Eton Excelsior Rowing Club

Eton Excelsior Rowing Club is a rowing club, on the River Thames in England. It is on the Berkshire bank of the Thames at Bray, Berkshire, on the reach above Boveney Lock. The club was founded as an intermittent club in 1821 and formally established in 1851.

Eton Excelsior Rowing Club
LocationBray, Berkshire
Coordinates51°29′14″N 0°39′43.7″W
Home waterBoveney Lock, River Thames
Founded1821 (1821)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - ETX
Websitewww.etonexcelsiorrowingclub.org

The club is the nearest club to the residents of Bray, Windsor, Slough and Eton and is an open rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to British Rowing. The club's colours are navy, amber and white. The club hosts an annual "clubs and pubs regatta".[1]

Boathouse

The club’s original boat house was in King Stable Street in Eton, Berkshire, close to Windsor Bridge. The site was leased from Eton College for 150 years but in the mid-1990s, the College decided to build on the site and the club had to find a new home. For five years the club rented rack space from Eton College at Andrew’s Boat House (also used by the Army) just upstream from Boveney Lock. The club eventually found the present site which was split with Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club who were also looking for a new site at the time. Wraysbury were able to stay at their existing site and withdrew. Construction was completed in 2001 and Eton Excelsior moved in during September of that year.

History

Members of the club was responsible for forming the Windsor Boys' School Boat Club in order to continue rowing through World War II.[2]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Races won
1866Town Challenge Cup
1867Town Challenge Cup
1869Town Challenge Cup
1870Town Challenge Cup

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1993Women J18 2x[3]
2010Women J14 2x[4]
2011Women J16 1x, Women J15 4x+[5]
2012Women J16 1x, Women J16 4x[6]

See also

References
  1. , Slough and Langley Advertiser, 7 November 2008
  2. "Club history". Windsor Boys School Boat Club Rowing.
  3. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships.
  5. "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships.
  6. "2012 results". Web Archive.
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