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CUBC’s Boat Races Dinner celebrates the Club’s successes
After a clean sweep on the water against Oxford, where Cambridge took victory in every race from reserves and Veterans’ races to the Club’s Blue Boats, more than 380 members and supporters joined to celebrate the Club and welcome its newest members. The surrounds of the De Vere Connaught Rooms resounded to the cheers of…
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CUBC Crews excel at GB Rowing April Trials
This weekend’s GB Rowing 2k trials saw success from both alumni and current students as they sought selection for GB teams at Senior and U23 level. George (str) and Wynne-Griffith (bow) drive off the start at Caversham (Image Credit: AllMarkOne) After medalling at last year’s Senior World Championships, Tom George and Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Peterhouse, 2021), left…
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1973 Goldie crew reunites for their 50th anniversary
Representatives of the victorious 1973 Goldie crew and their partners gathered for a reunion dinner in Cambridge (courtesy Christ’s College) on 4 April 2023. This was preceded by lunch at the Fort St George and followed the next day with a visit to the Ely Boathouse and a trip by river to The Cutter Inn…
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The crews of 1973 enjoy their 50th anniversary reunions and reflect on the victories of the past
1973 was an outstanding year for both the men and the women. It saw the 6th consecutive victory for the Men’s Blue Boat. Then President Chris Baillieu, who later won Silver at the 1976 Olympics, is still Cambridge’s most successful Blue with 4 wins from 4 races and is a long-term Boat Race commentator. He…
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Goldie’s Reef has learnt structure, discipline and self-management from his sport
Reef Boericke, shown above alongside Cam Spiers and carrying cox Ollie Boyne, was in the victorious Goldie crew on 26 March, racing against Oxford’s Isis on the Thames. This year Cambridge won all 6 races and achieved another clean sweep, seen before only in 1993 and 2018. Reef says: “It was amazing to win –…
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Freya Keto on winning and the positive impact of rowing
Freya is pictured above (centre) with the Women’s Blue Boat crew after winning the 2023 Gemini Boat Race on 26 March. Early indicators were for a successful race, as President Caoimhe Dempsey won the toss, choosing Surrey. Cambridge crossed the line four and a half lengths clear as exultant victors for the sixth consecutive…
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Peter Hall, stroke of the 1953 crew, says the team spirit that won on the day has lasted for 70 years
One of the wonderful things about being a member of the CUBC crew is the friendships that are made. Rowing in the Race is undoubtedly a life changing experience that forges lifelong connections. The four members of the crew that remain from the 1953 boat are still in close touch and have always been together…
