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Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice joins CUBC training
On Thursday 27 November, the Club was delighted to welcome Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice to Ely Boathouse. This was the second visit for Professor Prentice, having first visited in the depths of winter training in February 2024. During her last visit, she followed women’s training, so this year it was the turn of the men.…
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Stephen Peel OLY Elected Chair of Cambridge University Boat Club
Cambridge University Boat Club is pleased to announce that Stephen Peel OLY has been elected as our new Chair, succeeding Annamarie Phelps CBE OLY following the completion of her term. Stephen Peel is an investor and global business executive who spent over 30 years in private equity, including 17 years as a senior partner at…
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Double Victory at Fours Head 2025
Congratulations to the following rowers who represented Cambridge in The Fours Head of the River on Saturday 15 November 2025. After Storm Claudia swept through earlier in the week, the skies cleared just in time for racing to go ahead, a welcome change after recent cancellations due to severe weather. The event proved to be…
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Triallist Emelie Eldracher named the 2025 US Rowing Female Para Athlete of the Year
Congratulations to Cambridge triallist Emelie Eldracher (Fitzwilliam) who was recently named the 2025 US Rowing Female Para Athlete of the Year. Said US Rowing upon the announcement, “The steady and commanding voice of the PR3 mixed four with coxswain since 2022, Emelie has guided the crew to silver medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games and…
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CUBC Impress at British Selection Trials
The Senior and U23 Selection Trials for Team GB took place in Boston, Lincolnshire on 1-2 November 2025, drawing some of the country’s top rowing talent. Cambridge University Boat Club fielded a squad of six rowers and two coxswains, delivering a weekend of impressive performances. On the Ergo:Saturday’s 2km test set the tone for the…
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In Memoriam: David Earl (B. 1967, Go. 1966)
The Club is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr David Earl (LMBC), who earned his Blue in 1967, rowing in the 7-seat of the 113th Boat Race. Ahead of the 1967 race, Donald Legget, writing in The Observer, described the Cambridge crew as ‘possibly the fastest ever,’ yet still tipped Oxford as favourites…
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Alumni George Bourne and Imogen Grant take Wingfield Sculls Titles
In gruelling conditions, six men and six women took on the Tideway for the 2025 Wingfield Sculls. Alumna Imogen Grant took a fourth consecutive victory, making her winningest woman to race the Wingfields. After taking gold in the Men’s Coxless Four at the 2025 World Championships, alumnus George Bourne readjusted to sculling to take on…
