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17th May '14Election Manifestosby JSB
Manifestos for the elections on Sunday can now be read here
4th Dec '13Live Fairbairns Timingby JSB
Once again, we will have volunteers providing a live timing service during Fairbairns.

The latest set of results (ie. last year's until Thursday, Novice results on Thursday, and Senior results from Friday) will appear here.

The 2013 Novice results will remain accessible here

The 2013 Senior results will remain accessible here
27th Oct '13Lighter color schemeby JSB
The default color scheme for this site has changed to dark blue text on grey, rather than gold text on blue. Those that prefer the traditional, darker, color scheme can still use it by clicking here, or in the link in the footer of each page.
17th May '13Manifestos Posted Onlineby JSB
Manifestos for the elections on Sunday can now be read here
18th Feb '13BumpITby JSB
Dear all,

Our bumps predictions game is now open. Click here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts; and Daily, for predicting each of the four days of the Lent Bumps.

It is possible to make predictions for all divisions, however keep in mind that the start order for the lowest positions (4th division for the men, 3rd division below position 4 for the women) is currently incorrect and will be updated after the Getting on Race (Friday 22 February).

Good luck with your predictions!

Best wishes,
FaT Webmaster
30th Nov '12Live Fairbairns Resultsby JSB
First and Third will be trialling a new live results service for Senior Fairbairns today.

Please note that absolute times may be skewed. Relative times between boats should be more accurate, but are (obviously) provisional and liable to input error. (2 replies...)
5th Jun '12BumpITby PC
Dear all,

Our bumps predictions game is now open. Click here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts; and Daily, for predicting each of the four days of the May Bumps.

It is possible to make predictions for the bottom of the lowest divisions, however keep in mind that the start order will be updated once the Getting on Race has taken place.

Good luck with your predictions!

Best wishes,
FaT Webmaster
20th May '122012 Electionsby JSB
The Elections will be held in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre at 7pm this evening, as previously announced.


All manifestos received can be read online.
4th Jun '11Mays BumpITby PC
Our bumps predictions game is now open. See here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts; and Daily, for predicting each of the four days of the May Bumps.

It is possible to make predictions for the bottom of the lowest divisions, however keep in mind that the start order will be updated once the Getting on Race has taken place.

Good luck with your predictions!
21st May '11Electionsby PC
All club members are invited to vote at the election of next year's committee, to be held at 7pm sharp on Sunday May 22nd in the Winstanley Lecture Hall.

To read the candidates' manifestos, please click on Committee and then Elections in the menu on the left hand side.
20th Feb '11Bump ITby PC
Our bumps predictions game is now into its fifth year. See here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the five days of the Lent Bumps.

If you're a user of www.firstandthird.org, then an account should already exist for you. If not, or if you have any other problems, then please get in touch with me at webmaster at firstandthird dot org.
2nd Jun '10Bump ITby PC
Our bumps predictions game is now into its fifth year. See here for details of
how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the
complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the
four days of the May Bumps. Because of the changes to the number of Bumps
divisions this year the bottom 10 crews in the men's charts and the bottom 4
crews in the women's charts were chosen alphabetically but will be updated once
the GoR has taken place. Please leave your bottom division predictions until
then.

If you're a user of www.firstandthird.org, then an account should already exist
for you. If not, or if you have any other problems, then please get in touch
with me at webmaster at firstandthird dot org.
13th May '10Electionsby PC
All club members are invited to vote at the election of next year's committee, to be held at 7.30pm sharp on Sunday May 16th in the Winstanley Lecture Hall.

To read the candidates' manifestos, please click on Committee and then Elections in the menu on the left hand side.
17th Feb '10BumpITby bjg
Our bumps predictions game is now into its fifth year. See here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the five days of the Lent Bumps.

If you're a user of www.firstandthird.org, then an account should already exist for you. If not, or if you have any other problems, then please get in touch with me at webmaster at firstandthird dot org.
17th Feb '10Mich summaryby RJF
Men's side

As the incoming captain one is never sure how things will look come the start of Mich term as senior members leave and a new intake arrives. It quickly became apparent that the majority of last year's M1 weren't around any more, so we looked forward with some uncertainty as to how the term would play out.
The new intake saw a large number of people who had rowed before join the upper boats squad. We gained three schoolboys, two rowers from other universities and one from another college. When mixed in with old FaT hands ranging from M1 to M4 standard it became clear that the focus of the term needed to be getting people rowing in the same way and developing less experienced rowers if we were to perform not only during Mich term but also over the year.
It was therefore decided to run the term as a squad system. Scratch fours were the order of the day, and crews seldom had more than one outing together before races. In the short term this did probably hinder performance and may have contributed to disappointing Uni 4s results, but looking back I believe it was the right call in the longer term. It is an important skill to be able to quickly adapt to new crews and individuals have come on a long way in that respect.
We set crews two weeks before Fairbairn's, and both M1 and M2 felt progress quicken. With more consistency between outings boat speed began to come, spurred on by a 17 second defeat by an impressive Queen's boat at the Winter Head which also placed us 5 seconds behind Downing. Fairbairn's saw M1 finishing second, just ahead of Downing and only 8 seconds behind Queen's. It was obviously disappointing not to win but we had halved the deficit from Winter Head over twice the distance so great progress had clearly been made. All credit to Queen's for a very impressive term.
The result of the day on the men's side came from M2, who finished 13 seconds clear of the next second boat and beat eleven college first boats. A great result, setting the crew up well on their campaign to break into the first division come Lents.
A strong note to end on. Morale is high, and we look forward keenly to next term. Aint't nothin' to it but to do it.

Richard Fletcher
Men's Captain

Women's Side

I don't know what to say really,
Term began with a mix of experience in the women's squad, from frequent W1 rowers to those that had never dreamed of rowing W1 before. We made the eight the focus of term from the very beginning with the intention of having a good crew as a base for Lent term's attempt to regain the headship.

Things you want get taken from you, but you only learn that when you start losing stuff.
Results at University IVs were mixed, with disappointment for the top four losing to rivals, and eventual winners, Downing in the first round, while the second four demonstrated they were competitive in W1 division by beating Caius, before going out to the eventual winners in the semi-finals. However it was becoming apparent we had a squad of competitive rowers, which might be capable of matching other colleges in an VIII.
The W2 four entered into the second division was unfortunate to draw the winners in their first round.
Shortly afterwards the novices were doing the Queens Ergo Competition and NW1 came a creditable 8th, while NW2 were 6th in their division.

You find out that life is just a game of inches, and the margin for error is so small.
By Winter Head it was clear that our novices were progressing well and that W1 were beginning to gain the confidence and belief that they could win, and the drive to ensure this, losing by just 2 seconds to Christ's

At the Clare Novice's NW1 went out early to the eventual winners, while W2 lost to the same college, Jesus' W2 beating them in the second round.
Fairbairn's a week later NW1 did excellently to come 4th overall, while W2 came in a very creditable 35th beating several other colleges NW1s.

When we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between winning and losing.
The next day NW1 rowed the full Fairbairn's course, beating NM1 in the process. However the day really belonged to W1, who buoyed on by coaching from Neil Talbott and Peter Summers, were convinced they could win the event. They did so in an emphatic style, a first for the Women's boat club, losing to only the top two CUWBC crews. The first IV followed this by defeating all opposition in the IVs category to avenge the Uni IVs defeat and retain the title.

I was very pleased with the successful term for the club, but we still have targets yet to be achieved.
Thomas O'Neill
Women's Captain
16th May '09Electionsby CRNF
All club members are invited to vote at the election of next year's committee, to be held at 7.30pm sharp on Sunday May 17th in the Winstanley Lecture Hall.
To read the candidates' manifestos, please click on Committee and then Elections in the menu on the left hand side.
22nd Apr '09Small Boats Regattaby ECL
Congratulations to all winners and competitors in this year's CUCBC Small Boats Regatta. First and Third fielded a number of strong crews from both the women and men's clubs.

Miles Galloway, Tom Coker and Peter Ford are all to be congratulated, after winning the Bushe-Fox Sculls, Fairbairn Junior Sculls, and Lowe Mixed Doubles respectively. The women's pair(Overington-Robson) also put in a fantastic show to make it the finals, after the Fairbairns and Magdalene competitions were combined. Many of the races were close and the number and standard of entries was high.

Thanks also to Peter Brandt for coming along to support the club on the bank, and for presenting the trophies.
19th Feb '09BumpITby bjg
Our bumps prediction game is now into its fourth year. See here for details of how to play. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the five days of the Lent Bumps.

I'm not planning to award any prizes this year, partly because I never get round to doing it until it's so late that any enthusiasm the winners had has entirely disappeared, and partly because it generally seems to be the same few people winning more and more BumpIT clothing. If Mercury (King's), Rich (Sidney Sussex), Phil (1st & 3rd) and Simon (Christ's) wrote the predictions at the front of the bumps programme then there'd be no point running bumps. But if you feel strongly that there should be prizes then post below and I'll go begging for some money.

If you are a member of First and Third then a user account will already exist for you. Any problems then get in touch with Strawson at webmaster at firstandthird dot org. (1 reply...)
17th Feb '09Lents dinner 2009by CRNF
The final deadline to get tickets for the Lents dinner is 8pm this Thursday (19th Feb). Most of the places have now gone so please book soon or you may be disappointed. To reserve a place, just email me at secretary@firstandthird.org stating any special requirements.

A reminder of the menu:

Sherry reception
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Orkney Smoked Salmon with Onion Rings and Lemon
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Roast Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding & Horseradish Sauce
Roast Potatoes
Selection of Vegetables
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Trinity College Lemon Tart with Vanilla Cream
* * *
Coffee and Mints

A vegetarian alternative is also available and there is a discount for non-drinkers.

Tickets cost £30 and are charged to your college bill. The dinner will begin with drinks at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Connoisseurs will tell you the Lents dinner is often the best of the year, so don't miss out!

Charles
17th Feb '09Lents Bop in the Union!!by KSS
Dear all,

it is out great pleasure to invite you all to this term's end Bop after the Lents Dinner on February 28th. It will be held in Union with Jesus College Boat Club and Lady Margaret Boat Club.

We have booked the first floor of the Union (for those who know the Bar, Extension and the Blue Room). Drinks will be served at the bar (we are still negotiating a discount on some cocktails/shots/drinks). The usual mix of party and cheesy music will be played and there is no entrance fee for the night.
The Union will be open for us from cca 9pm till 1am but hopefully we might manage to negotiate that till 2am.

I will send out an e-mail with more details closer to the date especially about rules of conduct ie. what not to do in the Union. I hope you are all excited about this turn of events spicing up the usual routine in the WPR.

Your Kit and Social Secretary,
Sonya Milanova
4th May '08AGM and electionsby bjg
The following notice is from the secretary. The only candidate in the KSS by-election is Sonya Milanova. Please visit the elections page for further details.

1. AGM

An Annual General Meeting of the club will be held at 7.30 p.m on Sunday 11 May, in the Old Combination Room. The Meeting is open to all members of the club. The officers of the club will give short reports about their activities, and we will discuss and vote on any motions that have been submitted. Any member of the club may submit a motion for the AGM. To do this, please send the text of the motion, along with information on who is proposing and seconding it, to me no less than four days in advance. Attendance at the AGM is especially recommended for those who are considering standing for election to the committee.

2. Special Election - KSS

Hannah Jackson has resigned from her position as KSS, which means this position is now vacant. A special election for the post will be held at the AGM. Candidates interested in applying should submit a manifesto to me by this Sunday 4 May. If you would like more information about the role of KSS, please contact me or Harriet Booker. The primary duty of the new KSS will be to organise this term's bop, so this should be perfectly compatible with exams.

3. General Elections

General elections for next year's committee will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday 18 May, in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre. All candidates will be asked to hold a short speech and answer questions from the floor. Voting will be by secret ballot. If you are interested in running for any position on next year's committee, feel free to contact the current incumbent (a list can be found here). For more information about the duties of the different committee members, please consult the club's constitution (available here).

In order to put yourself forward as a candidate for election, you must submit a manifesto to me no less than a week before the elections. These manifestos must be proposed and seconded by two other members of the club. For examples of past years' manifestos, see here.

All full members of the club who have rowed in at least two of the past three terms (including this one) may vote in the elections. Members who want to vote but cannot attend the elections in person may nominate another member to vote for them. Please consult the constitution for details on how to do this.

Please note that candidates for the Overall Captaincy must also run for the position of either Men's Captain or Women's Captain. Also note that it is possible to run for the position of Safety Officer in conjunction with any other committee position.

Immediately after the elections, I will hold a college bill surgery in the Winstanley. If you have questions about the boat club charges on your college bill, or if you want to see a breakdown of the costs you have incurred, please talk to me then.

Any questions, get in touch. (5 replies...)
21st Feb '08BumpIT!by bjg
BumpIT is back - click here to play!

This is our bumps predictions game, now coming into its third year. The rules are explained on the main page, with details of the scoring system in the Leaderboard section. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the five days of the Lent Bumps.

Prizes may be awarded to the Lents 2008 BumpIT Champions, but unfortunately I've forgotten to order them or to find some money to buy them until now. Entry is of course free.

If you are not already logged in, then you can log in to play using your normal website username and password. If you're not sure what I mean by this, then please get in touch at webmaster@firstandthird.org.

Good luck and get guessing! (2 replies...)
24th Jan '08Water Safety Officerby bjg
Danny's manifesto for the proposed new committee position of Water Safety Officer can be found on the elections page. An Open Meeting to vote on this position will probably be followed by an election, all starting at midday on Saturday in Q6 Great Court.
15th Jan '08Kit Order Now onlineby KSS
Kit order is now online. Please place all orders by 11pm Saturday 19th January.
6th Oct '07Kit order now onlineby KSS
Kit order is now online. Please place your orders by 11pm saturday 13th October.
10th Jun '07BumpIT!by bjg
BumpIT is back - click here to play!

This is our bumps predictions game, now coming up to the end of its second year. The rules (unchanged since the Lents) are explained on the main page, with details of the scoring system in the Leaderboard section. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the four days of the May Bumps.

Prizes will be awarded to the Mays 2007 BumpIT Champions: hoodies for the 4-day competitions and T-shirts for the Daily ones, so if you're running short on clothes then get that entry in! Entry is of course free. Following a trial for the Lents, there will be a return of the 'BumpIT spanner', awarded for the most accurate predictions of the M6 and W5 divisions.

If you are not already logged in, then you can log in to play using your normal website username and password. If you're not sure what I mean by this, then please get in touch at webmaster at firstandthird.org.

Good luck and get guessing!
5th Jun '07Boat Namingby elt
We have many new (and not-so-new) boats which have not yet been officially named. Come and see the club's newest additions to our fleet take pride of place in the Fellows' Garden at 1.30pm, followed by a garden party until 4pm (price of admission TBC). All current and past members of First and Third very welcome.
20th May '07Election Resultsby PJH
Dear all,

I am pleased to announce that the following were elected as officers of the 2007/8 Committee of First and Third Trinity Boat Club at the elections yesterday. Many congratulations to them all, and thanks to those who voted: There was a total of 50 members voting in person.

Overall Captain: Ming-Chee Chung.
Men's Captain: Ming-Chee Chung.
Women's Captain: Harriet Booker.
Secretary: Magnus Jones.
Coxing Captain: Emma Leadbetter.
Men's Lower Boats Captains: Harry Braviner, Ji-Jian Chow, Adam Csenki and Thomas O'Neill (joint team).
Women's Lower Boats Captains: Charley Bates, Rachel Croft, Liz Hill and Alex Sye (joint team).
Junior Treasurer: Charles Franklin.
Kit and Social Secretary (KSS): Hannah Jackson.
Webmaster: Bryn Garrod.

The officers-elect will take office at the comclusion of the 2007 Henley Royal Regatta, viz. Sunday 8 July, or after the men's crew is knocked out. I, on behalf of the current officers and members, wish them all the best. Under their leadership may the club continue to enjoy great success!

Phil

The full voting results were as follows (using a single transferable vote system):

Webmaster:
Garrod = 39, RoN = 10, Spoilt = 1; Garrod elected.

Junior Treasurer:
Franklin = 44, RoN = 2; Franklin elected.

Kit and Social Secretary (KSS):
Jackson = 31, Ooi = 18 RoN = 1; Jackson elected.

Women's Lower Boats Captains:
{Bates, Croft, Hill, Sye} = 43, RoN = 5; {Bates, Croft, Hill, Sye} elected.

Men's Lower Boats Captains:
{Braviner, Chow, Csenki, O'Neill} = 25; RoN = 24; {Braviner, Chow, Csenki, O'Neill} elected

Coxing Captain:
Leadbetter = 48, RoN = 0; Leadbetter elected.

Secretary:
Jones =36, RoN = 3; Jones elected.

Women's Captain:
Booker = 24, RoN = 1; Booker elected and put forward for Overall Captain election.

Men's Captain:
Chung = 24, RoN = 1; Chung elected and put forward for Overall Captain election.

Overall Captain:
Booker = 3, Chung = 41; Chung elected.
16th May '072007-2008 Manifestosby bjg
The manifestos that have been received are now available on the elections page.

There are as yet no candidates for the posts of Women's Captain, Secretary and Junior Treasurer. These are all vital positions for the running of the club, so if you have not stood for a position but have the necessary skills then please strongly consider standing.

This year's elections will be held this Sunday 20 May at 7pm in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre. (12 replies...)
12th Apr '07Easter Training Campby elt
If you will be in Cambridge before the start of term and would like to get straight back into training, then please join the Training Camp group (under members > groups > crews and squads), to be kept up to date with outings, land training and social events!
3rd Apr '07Charlie Allenby bjg
As many of you will already be aware, Charlie Allen died last Tuesday morning following a long battle with cancer.

Charlie arrived at Trinity in 2004 with a fine coxing pedrigee, having been Captain of Boats at Radley and having coxed for GB Juniors. After coxing briefly at the start of his time here, he decided to devote his energies to coaching, being particularly involved with the women's side of the club. Highlights of his coaching career include the infamous 'Up 6' Women's Lent VIII of 2005 and two strong 2nd Women's VIIIs in 2006.

Charlie's style was ruthless and uncompromising. In Lent 2006 he moulded Dom Hockley into a cox in his own image, leading to disqualification in Pembroke Regatta. For Charlie, this was merely a sign that Dom was learning the correct, aggressive approach to coxing - as his race report states, 'Dom, I am sooooo proud of you'. This was soon followed by the sinking of Downing in the Lent Bumps.

I will always remember the last time I was coxed by Charlie as a typical illustration of his attitude. He was subbing into the coxed IV last Michaelmas and we were doing a practice piece around the corners. Within a few strokes the rudder had snapped off but, undeterred by this, Charlie still steered between two crews and around First Post Corner using only his hands and expletives before finally giving up.

Charlie was heavily involved in drama, variously starring in, directing and producing plays including the Dryden Society's most recent production of The Country Wife. He was also an occasional speaker at the Magpie and Stump comedy debating society. He was a colourful and likeable character, and was well-known around college. He will be sorely missed by those who knew him.

Charlie had planned to make a return to coxing in the Lents, but was unfortunate to be prevented from doing so by his worsening health. Despite his lack of involvement, he maintained a keen interest in and support for the club.

There will be a memorial service for friends and family in Warminster on Friday 13 April, and another in Trinity Chapel on Saturday 28 April at 2.30pm, which everyone is welcome to attend. If you need more details of these services, or would like to pass a message to his family or make a donation in Charlie's name, then please get in touch with Lynsey Porter (lkp25). (1 reply...)
13th Mar '07CUBC announce crewsby bjg
Congratulations to Tobias Garnett on his official selection to row for Goldie against Isis on Sunday 7 April. Good luck to him, and let's hope that Goldie repeat last year's success!
15th Feb '07BumpIT!by bjg
BumpIT is back - click here to play!

This is our bumps predictions game, launched this time last year. The rules (unchanged since the Mays) are explained on the main page, with details of the scoring system (for those that are fussed) in the Leaderboard section. There are two versions of the game: 4-day, for predicting the complete men's or women's bumps charts, and Daily, for predicting each of the five days of the Lent Bumps.

Prizes will be awarded to the Lents 2007 BumpIT Champions: hoodies for the 4-day competitions and T-shirts for the Daily ones, so if you're running short on clothes then get that entry in!

Please note that, for now, the bottom ten men's and women's crews are those that finished bottom last year. These will be altered after the Getting-on Race, at which point you may wish to change your predictions.

If you are not already logged in, then you can log in to play using your normal website username and password. If you're not sure what I mean by this, then please get in touch at webmaster at firstandthird.org.

Finally, apologies to Will who entered before the official start of BumpIT and was therefore deleted. It's the only way he'll learn. (8 replies...)
9th Jan '07Order your lycra now!by KSS
Please order any lycra items you need for this term by 9am Thursday. This is the last chance to get all-in-ones etc before Lents.
3rd Jan '07Training Campby ELT
Please email Erica (elt30) or Pedro (pms47) for more details of this year's pre-term Lent training camp in Cambridge. The schedule will be very flexible, so you can do as much or as little training as you wish. Sign up to the Training Camp group to be included in emails relating to training and socials before the start of term.
17th Nov '06Fairbairns dinnerby PJH
VENUE: The boathouse (minus ergs...)
TIME: Dinner 8pm, preceded by a bucks fizz reception at 7.30pm
DRESS: Men - Formal club dress [blazers and tie] or black tie, Women - Formal club dress [blazers] or black tie.
PRICE: £25

Bucks fizz
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Melon
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Cold beef, ham & chicken OR vegetarian tartlet
Served with new potatoes, mixed salad, coleslaw, Waldorf salad, pasta salad and Greek salad
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Chocolate fudge cake OR strawberry gateaux
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Coffee/tea and truffles

Please email secretary[a]firstandthird.org with your choice of menu. Applications close midnight, Sunday 19th November. Please leave a cheque for the full amount, made payable to 'Secretary, First and Third Trinity Boat Club', in Phil Horler's pigeon hole.
16th Oct '06Michell Cup Celebrationby ELT
Current and past members of the club are cordially invited to drinks in the OCR, celebrating our success in the past year and looking forward to a repeat of that success in the coming year. The Michell Cup itself will be on display and some of JP Morgan's representatives will be joining us for the evening. All welcome, especially novices!
9th Oct '06Kit Orderby KSS
Deadline for outerwear is Thurs 12th 1pm.
Deadline for lycra is Mon 16th 6pm.
Deadline for casualwear tbc.
21st Jun '06FaT end year solidly!by pks
After a very promising Mich and Lent term, First and Third braved the waters of the Cam despite all vicious constraints inherent in Cambridge exam terms. This led to thoroughly sound performances all around and a lot of fun for all those involved behind the scenes, in the organisation of the "FaT Bumps" and, of course, the crews.

Competition in the Getting-On-Race was fierce for the Men this year, as only three places were up for grabs. As a result, our very promising 6th men and worthy and distinguished Fellow's VIII did not get to participate in the Bumps. Well done to them for putting in the preparation throughout the term, though!

Racing througout all divisions was a lot more exciting than in most terms, but seemed to mysteriously follow Jenny Lee's BumpIt predictions most of the time... The bottom divisions were, as always the most adventurous and our 5th men made good use of this, rowing a grand total of 6 gutsy races and bumping up into the 4th division!! The 3rd VIII followed in the footsteps of a series of very experienced 3rd VIIIs and a string of up 3's or 4s. A challenging position to defend! The girls fought hard against their overpowering competition and had fun with the Bumps experience.

The 4th Men (Grads) seemed to be reaching for the stars at the beginning of the week. Bumping easily on the first day, they were not contented with a mere up one on the second day, but double-overbumped in great style. Unfortunately, they lost out against a strong Selwyn II in a "sandwich" situation on the second day, where half of the division seemed to be within a couple of feet of each other. They subsequently fell to a very strong Corpus crew, that ended the week up 9 (!). Sad though it was they could not go up 8, one should not play down the significance of going up 4! Well, done, ye Grads!

The 3rd men were a serious pair and lazy gents composite, but gelled in true FaT style as the week went on and the Thunderbird harmonies came together. Amongst their accomplishments, bumping the red enemy on Day 2 should probably be rated highest.

The 2nd women were unfortunately placed on the first day in that they had a bit of flotsam two crews ahead of them. This denied them the blades they really would have deserved... That said I was never prouder of the crew than during this row-over, which really showed that the women's squad has finally started to develop some real depth beyond the 1st VIII.

The 2nd men had people in tears this week. Tears of happiness when they bumped Selwyn M1 heroically, tears of laughter when re-reading interesting message board predictions about how they might fare, and tears of frustration, when Caius M2 did find their form on the last day. Considering their positioning in the first division, staying level is an absolutely awesome result, well done, boys (and Jenny!)!

The 1st women's first Bumps race resembled a Triathlon of rowing, flying and swimming. An interesting overhead crab by Christs had Dowining's stern swinging into Grassy wildly and while Churchill and Selwyn got away with a blade clash, Jo reduced the boat speed from full to cruising when her blade became wedged on the Downing cox' back. She then performed a 360° turn and ended with her feet back in her shoes while Erica ejected into the Cam and swallowed a worrying 2 mouthfulls of Cam goo. Needless to say, there was a re-row. Unfortunately, Jo was rather unwell after above incident and so a rather out-of-the-zone Pia subbed in for the two races on Day 2. Christs caused yet more damage when they got themselves caught before W1 could catch Churchill, thus denying the girls blades. Up 3 was still a great result, and we all know what they say about good crews...

The 1st men seemed to have their usual interludes with Queens M1, who bumped out in front of them on Day one and managed to get away again on Day 4. In between, however, the guys bumped Downing and Tit Hall and positioned themselves nicely for a shot at a double Headship in 2007.

All in all, this was a fantastic set of Bumps, and according to Richard Bullock it has, with our sweeps of events like the Uni IVs, and our great Lents performance, earned the Club the Michell Cup (subject to CUCBC confirmation). I would like to thank the rowers for putting in so much effort throughout the year, all voluntary and remunerated coaches, all supporters and a lively and hard-working Committee. It's been amazing and I hope to see the Club continue its way to the top at all levels of committment.

Thanks for a great three years and good luck,

Rah rah First and Third,

xxxx Pia (3 replies...)
6th Jun '06BumpIT!by mcp
The wait is finally over...! BumpIT Mays '06 is here!

It's altered slightly from the Lents - to allow ANY (full) division to be predicted. You have to predict at least 2 (3 in the daily game) divisions to enter. It'll then take your best two scores - so it could be worth predicting everything just incase! Aggregate charts and such like are still here and do the same thing. Enjoy!

BumpIT website accounts created for the Lents are still on the system. If you can't remember your password you can get a reminder on the main login page.

Obviously the Getting On Race hasn't happened yet (I picked the top few GOR entries for now!) and there may be other changes to the start order. When I add any such changes to our May Bumps main page, the changes will be migrated out to existing predictions in a way which preserves as much as possible of the existing competition entry - but you may need to come back and review any affected parts of your bumps charts before the Bumps actually start!

Finally, as ever it's been a bit of a scramble getting the updates ready, so please help me by alerting me to any problems that seem to crop up or anything that doesn't make sense! Thanks. (16 replies...)
22nd May '06Election Results!by JDTJ
Dear all,

I am pleased to announce that the following were elected as officers of the 2006/7 Committee of First and Third Trinity Boat Club at the elections yesterday. Many congratulations to them all, and thanks to those who voted: There was a total of 47 members voting either in person or by proxy.

Overall Captain: Erica Thompson.
Men's Captain: Pedro Cunha.
Women's Captain: Erica Thompson.
Secretary: Phil Horler.
Junior Treasurer: Adam Blacklay.
Kit and Social Secretary (KSS): Harriet Booker.
Men's Lower Boats Captains: Lorry Carr, Will Laffan, Andrew Sugden and Martin Yarr (joint team).
Women's Lower Boats Captains: Amy Hewer, Sorcha McGinn, Lynsey Porter and Fran Rawlins (joint team).
Coxing Captain: Dominic Hockley.
Webmaster: Bryn Garrod.

The officers-elect will take office at the comclusion of the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta, viz. Sunday 9 July. I, on behalf of the current officers and members, wish them all the best. Under their leadership may the club continue to enjoy great success!

Dan

The full voting results were as follows (using a single transferable vote system):

Webmaster:
Garrod = 42, RoN = 0; Garrod elected.

Coxing Captain:
Allen = 23, Hockley = 25, RoN = 0; Hockley elected.

Junior Treasurer:
Blacklay = 23, Ostrowski = 11, RoN = 5; Blacklay elected.

Kit and Social Secretary (KSS):
Booker = 32, Frigot = 4, RoN = 3; Booker elected.

Women's Lower Boats Captains:
{Hewer, McGinn, Porter, Rawlins} = 16, RoN = 3; {Hewer, McGinn, Porter, Rawlins} elected.

Men's Lower Boats Captains:
{Carr, Laffan, Sugden, Yarr} = 26; RoN = 2; {Carr, Laffan, Sugden, Yarr} elected

Secretary:
Horler =24, Jones = 22, RoN = 3; Horler elected.

Women's Captain:
Thompson = 16, RoN = 3; Thompson elected and put forward for Overall Captain election.

Men's Captain:
Cunha = 18, RoN = 10; Cunha elected and put forward for Overall Captain election.

Overall Captain:
Cunha = 12, Thompson = 35, spoilt = 1; Thompson elected. (6 replies...)
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!!!

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