The Club's Results

Lent Term 2005

Cambridge Head-2-Head
Sat 22nd January
A timed headrace in two parts, length 2x2600m
Beginning of term race practice for many college crews and the first form guide of the term

1st men's VIII (1st division): 11th overall, 8th of 15 Cambridge colleges
Women's VIII 'A' (Women's Lents 1): 61st overall, 10th of 14 Cambridge colleges
2nd men's VIII (2nd division): 36th overall, 5th of 6 Cam college 2nd VIIIs
Women's VIII 'B' (Women's Lents 3): Winners of Women's Lents 3, 56th overall, 2nd of 3 Cam college 2nd VIIIs

Head of the Nene
Sat 5th February
An important regional 5000m timed head race
Several of the top college crews travel to race at Peterborough, for this invariably unpleasant but key race in preparation for the bumps.

1st men's VIII (Senior3 VIIIs): 5th of 19 men's S3 VIIIs; 2nd of 10 colleges; 16th overall
1st women's VIII (Senior3 VIIIs): 10th of 17 women's S3 VIIIs; 4th of 7 college VIIIs

Newnham Short Course
Sat 5th February
A timed head race from the Little Bridge to the Railings (approx 1600m)
With several 1st and some 2nd VIIIs racing at Peterborough, only a selection of college crews race.

2nd women's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 7th of 18 lower VIIIs
3rd men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 2nd in lower VIIIs, fastest 3rd VIII
3rd women's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 16th of 18 in lower VIIIs, 4th of 5 3rd VIIIs
4th men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 7th of 16 in lower VIIIs, fastest 4th VIII
5th men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 15th in lower VIIIs, fastest 5th VIII

Robinson Head
Fri 11th February
A timed head race over 2200 - from Little Bridge to Peter's Posts
The last timed head race on the Cam before Lents - and a useful form guide with many college boats competing.

1st women's VIII (1st division): 11th of 13 women's 1st VIIIs
3rd men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 14th overall, fastest 3rd VIII
4th men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 20th overall, fastest 4th VIII
5th men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 55th overall, only 5th VIII
1st women's IV (1st division): Winners of women's IV+; 1st of 4 crews
2nd women's IV (1st division): 3rd of 4 women's IV+

Pembroke Regatta
Sat 19th February
A side-by-side knock out regatta on the reach, over 1100m
An event for college crews run in 3 divisions. For many crews, the last race practice before the bumps, and a popular event.

1st men's VIII (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to Emma by 3/4 length in the final
1st women's VIII, The Black Pearl in the White Shell (1st division): Raced 5 rounds: Lost to Clare by 1.5 lengths in the final
2nd men's VIII (2nd VIIIs): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Caius II by 2 lengths in the semi finals
2nd women's VIII (2nd division): Lost by about 2-3(?) lengths to Jesus II in the 1st round
3rd men's VIII (College lower VIIIs): Raced 5 rounds: Beat Maggie III by 1/3 length in the final
3rd women's VIII (3rd division): Lost to Newnham III in the quarter finals
4th men's VIII (3rd division): lost to LMBC III by about 2 lengths in the 1st round
5th men's VIII (3rd division): Lost to Queens' III in the 1st round

Winter League, 2nd leg
Sun 20th February
A timed head race on the Cam, primarily for Town crews.
The Winter League is a series of races for town clubs; college crews seldom enter in great numbers.

1st Women's double (2x): joint 4th out of 7 W2x

Lent Bumps Getting-on Race
Fri 25th February
The 2000m qualifying race for the Lent Bumps
The Lent Bumps are the focus of the term for college rowing, but only those boats finishing higher than 10th from the bottom of last year's races are automatically entered. All other crews must compete for the 10 places available.

2nd women's VIII: Got on - whooo!
3rd women's VIII: 12th of 20 that didn't get on
4th women's VIII: 13th of 20 that didn't get on
5th men's VIII: Fastest non-qualifier
6th men's VIII: Didn't get on

Lent Bumps
Tue 1st - Sat 5th March
The famous Cambridge University Bumps on the River Cam
The focus of the year so far. The Lent Bumps are smaller and less prestigious than the May Bumps, but nevertheless involve 69 men's and 52 women's crews.

1st men's VIII: 2nd in division 1
Rowed Over
1st women's VIII: 7th in division 1
Up 6 - Bumped Christ's, Churchill, Girton and Newnham
2nd men's VIII: 10th in division 2
Down 1 - Bumped Wolfson, bumped by Wolfson and Wolfson
2nd women's VIII: 12th in division 3
Rowed Over
3rd men's VIII: 8th in division 3
Up 3 - Bumped Downing III, Jesus III and St. Catharine's II
4th men's VIII: 16th in division 3
Down 2 - Bumped by Caius III and Queens' III

Women's Head of the River Race
Sat 5th March
The Women's Eights Head, on the Tideway in London.
The largest women's only race in the country, raced in early March over the Championship Course - 4 1/4 miles, with the stream, from Mortlake to Putney.

BPBC 1st women's VIII (Senior4 VIIIs): 158th of 249, 18th of 47 S4 crews

Drumps
Sun 13th March
Like bumps but illegal and with alcohol.
Drumps involves a course of approximately 8 stations (with marshals, usually unbribable) at which members of a racing crew must each drink a particular alcoholic beverage in the shortest possible time, before moving onto the next station and a different drink. The aim is to both 'drump' crews ahead and ultimately to finish Head of the Drumps. Club formal hall generally completes the evening.

1st men's VIII: 3rd in division 1
Rowed Over
Robinson ladies: th in division
Down 3 - Bumped by Thongs
Selwyn ladies: Starting 4th in division 1
The thongs, Thongs: Head of the River
Rowed Over
Maggie boys: th in division
Down 1 - Bumped by Thongs

Winter League, 3rd Leg
Sun 13th March
A timed head race on the Cam, primarily for Town crews.
The Winter League is a series of races for town clubs; college crews seldom enter in great numbers.

2nd Trinity Challenge Sculls
Tue 15th March
A timed sculling race for single and double sculls over a course from Little Bridge to Peter's Posts, run by First and Third.
This is an historic event, but recently has been run continously since only 1999. The event is for single sculls, both shell and clinker, and (new for 2005) allows double sculls to enter.

Graham Sills (Shell): 3rd out of 19 (beat top women's double too)
Graham Sills (Clinker): 2nd out of 3
Little Jenners (Ladies' Shell): 7th out of 7 ladies shell, 1 sec behind Mark in the clinker
Mark Sankey (Clinker): 3rd out of 3, 1 sec ahead of Jenny in women's shell

Cardinal's Regatta
Thu 17th March
"a regatta unlike any other..."
A fun post bumps regatta for mixed crews, with head starts for crews in fancy dress and widescale bribery of marshalls and race officials...!

Fat Duck, The fastest duck on the Cam. (Fancy Dress): Beat Peterhouse by 2 lengths in the quarter finals and scratched due to incomplete duck in the semi finals

Head of the River Race
Sat 19th March
A huge head race on the Tideway (tidal river Thames) over the University Boat Race course
The largest annual VIIIs head race in the country, attracting most rowing clubs and many University and College crews. The course is 4 1/2 miles, from Mortlake to Putney.

2nd men's VIII (Novice VIIIs): 286th overall, 15th in Novices