Welcome to CUCBC.org

Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) is the umbrella organisation for student rowing at the University of Cambridge and consists of the University and College Boat Clubs. As well as organising the Lent and May Bumps, CUCBC also manages and regulates student clubs' use of the River Cam.

» CUCBC Handbook - Constitutions, Rules of the River and Amendments.
» CUCBC Mailing Lists - For Captains, Coxes, Rowers, Boatmen etc.
» WAP Phone Flag Status - http://www.cucbc.org/status.wml

Forthcoming River Closures

Details of forthcoming river closures are shown below. All are for the river downstream of Chesterton unless stated otherwise.

Date Time Closed Notes
Fri 6th Jun TBC Mays Getting on Race
11th - 14th Jun TBC May Bumps

Other closures will be added here when details of events are known.

NB: The river is closed to all College crews all day on Sundays.

May Bumps 2008

The May Bumps will take place Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th June 2008.

Entries are now open and may be submitted via the CREWS system (captains will need to log in to access the system).

» Enter a Crew

After entering crews for your club, you will need to submit information for the Bumps Programme here.

The deadline for entries is Friday 16th May 2008.

The entry fee per crew is £32. Entries will not be regarded as complete until full payment has been received AND any outstanding club bills have been paid. Cheques should be made out to Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs with your club name on the reverse, and should be sent to Rev. Ian Thompson, King's College, Cambridge.

The pre-bumps meetings (incl. Captains' meeting) will take place Sunday 8th June, Latimer Room, Clare College.

Small Boats Regatta Winners

Congratulations to all competitors in the Small Boats Regatta this week. The winners of the competitions were as follows:-

Event Winner(s) Club
Colquhouns Chris Kerr St Catharine's
Peter Brandt Sculls Greg Moore Fitzwilliam
Maiden Sculls Gillian McFarland Caius
Bushe-Fox Freshmen's Sculls John Hale Pembroke
Fairbairn Junior Sculls Rich Stutt Girton
Delafield Sculls Ro Bradbury Jesus
Foster-Fairbairn Trial Pairs Fletcher and Preiss First and Third
Magdalene Silver Pairs (M) Matt O'Connor and David Hopper LMBC and Peterhouse
Magdalene Silver Pairs (W) Anna Simpson and Elly Kingma Corpus and Trinity Hall
Lowe Double Sculls (M) Chris Morris and David Hopper Jesus and Peterhouse
Lowe Double Sculls (W) Inka Borchers and Anna Simpson Clare Hall and Corpus
Lowe Double Sculls (Mixed) Guen Bradbury and Dave Hollinshead Jesus

Many thanks to all those involved in umpiring, marshalling, bribing people to marshal, bank steering and so on, particularly today in the horrible weather.

Most times (i.e. those that didn't disintigrate completely in the downpour) are available, so if you want to find out a specific result contact me at cuwbc@cucbc.org.
Ellie

CUWBC Hon Sec election

A reminder that the elections for the CUWBC hon sec will take place on Monday, and that all women's boat club captains are eligible to vote.

Votes by proxy must be with me by midnight tomorrow (although I appreciate your only options are Sarah or RON!)
The manifesto of the only candidate, Sarah Allen, is below.

Rule Change - Flags

Please note that, following a vote at the last Captains' meeting, Rules 13b and 13c in the 2007-08 Handbook have been amended with immediate effect to read as follows:

13(b): That only University crews with the specific permission of one of their senior coaches may row when both the Red and Yellow Flags are flown at Goldie Boathouse.

13(c): That only University crews, first boats and boats in the first two divisions of the May Bumps (Men) or first boats and boats in the first division of the May Bumps (Women), first fours, or tub pairs be allowed on the water when a Yellow Flag is flown at Goldie Boathouse. In the case of tub pairs, Rule 17 applies and, in addition, the person steering must be competent and experienced.

Under Yellow Flag conditions, members of crews permitted to boat under these regulations may do so in small boats provided that they have the express permission of their Club Captain and/or Boatman and subject to the conditions outlined in Rule 18.

Please remember that these rules are 'permissive' and that it is still up to each cox of crews eligible to boat under a Yellow Flag to determine whether or not it is safe for his or her particular crew to do so.

Lent Bumps 2008

The Lent Bumps 2008 ran from 26/02/2008 - 01/03/2008. Results and Notes and Fines from the Umpires are available here.

» Final Results are now available online: Men | Women

» Saturday's Notes and Fines are also now listed online.

UBS Internship Details

Details of internships with CUCBC's sponsor, UBS, are detailed via the links below:

» Flyer [PDF]
» Website

Uni 4s Final Results

The final results of the University Fours 2007 are now available.

» Uni 4s 2007 - Final Results

Early Morning Marshals

College boat clubs are reminded of the requirement to provide Early Morning Marshals. The rota for Michaelmas Term 2007 is now available. Please see the Marshals section for more information.

Full information about Early Morning Marshals may be found in Appendices E and F of the CUCBC Handbook.

CUCBC Handbook 2007-8

The new CUCBC Handbook for 2007-8 is now available for download.

A number of sections have been updated to include the changes proposed in the Easter Term Captains' Meeting and new sections have been added:

  • College Boat Club Water Safety Officers
  • Risk Assessment for Rowing Events on the Cam (including checklist and form for event organisers).

The new Handbook will be distributed to College boat clubs at the beginning of the Michaelmas term.

»CUCBC Handbook [PDF]