Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) is responsible for the day-to-day running of
college rowing in
Cambridge. It is also responsible for organising
May and
Lent bumps which are the main races of the Easter and Lent terms respectively.
Foundation of the CUCBC
Historically, only men's rowing existed at
Cambridge University, and all of the races and river rules were controlled by the
Cambridge University Boat Club
The Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England. The club was founded in 1828 and has been located at the Goldie Boathouse on the River Cam, Cambridge since 1882. Nowadays, training primarily ...
(CUBC).
Newnham College Boat Club was the only rowing club for women from its founding in 1893 until
Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) was founded in 1941.
Separate
women's races began in the 1970s, controlled by the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club. The two organising bodies had differing rules of the river and arrangements for racing, leading to many potential problems. Initially, the number of women racing was small, but it soon grew to a similar number as that of the men. A vote was held on passing control for the women's racing to the CUBC in the 1980s, thereby bringing all control to a single entity, but this proposal was rejected by members of the CUBC. By the mid-1990s, the CUCBC was founded to oversee all river regulations, for rowers of both sexes, on the
River Cam
The River Cam () is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely, at Pope's Corner. The total distance from Cambridge to ...
and to control the
bumps race
A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each crew attempting to catch and ‘bump’ the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind.
The form is mainly used in intercollegiat ...
s and various other events. This also had the effect that the CUBC and CUWBC were then free to concentrate on
The Boat Race and
Henley Boat Races respectively.
CUCBC Exec Committee
The CUCBC Committee for 2013-14
consists of:
There also exists a Senior Committee with responsibility for strategic and longer-term issues affecting University and College rowing on the Cam.
CUCBC Run Events
CUCBC runs four main events during the course of the academic year:
* University IVs (Michaelmas Term)
*
Lent Bumps (6th/7th Week, Lent Term)
* Small Boats Regatta (0th Week, Easter Term)
*
May Bumps (7th-8th Week, Easter Term)
References
External links
CUCBC website
Rowing clubs in England
Sports clubs established in the 1990s
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