Star Club (rowing)

Star Club & Bedford Star

Location	Poynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Coordinates	52.134200°N 0.470875°W / 52.134200; -0.470875
Founded	1960
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.

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

• Tim Foster
• Miriam Taylor

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year	Races 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

Year	Winning 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)

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Club history". Star Club.
3. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
4. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
5. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
6. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
7. ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
8. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
9. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
10. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
11. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
12. ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
13. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.