Aberdeen Boat Club
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| Location | 29 S Esplanade W, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 57°08′15″N 2°05′36″W / 57.1374°N 2.0932°W |
| Home water | Tidal, embanked, River Dee, Aberdeenshire |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Affiliations | Scottish Rowing |
| Website | www |
Aberdeen Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Dee, based at 29 S Esplanade W, Aberdeen, Scotland.[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[2]
The club was founded in 1865 when four boats were purchased. Several boathouses have existed throughout the club's history, the first was at the Ferryhill Burn Nr Bank Street. In 1876 a second boathouse was built in Polmuir and this was later followed a £60 purchase of the university boathouse in 1924.[3] The boathouse was sold back to the university in 1953 when the club experienced a difficult period. A new boathouse was constructed in 1982 which gained an extension in 1994 with two additional boat bays.[4]
The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2002[5] and has produced several national champions.