Masters Men Archives - Mortlake Anglian & Alpha Boat Club

Veterans Head pennant!

Congratulations to the Women’s Masters D4x of Caroline, Anna, Kat and Jo - who won their Veterans' Head pennant last weekend by just over one second from long term rivals Eton Excelsior. Well done also to the G4x crew who swapped from sweep to sculling as their 8 fell victim to injury and illness and came third in their class, to the Women’s B8 who came 5th and to the MAA/TTR G8 who came 4th. Many thanks to all the club members who helped out over the weekend - especially the launch drivers and umpires without who these events could [...]

By Luke Howells|2023-03-25T12:05:56+00:00March 25th, 2023|Captain's Blog, Masters Men, Masters women, Racing|

4 Pennants for MAABC

A busy club weekend and some great results.Stand out performance from Saturday’s Fours Head was the 4x of Rebecca, Jen, Katy B and Jade - who came 4th out of 23 crews in Women’s Club 4x. The other 4x and the 4- also finished in fast times and confirmed this year’s squad is making very good progress.Sunday saw a large turn out of club Masters crews in the oldies race, with Rebecca and Katy racing again, this time with Claire and Tina (friend from Boston) to easily win WB4x. The WD4x of Caroline, Anna, Kat and Jo G also won [...]

By Luke Howells|2022-11-22T09:59:13+00:00November 22nd, 2022|Captain's Blog, Masters Men, Masters women, Racing, Senior women|

MAA Masters in Germany

Last weekend some of the racing men’s Masters, Andy Napier, Peter Harvey, Colin Cracknell & Peter Hoile, along with the supporters club, wives & daughters, took up a very long outstanding invitation from one of our former members (when we were across the river), Jochen Kleinertz of the Akademischer Ruderclub Würzburg, (ARCW) Germany. We entered a MMH4x- in the Bocksbeutelregatta which is on the Main River every October. This is a head race for all classes of boats, from juniors to Masters. The course is 4.5km from the wine town of Randersacker downstream to Würzburg, finishing by the rowing club. ARCW [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:33+00:00October 30th, 2018|Masters Men, Racing, Regatta|

MAABC Masters Win at Molesey Regatta

MAABC crews, some young and others a bit older, raced at Molesey Regatta on 21st July with some success. It was an extremely hot day that was a challenge to all who took part. Our men's masters won F/G/H quads beating Thames in the first race and Kingston in the final. In both races the MAABC Masters H crew dominated and won comfortably. The crew consisted of Peter Hoile, Colin Cracknell, Keith Mahony and Andy Napier. This was the fourth Summer regatta entered by our men's masters in a G/H quad and they have won in three regattas, Borne, [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:34+00:00July 24th, 2018|Masters Men, Racing|

MAABC on Gloriana

On Sunday 24th September the sun shone for MAABC’s outing on the Queen’s Rowbarge Gloriana, created to mark her Diamond Jubilee. Some 19 rowers and a dozen passengers assembled as per organiser Peter Robert’s instructions on the dot of 10am (well give or take 25 minutes), all successfully clad in MAA kit (though of varying era and number of layers). We were briefed on how to row her - fixed seat, square blade paddling, no buttons or gates, long strokes – and the need to be able to “toss the blades”, then we went aboard. There was much interest in [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:34+00:00September 28th, 2017|Masters Men, Masters women, Social|

Training Camp 2017: Lads on Tour

On April 1, a group of Mortlake rowers and coaches headed across the Channel for a week of intensive training in the French rowing haven of Brive-la-Gaillarde. This is their story. Never heard of Brive? Don’t worry, most people not born there haven’t either. According to Brive’s Wikipedia page, it is famous for being associated with a song by popular French singer Georges Brassens, and for having excellent rowing facilities at the local lake, Lac-du-Casse. As none of us have a particular penchant for 1960s French pop music, the Mortlake team can testify only that the second fact is true. [...]

By Luke Howells|2019-07-22T13:36:35+00:00April 24th, 2017|Masters Men|