Star Club (rowing)

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Star Club & Bedford Star
LocationPoynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Coordinates 52°08′03″N0°28′15″W / 52.134200°N 0.470875°W / 52.134200; -0.470875 Coordinates: 52°08′03″N0°28′15″W / 52.134200°N 0.470875°W / 52.134200; -0.470875
Founded1960
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code STA / BST)
Website www.starclubrowing.co.uk

Star Club and Bedford Star are rowing clubs on the River Great Ouse, based at Poynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire. [1] The two clubs usually race as a composite crew.

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History

The club was founded in 1960 by former members of RAF Cardington Rowing Club. The boathouse was originally 100 metres upstream from the current site.

The club won the Jackson Trophy in 1962 at the Head of the River Race and has won the trophy in total six times. In 1972 the club merged with the Bedford Ladies Rowing Club. The club won the prestigious Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta with the Leander Club in 1991. [2]

Club colours

The blade colours are white with a red star (Star Club)/just white (Bedford Star). [3]

Notable members

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
1986 Britannia Challenge Cup (Bedford Star)
1990 Stewards' Challenge Cup (Star Club)
1991 Grand Challenge Cup (Star Club)
2012 Britannia Challenge Cup (Star Club)

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1984 Men J16 2- [4] (Star Club)
1986 Men 8+ [5] (Bedford Star)
1987 Men 2- [6] (Bedford Star)
1994 Men J14 2x [7] (Star Club)
1995 Men J16 2x, Men J14 1x (Star Club)
1996 Men J18 2x, Men J15 2x, Women J16 4x [8] (Star Club)
1997 Men J18 2x, Men J16 2x [9] (Star Club)
1999 Women 8+, Men J18 2x, Men J14 2x [10] (Star Club)
2000 Women 2x [11] (Star Club)
2006 Open J16 4+, Women J14 2x [12] (Star Club)
2009 Women J16 4x [13] (Star Club)

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