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"Water Boiling Aft..." the Club history
Reviews of the London Rowing Club history “Water Boiling Aft. History of London Rowing Club. The First 150 Years. 1856-2006” "A captivating, beautifully produced story of energetic beginnings and Olympic success, peppered with anecdotes of redoubtable sportsmen and enriched by atmospheric illustrations. Essential for all who cheer the blades." - Country Life, 1st February 2007 “When the LRC celebrates its first venerated 150 years, it is today's leading rowing journalist and historian, Christopher Dodd, who is holding the pen... His Water Boiling Aft is well-written, has wonderful illustrations, and is a truly stupendous piece of work.” - Göran R Buckhorn, Maritime Life and Traditions, Winter 2006, No. 33 ”A remarkably researched and written account of the first 150 years of London Rowing Club. A good read.” - Friends of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race “A triumph, and an adornment to any bookman's shelves. Marvellously well written and 'un-put-downable'; the text is matched by excellent illustrations.” - Col. Michael Hickey, military historian “During the journey homewards on the train to Holland from the World Championships at Eton I read Water Boiling Aft from the first to last page. It has been very, very well written.” - Christiaan Hupkes, Netherlands “It is extraordinarily well written and it shows that the 'motherland of rowing' is still on top in our sport with regattas, club life, style, tradition, and many other things which make it so worthwhile to be an oarsman.” - Rudolf Schader, Miltenberg, Germany “Not only is Water Boiling Aft a "festschrift" for the London Rowing Club and its oarsmen through the years (and, since 2002, oarswomen), but a luminous book of rowing in Britain. Here are the boatbuilders of Tyneside, the 1930s experiment into 'jazz rowing' which meant that two blades were always in the water pulling the boat, and stories about Henley Royal Regatta. But first and foremost, Dodd's book is a grand tribute to The London Rowing Club.” - Göran R Buckhorn in Svensk Rodd No 4, 2006
Date: 2007-02-12

Boustead Cup history
BOUSTEAD CUP The Boustead Cup was founded in 1947 by Guy Boustead as an Annual Race between London Rowing Club and Thames Rowing Club. Guy Boustead was the son of J M Boustead, who rowed for Oxford in the University Boat Races of 1875, 1876 and 1877 (the year of the famous “dead heat”). Races from 1947-2003 and in 2006 have all been raced on the ebb tide between Mortlake and Putney (the reverse of the University Boat Race course). In 2004 and 2005 the race was rowed between Putney and Mortlake. Results since 1947 Year Date of Race Winner Verdict Time 1947 8 March LRC 3 lengths 1948 6 March TRC 3 lengths 1949 19 March LRC ¾ length 19.24 1950 18 March TRC Easily 1951 3 March LRC 2 ½ lengths 19.45 length 1952 29 March TRC ¾ 1953 13 December TRC 2 ½ lengths 20.56 1954 12 December TRC Easily 17.27 1955 No Race 1956 December LRC 1957 December LRC 1958 8 March TRC 4 ½ lengths 19.38 1959 15 February TRC 8 lengths 19.37 1960 No Race 1961 12 March TRC “Comfortably” 1962 7 April TRC (shortened course) 1963-67 No Race 1968 9 March LRC 2 ¼ lengths 19.58 1969 23 and 29 March TRC Decided on HOR results 1970 No Race 1971 6 March LRC 18 seconds 1972 TRC 1973 17 March LRC 1974 17 March LRC 1975 2 March LRC 1976 7 March LRC 1977 13 March LRC 1978 5 March LRC 1979 4 March LRC 1980 24 February LRC 1981 1 March TRC 1982 No Race 1983 20 February LRC 1984 19 February TRC “Wide margin” 1985 3 March TRC 1986 No Race 1987 8 March TRC 1988 21 February LRC 1989 5 March TRC 1990 4 March LRC 1991 10 March TRC 1992 1 March LRC 1993 7 March TRC Easily 1994 6 March LRC 1995 26 February LRC 1996 10 March LRC 1997 9 March LRC 50 seconds 1998 8 March TRC Not rowed out 1999 14 March LRC 28 seconds 2000 5 March TRC LRC disqualified 2001 No Race 2002 3 March TRC Canvas 2003 9 March TRC ½ length 17.20 2004 22 February LRC 1 m. 2 secs. 22.16 2005 27 February LRC 20 secs 2006 25 February TRC ½ length (shortened course) Summary Results to date: Races rowed 49; LRC 26 wins ; TRC 23 wins. There has been No Race in 11 of the years since 1947. Results compiled by Tim Wilson (TRC) and Julian Ebsworth (LRC)
Date: 2006-12-16

150th Anniversary Dates
Further news on the events planned for the 150th anniverasry; 21st April, Mansion House Dinner. Order forms for tickers coming with the newsletter. It is expected to be heavily oversubscribed so please place your orders early. 18th May, Reception at the Clubhouse. 22nd May, "The Anniversary" Squad Dinner. Commemorating the first day LRC crews took to the water. 26th June - July 2nd, Henley Royal. Prize Tent Exhibition. July 1st, Reception at the River and Rowing Museum.
Date: 2006-02-08

150th Anniversary Dates
150th Anniversary Events Update		2006-02-08
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