Molesey Boat Club
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| Location | Graburn Way (informally on Barge Walk), East Molesey, Surrey England |
| Coordinates | 51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W / 51.40722°N 0.351250°WCoordinates: 51°24′26″N 0°21′4.5″W / 51.40722°N 0.351250°W |
| Home water | River Thames |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Membership | 700 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing |
| Website | www |
| 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 been the organising or support club for Molesey Regatta since its inception in 1867.
The club has won at national events including these three in the rowing calendar:
no wins to date
The club consists of approximately 700 members, consisting of juniors, novices, seniors, veterans and Great Britain internationals of both genders.
The club is run by a committee of 16 elected members, including the 5 officers of the club, Captain, Deputy Captain, Vice Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.
Some current racing members of note include:
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. 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.
The club is sponsored by a Building Society and the International Sports Promotion Society. The club has received sponsorship of Sport England and Elmbridge Borough Council and other organisations and public bodies in the past.
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