Shiplake College Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationShiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Coordinates51°29′48″N 0°53′42″W / 51.496801°N 0.894918°W / 51.496801; -0.894918
Founded1959
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SHP
Websitewww.shiplake.org.uk/1539/co-curricular/sport/rowing

Shiplake College Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Shiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[1]

History

Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The boat club is owned by Shiplake College and rowing became a primary college sport due to its location on the banks of the River Thames.[2] In 2020 The Davies Centre was completed, incorporating a new boat storage and indoor training facilities. It was officially opened for former headmaster Gregg Davies in 2021, delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3]

In recent years the club has won both the prestigious Schools' Head of the River Race and the Non-Championship Eights at the National Schools' Regatta.[2]

Shiplake Vikings

The Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club share the rowing facilities of the college.[4]

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

Year Winning Crew
2015Non-Championship Boys' Eights
2018Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2021Sherriff Cup (Girls' Championship 4x)
2021Wimbledon Centenary Cup (Girls' 2nd 4x)
2021Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2022Jim Mason Plate (Girls' Championship 4+)

Schools' Head of the River Race

Year Winning Crew
2017Boys' Championship Eights
2019Boys' Championship Eights (Course Record)
2022Boys' Championship Eights
2022Boys' Second Eights
2022Girls' Championship Quads (Course Record)
2022Girls' First Eights
2023Boys' Championship Eights (Crew: Fin W, Freddie M, Harrison H, Seric C, Edward F, Callan W, Fred F, Luke B. Cox: Charlie K.
2023Boys' Second Eights

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Winning Crew
1984Visitors' Challenge Cup
2021Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup

Henley Women's Regatta

Year Winning Crew
2019Rosie Mayglothling Trophy
2021Bea Langridge Trophy
2022Bea Langridge Trophy

British Junior Championships

Year Winning Crew/s
1981Men J16 2+, Men J16 8+ [5]
1982Men J18 4-, Men J16 2- [6]
1985Men J18 4-[7]
1986Men J18 2- [8]
1988Men J16 2-[9]
1992Men J18 4+[10]
1995Men J16 8+ [11]
2021WJ18 1x, WJ18 2x, WJ18 4x [12]

Course Records Currently Held

Event Category Year Set Time
Schools' Head of the River RaceBoys' Championship Eights201916:36
Schools' Head of the River RaceGirls' Championship Quads202219:15

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. 1 2 "Club history". Shiplake College.
  3. ↑ "Ex-headmaster opens new boathouse with his name". Henley Standard. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Our location". Shiplake Vikings.
  5. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 17 July 1995, p. 33". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ↑ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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