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 regulates student clubs' use of the River Cam.

Forthcoming River Closures

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

  • Weekend Rowing: Allowed on both Saturdays and Sundays after 11am.
  • Early Mornings: Two boat rule IS in operation. Each college club is allowed only 2 boats rowing at any time between lighting down and 8:30am. Singles, pairs, doubles, and tubs are excluded from this.

» Event Calendars: CUCBC | CRA

Date Time Event/Notes
Saturday, 21st Nov 08:00-16:00 Cambridge Winter Head Race
Sunday, 22nd Nov 11:00-lighting up Emma Sprints
Thursday, 26th - Friday, 27th Nov 13:45-lighting up Clare Novices Regatta
Saturday, 28th Nov 07:30-lighting up Clare Novices Regatta

Novice Coxing Talk Slides

Thanks to all who came to the Novice Coxing Talk a few weeks back.

The slides from the talk are now available below.

University Fours 2009

Final results:

Ian Thompson

With great sadness we announce that Ian Thompson died on 24th September 2009.

Our sympathies are with his wife, Ann, and those close to him.

As we all know, Ian has been central to the Cambridge rowing community, and we cannot even start to express our feelings at this loss.

Tributes have been paid to Ian across Cambridge:

Early Morning Marshals

In accordance with Rule 34, college clubs are required to provide Early Morning Marshals during the Michaelmas and Lent terms according to the rota.

The Michaelmas rota is now available:

» Early Morning Marshals Rota
» Early Morning Marshals Instructions

Clubs failing to provide marshals and those who provide incompetent marshals will be fined.

CUCBC Executive Committee 2009-10

The CUCBC Executive Committee 2009-10 have now been elected.

Position Name College
CUBC Honorary Secretary Giles Moon Caius
CUWBC Honorary Secretary Derek O'Brien Magdalene
CULRC Honorary Secretary Chris Kerr St. Catharine's
Coxing Representative Ted Randolph Peterhouse
Internet Secretary Dan Wilkins Jesus
Julian Granger-Bevan Selwyn

Michell and Pegasus Cups

The Michell Cup was won by Magdalene with a total of 70 points. Full details are available here.

The Pegasus Cup was won by Hughes Hall.

Racing Regulations amendment

In an online vote, Captains approved the following amendment to the racing regulations by 22 votes to 4, with one declared abstention:

To renumber existing Regulation 2(d) as 1(d) but reword as follows:

"Postgraduate members of the University are eligible to compete for their College in CUCBC races until the end of the term in which they sit their viva voce or other final examination; this would normally be their first viva voce examination, except in cases where resubmission and a second viva voce are required by the University authorities, in which case the CUCBC should be satisfied that there has been no unreasonable delay inserted and in particular that Regulation 1a(iii) is satisfied. For the purposes of deciding eligibility, viva voce examinations completed during any period between University terms are considered as the previous term."

[This allows a postgraduate who is required to re-submit to compete in CUCBC events until the end of the term in which they are re-examined.]

May Bumps 2009

The May Bumps 2009 took place 10th-13th June, many thanks to those who competed and congratulations to First and Third and Pembroke for retaining the men's and women's headships respectively.

Final results:

» Notes and Fines from the Umpires

Weekend Rowing

The new weekend rowing restrictions were agreed by the Captains at the Easter Term 2009 Captains' Meeting.

  • During Full Term: No rowing before 11am
  • During Vacations: No restrictions

The weekend restrictions above now apply ALL year round.

Small Boats Regatta: Final Results

Final results are now available. Thank you to all competitors, marshals and umpires for a good few days of racing.

Congratulations to the following event winners:

Event Winner(s) Club(s)
Bushe-Fox Freshman's Sculls Miles Galloway First & Third
Delafield Championship Sculls Harriet Eldred Newnham
Fairbairn Junior Sculls (men) Tom Coker First & Third
Foster Fairbairn Pairs (men) Danny White
Steve Knight
Jesus
Lowe Double Sculls (men) George Nash
Robin Jones
St Catharine's
Emmanuel
Lowe Double Sculls (mixed) Peter Ford
Rosamund Bradbury
First & Third
Jesus
Lowe Double Sculls (women) Christina Haberl
Helen Boldon
Jesus
Magdalene Silver Pairs (men) Chris Kerr
George Nash
St Catharine's
Magdalene Silver Pairs (women) Mary Bjorkegren
Edwina Surtees
Christ's
Maiden Sculls Harriet Eldred Newnham
Peter Brandt Sculls Angus Fell Fitzwilliam

Lent Bumps 2009

The Lent Bumps 2009 took place Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th February. Full information about the Lent Bumps 2009 can be found in the Lent Bumps section.

Final results are available: Men | Women
» Notes and Fines from the Umpires

Thank you all for a good week's racing - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. See you in the Mays...

Flag guidelines

The following guidelines for the use of the yellow and red flags have been produced by the CUCBC Safety Advisor, Dr Tom Davies.

A yellow flag will be set at 22.00 hours in preparation for the following morning if, based on the Meteorological Office Cambridge forecast:

  • The forecast wind speed is 35 mph or more, or
  • The forecast temperature is 0°C or less and the forecast wind speed is 25 mph.

At lighting down minus 30 minutes or 06.00 hours the yellow flag will be confirmed for two hours or lowered. There will be no strict criteria for this as the decision will be taken based on personal observation of conditions at the river. However, suggested guidelines are that the flag should continue to be raised if:

  • The wind is "too strong or gusty"
  • Current exceeds 5 mph
  • Fog does not allow another boat to be seen at 150 metres
  • Ice exceeds 2 mm thick more than 1 metre from the bank
  • There are conditions where hypothermia would be a risk for crews held static for 10 minutes, based on the forecast criterion.

A red flag will be raised if conditions are unrowable, such as completely frozen or if the water level has risen 1.5 metres or more. Discretion will be exercised when the water level is between 30cm and 1.5m above normal.

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