Barnes & Mortlake Regatta

The club had seven crews racing at Barnes and Mortlake Regatta on Saturday and chalked up a win and two runners up. All our crews had wanted to enter masters events but had to be satisfied with races in the open events offered in the regatta programme. Our two open...

Inside the new boathouse

A working party visited the interior of the new boathouse on Saturday and took the opportunity to capture a few photographs. The party were returning the newly refurbished changing room benches to temporary storage in the existing, but out of use, club room. They had...

Hugh Williams RIP

We sadly report the death of another ex-member of the club. Hugh Williams died on Saturday, 24th May after a long struggle against cancer. Hugh graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge in 1970, where he also rowed for his college. Then in 1975 Hugh joined...

Malcolm Sheppard RIP

We are saddened to have to report the death on 21st April of Malcolm Sheppard, who was a member of the club from the 1960s through to the 1980s. Malcolm was 82 years old. A number of current and ex-members remember him well and will have sat in a boat with him. Lionel...

Some Old Videos from Henley Royal Regatta

Geoff Peel has unearthed a couple of videos in the AP archive, showing mostly the social scene at Henley Royal Regatta, but featuring crews from Quintin Boat Club. These were the sort of short films that were shown in cinemas under the banner “British Movietone...