Reunions
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Ely Rowing Day Brings Together Alumni and Incoming Squad
The next chapter starts here. Thank you to all alumni who joined us in Ely on Saturday 13 September to welcome the new squads. Another Boat Race campaign begins, carrying forward the legacy of Cambridge rowing.
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2025 marks fifty years since Cambridge beat the 1975 Oxford Blue Boat to win bronze on the Seine in Paris
Following their triumph in the 1975 Boat Race, a scratch Cambridge crew—featuring three substitutes—embarked on an unforgettable journey to Paris for the Sur la Seine à Paris regatta, rowing a similar distance to the full Boat Race course. Andrew Powell, who rowed in the 4-seat, recalls: “Our crew rowed down the full 1975 Oxford Blue…
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2025 Cambridge Reunions
The Boat Race 2025 saw many Cambridge crews celebrating important milestones. Send in your reunion photos to alumni@cubc.org.uk. Many reunions also took place over the summer, including gatherings at Henley Royal Regatta. These included: – 1985 Women’s Blue Boat– 1970 Men’s Blue Boat & Goldie– A rowpast celebrated the 25th anniversary of the winning CUBC…
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Bridging Generations: well wishes from seventy years of CUBC alumni to the 2025 crews
Watch as two of this year’s trialists, Gemma and Ollie, read words of wisdom, pride, and encouragement from CUBC alumni spanning seventy years in a heartwarming video that truly bridges generations. The 1965 women words from Averil Wootton “We oldies worked hard, with determination and sheer bloody-mindedness, to assert ‘Cambridge Women’s Right to Row’ –…
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From Setbacks to Glory: Cambridge’s unstoppable 1955 crew
Arthur Muirhead shares his recollections from the 1955 Boat Race, and Ruth Simpson of the 1955 Women’s crew offers a note of support. “We could—and would—prove them all wrong.” We were probably very fortunate, because the Times rowing correspondent Richard Burnell had Oxford almost as dead certs, which meant that my grandfather got a very…
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2024 Celebration of Cambridge Lightweight Rowing
On Saturday 14 September the Club celebrated two important milestones: the 40th anniversary of the Women’s Lightweight Boat Race and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Intervarsity Lightweight Rowing at Cambridge. We welcomed 100 alumni to Ely Boathouse, where alumni and reunion crews boated, and nearly 200 members then attended a celebratory dinner at St…
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60 years on – `Sweaty Bettys and Perspiring Persephones’
Recollections from CUWBC’s Averil Wootton (1965-66) and Valerie Goldsbrough (1962-64) CUBC is grateful to Averil Wootton Naysmith (Newnham, CUWBC 2nd IV 1965, 2nd VIII 1966 Captain) for providing recollections in honour of her 60th anniversary. And we are delighted to reshare recollections from Valerie Goldsbrough Holding (New Hall, Women’s Blue Boat 1962-64, President 1961-63) originally…
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50 years on – The 1974 Goldie crew reunite for reunion row
On 26 June 2024 the 1974 Goldie crew reunited at Leander Club for a splendid 50th anniversary gathering including a reunion row down the Henley course. A good row was had, war stories shared, and then the crew adjourned for lunch. After a selection process which saw them battling with the selected Blue Boat, and…
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The crews from CUWBC 1989 share photos and memories
The CUWBC crews from 1989 marked their 35th anniversary this year. CUBC extends its thanks to 1989 Women’s Lightweight President Clare Adams for the following photographs. 2024 also saw 1989 Women’s President Joanna Burch honoured by Newnham College Boat Club. The CUWBC crews of 1989: President: Jo Burch (Newnham), Lightweights Clare Adams (Emmanuel) Date of…
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40 years on – The first ever CUWBC lightweight crew celebrate in Ely & Cambridge
On a warm sunny day in June, rather than a cold wet day in March, the 1984 women’s lightweight crew — the first ever for Cambridge — once again took to the water. The crew celebrated their 40 year reunion at the Ely Boathouse, apart from Sarah Wilshaw, who was unable to make the journey…