Head of the Charles – Results

We have results for our boats racing in the Head of the Charles yesterday and today. Yesterday Tom Bishop was competing in the Senior Veteran II single sculls category and finished second out of 18 scullers in a time of 22 min. 32.253 sec, approximately 16 seconds...

QBC Vets in Boston, Massachusetts

The club’s super-veteran squad has arrived in Boston, Massachusetts for the Head of the Charles Regatta, at which they will be competing on Saturday. They are planning to get a couple of days of practice in the boat they have borrowed from Harvard University. We...

A Masters Pennant at the Pairs Head

The club had three entries for the Pairs Head today, and also a composite QBC/Upper Thames RC crew. In women’s Intermediate coxless pairs Katia Zeddam and Emma Greer (start number of 246) finished 327th overall in a time of 16 min. 17.6 sec. Emma stepped in as a...

Progress on Boathouse Redevelopment

Good progress is being made on the redevelopment of the boathouse. After pile driving last week, this week saw the commencement of the putting in of the foundations. The building contractors, Claremont, have kindly provided us with an aerial view of the site as it was...

Farewell to Mark and Beks Chatwin

Mark has been a member of QBC since the late 90’s and held positions of  Captain and Vice Captain for 16. He’s also been one of our most successful athletes on the water having competed for the club in multiple Henley Royal Regatta events, including the Diamond...

Demolition of the Boathouse

Demolition of our 100-year-old boathouse started in earnest during the week commencing Monday, 5th August, once the asbestos tiles had been removed from the roof. By Wednesday, 14th August half the boathouse, changing rooms and flat had disappeared. By Sunday, 25th...