Many boats will be of a type that have been entered in the race in previous years. A list of the main types of boat in previous races can be found below. If your boat is one of these types, please use the Type Name as written in this list. If your type of boat is not on the list, please give it a type-name you consider appropriate.
| Celtic Longboat | Shallop |
| Cornish Pilot Gig (wood) | Skerry |
| Cornish Pilot Gig (GRP) | Skiff – Clayton |
| Dory | Skiff – Rosalind |
| Gig – Burlsden | Skiff – Thames |
| Gig – Drascombe | Skiff – Thames Triple |
| Gig – Hanningfield Hybrid | Skiff – St Ayles |
| Gig – Harker’s Yard | Skiff – Salter |
| Gig – Home Counties | Sloop – Kuiken |
| Gig – Norfolk | Sloop – Spiegel |
| Gig – Pangbourne Big | Solent Galley |
| Hawaiian Outrigger | River Teign Seine Boat |
| Jolly Boat | River Teign Rowboat 20’ |
| Lifeboat | Thames Waterman Cutter |
| Pembrokeshire Longboat | Whaler |
NB If your boat has not taken part in the Great River Race since 2009 you might be asked to complete a Measurement Form.
It is important that we have this information about your boat to accurately calculate its handicap for the race.