King's School Canterbury Boat Club

King's School Canterbury Boat Club

Location	Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England
Coordinates	51°18′05″N1°07′53″E / 51.301454°N 1.131340°E / 51.301454; 1.131340
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - KCA
Website	www.kingsrowing.co.uk

King's School Canterbury Boat Club is a rowing club based at Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England. ^[1]

History

The club has a boathouse at Plucks Gutter on the River Stour and is owned by The King's School, Canterbury, with rowing being a major school sport. ^[2]

The club is very successful and has produced several British champions. ^[3]

Honours

Schools' Head of the River Race

Year	Winning crew
1960	J18 eights
1961	J18 eights
1964	J18 eights

British champions

Year	Winning crew
1977	Men J16 2+ [4]
1978	Men J16 2x [5]
1998	Women 2x, Women 4x [6]
2015	Open J18 4- [7]
2016	Open J18 2- [8]
2018	Open J16 2- [9]
2019	Open J18 2-, Open J16 2- [10]

Key

• J junior
• 2, 4, 8 crew size
• 18, 16, 15, 14 age group
• x sculls
• - coxless
• + coxed

References

1. "Kings School Canterbury BC". British Rowing.
2. "Kings School Canterbury Boat Club". Kings School Rowing.
3. "Sport". Kings School Canterbury.
4. Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "British eight reinforced after disappointment". The Times. p. 7 – via Gale Primary Sources.
5. Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Injury to Roberts give the selectors a problem". The Times. p. 11 – via Gale Primary Sources.
6. "For the Record". The Times. 20 July 1998. p. 6 – via Gale Primary Sources.
7. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
8. "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
9. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
10. "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing.