The Club's Results

Head of the River Race, Lent Term 2008

A huge head race on the Tideway (tidal river Thames) over the University Boat Race course
Sat 15th March

The official results published by the organisers, HoRR Committee, can be found here. At the bottom of this page there is a summary of the results of college crews and a link to Cambridge weather. Club members, please go here to add (or correct) results, crews or race reports.


1st men's VIII, Senior3 VIIIs

88th
Time: 19:11.61
A strong line-up, but not the best two weeks of training. The post-lents hangover always lasts longer than you expect, and the weather was rubbish. In particular our 15 minute practise piece was rowed into a vicious headwind, and we didn't learn much from it except that we aren't so good at keeping the rate up.

The race started well, and we weren't put off by a little clash with the crew in front (although they were keen for some "banter" at the finish). It started to go a bit wrong after we overtook Clare (apologies for the abuse, too eager to avoid another clash); we made a good surge to go past but weren't able to maintain it.

Hammersmith bridge was the crucial point. We had a fair amount of cash in the bag, but needed to attack the headwind if wanted a really good result. Maybe some of the guys were suffering. It felt a bit like the practise piece. We need to learn to force the rate when the legs aren't keen.

Given our preparation and the crap start position, we're pleased with how it went. And it was a lot of fun.

Suggestions for next year:
-Row at least one 5k race in lent term
-Do a weekend trip to the tideway
-More pieces over the lock
-Leave lents to the 2nd eight

Big thanks to JPD for coaching and support, and Sarah Jane for beds and teas. (Tom C)

1. At Hammersmith Bridge
2. Passing through the ...
3. Overtaking Durham ARC
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2nd men's VIII, Senior3 VIIIs

263rd
Time: 20:27.22
A very very long very very painful race. Rate 30 pretty spacky.

Thanks to two crews in front of us blade locking before Hammersmith we caught up to both and raced right alongside one of them for about 1k. Then we had a massive boat stopping blade clash which put us 1/2 a length up on the restart. They caught this up again and we settled back into the rhythm of they push, then we push, then they push, ....

After about another 1.5 k we finally got past them and came into the finish with about 1/2 a length of clear water.

I reiterate, a very very long very very painful race (S.C. Mertes)

1. Side-by-side through...
2. Approaching Hammersmith
3. Coming into the catch
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Selected Results

Trophy winners, Oxbridge colleges and Cambridge clubs

     POSITION
 FINISH  START     TIME                                    NAME
    1       1    17  39.57                       Leander I
                    ( WINNER OF THE PAGE TROPHY )
    4      55    17  59.69     N         OS      Astillero (Spain)
             ( WINNER OF THE OVERSEAS ENTRANTS TROPHY )
    5       7    18   0.04         S.1           Tideway Scullers' School I
                 ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 1 PENNANT )
                   ( WINNER OF THE VERNON TROPHY )
    6      15    18   7.03         S.2   U       Durham University I
                 ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 2 PENNANT )
              ( WINNER OF THE BERNARD CHURCHER TROPHY )
    7       9    18   7.74         S.2   H       Oxford Brookes University I
                  ( WINNER OF THE HALLADAY TROPHY )
   11      37    18  17.46         S.2           Agecroft I
                  ( WINNER OF THE JACKSON TROPHY )
   19      16    18  27.09         S.1  HMF      Army
                      ( FASTEST SERVICES CREW )
   25      45    18  28.45         Lwt           London IV
                ( WINNER OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT PENNANT )
   37      82    18  39.74     R   S.3   H       Newcastle University I
                 ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 3 PENNANT )
   46     116    18  46.01         S.4   H       Durham University III
                 ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 4 PENNANT )
   73     160    19   3.24         S.3           City of Cambridge I
   88     274    19  11.61     N   S.3   H       First & Third Trinity, Cambridge I
   98      52    19  16.65         S.2           Rob Roy I
  126     247    19  26.49         S.4   H       Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
  128     123    19  27.48         S.1           Cantabrigian
  132     228    19  29.01         S.4   H       Hertford College, Oxford
  136     241    19  31.59         S.3   H       Lady Margaret Boat Club
  140     172    19  32.28               H       Queens' College, Cambridge
  141      86    19  32.35         NOV   H       Oxford Brookes University III
                  ( WINNER OF THE NOVICE PENNANT )
  147     204    19  33.83     N   Lwt           Nephthys (OULRC)
  148     105    19  34.14         S.3   H       Jesus College, Cambridge
  162     325    19  40.19     N   S.4   H       Pembroke College, Cambridge
  163     156    19  40.70         S.4   H       Downing College, Cambridge
  164     118    19  41.08         S.2           Cambridge '99 I
  168     270    19  42.93     N   S.3   H       Christ Church, Oxford
  188     236    19  52.91         NOV   H       Magdalene College, Cambridge
  200     226    19  55.55         S.4           Emmanuel College, Cambridge
  227     275    20   7.57     N   S.3   H       Keble College, Oxford
  239     221    20  16.38         S.3           Cambridge '99 II
  245     324    20  20.69     N   S.4           Oriel College, Oxford
  250     316    20  21.73     N   S.4           Christ's College, Cambridge I
  253     271    20  23.10     N   S.3           Clare College, Cambridge
  263     283    20  27.22     N   S.3   H       First & Third Trinity, Cambridge II
  266     256    20  29.51         S.4   H       Selwyn College, Cambridge I
  268     322    20  30.41     N   S.4   H       King's College, Cambridge
  269     237    20  31.11         S.3           City of Cambridge II
  275     328    20  34.49     N   S.4           Wolfson College, Oxford
  288     389    20  42.22     N   NOV   H       Peterhouse, Cambridge
  292     393    20  44.19     N   NOV   H       Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
  309     370    20  57.44         NOV           City of Cambridge III
  319     396    21   2.23     N   NOV           Christ's College, Cambridge II
  327     317    21   8.41     N   S.4   H       Darwin College, Cambridge
  331     327    21  11.22     N   S.4           Wadham College, Oxford
  332     179    21  12.75         S.2           Rob Roy II
  333     294    21  13.71         NOV   H       Merton College, Oxford
  334     388    21  14.66     N   NOV           Champion of the Thames
  343     313    21  20.81         NOV           Wolfson College, Cambridge
  353     229    21  29.84         S.3   H       Brasenose College, Oxford
  367     399    21  46.52     N   NOV   H       Selwyn College, Cambridge II

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