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Event: Cambridge Winter Head 2003 - Senior IVs
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After previous, mostly disappointing races this term, the women's boat club finally proved their worth with TWO excellent performances today. In the student's invitation race they put in the fastest time, beating all the other colleges! And in the ARA race, they came second, racing universities from all over the country and college crews from both Oxford and Cambridge, and beating their own winning time from the previous division by three seconds! Well done to the girls of First and Third!

Event: Fairbairn Cup - IVs 2003 -
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What better way to end the term than with the best row we have ever had together, and a great result to match it? Our time was less than twenty seconds slower than the winners, and to come joint fourth out of 21 entries is excellent- a deserved result for such a gutsy and powerful performance. Well done girls!

Event: Newnham Short Course 2004 - 1st division
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Congratulations girls! For what was efectively a scratch crew and in appalling conditions the crew had a great row. The start was especially good, feeling powerful and together, and, although it tailed off as the race went on, I'm really pleased with the performance and the well-earned result.

Event: Lent Bumps 2004 - Wednesday
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I think it's fair to say that today was a bit disapointing in the end. We had a great start and after our first stride (!), settled on 36 heading into the Motorway bridge. We flew towards first post corner, slightly gaining on Pembroke.
After a lovely tight line through first post corner, we continued to gain on Pembroke towards Grassy, and heard our first whistles as we pulled out of Grassy.
We continued to gain on Pembroke along Plough Reach and as we entered Ditton corner we had decreased the distance to half a length.
However, when it came to Ditton corner, we had technical problems that pushed us out of the racing line and lost us about half a length.
We recovered and got moving again on the Reach, but Pembroke had moved away and we were unable to get close again.
Bring on tomorrow....

Event: Lent Bumps 2004 - Thursday
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Gained half a length off the start, settled nicely into a lovely, more controlled stride and then got our first and second whistles before the plough. We had overlap heading into Ditton but Pembroke pulled away slightly just before the corner avoiding the bump. We pulled it back in the reach and our bows were "dancing" either side of their stern all the way to the railway bridge. But somehow we couldn't finish it off. Still no bump but a much better row overall. Frustrating.

Event: Women's Head of the River Race 2004 - Senior3 VIIIs
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A reasonable result Jo.........? I think it was great!

I think coming 115th is pretty amazing given the pedigree of the competition, the mix-match and the inexperience of the crew we entered. And to be beaten by Tit Hall and Pembroke's *first* crews is nothing to be ashamed of in a scratch crew like todays.

Well done guys!!!

Event: May Bumps 2004 - Thursday
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This crew really are a pleasure to watch- easily the most stylish and technical crew in the division. And today's bump proved that they are also very fast! Congratulations girls!!!

Event: May Bumps 2004 - Thursday
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WOW! What a great row! This crew are so much faster than their opposition, they managed to overbump before Grassy! Amazing! Congratulations!!!

Event: Lent Bumps 2005 - Friday
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I was standing at the finish, listening in on the CUCBC radios, and the reports from the umpires went something along these lines....

FaT within 4 lengths of Girton,

(a minute later) within 3 lengths of Girton,

(20 seconds later, if even that much) First and Third within 3/4 of a length for the overbump on Girton

(10 seconds later) whoops of excitement from all at the finish (especailly given that 6 out of 7 were FaT affiliated!)

Well done FaT! Fantastic performance. And well done little Jenners for what must have been first-rate coxing!

Congratulations!

Event: Cambridge 99's Regatta 2005 - 3rd division
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Such a shame Magdalene's steering let them down- I was looking forward to making it to the railway bridge for our "secret" push. That would have surprised them! Possibly even more than our kit did.

Event: May Bumps 2005 - Wednesday
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Yeah! What was Julia saying about the sweet feeling of rowing away from your opposition during a row over........? She was right- sweet indeed!

Well rowed guys!

Event: May Bumps 2005 - Thursday
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Nicely done just after the motorway bridge. Strangely less exciting than yesterday's row over away from Emma but probably because it was rather easy. The most satisfying thing was that Emma were nowhere to be seen. Mwahahaha