Molesey Boat Club

Molesey Boat Club

Location	East Molesey
Coordinates	51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W
Home water	Molesey Lock
Founded	1866
Affiliations	ARA
Website	www.moleseyboatclub.org
Events
Molesey Regatta, Molesey Junior Regatta, Molesey Veterans Head
Distinctions
Head of the River Race, Henley Royal Regatta
Notable members
Martin Cross,Ian McNuff, Greg Searle, Jonny Searle, Philip Simmons, Andrew Triggs-Hodge

Molesey Boat Club is a rowing club on the river Thames in England.

Location

The Club is situated on a stretch of the River Thames between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock. The stretch is roughly 4km long from weir to weir and is considered one of the best stretches for rowing on the Thames.

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.

National Racing

The club has been well represented at the two of the major races on the rowing calendar:

The Head of the River Race
Recent Results:

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

and Henley Royal Regatta
Recent Winners:

Ladies' Challenge Plate: 1991
Thames Challenge Cup: 1999, 2000
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

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 Racing 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.

Members

Some current racing members of note include:

Martin Cross: Olympic Bronze and Gold Medallist: 4- 1980, 4+ 1984
Ian McNuff: Olympic Bronze Medallist: 4- 1980
Greg Searle: Olympic Gold and Bronze Medallist: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996
Jonny Searle: Olympic Gold and Bronze Medallist: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996
Philip Simmons: Olympian GBR 8+ 2004
Simon Fieldhouse: World Championships GBR 4+ 2006, 4x 2007

Current Members of the GB Rowing Team:

Andrew Triggs-Hodge: Olympic Gold Medallist: 4- 2008
Tom James: Olympic Gold Medallist: 4- 2008
Acer Nethercott: Olympic Silver Medallist: 8+ 2008
Steve Rowbotham: Olympic Bronze Medallist: 2x 2008
Tom Solesbury: World Championships GBR 8+ 2006, 2007, Olympian 2- 2008

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames

Sources

http://www.moleseyboatclub.org/
http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/rowing.htm