Shore Boat Club
2022/2023 Rowing Registrations
Year 7 Students
Registration and Measure – 8 and 9 August at lunch in RAIG Erg Room.
Testing – 16 and 17 August 3.15pm to 4.30pm in RAIG Erg room (a small group of boys may be retested on the 18th).
Squad named – 19 August.
Year 8 Students
Meeting and registration on Wednesday 10 August at lunch in 8-G-7.
Year 9 Students
Meeting and registration on Thursday 11 August at lunch in in 8-G-7.
GPS Squad (Years 10 and 11 Students)
Meeting and registration on Friday 5 August at lunch in in 8-G-7.
Any new student looking to join in Years 8 to 11 should come to the relevant squad meeting as well.
Old Boys Battle on the River Thames at the 2022 Royal Henley Regatta
Whilst our current members of the Boat Club are busy representing the School in the winter sport season (as they should be), a number of our recently departed Old Boys have been in action across Europe, racing in World Cups and World Championships, as well as the Royal Henley Regatta.
At Royal Henley this year, a number of Old Boys took to the River Thames course in search of glory, in what is one of the longest running (first held in 1839) and prestigious regattas across the globe. This year we saw Old Boys compete in the Grand Challenge Cup (open M8+), the Stewards Challenge Cup (M4-), Thames Challenge Cup (Club Men’s 8+) and the Britannia Challenge Cup (Men’s Club 4+).
In the Britannia, the Shore Boat Club was represented by Andy Hoffmann (#800, 2019 First VIII and current coach). This crew (Sydney Rowing Club) had to make a last-minute medical substitution and unfortunately, drew a very slick London Rowing Club Crew who were the winners of their heat row.
In the Thames Challenge Cup, the School was represented by Will Delaney (#803 2020 First VIII) and Declan Glendinning (#793, 2019/2020 First VIII and current coach). This crew (Sydney Rowing Club) had a great run and made it right through to the penultimate day, getting knocked out by a very well credentialed crew from the Moseley Boat Club. This will be William’s final race for some time in the sky blue, as he swaps it for the Dartmouth green next year as his rowing journey takes him to the US for college.
The Grand Challenge cup saw Jackson Kench (#776 2016/2017 First VIII, COB 2017) take to the start line as a member of the Men’s VIII. This year, Jackson was awarded a well earned position at the National Training Centre in Canberra to work and trial with the Opens Men’s Team. He made his debut at the World Cup II event where the crew finished with a silver medal. At Henley, the crew qualified for the final with a strong crew from China, before being beaten in a good race from a crew that would go on to represent Great Britain.
Our returning Gold medallist, Alex Purnell (#748 2012 First VIII), took his seat again in the Men’s Four which raced in the final of the Stewards Challenge Cup. This was one of the closest races in recent history, with what would ultimately be the Great Britain Men’s Four trying valiantly to row down Alex and his crew. The work that the Australian boat had done in the early stages gave them the edge as they crossed the line with the result being decided by a photo.
Next week – Shore Old Boys bring home medals at the Under 23 World Championships!!!
Mr G. M. Bates
MIC, Rowing
