Malta Boat Club is an amateur

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

club located at #9 Boathouse Row in the historic

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. In 1865, the Club joined the

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when it relocated to the

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from the

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and purchased the facilities of the now defunct Excelsior Club. While on the Delaware, the club occupied a house o
Smith’s Island
where the club stored its boat called the "

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". The club was founded by members of the Minnehaha Lodge of the Sons of Malta. The Sons of Malta, originally organized in the South, did not survive the

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. As four members of the US National Team row out of Malta, the club was well represented at the 2009 World Championships.

The Boathouse

In 1873, Malta, in conjunction with

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing (sport), rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club ...

, built a -story boat house. In 1880, the boat house was expanded. In 1901, brothers George W. and William D. Hewitt designed more substantial additions including a third story to make Malta the tallest boathouse on

. The Hewitt brothers had been

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's partner until 1876, and they designed the

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, the Bourse Building, and the Wissahickon Inn.

US National Team Athletes

1970s *Stan Depman *Fred H. Duling *Rick Stehlik 1980s 1990s *Fred S. Duling *Tom Loughlin *Marc Millard 2000s *Sam Cunningham *Shane Madden *Marc Millard *Rich Montgomery 2010s *Sam Cunningham *Bob Duff *Colin Ethridge *Christopher Lambert *Shane Madden *Tyler Nase *David Smith

Photo gallery

File:Malta72.png, Malta Boat Club, #9

in 1972. File:Vesper-Malta2010.jpg, Vesper and Malta Boat Clubs, #9-10 in 2010.

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External links

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Malta Boat Club
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The Boathouse

US National Team Athletes

Photo gallery

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