On Saturday 11th May 2019 M1 and W1 competed in Bedford Amateur Regatta, a 1.2km course through the centre of Bedford. Here’s how they got on: M1: M1’s first race of the day at Bedford Regatta was against Abingdon School’s J15 1st VIII in the open 8s category. We knew it was likely to be […]

The latest edition of the Boat Club Newsletter (including the HoRR race report) is now available. We hope you enjoy reading it! Forward Lent 2019 edition

Here’s the reports from the last day of racing! M3: We Shall Go On To The End… The final hurdle of M3’s Lent Bumps campaign had come upon us today. This sunny Saturday morning found our crew prepared for the ultimate stride towards our first bump. As a premiere, we had a full crew. A […]

M2, W1 and M1 were all racing today and here’s how they got on: M2: The Torpedo continues to sink the opposition and today it was Lady Margaret M3 who fell victim to another display of passion and commitment. A comfortable start saw us leave the chasing Jesus M3 in our wake as we started […]

Four crews were racing today, with both first boats, W2 and M3 in action. Here’s how they got on: M3: Were it not for bumps I’m fairly sure nobody would be insane enough to choose to row in the arctic conditions we did today. Waves reaching the top of the saxboards, winds blowing crews across […]

The second day of bumps saw all the crews in action for the first time, here’s how they got on: M3: It was gusty and drizzling – clearly yellow flag conditions – but clearly, no one bothers on race day. Knowing we had the ability to catch up with Darwin was a great morale booster, […]

Lent Bumps kicked off today with M2, W2 and M3 in action for Churchill. Here’s how they got on: M3: Tales from the Foot of the River: Truth be told, the best place to be on the river is the foot because you’re bump-vincible. Whatever people may say about headship, all you can do from […]

On Friday 1st March, W2 and M3 competed in a 2km time trial on the Cam for the chance of a spot in Lent Bumps. Here’s how they got on: W2: For their first race together, Churchill W2 had a brilliant performance. The team aimed to complete the 2K course for the ‘Getting On Race’ […]

On Saturday 16th February 2019 (and with just over two weeks to go until the start of Lent Bumps) M1, W1 and M2 took part in regatta on the Cam. All the races were 1.1km from the long reach to the the P&E and were between two crews at a time, in a knockout style. […]