Shiplake College Boat Club


Shiplake College Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Shiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Many students go on to prestigious rowing programs across the world, including rowing for US universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Iowa and Washington.

History

Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The boat club is owned by Shiplake College and rowing became a primary college sport due to its location on the banks of the River Thames. In 2020, the Davies Centre was completed, incorporating a new boat storage and indoor training facilities. It was officially opened for former headmaster Gregg Davies in 2021, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent years the club has won both the Schools' Head of the River Race and the Non-Championship Eights at the National Schools' Regatta. The club reached its first Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup final at the Henley Royal Regatta for 30 years in 2024, narrowly losing to St Paul's School, before beating Radley College in the 2025 final, to win the cup for the first time in the club's history.

Shiplake Vikings

The Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club share the rowing facilities of the college.

Notable former members