Molesey Boat Club
| Molesey Boat Club | |
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| Location | East Molesey |
| Coordinates | 51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W / 51.40722°N 0.35125°WCoordinates: 51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W / 51.40722°N 0.35125°W |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Home Water | Molesey Lock |
| Website | www.moleseyboatclub.org |
| Affiliations | ARA |
| Events | |
| Molesey Regatta, Molesey Junior Regatta, Molesey Veterans Head | |
| Distinctions | |
| Head of the River Race, Henley Royal Regatta | |
| Notable Members | |
| Martin Cross, Chris Martin, Ian McNuff, Greg Searle, Jonny Searle, Philip Simmons, Andrew Triggs-Hodge | |
Molesey Boat Club is a rowing club on the river Thames in England.
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[edit] Location
The Club is situated on a stretch of the River Thames between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock. The stretch is roughly 4 km long from weir to weir and is considered one of the best stretches for rowing on the Thames.
[edit] History
The club was founded in 1866, just upstream of Hampton Court Palace where the current boathouse was built. Molesey had been the support club for Molesey Regatta since its inception in 1867.[1]
[edit] National Racing
The club has been well represented at the two of the major races on the rowing calendar:
- 2011: 2nd Overall
- 2010: 1st Overall
- 2009: 4th
- 2008: 8th (No international members present)
- 2007: 3rd (Unofficially as race was abandoned after several crews sank)
- 2006: 3rd
- 2005: 4th
- 2004: Race Cancelled
- 2003: 2nd
- 2002: 4th
- 2001: 4th
- 2000: 5th
Henley Royal Regatta Recent Wins:
- Ladies' Challenge Plate: 1991
- Thames Challenge Cup: 1999, 2000, 2009
- Stewards' Challenge Cup: 1991
- Wyfold Challenge Cup: 1997
- Men's Quadruple Sculls: 2004
- Prince Philip Challenge Cup: 2002
- Britannia Challenge Cup: 1999, 2004, 2008
- Silver Goblets & Nickalls Challenge Cup: 2000
- Diamond Challenge Sculls: 1997
[edit] Rowing at Molesey Boat Club
The Club currently consists of approximately 700 members, consisting of juniors, novices, seniors, veterans and Great Britain internationals of both genders.
The Senior squad consists of approximately 40 Members. Molesey has been designated a "High Performance Club" for Senior Heavyweight Men by the Amateur Rowing Association due to the high standard of the Athletes and Coaching available. With around 100 other members in this is the clubs main rowing group.
The Junior squad is up to 80 athletes strong and closely linked to a number of local schools. The junior system offers rowing from the age of 13. The Junior programme's objective is to build towards success at J18 level domestically and internationally.
Molesey also has an active Adult Development section with over 50 members, there to offer rowing for people who want to take up the sport later in life.
And last but not least, the Veterans at Molesey make sure life at the club is well balanced, not content to settle into old age, their representing the club at local, national and some international events.
The club is run by a committee of 16 elected members, including the 5 officers of the club, Captain, Deputy Captain, Vice Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.
[edit] Members
Some current racing members of note include:
Richard Knight:
Martin Cross: Olympic Bronze and Gold: 4- 1980, 4+ 1984
Ian McNuff: Olympic Bronze: 4- 1980
Richard Stanhope: Olympic Silver: 8+ 1980,
Greg Searle: Olympic Gold and Bronze: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996
Jonny Searle: Olympic Gold and Bronze: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996
Philip Simmons: Olympian GBR 8+ 2004
Simon Fieldhouse: World Championships GBR 4+ 2006, 4x 2007
Fred Gill: Cambridge University Blue 2010
Dan Ouseley: Olympian 8+ 2004
Peter Marsland: Cambridge University Blue 2008, 2009.
Ben Smith: Oxford University Blue 2008
Acer Nethercott: Olympic Silver Medallist: 8+ 2008
Rowley Douglas: Monkton Combe 2nd 8+, Olympic Gold Medallist: 8+ 2000
Current Members of the GB Rowing Team:
Andrew Triggs-Hodge: Olympic Gold Medallist: 4- 2008
Tom James: Olympic Gold Medallist: 4- 2008
Tom Solesbury: World Championships GBR 8+ 2006, 2007, Olympian 2- 2008
Tom Ransley: World Championships GBR 8+ 2009-2011; Cambridge University Blue 2008, 2009
Cameron Nichol: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011
Mohammed Sbihi: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011
James Foad: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011
Andrew Holmes: Junior World Champion GBR 4- 2009
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
http://www.moleseyboatclub.org/
http://www.britishrowing.org
http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/rowing.htm
[edit] References
- ^ Baker, Rowland G M (1989). "Molesey Boat Club page from "Thameside Molesey"". http://www.moleseyhistory.co.uk/books/molesey/tm/tm_9.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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