About the Club

Club Traditions: Symbols of Office

• The Vice-President's Sash
• The Seat of Office
• The Captain's Trousers
• Stripey Shorts
• The Garter
• The Captain's Sash
• The Captain's Jock-strap
• Club Formal (Under)Wear
• The Book of Sec's

The KSS Sash, grrrr

The Vice-President's Sash Held by: The Kit and Social Secretary (formerly the Vice-President) Description: Tiger fur sash (see picture!) Ceremony: Passed on at the Mays Dinner Origin: Laura Prideaux, V.P. '98 Current status: After temporarily being lost, it is now back in the hands of the KSS

The Seat of Office

Held by:

The Captain of the Women's Boat Club

Description:

A seat (double action)

Ceremony:

None

Origin:

Unknown

Current status:

Sadly not seen for some time

The Captain's Trousers Held by: The Captain of the Men's Boatclub Description: Historic pair of club stripies Ceremony: Trousers publicly exchanged at the Mays Dinner Origin: Bequeathed by Dennis Lawrence - long-time President of the Club Current status: Still an essential part of the Mays Dinner, if only for the chance to see the Captain in his club underwear

Jon Glass recieving the mantle of office

The shorts on display on Suicide Sunday

Stripey Shorts Held by: The Vice-President (Kit and Social Sec.) Description: A pair of stripey shorts Ceremony: none Origin: Unearthed in 1991, a neglected tradition is charging the Captain, Sec or V-P with wearing these around College and town at the time of the May Races - certainly AT LEAST at the 1&3 Garden Party and on Suicide Sunday. Current status: Missing in action

The Garter Held by: Presented annually for Services to the men's boatclub, at the Captain's discretion Description: A garter; blue Presented by: A member of the men's boatclub elected by the Captain Ceremony: Transferred to new holder by use of teeth only, at the Lents Dinner Origin: Unknown Current status: Still one of the most prestigious awards up for grabs in the women's boat club

Simon awards the garter, Lents Dinner 2000

The Captain's Sash

Held by:

The Captain of Boatclub

Description:

A distinguished Trinity blue sash, with embroidered Cat and Buns and Third Trinity Crests

Ceremony:

No ceremony

Origin:

Unknown

Current status:

Still used

The Captain's Jock-strap Held by: The Captain of the Men's Boatclub Description Underwear sporting embroidered Cat and Buns Ceremony: No ceremony! Origin: Suspected to be James Leake Current status: Binned, after being deemed too horrible to be kept. The tradition of boat club underwear, however, lives on - contact the KSS for details.

The Captain's Jockstrap

Leakey, Lents 1998

Club Formal (Under)Wear Held by: James Leake Description Leakey's All-in-one Ceremony: n/a Origin: James Leake! Current status: Departed with Leake

The Book of Secs

Held by:

The Club Secretary

Description

A hardback tome - The Joy of Secs

Ceremony:

No ceremony

Origin:

Donated by James Leake?

Current status:

Continues to guide the Secretary