The Club's Results
Lent Term 2025
3rd men's VIII
Newnham Short Course (Lower VIIIs)
9th in Category, 2nd M3
Time: 7:55
Time: 7:55
A really good race, and start to the term. In the first half of the race especially, the technical improvements from the week could really be felt, especially in the sit of the boat. The power slightly came off in the 3rd quarter, but I am sure as the term progresses this will become less of an issue, and mainly due to fatigue.
A brilliant push to finish in the last few hundred metres of the race.
Very happy.
I thoroughly enjoyed that race, it felt much shorter than 8 minutes. Probably because we were actually rowing together in time. Sadly, we didn't make up all of the one-minute time gap we had with Maggie M3 ahead of us. George's hopes of screaming "concede the racing line" will have to wait. But we were faster than we expected and smoother than we feared. Good practice for the Getting On Race!
The distance: kilometres two;
Our first race together, it's true.
We rowed at rate thirty,
Not scrappy nor dirty,
And went over at just below two.
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1. M3 racing in Newnham...
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Winter League, 2nd leg (Lents 2nd Div)
5th in Category
Time: 11:08
Time: 11:08
Due to technical difficulties regarding the coxbox, this race was undertaken without the rate. Despite this, we settled at what felt a reasonable, sustainable rate in the first couple hundred metres. The race felt good within the race, certainly better rowing was undertaken than in the outings this week.
Via comparison with Downing and Churchill M2, both whom rowed this and Newnham head, we made gains of a few seconds in the last week, so a reasonable result.
The 40s gap with Hughes Hall M2 off the start was narrowed across the race, from 8 or so lengths down to around 1 1/2 - 2 lengths by the finish line, again sadly denying me the joy of an overtake by a couple of lengths.
Two subs (ex M1) we received.
We grabbed hold of our oars and we heaved.
Our rate might have been low,
Our time may have looked slow,
For no mighty tailwind was perceived.
We would have rowed twice as fast if George had given us five big booms :(
Lent Bumps Getting-on Race
Got on
Time: 8:07
Time: 8:07
Our rowing was down in the dumps;
No power — a boat-load of chumps.
Our cox became stroke,
New cox was our coach,
But at least we got on to Bumps!
'Twas the day of the Getting On Race.
Our new stroke set a challenging pace.
We did not row our best,
But we passed this first test,
And left Corpus M2 in their place.
An interesting arrangement with the cox becoming stroke seat and the coach coxing but it worked and they got on - our first M3 to do so since 2022.
I may have lost George's slider on the way home but in my defence I did find it again behind Combined while leaving with M4.
Alex W, myself and Zara all timed the race to the same figure to within a tenth of a second which we are all proud of.
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1. M3 after bumping Que...
2. M3 racing in GOR |
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Lent Bumps
Tuesday
Rowed over
Rowed over
A good rate, some lovely lines and a committment from the start that has been missing from a few recent outings gives us a nice foundation to build on for the rest of this week.
Peterhouse gave chase,
Jesus caught Queens with much haste,
Over we did race.
Some patented asymptotic lines from Moger-Taylor sealed the deal
Jesus ahead, Peterhouse behind,
Up to rate thirty-six we did wind.
Jesus bumped rather fast,
Peters fought to the last,
But could not match our cox's tight lines.
This morning we entered the fray,
And Jesus M3 were our prey.
They bumped with their bow,
Caught Queens' by the Plough,
And Peterhouse was kept at bay.
The first day of lent bumps was here;
In us Jesus 3 had much fear.
They bumped by a hair,
Clipped first post whilst there,
And Peterhouse never got near.
Wednesday
Rowed over
Rowed over
We pushed to within 1/2 length of Queens' along Plough reach. We slowed into the corner. They pushed off Ditton; we gave up. They wanted it more than some of us. Rowed over with crews in front and behind at station.
Thursday
Bumped Queens' III
Bumped Queens' III
Again chasing Queens'—attempt two.
Straight off from the cannon we flew.
Our stroke seat came back,
Their stern we did whack,
And next race we have ARU!
Happy and zippy
Finally put the legs down
A bump at long lastSaturday
Rowed over
Rowed over
Today was our very last row,
And ARU were not that slow.
We gained a small bit,
But they were more fit;
We gave a respectable show
Links
Full 3rd men's VIII results archive
