Molesey Boat Club is a

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club between

Molesey Lock Molesey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England at East Molesey, Surrey on the right bank. The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1815 and was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1906. It is the second longest on the ri ...

and Sunbury Lock on the

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. The club was founded in 1866 where its boathouse stands with hardstanding next to the

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. Molesey has been the organising or support club for

Molesey Regatta Molesey Regatta is a Rowing (sport), rowing regatta that is held on the River Thames in England. It takes place at East Molesey, Molesey in the County of Surrey on the reach above Molesey Lock, with the finish line between Hurst Park which hosts ...

since its inception in 1867.

Results

Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River Rac ...

:2015: 2nd :2014: 1st (of 70. Unofficial as race was abandoned as wind increased.) :2013: ''Race Cancelled'' :2012: 2nd :2011: 2nd :2010: 1st :2009: 4th :2008: 8th :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

* Grand Challenge Cup: 1960, 2009†, 2013†Henley Royal Regatta
Retrieved 2014-11-14 2015† *

Thames Challenge Cup The Thames Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's eights at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club A rowing club is a club for people interested ...

: 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2022 * Stewards' Challenge Cup: 1963, 1991†, 2007†, 2011†, 2014† 2017† *

Wyfold Challenge Cup The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, colle ...

: 1892, 1893, 1959, 1978, 1985, 1997, 2015, 2018 * Visitors' Challenge Cup: 2012† *

Ladies' Challenge Plate The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard ...

: 1991†, 2013† * Prince of Wales Challenge Cup: 2004 * Prince Philip Challenge Cup: 1964, 1993†, 2002 * Britannia Challenge Cup: 1999, 2004, 2008, 2019 * Silver Goblets & Nickalls Challenge Cup: 1984†, 1985†, 2000, 2011†, 2015† *

Diamond Challenge Sculls The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders w ...

: 1997 ;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: 2017 *Avril Vellacott Cup: 2011†, 2009†Henley Women's Regatta
Retrieved 2014-11-14 *Vesta Cup: 2011 *Sports Council Cup: 2008†, 1999† *Frank Harry Cup: 2007 *FISA Senior B Category 1x: 2005 *Bea Langridge Trophy: 2003†

Recent British Championships

* 2009 Women L4- * 2011 Open 2x, Open 4+, Women L1x *

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Open 4-

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

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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.

Notable members (past & present)

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: Olympic bronze and gold: 4- 1980, 4+ 1984 * Rowley Douglas: Monkton Combe 2nd 8+, Olympic gold medallist: 8+ 2000 *Simon Fieldhouse: World Championships GBR 4+ 2006, 4x 2007 * James Foad: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011 *Fred Gill: Cambridge University Blue 2010 *Andrew Holmes: Junior World Champion GBR 4- 2009 * Tom James: Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2008, 4- 2012 *Peter Marsland: Cambridge University Blue 2008, 2009 * Ian McNuff: Olympic bronze: 4- 1980 * Rebecca Muzerie: 2020 Olympian * George Nash: Olympic bronze: 2- 2012, World Championships gold 8+ 2013, Cambridge Blue 2010, 2011, 2013. * Cameron Nichol: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011 * Dan Ouseley: Olympian 8+ 2004 *

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: World Championships GBR 8+ 2009–2011; Cambridge University Blue 2008, 2009 * Moe Sbihi: World Championships GBR 8+ 2010, 2011, Olympic bronze medallist: 8+ 2012, Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2016 *

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: Olympic gold and bronze: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996 * Jonny Searle: Olympic gold and bronze: 2+ 1992, 4- 1996 *Philip Simmons: Olympian GBR 8+ 2004 *Ben Smith: Oxford University Blue 2008 * Tom Solesbury: World Championships GBR 8+ 2006, 2007, Olympian 2- 2008 *Richard Stanhope: Olympic silver: 8+ 1980 * Andrew Triggs Hodge: Olympic gold medallist: 4- 2008, 4- 2012 * 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

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to main weir and is shared with two other boat clubs, the Sunbury Skiff and Punting Club and the Millennium Boat House of

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and Lady Eleanor Holles Schools. The second non-tidal reach above

Teddington Lock Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames between Ham and Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. Historically in Middlesex, it was first built in 1810. The limit of legal po ...

, 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. The club was the first place that

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guitarist

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used his

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guitar live on stage with his group 1984.

Notes and references

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External links

*http://www.moleseyboatclub.org/ {{United Kingdom rowing clubs International Sports Promotion Society Sports clubs established in 1866 Rowing clubs of the River Thames Remenham Club Founding Clubs 1866 establishments in England