ðə ɹᵻɡˈæɾə ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hɐvbɪn əfˈɪʃəli fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɹᵻɡˈæɾə æktˈɪvᵻɾi ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈʊk plˈeɪs hˈɪɹ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
The regatta is believed to have been officially founded in 1867, although regatta activity also took place here in the 1850s.