The Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) is the rowing club of the

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. The club was founded in 1828 and has been located at the

Goldie Boathouse Goldie Boathouse is the fitness and administrative base of Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC), located on the river Cam in Cambridge, England. It was originally the University boathouse and was named after CUBC's President J. H. D. Goldie, w ...

on the

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since 1882. Nowadays, training primarily takes place on the

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. The prime constitutional aim of CUBC is to beat

Oxford University Boat Club Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for male, heavyweight oarsman of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century. The Boat Race The club races agai ...

, Oxford University Women's Boat Club,

Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) is the university rowing club for lightweight men at the University of Oxford which selects crews to race against Cambridge University Boat Club in the Lightweight Boat Races at the end of H ...

and

Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club The Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club was established in 1984 to represent the University of Oxford in the race against the Cambridge University Boat Club at the Lightweight Boat Races. Throughout the season, the Club races a ...

in the annual

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. There are separate men's a ...

and Lightweight Boat Races. CUBC's openweight men's squad currently lead OUBC in the series by 85 races to 80, with 1 dead heat in The Boat Race 1877, while the openweight women's squad lead OUWBC by 45 races to 30. The lightweight men's squad lead OULRC by 29 races to 19, and the lightweight women's squad lead OUWLRC by 22 races to 17.

History

The inaugural meeting of Cambridge University Boat Club took place at Gonville and Caius College on 9 December 1828. Following this meeting, it was agreed that a challenge be sent to the

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to organise a race between representatives of the two universities. A letter was sent to Oxford in which they were challenged "to row a match at or near London, each in an eight-oared boat during the ensuing Easter vacation". Consequently, the first Boat Race took place at

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in June 1829. The first Women's Boat Race was raced in 1927 on the

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at Oxford, Cambridge was represented by a crew from Newnham College in front of hostile crowds. They were later joined by students from Girton College to form

CUWBC Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) was the rowing club for women at the University of Cambridge. CUWBC fielded both a lightweight eight that races against Oxford at the Henley Boat Races, and two openweight eights that race at the W ...

for the 1941 Boat Race.

CULRC Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club (CULRC) was the University rowing club for lightweight male oarsmen at the University of Cambridge, principally to race against Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) annually in the Lightw ...

was formed in 1974 to provide a lightweight crew to race

OULRC Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) is the university rowing club for lightweight men at the University of Oxford which selects crews to race against Cambridge University Boat Club in the Lightweight Boat Races at the end of H ...

in the first Lightweight Boat Race in 1975. In 1984 CUWBC fielded a lightweight women's crew for the first Lightweight Women's Boat Race at Henley. These races remained in

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until the Women's Boat Race moved to the Championship course in London in

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, followed by the Men's Lightweight Boat Race in 2019 and the Women's Lightweight Boat Race in 2020. CUBC was one of five clubs which retained the right until 2012 to appoint representatives to the Council of

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. The others were Leander Club, London Rowing Club,

Thames Rowing Club The Thames Rowing Club (TRC) is a rowing club based on the tidal Thames as it flows through the western suburbs of London. The TRC clubhouse stands on Putney Embankment. The club was founded in 1860. As at July 2022, Thames had won events at He ...

and

. On 1 August 2020, CUBC formally merged with Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and

Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club (CULRC) was the University rowing club for lightweight male oarsmen at the University of Cambridge, principally to race against Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) annually in the Lightw ...

to form a new combined club to compete against Oxford clubs in the annual boat races. This followed a vote in April 2020 by members of all three clubs which was overwhelmingly in favour of the merger. The merger and subsequent rebrand led to a new visual identity for Cambridge University Boat Club. The new logo kept the old colours of red and black, but added yellow, the traditional team kit colour of the men’s and women’s reserve crews, Goldie and Blondie.

Notability

CUBC has produced numerous

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-level rowers in its history. During the Boat Race period both the Men's

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and

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crews boat from King's College School's Boat House on the Putney embankment while the Women's Blue Boat and Blondie crews boat from

. During the Lightweight Boat Race period, CUBC Lightweight Men boat from London Rowing Club and Lightweight Women boat from

Honours

British champions

Key = 2, 4, 8 (crew size), x (sculls), - (coxless), + (coxed)

Henley Royal Regatta

Gallery

File:KCSBoathousePutney2007boatr.gif, Anxious wait at the start of the 2007 Boat Race. File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12716, Cambridge, Rudertraining der Hochschulmannschaft.jpg, Winter Training in a 20-man boat, 1931 File:CUBC coach on horseback engraving 1866.jpg, Coach on Horseback, 1866 File:CUBC practicing 1899.jpg, CUBC practising in 1899 File:CUBC VIII photo ILN 1892.jpg, CUBC crew in 1892 File:Muttlebury coaching CUBC from steamer 1892.jpg,

Stanley Muttlebury Stanley Duff Muttlebury (29 April 1866 – 3 May 1933) was an English rower notable in the annals of rowing and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Parentage Muttlebury was born 29 April 1866 in London, England, the only child of Captain Jame ...

coaching CUBC from a steamer, 1892

References

Notes Bibliography * {{Authority control Sports clubs established in the 1820s 1828 establishments in England University and college rowing clubs in the United Kingdom The Boat Race Sports organizations established in 1828 Rowing clubs in Cambridgeshire Rowing clubs of the River Cam Rowing clubs of the River Great Ouse