The Boat Race Brunch has now sold out, with around 130 people attending. Anyone who has ordered tickets will receive them in the post, hopefully by Monday March 3rd. If you have not been successful in your application, you will be telephoned!

However, the Leander Club have offered to host afternoon tea. The cost will be £6.50 (non profit), and we would be delighted to welcome as many people as possible. Please send cheques, payable to CUWBC along with your name, address and the number of tickets you require to Nathalie Walker, 72 Nuns Way, Cambridge, CB4 2NR.

On the 16th February the Lightweight VIII took part in the CRA’s Winter League, and put in a strong performance - clocking significantly the fastest Womens VIIIs time, and beating a good few men’s crew as well…

Blue Boat 2003:

• Bow: Rachel Smith, Newnham
• 2: Julia Parker, Emmanuel (Blue)3: Ruth de Las Casas, Peterhouse (Blue); President.
• 4: Annabel Vernon, Downing
• 5: Clare Philbrick, St Johns
• 6: Nicola Gardener, Magdalene (Blue)
• 7: Cassandra Chisolm, Jesus (Blondie colour); Captain.
• Stroke: Catherine Dovey, Girton
• Cox: Lizzie Gross, Corpus Christi (Blondie and Granta colours)

Blondie 2003:

• Bow: Sally Painter, Trinity
• 2: Charlotte Black, Queens
• 3: Hannah Woodcock, Jesus
• 4: Emily Beach, Selwyn
• 5: Ruth Harbit, Fitzwilliam
• 6: Candice Chinneck, New Hall (Blondie colour)
• 7: Laura Rous, Sidney Sussex
• Stroke: Anna Mallam, St Catharines (Blondie colour)
• Cox: Nick Acock, Emmanuel

Spares:

• Clare Paddison, St Johns
• Catherine Carus, Sidney Sussex

Lightweights 2003:

• Bow: Karen Hartshorn, St Johns (Half-Blue); Lightweight Captain
• 2: Kat Gardiner, New Hall
• 3: Kath Farmer, Girton
• 4: Mary Twitchett, Emmanuel
• 5: Claire Langrishe, Clare
• 6: Kate Billings, Emmanuel
• 7: Merryl Lawry-White, St Catharines
• Stroke: Kathryn Pontin, Jesus
• Cox: Louisa Beringer, St Catharines

Lightweight Spares:

• Charlotte Black, Queens
• Sally Painter, Trinity.

Racing will be at the following times on Sunday 30th March:

• 1:30pm Granta
• 2:00pm Blondie
• 2:30pm Women’s Lightweights
• 3:00pm Women’s Blue Boat
• 3:30pm Men’s Lightweights
• 4:00pm Prizegiving

N.B. these times are half an hour later than those given in the CUWBC newsletter.

On Saturday 8th February Annie Vernon and Nicola Gardener travelled to Boston with their singles the third set of GB Trials. Pending crew selection left them little time to prepare, but both performed well. Vernon came 4th of the U23 scullers, in a time of 22.13, and Gardener 11th, in 22.50.