Captain's Blog Archives - Mortlake Anglian & Alpha Boat Club

Borne at Chiswick Bridge Regatta 2022

Entries are now open on BROE for this year’s Borne at Chiswick Bridge Regatta which will take place on Saturday 7 May 2022. Racing takes place over 1000m from a free start between Chiswick Bridge and Kew Rail Bridge. Entries close at 5pm on Sunday 1 May. Draw to take place on Monday 2 May. The poster for this year’s regatta is here. This year sees entries for 8’s included, and a 'masters beginners' category for masters rowers new to competition in 4+ and 4x Thanks to all the MAABC people, committee and friends who make this regatta possible. We look forward to seeing you [...]

By Luke Howells|2022-04-21T14:26:47+00:00April 21st, 2022|Borne, Captain's Blog, Regatta|

Message from the Captain: The Guidelines for Returning to Rowing at Mortlake

Hello everyone, We are all looking forward to the club opening up on Monday 29th March. This message is to remind you of the precautions we all need to take to protect ourselves and each other. They are based on the guidelines of our governing body and then customised to meet our local environment conditions at the club. Please read this right through before you return to the club. Key points from the latest BR advice (v11.1 dated 25th March): Crew rowing resumes. Coxes must wear PPE in line with BR advice. Coaching permitted. Indoor exercise is not allowed. The [...]

By Luke Howells|2021-03-29T15:35:47+00:00March 29th, 2021|Captain's Blog, Safety|

Message from the Captain regarding meeting COVID protocols at MAABC

Dear Club Member, Now that the lockdown is being lifted and London is in Tier 2, rowing in all types of boat can restart from the morning of Wednesday 2nd December. This is largely along the lines of how we were before lockdown 2 - with some tightening of indoor/gym usage requirements and additional mask wearing guidance - see below. Current BR guidelines for Tier Two include the following: All Covid secure club facilities may open Crew boats are allowed Indoor training is allowed subject to Covid protocols Competitions will be allowed Please note the following key points - NEW [...]

By Luke Howells|2020-12-02T13:43:30+00:00December 2nd, 2020|Captain's Blog|

Ralph Howard: MAABC’s oldest Vice President – 101 years old

Ralph Howard, our oldest Vice President, was born in Berlin on 22 April 1918, where he first started rowing. With the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime, non-Germans were being told to leave Germany. In Germany, you took the nationality of your father. Ralph’s father was Czech and his mother Polish - so no choice but to leave where he was born, leave his mother in Berlin and go to his father’s birthplace in Czechoslovakia. He had at least been allowed to finish his studies and take the exams in Berlin to be an Optician - as was his father. In [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-05-13T20:46:55+00:00May 13th, 2019|Captain's Blog|

Metropolitan Regatta: MAABC Senior Women hotter than actual surface of the Sun

The weather may have been roasting this past weekend as hundreds of rowers descended upon Dorney Lake for Metropolitan Regatta, but the MAABC Senior Women's Squad was hotter. Taking advantage of the 3 weeks of the year when Britain actually experiences sunshine, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd June saw 5 MAABC crews competing across 4 different boat classes (plus an MAABC guest star rowing in a composite crew). Knowing this was their last chance to experience competitive lane racing before Henley Women's Regatta, the girls came ready to eat, nap and row really, really fast. Saturday Saturday morning started nice and early [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:34+00:00June 7th, 2018|Captain's Blog, Racing, Senior women|

A tribute to the life of Ken Williams – MAABC Member and Vice President

On Saturday 14th April MAABC lost one of its most valued and popular members when Ken Williams died just before his 80th birthday. Ken became part of MAABC when it moved to the current boathouse 20 years ago. At the time Ken was a member of Horseferry Rowing Club, the previous owners, and the sale allowed Horseferry members to use the facilities alongside MAABC. However, after a short period Ken became a full member of MAABC. Ken took up rowing about 60 years ago when he joined Horseferry Rowing Club, a club he remained with for the next 40 years [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:34+00:00May 8th, 2018|Captain's Blog|

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