henley. It’s taken months of early mornings, tough training sessions, and full commitment from everyone involved. Now, we’re so close — but we need a bit of help to get across the line.

Why we’re asking for support:

Going to Henley is a dream, but it’s also a big financial challenge. We’re covering as much as we can ourselves, but we’re reaching out to our community to help with the essential costs like:

Boat and oar hire over in the UK

Accommodation for our stay

Flights and transport

Race entry fees and logistics

Every donation — big or small — will go directly toward helping us get there and represent our club with pride. If you wish to donate to a specific crew, please specify in the comments. Your support means more than we can say, and it would mean the world to us to have our community behind us as we chase this incredible goal.

Thank you so much for being part of our journey. We can’t wait to line up at Henley, race our hearts out, and make you all proud.

Love,

The Mercs girls + Kingy xx

The Wargrave Challenge Cup:

Cox: Jordan King

Stroke: Sophie Reinehr

Seven: Liv Nairn

Six: Imogen Nation

Five: Lou Stocks

Four: Jess Hawker

Three: Elosie Adem

Two: Freya Axten

Bow: Grace Ivers