Rowing at University in Cambridge

A boat club for all medical students at Addenbookes who do not wish to row for their colleges, but who still want to row in bumps, usually wearing surgical gowns and masks.

ARBC (formerly CCAT) is the rowing club of ARU, the other university in Cambridge.

Statistically the dominant club on the Cam currently, although obviously not the best! Their alumni boat club is known as Gonville.

A town club.

The Goldie boathouse is the home of the Cambridge University boat club. Although most of their water work is done elsewhere, this is still a fitness and administrative base for the Club. The building works visible currently are part of the redevelopement, which includes the construction of a rowing tank for indoor training on water. The other University clubs, CUWBC and CULRC, are based primarily at Ely. The boathouse itself is named after J.H.D. Goldie, of St Johns and CUBC, built using funds gathered for a memorial to his services for Cambridge rowing. The name is also used for the CUBC men's reserve boat.

A recreational club for over 40s

A town club.

Many people are surprised that this is a Cam club, but despite its name it is indeed one of the Cambridge town clubs. It had used the current name since 1995, as a result of sponsorship from the Champion of the Thames public house, on Kings Street, which is itself named after an oarsman who in 1860, having won a race on the Thames, moved to Cambridge and had all correspondence addressed to 'The Champion of the Thames, Kings Street, Cambridge.' They also use Emma and Clare boathouses for storage.

Founded in the 1930s as the rowing club of Pye Telecommunications it has since become independant and renamed to Chesterton Rowing Club

One of the oldest boathouses on the Cam (not everyone can afford a new one)

Alumni race as the Crustaceans.

Easy to spot, they row in a bright pink boat. Tasteful.

A town club.

A graduate college, set up in 1966 with very strong links to Clare.

Yet another college for post-grads.

The biggest and best club on the Cam. Look at our club section for more details.

Old Combined

A college famous for being so far out of Cambridge it isn't even in the City of Cambridge but in its own village, but not so famous for its rowing.

It is a college for students of the PGCE (and apparently other things too now), and can be found almost as far away as Girton, on the road to Addenbrookes, hence the excellent fitness of their rowers. Great at formals.

Another Grad college, they use space in the Emma boathouse.

Responsible for Fairbairns, everone's favourite event in Michaelmas term.Alumni race as the Disciples

Sponsored by Cadbury's, the lucky people.

The Boathouse of the Red Scum.

The Boat Club of St John's College is known as Lady Margaret. Confused? According to rumour, the name Lady Margaret was apparently adopted after the St John's Boat Club was banned from operating under that name. The truth is probably more to do with the club being named after their boat, as was custom in the formative years of college rowing, and that the St Johns boat club merged with LMBC, just as our three separate boat clubs combined to make First and Third. LMBC are the arch-rivals of First and Third, a rivalry best symbolised by the traditional stomp, a confrontation between the clubs that takes place every morning of the Lent and May Bumps.Alumni race as Lady Somerset Boat Club

Boat Club of Leys School

A college specifically for graduate women.

Men's only club for masters - maybe? they are mysterious. Alex Barrett rows for them so they must be good. Boat shares with Leys school.

Formerly New Hall Boat Club.

They are finally getting one

Great cocktails. They organise the Newnham short course regatta.

Women's only club

Alumni race as Cross Keys

Responsible for one of the main Novice events, the Queen's erg competition. Queen's also have a club for alumni, the Boar's Head boat club.

Robinson share a boathouse with LMBC.

A pub based rowing club

Excellent cocktails on Suicide Sunday. Alumni race as Lord Protector Boat Club.

Organise Cardinals, a fancy dress regatta.

One of the six Cambridge Graduate-only colleges. The home of several rowing Blues in recent years, on highly challenging courses.

Just like Addenbrookes, this is the club for those studying at Veterinary School who wish to compete against colleges in events such as the bumps. They often row dressed as cows.

Formerly the boat club of the Free Press Public House, now it is associated with The Cambridge Blue, after the landlord switched pubs. The name was supposed to change to the Cambridge Blue boat club, but this was blocked after objections were raised by the University.