On the weekend of July 24th/25th in a hot and humid Belarus, Molesey Boat Club athletes and Coaches represented Great Britain and the World Under 23 Rowing Championships. After a flight to Warsaw followed by a 6 hour journey to the course, 2 of which were spent at the border, the GB Team arrived to the best hotel in Brest. To keep a long story short; we had tongue for lunch (tast buds still on), there was no air conditioning (it was 23 degrees at night and humid with it) and on the second floor there was a 'Mall' which sold herbal remedies, wedding dresses and computers. Plus it was outside the casino resulting in Cars revving their engines for 15 minutes at 3am or playing Belarussian rap music (think Borat theme tune). Mullets were seen on about one in three men. In summary; it was a bit of a culture shock and the grub took some getting used to!

Last Friday and Saturday (10-11 July) saw Henley Veterans Regatta, a lovely two day regatta over 1000m of the Henley course starting just upstream of Temple Island and finishing just before Upper Thames. The weather was scorching, touching 30 degrees, but accompanied by a stiff headwind over the whole two days. Molesey was represented this year by two crews in three events, a Mens coxless four (Telf, Runner, Karl and Magnus) in categories B and C, and a Womens D quad (Liz, Andrea, Mo and Fe).