Boston Rowing Marathon

On 26 October 1947, a teenaged coxed four from the Boston Rowing Club, took on the challenge of beating the 1946 time.

Aubrey Fox, Deg Borman, Bill Gale and Bill Lockwood (AKA Dennis) completed the course in 4 hrs 11 mins and were each awarded an inscribed tankard by the mayor of Boston, TM Moffatt.

It was easier to row with the flow and preferable to finish at the boathouse with the pub next door.

The current record for the 30.6 mile course is 2 h 59 min 45 s, set in 1991 by a University of London Boat Club men's eight.

In 2021 the event was again cancelled due to Covid-19, but a solo club rower completed the course on the scheduled day.

Finish
Pewter tankard awarded in 1947 to Bill Lockwood to recognise success in the Boston Rowing Marathon where four young men rowed 34 miles in 4 hs 11 m
The start