Goldie Boathouse is the fitness and administrative base of

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), located on the

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. It was originally the

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boathouse and was named after CUBC's President J. H. D. Goldie, who also gave his name to the University's second crew. The

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was formerly used for the storage of boats. This is no longer the case, and the area that used to be the boat bays has now been converted to a gymnasium where ergometer and weight training takes place. The administrative offices and a physiotherapy treatment centre are also based there, as is the Club's Sports Science Research and Development programme. The boathouse includes a rowing tank for indoor training on water.Facilities
CUBC, UK. The boathouse is the oldest extant boathouse in Cambridge, built in 1882, and is listed Grade II on the

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