Star Club (rowing)
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| Location | Poynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°08′03″N 0°28′15″W / 52.134200°N 0.470875°W |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code STA) |
| Website | www |
Star Club is a rowing club on the River Great Ouse, based at Poynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.[1]
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. They soon became established and won the senior eights at the 1961 Peterborough City Rowing Club's annual regatta.[2]
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.[3]
The club won the prestigious Britannia Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2012.[4]
Club colours
The blade colours are white with a red star.[5]
