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
Head of the River Race
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† 2015†
Thames Challenge Cup: 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2022
Stewards' Challenge Cup: 1963, 1991†, 2007†, 2011†, 2014† 2017†
Wyfold Challenge Cup: 1892, 1893, 1959, 1978, 1985, 1997, 2015, 2018
Visitors' Challenge Cup: 2012†
Ladies' Challenge Plate: 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: 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† 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
2014 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 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.
Notable members (past & present) Martin Cross: 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 Tom Ransley: 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 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 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)