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After last year’s cancellation, the Head of the River Race (HoRR) 2018 went ahead last Sunday with crews coming from all over the UK and overseas. Our M1 crew was pumped to finally conquer the Tideway as most have never even rowed in the Thames before. Despite the hassle of being in a much lowerContinue reading “HoRR 2018”

Only a week after sprinting in Lent Bumps, W1 had a very different race to compete in – the 6.8 km Women’s Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) on the Tideway in London last Saturday. They started their race strong by nailing their start sequence, which built them up to a solid racing rhythm.Continue reading “WEHoRR 2018”

After another morning of shoveling and gritting the towpath, CUCBC gave the permission for all divisions to race for the final day! Our M2 went off first, hungry for their 3rd Bump in 3 days of racing. They started off strong and rowed their best row so far to close in on Trinity Hall M3.Continue reading “Fifth Day of Lent Bumps Race Report”

Despite the blizzard conditions on the way to Baitsbite Lock, W1 set off the race with a solid start. They kept their strokes long and strong, steadily closing the distance with Clare W2. Just as W1 approached First Post Corner, Clare’s strokeside blades were seen struggling with the bank. W1 secured their bump by sendingContinue reading “Fourth Day of Lent Bumps Race Report”

All races were sadly cancelled for the day due to the combination of very low temperature, high wind and windchill, and frozen towpath surface. This affected all 3 of our crews. Following from the cancellation, CUCBC gave the permission for all the boat clubs to independently grit the towpath this evening to ensure its safetyContinue reading “Third Day of Lent Bumps 2018 Race Report”

After our W1 and M1 secured a place in Division 2 yesterday, both crews had a much deserved rest from today’s less than ideal weather conditions. M2 was our only crew racing today with heavy snow falling from the sky. At the start, the strong wind blew the boat to the bank causing a fewContinue reading “Second Day of Lent Bumps 2018 Race Report”

Our M2 raced first on this cold day to chase Queens M4. They had a good start and slowly but surely crept up on Queens to bump them just after the First Post Corner. W1 and M1 both had a tough day of races starting off as the first boat in their respective Division 3.Continue reading “First Day of Lent Bumps 2018 Race Report”

Yesterday Hughes Hall W1 celebrated their first regatta victory, winning the W2 division in the Pembroke Regatta! While leading from the very start in the first two races (beating Caius W2 by 2 ½ lengths, and Sidney W2 easily), the last two races against Downing W2 and Pembroke Alumnae were a big fight into theContinue reading “Pembroke Regatta 2018”

In a ceremony on Saturday at Emmanuel College boat house, Hughes Hall christened a new elite Stampfli eight which will be used by the club’s top crews in the upcoming Bumps campaign. In recent years Hughes Hall Boat Club (HHBC) has held an extremely strong position on the river, winning the Pegasus Cup three times,Continue reading “Hughes Hall christens new elite competition eight in lead up to Lent Bumps”

The Robinson Head race is an opportunity for crews to test the entire course of Bumps and both of our M1 and M2 took on the challenge. This being their first race of the term, the M2 charged the whole course with undoubtedly their best rowing thus far to clock a time of 8:37.8. TheContinue reading “Robinson Head 2018”