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17th May '062006-7 Club Electionsby mcp
The site has been updated with manifestos for the boat club elections for next year's posts. (Apologies for the two that are missing still - please note this is through no fault of the candidates.) They are here. Please contact webmaster@firstandthird.org to correct any mistakes made during the creation of these web versions.

And for those who for whatever reason haven't been reading their email of late (or prefer to read things in blue and gold), here's a reminder about this Sunday:

Hustings and elections will take place this Sunday at 1700h in the WLT. Please see below for details of how to vote, either by attending the Elections or by proxy (i.e. if you can't be there in person).

I am pleased to announce the following candidates for election to the 2005/6 committee (in alphabetical order of surname):

Overall Captain: Pedro Cunha, Erica Thompson
Men's Captain: Pedro Cunha
Women's Captain: Erica Thompson.
Secretary: Phil Horler, Magnus Jones
MLBCs: Will Laffan, Lorry Carr, Andrew Sugden, and Martin Yarr (joint team)
WLBCs: Amy Hewer, Sorcha McGinn, Lynsey Porter, Fran Rawlins (joint team)
Junior Treasurer: Adam Blacklay, Igor Ostrowski
Kit & Social Secretary: vacant - please consider standing!
Coxing Captain: Charlie Allen, Dominic Hockley
Webmaster: Bryn Garrod

Copies of their manifestos are available to view (or will be soon) at the boathouse and also online.

As yet no-one is standing for the position of Kit & Social Secretary (KSS). Please consider standing so that the club can have some kit and socials next year, and it should be fun to do as well! If you would like to stand, I suggest you chat to some former post-holders, e.g. Amelia Russell (arr36) or Rachel Munro (rjm80).

* VOTING PROCEDURE *

The candidates will each be invited to make short speech and receive questions from the floor. Afterwards they will leave the room during which further debate may ensue. Silent votes are then cast. The election is made using a single transferable vote system, i.e. voters should state their order of preference for each candidate, including RoN (Re-open Nominations).

* PROXY VOTING *

If you wish to vote it is recommended that you attend the Elections if possible because then you will have a chance to hear the candidates speak and ask them questions. However, it is possible to have a proxy vote.

From Section II.14 of the Club Constitution: 'Members of the Club who, with sufficient cause, are absent from the annual elections, may apply to the Secretary at least three days prior to the meeting, for a Proxy, which they and the Secretary shall sign and date, which shall state: I, N.N., Member of the First and Third Trinity Boat Club, do hereby grant the bearer the right to vote "in loco remigantis", provided that I am absent, at the annual elections to be held on D.D.'

If you cannot come to the Elections and wish to have a proxy vote, please reply to me (secretary@firstandthird.org) stating this at least 3 days before the election (i.e. by 1700h on Thursday 18 May). I will then put a permission slip in your pigeonhole with the above statement on it and my signature and date; please sign it as well. You will then need to ask someone who is attending the Elections to vote on your behalf. Please give your permission slip to that person to take with them to the elections.

I hope this makes sense and that we have a good turn-out of voters to give the fairest representation of the views of the club. Good luck to the candidates! And to the Club in finding some more candidates!

Dan xx (1 reply...)
30th Apr '06London Marathon 2006by MHS
FaT and BPBC were well represented in the London Marathon 2006. Erica Thompson, John Earl, Sarah Taylor and Simon Blackburn ran the 26.2 miles on the streets of London along with nearly 40,000 other competitors. They all clocked excellent times, beating a few distinguished athletes on the way. Here are their times (+ a few notable others):

James Cracknell 3:00:10
John Earl 3:13:47
Simon Blackburn 3:54:58
Erica Thompson 3:56:17
Sarah Taylor 4:03:35
Sir Matthew Pinsent 4:08:03
Sir Steve Redgrave 5:29:06

They all ran for charity too: Erica for Medecins Sans Frontieres UK, Simon for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), and John & Sarah for St John Ambulance. You can still sponsor them online:

Erica
Simon
John & Sarah

For more information on the race itself, check out its website. Perhaps a team from FaT should take on Maggie next year...?
26th Apr '06Fat make mark on Berlinby pks
This year's training camp was held at Berlin. Around 20 worthy oarspeople of the First and Third made their way (more or less!) via Ryanair to the reborn federal capital of Germany. We were hosted by a very generous (and patient) RC Tegel, a liaison that had been established through this year's Blue Boat #5, Thorsten Engelmann. RC Tegel row on a fantastically big lake that ends in various canals, rivers and side-arms, which are rowable up until the North and Baltic Sea. As if to prove this, Russ and Bernd, our big and angelic main contact and launch driver, bonded over losing an 8+ and ahem, my double, on the first day. We had somewhat missed the turnoff to the canal! So for once, there were no early morning queues to fear (although the big tanker ships and tourist boats were rather scary at times) and we got in some quality water time and miles in previously underused boat classes: 4- and 4x were used - and raced - extensively, as were small boats.

All our practice at steering and occasional wake braving culminated in the Russ orchestrated showdown of the matched and mixed 4-/4xs crews on Sunday afternoon. Over a distance of 2k, 1k and 500m those that had remained to the final stretches of the camp battled it out for 'slave ownership' rights over the opposing crew for the night. Needless to say, the stakes were high and the racing fierce. The first slave task, decreed by Matthew Sargeant and carried out by Adam Blacklay and Will Laffan were some beautifully performed press-ups in the pedestrian precinct of Alt-Tegel over dinner. Lynsey was later observed packing Lorrie's clothes (after all, he was on the early flight) while I personally regret not having been young and energetic enough (...) to have come out and actually witnessed Dan Jane's handstand on the U6.

On the cultural side of things, we went sight seeing communally and in small groups and got a VIP tour through the Reichstag, arranged by my counterpart at RC Tegel. A night-time tour through the Pergamon Museum to see the world famous Pergamon Altar and Gate to Babylon, various shopping sprees and a lot of kebabs, dinners, cocktails and various club visits rounded off what was a most enjoyable week. We can but hope that my graphic description of Bumps racing at Wednesday's RC Tegel 'Club Night' has not put off our new friends from Tegel from paying a return visit!! (I also hope we didn't bankrupt the all-you-can-eat brunch café. They must be having nightmares about English people in JPMorgan kit!)

Thanks to all those who helped me out with this... and all attendees for behaving so impeccably. I think we definitely made our mark on Berlin! xxx
20th Apr '06MAY TERM KIT ORDERby KSS
Please place your orders on the kit order page and deliver your cheque made payable to 'First and Third Trinity Kit and Social Account' to my pigeon hole (A.R.Russell, Angel Court mail room). Sizing information for all JL kit can be found on their website. I am happy to answer any questions if you email me.

The DEADLINE is 1st May at 11pm for racing kit, and 15th May at 11pm for casual kit. Please get your order in before the deadline!! :)
2nd Apr '06Lilie wins boat raceby mcp
Two First and Third oarsmen represented Cambridge in the races against Oxford this weekend. Lilie Weaver was rowing at 4 in the women's lightweight crew and Seb Pancratz rowed at 4 in Granta, the men's lightweight reserve crew.

The women's lightweights beat Oxford in a thrilling race. They came from behind and after rowing through their opponents held on to win by a canvas. Well done Lilie!
Sadly for Seb, after a hard winter of cold outings at Ely the men's lightweights did not fair so well - in what was a disappointing weekend for Cambridge overall.

The boat races between Oxford and Cambridge for crews other than the men's heavyweights (the women's Blue, reserve and lightweight and men's lightweight and lightweight reserve crews) all take place at Henley rather than the tideway. Though they enjoy less publicity than the famous race on the tideway, the level of training and preparation and desire to win is no less intense.
More on Saturday's racing can be found here.
16th Mar '06STCSby AJS
Tuesday 14th March saw the annual Second Trinity Challenge Sculls in the break between the hail and the rain. A bumper number of entrants, a strong field and some strong showings by some of the newer entrants made this a very enjoyable and competitive race!

In the Men's Single Shell, Ed Richardson (Downing) once again took the prize in a time of 10:13, six seconds faster than his nearest rival Colin Leonard (Pembroke). David Hopper (Peterhouse) took the fastest male coxwain prize in 10:35. For First and Third, newcomer Tom Andrews and Albert Cheung were the quickest two boats, in times of 12:03 and 12:04 with Phil Horler finishing in a time of 12:40.

In the Women's Single Shell, Anna Simpson (Corpus) took the honours in a time of 12:23. Anna also took the prize for the fastest Women's Double with Sarah Rose (Lucy Cavendish ) in 11:01. Representing FaT Amelia Russell and Catherine Aiken finished in a respectable time of 12:12 from a difficult draw with the fastest male single right behind them.

Aaron Pascovitch (Jesus) and Nick Woods (Downing) won the Men's Double category in 9:48.

Sadly, the only entrant in the clinkers category scratched, but the swell in numbers for the doubles categories, introduced last year, more than made up for the drop in an event which may well be scrapped in the near future.

Full results can be found here.

Finally, thanks to all of those who helped me out through the organisation and the day itself, especially to Honey, Martin, Rich, Sam, Lorry, Will, Harry and Billy for spending the entire afternoon marshalling and to Sam and Martin for helping me cart equipment all over the place and with the website. I feel it was a very successful race and something FaT can be proud to have hosted!
7th Mar '06Lent Bumps Roundupby pks
This year's set of Lent Bumps was certainly a successful and most enjoyable one for all members involved, be it in the heat of the chase or supporting from the towpath... or computer screen.

First and Third had 10 crews actively rowing this term. Of these, the 5th and 6th men and 2nd and 3rd women had to compete for bumps places in the GOR. The 6th men put in a very good time and the 3rd women did marvellously until forced into the bank at Ditton by an overtaking crew. Unfortunately, neither crew managed to secure a place. The rowers involved should have a much better chance in the Mays.

The week started off with the lower division races on Tuesday. The 5th men, having achieved no mean feat by being the only 5th VIII to get on were the first crew to race but unfortunately got bumped to foot of the river, where they rowed over for the rest of the week.

It was a sad day for the 2nd women, for whom an accident spoilt the chances of a permanent place on the River, when they got bumped by an inferior Newnham III crew. They pulled it back admirably, however, bumping back Newnham on Thursday, Trinity Hall on Friday... and "beaching" a late acknowledging Downing W2 on Saturday.

In the 3rd men's division, the 4th men, mainly comprising promising novice intake, dominated their field comprehensively, cruising to blades and the 4th VIII headship, while a gentlemanly 3rd VIII did their gentlemanly duty by taking the 3rd VIII headship from the undeserving red menace.

The 2nd men finished the week up 2 with a very gutsy row-over behind Peterhouse M1 on Day 4. The highlight of M2's racing, however, was Magnus' spectacular overtaking manoeuvre on Friday-provoked, again, by a Downing crew not knowing when to concede...

The 1st women were denied blades by a spooning Downing, but finally got the bumps race they had been longing for... the one where the bump is hard earned, when Jesus W1 put up a very good fight and prolonged the chase until about 100m from the Railway Bridge. The suitable satisfaction of having bumped the Enemy on Day 1 and having finished 4th, being in an excellent position to attack the Headship for the first time in 2007 made this week a happy one for W1.

The whole Club suffered with the 1st men, when they gave everything they had in the week's fourth and final attempt at the bump on Caius. Having sized up the opposition, which, given some last minute substitutions into the Caius boat were a bit of an unknown quantity, on the first three days, they went to within an inch of their limits and a canvas on Caius on Day 4. Ultimately, everything was not quite enough, resulting in a more than respectable 14th consecutive row-over in second place for First and Third M1.

Although the Club's results were not fully representative of our crews' potential and speed, especially, given victories for M1 in Pembroke Regatta and W1 in Robinson Head (twice...;)) and H2H, I think we have reason to be proud of all seven crews' performances this week. I wish to thank the rowers for the time and effort they have committed to the Club once again, this term, all our coaches and our supporters, FaT, BPBC or other!!

Rah, rah, First and Third!!!
5th Jan '06Kit orderby KSS
The Lent term kit order is now available online, log in and go to Members->Kit order to see what's on offer and place your order. Cheques payable to 'First and Third Kit and Social Account' to my pigeon hole (A.Russell, in the Angel Court mail room) as soon as possible please, and no later than the end of January. No money = no kit!
18th Dec '05Michaelmas Term Roundupby pks
Michaelmas term began very positively with JPMorgan approaching us with an offer of sponsorship. An offer gladly taken. The senior squads started training in fours in preparation for the University Fours regatta- with excellent results: victories in the women's 4+ and the Light IV (men's 4-) categories.

As the focus shifted towards the Fairbairn Cup, the squads moved into VIIIs, participating in the Autumn Head (men only- coming first in the VIII and the 2nd IV) and the Winter Head (men came 2nd in the VIII, women did badly coming 10th!). All our ardour and our coaches' involvement paid off: The 1st VIIIs both came 3rd in the Fairbairns and the women's 1st IV beat a very strong field to the Fairbairn IV's Cup. BPBC, as expected, made a strong Fairbairns appearance, with BPBC M1 defending the Inivitational title... yet again! Well done to all involed... a great warm up for Lents...!

Our LBCs did an excellent job recruiting the finest of this year's freshers intake into our novice squads. All crews showed great promise in the Fairbairns, with the women's 1st VIII coming 7th after not qualifying for the Queen's Ergs final and the 1st and 2nd men beating BPBC II/ Fat W1 and Fat W2 in Senior Fairbairns respectively. Well done to all the novices for getting involved with the sport. We hope you had a good term and return to row at senior level next term!


A great thank you to our coaches for self-sacrificing (and hopefully continuing) efforts, especially Iain, Henry and Russ! And JPMorgan for sponsorship and encouragement. Stay fit over the holidays everyone and have a good Christmas!

Ra Ra First and Third!!!
22nd Nov '05Atlantic Rowing Raceby mcp
The 2005 Atlantic Rowing Race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies begins this Sunday, the 27th. Ex-captains Rich Dewire and Dan Darley are rowing as team 'Atlantic Prince', competing against around 50 other crews (including Olympic Gold medalist James Cracknell rowing with BBC presenter Ben Fogle).

This week is your last chance to win £1000 by correctly guessing how long it will take! Rich and Dan need every ounce of support to help cover their costs of competing and for their nominated charities Cancer Research UK and Make a Wish Foundation, so please head to their website www.atlanticprince.com and enter before it's too late! The deadline for entries is the start of the race, this Sunday. (15 replies...)
9th Nov '051,000,000m Rowing Recordby mcp
Dan Darley and Rich Dewire have broken the Concept II world record for 1,000,000m on an indoor rowing machine! They finished at 10:32 a.m. this morning with a total time of 3 days 17 minutes - an incredible achievement and breaking the previous record by 4 hours 31 seconds.

They have rowed alternately since 10:15 Sunday morning, swapping every 1 to 2 hours and catching whatever sleep and rest they could between turns.

The record attempt has also helped to raise the profile of their entry in the Atlantic Rowing Race, beginning later this month, the 2003 winners of which were the previous 1,000,000m record holders.

For a little more on the erg see the results page on this website, and to find out about their attempt to win the Atlantic Rowing Race - as well sponsor them and their nominated charities check out http://www.atlanticprince.com/.

Well done, Rich and Dan! Happy recovering. (4 replies...)
20th Oct '05Kit orderby KSS
Order deadline Sunday 30th October. Cheques made out to 'First and Third Kit and Social Secretary's Account' to my pigeon hole.
18th Oct '05Change in Sponsorshipby pks
The Captains and Committee of First and Third Trinity BC are proud to announce that, as of today, the Club will be sponsored by JPMorgan.

The Committee are looking forward to working closely and successfully with our new sponsors.

We are currently organising an event to celebrate our partnership, at which Club members will have the opportunity to meet with JPMorgan representatives. Details of this event will be released in due course.

Pia
6th Oct '05COCKTAILS AND BBQby ARR
5pm-10pm ATBH.
Burgers, bacon rolls, veggie burgers (first one free, £1 thereafter).
A selection of delectable cocktails, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
Tickets free for freshers, £5 for seniors on the door, £4 in advance (available until Friday lunchtime, email kss@firstandthird.org); this gets you cocktails and a free burger/bacon roll.
See you there!
18th Sep '05Iain wins FISA Mastersby ELT
First and Third's boatman Iain Law won two events at the FISA World Masters Regatta in Strathclyde Park this weekend - the men's (B) 1x and (B) 2x categories, rowing for Laich o' Menteith BC. With an eight-lane course available, the regatta can accommodate a very large number of entries from around the world; there were 60 entries in the MB2x and 80 in the MB1x category. An impressive achievement!
4th Jul '05Club members at Henleyby mcp
In the Silver Goblets and Nickalls' Challenge Cup, Tom Rose and his partner Tom Dyson, rowing for Cambridge University Lightweight RC were unlucky to be drawn against the Danish pair, B.B. Helleberg & T. Ebert. This pair had recently won the Lightweight men's pairs at the Eton World Cup, and Ebert is a reigning Olympic champion and was ranked by FISA as one of the world's top ten rowers in 2004. The race merited a mention in the Daily Telegraph. The two Toms are now focusing on the lightweight category at the National Championships and we all wish them every success there.

Jon Davies stroked a Rob Roy BC four in the Wyfold Challenge Cup, but was beaten in the first round.

Steph Richards, who won the Ladies' Plate with Leander Club in 2004, was again coxing their Ladies' Plate entry. After beating crews from Sweden and Ireland, the crew raced Cambridge University BC in the final. They were unable to match a crew consisting primarily of this year's Goldie colours, which won by one and three quarter lengths.

Cambridge University Women's BC, featuring Alla failed to qualifer for the Remenham Cup.

First and Third withdrew its entry from the Temple Challenge Cup, an event for which no Cambridge College crews qualified. The only Cambridge College represented in the regatta was Clare BC who lost in the first round of the Men's Student Coxed Fours.

[Very many thanks to Simon for this summary.] (1 reply...)
24th Jun '052nd VIII song and photosby mcp
Finally... this year's superb second VIII song is here.

I have also finished uploading my photo collection from the last day of the Mays. These include entertaining pictures of Downing beached after being bumped by the grads. Also in general I tried to include a sense of just how many people there were on the banks watching. The atmosphere was amazing.
12th Jun '05Garden Parrtyby KSS
Just a final reminder. Everyone welcome. Pimms, fruit, cheese, fruit juice. Fun.
8th Jun '05Mays Dinnerby Sec
The dinner will take place on Saturday 18th June, the last day of the May Bumps. It will be held in the cloisters of Nevile's Court, Trinity College at 7.30pm (Pimm's reception) for 8pm. The dress-code is formal club dress or black tie for men and the equivalent for women.

Afterwards, there will be a traditional "boatie bop" in the WPR with drinks provided.


THE MENU:

Pimm's No.1 Reception
~~~
Butternut Squash, Thyme, Mascarpone & Hazelnut Soup
~~~
Breast of Guinea Fowl wrapped in Parma Ham, Fried Polenta, Tomato
& Garlic Sauce with Pesto
*or*
Warm Red Onion, Goat's Cheese & Pinenut Tart with Rocket &
Sun-blushed Tomato Salad

Served with seasonal vegetables
~~~
Trinity Crème Brûlée with Fresh Raspberries
~~~
Coffee and Mints
Port: Dow's Master Blend

Wine: Hardy's Voyage Colom Verdelho Chenin Blanc, Hardy's Voyage Cabernet
Sauvignon Petit Ruby.


The cost is £27 per person for dinner and £4 for a bop ticket if ordered in advance (or £5 on the door). Please apply by e-mail to me at secretary@firstandthird.org by 10pm on Sunday 12th June, stating which main course option you would like (guinea foul or goat's cheese tart) and whether you would like a bop ticket.
2nd Jun '05Channel Challengeby ad
The Cambridge Channel Challenge sponsored by Deloitte, a charity race.

This summer First and Third are competing in The Cambridge Channel Challenge: a rowing race between half-a-dozen boats from colleges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge aiming to support the charities Cancer Research UK and the University Sports Complex. It will take place after the 19th June dependant upon favourable weather conditions.

The inaugural Cambridge Channel Challenge was launched in December 2004 and is organised by members of the Lady Margeret Boat Club of St. John's College, Cambridge. The race will start at Shakespeare Beach in Dover and will finish when the first rower steps onto French sand, after more than 5 hours of intense rowing.

The English Channel separates England from Europe by 21 miles and is well known for being one of the world's most challenging stretches of water for ocean rowers. The row will be tough: side by side racing for over five hours in variable conditions- it will make any Cam based race look like a gentle Sunday afternoon paddle!

This will also be a two fold Guinness world record attempt, for the fastest time and for the greatest number of crews competing.

In order to make this event as successful as possible, we need your help. The aim is to make as much money as possible for the chosen charities and in order to acheive this, we need you! Follow the link below to the justgiving account and then.... just give! Please help us to make this event a real succes for the charities.

http://www.justgiving.com/fatccc2005
For more information regarding the event, including lists of the competing crews, go to

http://www.thechannelrace.org/

Posted on behalf of Aileen Dennis (5 replies...)
22nd May '05New committee electedby Sec
The following were elected as officers of the 2005/6 Committee of First and Third Trinity Boat Club at the elections on Sunday 22 May 2005.

Overall Captain: Pia Schaefer.
Men's Captain: Rachel Munro.
Women's Captain: Pia Schaefer.
Secretary: Dan Jane.
Junior Treasurer: Honey Duan.
Kit and Social Secretary: Amelia Russell.
Men's Lower Boats Captains: Tom Andrews, Albert Cheung, Seb Pancratz, James Scott (joint team).
Women's Lower Boats Captains: Clair Birbeck, Katie Birley, Harriet Booker, Damilola Dauda (joint team).
Coxing Captain: Magnus Jones.
Webmaster: Catherine Aiken.

Many congratulations to them all, and thanks to those who voted. The officers-elect will take office at the conclusion of the 2005 Henley Royal Regatta, viz. Sunday 3 July. Under their leadership may the club continue to enjoy great success!
13th May '05Election manifestosby Sec
Election manifestos are online. Click 'Committee' from the right hand menu and choose 'Elections'. (5 replies...)
5th Apr '05Raise money for FaT!!by ALC
First and Third now have their very own webshop where you can help raise money for FaT when shopping online through Amazon, John Lewis, M&S, Oddbins and many other retailers.

All you need to do is go to our webshop and then click through to the retailer's website and make your purchase. A commission of between 1 and 10% will then be paid straight to FaT and can go towards subsidising social events and dinners.
4th Apr '05New boatsby ALC
We now have a selection of new boats to squeeze into the boathouse. A new Lola coxless IV replaces Mary Gwyneth who sadly met her end at the end of Peterborough rowing lake 2 years ago.

A new 'elite' novice VIII has arrived to help ease the strain on Peter Brandt and Titan during novice term. In addition, we also now have a coastal IV, which will be of immense value in the coaching of novices; it is a wide stable boat but will give novices much of the usual benefit of outings in IVs. It will also be useful for seniors during technical outings. Both boats are made by Burgashell.

The coastal IV will probably even get used to take FaT across the channel as part of the Cambridge Channel Challenge organised by LMBC! (3 replies...)
1st Apr '05Date of Mays Dinnerby MHS
A date for your diary: The Mays Dinner will be on evening of the Saturday of the May Bumps, namely 18 June.
29th Mar '05Blue boat win for Allaby mcp
Congratulations to First and Third oarsman Alla Doubrovina who beat Oxford by 2 1/3 lengths at the Henley varsity races on Saturday. Alla, who noviced at Trinity in 2002, rowed at bow in the women's Blue boat.

Alex Summers, president of the men's lightweights club, was the other FaT oarsman in the weekend's races against Oxford. Alex, rowing at 2, sadly suffered his third consecutive defeat with CULRC.

A full report of the Henley races, where all the races against Oxford apart from the men's heavyweights take place, is available on the Rowing Service, here
14th Mar '05STCS KARAOKEby KSS
WPR
8pm
Tuesday
All your friends will be there...
THE way to see out Lent Term
3rd Mar '05CLUB FORMALby KSS
This is that special 'end of lent term formal' that all the cool kids go to...
3rd Mar '05STCS cocktailsby KSS
This year the high brow cocktails will be mixed seemlessly with a kareoke competition and fancy-dress partay. Disco Daley will be DJing. (5 replies...)
3rd Mar '05Lents Bopby KSS
Whether you're at the dinner or not, i expect to see you in the WPR afterwards for another night of FUN!
28th Feb '05Good luck to all crews!by MHS
The Lent Bumps 2005 run from 1 March to 5 March. FaT has 6 crews competing, 4 men's and 2 women's. For more information, please see www.cucbc.org/events/lents2005/index.php. Row well, First & Third!
22nd Feb '05Lents Dinnerby MHS
VENUE: The Old Kitchens, Trinity College

DATE: Saturday 5th March

TIME: 7.30pm (sherry reception) for 8pm, followed by a bop (optional) in the WPR afterwards.

DRESS-CODE: Formal club dress or black tie for men and the equivalent for women.

COST: £29 for dinner; £4 for a bop ticket ordered in advance, £5 for a bop ticket on the door.

THE MENU:

Sherry Reception
~~~
Roast Plum Tomato & Basil Soup
~~~
Daube of Beef cooked in a Bayleaf, Orange & Herb Gravy with Baby Root
Vegetables and Potatoes
*or*
Baked Gnocchi in a Cheese, Wild Mushroom & Sun-Blushed Tomato Sauce topped
with Mozzarella Cheese
~~~
Crème Brulee Ice Cream
~~~
Coffee and Mints
Port

Wine:
Vieille Ferme Rouge, Côtes du Ventoux 2003
Vieille Ferme Rose, Côtes Ventoux 2002
19th Feb '05FaT success in regattaby MHS
For full details, go to Results in the left-hand website menu.
16th Feb '05Uncollected kitby KSS
We do not yet have in the splash tops or fleeces however I do have a lot of hoodies, polos, rugby shirts, tech tops, shorts and all-in-ones sitting in my room. If you ordered something last term drop me an email so you can come and pick it up.
27th Jan '05KIT ORDERby KSS
This terms kit order is now online under 'members' and 'kit order'. The strict deadline is Sunday morning, 8am. Orders have to be placed early so that we have a chance of getting the kit by the end of term.

Don't forget that college re-imburse you for most of the cost of your kit!

KSS x
23rd Jan '05Guest of honourby KSS
Now at least we will have a good female turnout.
22nd Jan '05CLUB FORMALby KSS
Buy tickets Thur 27th for formal on...

SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY.

All welcome.

Bring a bottle.

Or two. (1 reply...)
22nd Jan '05CLUB FORMALby KSS
Buy tickets Thur 27th for formal on...

SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY.

All welcome.

Bring a bottle.

Or two.
22nd Jan '05CLUB FORMALby KSS
Buy tickets Thur 27th for a FaT formal on...

SATURDAY 29th JANUARY.

All welcome.

Bring a bottle.

Or two.
25th Nov '04Fairbairns Dinnerby MHS
E-mail Mark Sankey (secretary@firstandthird.org) for more details.
6th Oct '04Election resultsby cema
In some very close elections this evening the club has elected Pia Schaefer as women's captain and Catherine Aiken as webmistress.

Full results:
Women's captain
Pia Schaefer 10
Jenny Lee 9
RoN 0

Webmaster
Catherine Aiken 23
RoN 0
3rd Oct '04Elections this Wednesdayby mcp
Elections take place this Wednesday for the posts of Women's Captain and Webmaster. Jenny Lee's manifesto has been added to the elections page (under committee), any others received will be added as soon as possible.

The deadline for submission of manifestos to Mark Sankey is tonight. (2 replies...)
29th Sep '04Trinity rules the waves!by mcp
Further to Iain's post of the 1st of June, congratulations to Andrew Fisher, club Captain in 2002-2003, who was invited to stand for the post of CUBC Honorary Secretary and has taken on this important role for 2004-2005.

Extraordinarily, this means that 2 of the 3 Honorary Secretaries this year are First and Third. The "Hon Sec's" are responsible for most of the day to day organisation of rowing and the official CUCBC races on the Cam.

We can surely look forward to not only better run races but, one hopes, even fewer fines! ;-)
28th Sep '04Social Events at 1&3by LW
As the new KSS, I feel it's my responsibility to get people looking forward to a new year of bopping, formalling, and other fun activities. Please sign up on the Social 04/05 list if you want to hear about any of these fantastic events.
This term, the main events on the calender are the Fresher's Cocktails, Club Formal [provisionally 9th Oct], the boathouse BBQ, the Fireworks party, a Novice-Senior Formal, and of course the end of term carnage that is the post dinner Fairbairns bop! Of course there will be the obligatory formals against rival boat clubs - let me know your particular favourites/most hated rivals.
This is mainly working on the timetable from last year, so if there's anything [sporting events, meals out, trips, more drunken foolery - you get the idea] you would like to see added, please let me know asap, and I'll do my best to organise it.
Well that's all, have a great term!
30th Aug '04The website 2004-05by mcp
As people will be aware, there is currently no webmaster for the coming academic year.

We need somewhere in college for the webserver to live.
If you read this and are living in a set in college next year, please consider volunteering to have it in your room.
- The main responsibility is to keep it plugged in & switched on and restart it very occasionally as the need arises.
- It is a normal sort of PC (but without a screen) in a tallish tower style case.
- If you have your own computer you can still use the internet etc.

Secondly, we need somebody who wants to learn some basic Linux skills to help keep the PC up-to-date.
Like any computer, the webserver occasionally needs security patches & needs somebody to liase with college. This doesn't need to be the same person who is looking after the computer. Iain and I are both happy to stay involved to help with backup, support and tuition as required. Iain had no linux or programming experience when he took on the job - all that's really needed is a desire to learn about it.

Ideally, you might have thought about taking on the webmaster committee position!
As Iain will testify, being webmaster is a great opportunity to learn about writing web pages in html and, if you want, to develop some computer programming and sql database skills. These are valuable skills sought after in the big wide world and make a fine addition to any CV alongside a cambridge degree and rowing!

Take the credit for running the world's best rowing club website...
Keeping the site up-to-date with all the club's news and results ensures our website remains famous as the best club site out there - and in reality is very little work from day to day. It is great fun running something used so regularly by the hundreds of past and present members.

If you think you might be interested you can email Iain and I with any questions using webmaster@firstandthird.org.
5th Jul '04FaT alumni Henley winby mcp
Congratulations to Steph Richards who coxed Leander to victory in the prestigious Ladies Plate at Henley on Sunday. They won against Harvard by 3/4 of a length. The Ladies Plate is the top event for club crews; it is the 2nd event for VIIIs, beneath the Grand which is for national crews.

Steph novice coxed with First and Third in 1999 and was cox of Goldie in 2002.

Simon B has posted a photo from JET and also sent me this amusing link. (2 replies...)
1st Jun '04University Boat Clubsby ipe
Continuing a Trinity tradition of representation on University Boat Clubs' committees, Alex Summers was voted President of CULRC and Alla Doubrovina Hon. Sec. of CUWBC for 2004-2005

In previous years, Joe Grundy and Simon Case have also been CULRC Presidents (2002-2003, 2001-2002), Guy Taylor and Simon Blackburn have been CUBC Hon. Secs (2001-2002, 2000-2001), and Alex Summers CULRC Hon. Sec. (2003-2004)
16th May '04Election Resultsby ipe
Here are the results of the Boat Club Elections, details are shortly to be found in the Committee section.

Overall Captain:
Andrew Lea-Cox
Men's Captain:
Andrew Lea-Cox
Women's Captain:
Alex Lee
Secretary:
Mark Sankey
MLBCs:
Richard Bullock, Bryn Garrod, Phil Horler and Chris Mycroft
WLBCs:
Zoe Michlig, Dilini Nanayakkara and Pia Schaefer
Kit and Social Secretary:
Lilie Weaver
Junior Treasurer:
Honey Duan
Coxing Captain:
Rachel Wolf (1 reply...)
16th May '04Election timingsby AHLF
BC elections 7pm today in WLT. If you are free please come along and use your vote.
12th May '04Electionsby ipe
The first manifestos of candidates for Sunday's elections are now available here. (2 replies...)

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