Molesey Boat Club

Molesey Boat Club
Location	Graburn Way (informally on Barge Walk), East Molesey, Surrey England
Coordinates	51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W
Home water	River Thames
Founded	1866
Membership	700
Affiliations	British Rowing
Website	www.moleseyboatclub.org
Events
	Molesey Regatta, Molesey Junior Regatta, Molesey Veterans Head
Distinctions
	Head of the River Race (1st 2010), Henley Royal Regatta (numerous wins)
Notable members
	Martin Cross, Chris Martin, Ian McNuff, Greg Searle, Jonny Searle, Philip Simmons, Andrew Triggs Hodge

Molesey Boat Club is a rowing club between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock on the River Thames in England. The club was founded in 1866 where its boathouse stands with hardstanding next to the Thames Path.

Molesey has been the organising or support club for Molesey Regatta since its inception in 1867.

Results

The club has won at national events including these three in the rowing calendar:

Head of the River Race: 2015: 2nd; 2014: 1st (of 70. Unofficial as race was abandoned as wind increased.); 2013: Race Cancelled; 2012: 2nd[n 1]; 2011: 2nd[n 2]; 2010: 1st[n 3]; 2009: 4th[n 4]; 2008: 8th[n 5]; 2007: 3rd (of unknown number. Unofficial 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 wins since 1991

Grand Challenge Cup: 2009†, 2013†[1]
Thames Challenge Cup: 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016[1]
Stewards' Challenge Cup: 1991†, 2001†, 2007†, 2014†[1]
Wyfold Challenge Cup: 1997, 2015, 2018[1]
Visitors' Challenge Cup: 2012†[1]
Ladies' Challenge Plate: 1991†, 2013†[1]
Prince of Wales Challenge Cup: 2004[1]
Prince Philip Challenge Cup: 2002[n 6][1]
Britannia Challenge Cup: 1999, 2004, 2008, 2019[1]
Silver Goblets & Nickalls Challenge Cup: 2000, 2011†[1]
Diamond Challenge Sculls: 1997[1]

Women's events, most not integrated into main regatta - expanded to three in total in 2014

no wins to date

Henley Women's Regatta wins since 1991. † = composite (with other club)

The GP Jeffries Cup:[n 7] 2017[2]
Avril Vellacott Cup:[n 8] 2011†, 2009†[2]
Vesta Cup:[n 9] 2011[2]
Sports Council Cup:[n 10] 2008†, 1999†[2]
Frank Harry Cup:[n 11] 2007[2]
FISA Senior B Category 1x: 2005
Bea Langridge Trophy:[n 12] 2003†[2]

Squads and management

The club consists of approximately 700 members, consisting of juniors, novices, seniors, veterans and Great Britain internationals of both genders.

Senior squad. Approximately 140 members. Molesey has been identified as and designated a "High Performance Club" for senior heavyweight men by British Rowing due to the breadth and extent of high standards among this group and professional coaching being available. With women and lightweight categories for both sexes, this is the club's largest active rowing group.
Junior squad. Approximately 70-80 athletes. 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.
Adult development. Approximately 60 members, offers rowing and sculling for people who want to take up the sport later in life with transition to the senior or masters categories possible.
Masters (formerly this category was known in rowing as Veterans) is the largest group in numbers whether or not including the club's discounted-fees Social Members. Masters categories A to H, men's and women's have representatives in most years at local, national and/or international events.

The club is run by a committee of 16 elected members, including the five officers of the club, Captain, Deputy Captain, Vice Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.

Members

Some current racing members of note include:

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
Rowley Douglas: Monkton Combe 2nd 8+, Olympic gold medallist: 8+ 2000

Past and present members of the GB Rowing Team

Andrew Triggs Hodge: Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2008, 4- 2012
Tom James: Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2008, 4- 2012
George Nash: Olympic bronze medalist: 2- 2012, World Championships Gold Medalist 8+ 2013, Cambridge University Blue 2010, 2011, 2013.
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
Moe Sbihi: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011, Olympic bronze medallist: 8+ 2012, Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2016
James Foad: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011
Andrew Holmes: Junior World Champion GBR 4- 2009
Jim Walker: Olympic Games GBR 8+ 1992, 8+ 1996; World Championships GBR 8+ 1989 (Bronze); Junior World Championships GBR 4- 1986 (Silver)

Attractions

The Molesey stretch allows a 4.5 km navigation from main weir to main weir and is shared with two other boat clubs, the Sunbury Skiff and Punting Club and the Millennium Boat House of Hampton and Lady Eleanor Holles Schools.[3] The second non-tidal reach above Teddington Lock, banks lack the funnelling walls at many points along the widening reach below, factors which lead to fewer waves on windy days. The club has organised or been the main supporting club for the organising of Molesey Regatta since it was founded, a year after the club.[4]

Notes and references

Notes

of 404 eights to finish.
of 393 eights to finish.
of 388 eights to finish.
of 409 eights to finish.
No Molesey international members present
Elite international men's coxed fours. Replaced in 2004 to narrow the Britannia Challenge Cup to clubs and so to create the Prince Albert Challenge Cup for students
Senior coxed (heavyweight) eights.
Elite coxless (heavyweight) fours.
Elite coxless lightweight fours
Elite eights
Senior coxed fours
Junior 4x

References

Henley Royal Regatta Retrieved 2014-11-14
Henley Women's Regatta Retrieved 2014-11-14
Grid Reference Finder distance tools
Baker, Rowland G M (1989). "Molesey Boat Club page from "Thameside Molesey"". Retrieved 31 March 2010.

External links

http://www.moleseyboatclub.org/

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[1] 404 eights to finish.

[2] 393 eights to finish.

[3] 388 eights to finish.

[4] 409 eights to finish.

[5] No Molesey international members present

[7] Elite international men's coxed fours. Replaced in 2004 to narrow the Britannia Challenge Cup to clubs and so to create the Prince Albert Challenge Cup for students

[8] Senior coxed (heavyweight) eights.

[10] Elite coxless (heavyweight) fours.

[11] Elite coxless lightweight fours

[12] Elite eights

[13] Senior coxed fours

[14] Junior 4x

[h-6] Henley Royal Regatta Retrieved 2014-11-14

[w-9] Henley Women's Regatta Retrieved 2014-11-14

[15] Grid Reference Finder distance tools

[16] Baker, Rowland G M (1989). "Molesey Boat Club page from "Thameside Molesey"". Retrieved 31 March 2010.

Remenham Club
Founding Clubs	Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club Staines Boat Club Thames Rowing Club Twickenham Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club
Committee	President – J Steel (Molesey Boat Club) Chairman – M Levy (Thames Rowing Club) Hon. Secretary – P Francis (Kingston Rowing Club) Membership Secretary - J Keech (Molesey Boat Club)