FROM THE CHAIRMAN,  MIKE MARTIN

“At National Schools Regatta we are delighted to welcome Elston Consulting again as our lead sponsor. This is the 5th year of support from Elston — a partnership born from a lakeside conversation with its founder Henry Cobbe, who has fond, if gruelling, memories of NSR 1990–94. We are proud to count them as part of the NSR family.”

This year’s regatta promises to be our most ambitious yet, and none of it would be possible without the extraordinary generosity of our partners. We wanted to share a little about who Elston are, why they support us, and what that support makes possible for your young rowers this season.

Who are Elston?

Elston Consulting provides research, analytics and insights to investment managers and financial advisers. Their powerful risk analytics system, Minerva, helps quantify different aspects of risk and informs how investment strategies are managed.

This year, two funds powered by Elston’s research are also appearing as sponsors:

▶  VT Avastra Global Diversified Assets fund

▶  VT Munro UK Equity Income fund

How does Elston support NSR?

We are very grateful to Elston’s generosity, which ensures the whole event is live-streamed — and this year, in addition, we have a splendid new grandstand that we hope you will find comfortable, particularly those in need of a well-earned sit-down.

Thank you, Henry Cobbe and the entire Elston team, for your continued support!

A message from Henry Cobbe

Founder and Managing Director, Elston Consulting

“Elston is supporting the regatta because rowing is a sport that requires dedication, determination and grit. These qualities prove invaluable through life as many of my cohort of rowers can attest. So while most spectators, family and friends will be supporting a particular team, we are really proud to back the whole event.

I know how much each race means to each rower. And I also know how much work goes on behind the scenes with teachers, coaches, and parents. Whether it’s the vats of food, the heaps of washing, or the precise pain of an ergo target.

Rowing is not just a thing. It becomes everything.

And later on in life you may find — as I have — that it’s the friends you make in this sport — your crew — who are the ones who will stick by each other through thick and thin for many years to come. And that’s the greatest result of all.

Good luck to all crews. By choosing and sticking to this path — you’re already winning.“

— Henry Cobbe and the Elston ‘Crew’

🏆  From the archives: Henry Cobbe was GBR Junior 4– Silver Medallist 1993, and Captain of the winning Eton College Crew for NSR Championship 8s 1994 — in a record time.