http://www.cuwbc.org Cambridge University Women's Boat Club Home Page Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A week after our success at Kingston Regatta, CUWBC Development Squad descended upon Molesey Regatta and left again with an impressive haul of pots. First up was the ‘B’ IV in an exciting first round race against Poplar. The two crews remained close down the course but in the end the ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/07/23/3960 Thirty seven rowers, five coxes and three coaches set off at the crack of dawn for Kingston with a flotilla of eights, fours, singles and doubles, ready for a days racing. This year, with a slightly new format for development squad, we decided to enter two fours, three eights and then ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/07/13/kingston2010 Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club is looking to appoint a paid Head Coach for the 2011 Henley Boat Race and beyond.  The role will involve: developing and leading a team of coaches in delivering a complete rowing programme, providing operational and logistical support to the club throughout the rowing season ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/06/27/cuwbc-looking-to-appoint-head-coach-for-2011-hbr After suffering three disappointing losses at the Henley Boat Races, we are happy to report that CUWBC showed a strong performance at the British Universities & College Sports (BUCS) Price Waterhouse Coopers Rowing Regatta. With 4,000 student rowers competing, it is the largest student regatta in Europe. The CUWBC VIII, made ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/05/04/blondie-iv-wins-gold-medal-at-bucs Make a fashion statement this spring and show your support for CUWBC. The design for our Henley Boat Race hoodies has now been finalised. If you would like to order one, get in touch with out publicity officer Claudia (cc410@cam.ac.uk) for more information on colours and prices. http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/02/02/show-your-support-for-cuwbc You’re rowers at Cambridge, that sounds impressive. We’ve seen your men on TV. How can you need money? The Cambridge University Women rowers train extremely hard, but we have nowhere near enough sponsorship to cover even a fraction of the expenses associated with training or racing. The day-to-day costs of ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/02/01/sponsor-a-seat-campaign-2010 CUWBC spent a week on training camp in Soustons, France, from December 14th until the 21st. What was supposed to be training in warmer climates turned out to be rather on the arctic side, but spirits remained high. Trial VIIIs was held on December 20th. The Blue Boat ("Hook") came in ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2010/01/03/3254 Faced by their opposing crews, Cambridge threw down the traditional Challenge to Oxford at a formal weigh-in and challenge ceremony at The River and Rowing Museum in Henley this morning (Tuesday 17th March) in front of the press and media. With the Cambridge Blue Boat weighing in at over a stone ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2009/03/17/the-challenge-2009 I can now confirm the schedule for race day, Sunday March 22nd 2009. 1.30pm Nephthys to row over 2.00pm Women's Reserves - Osiris v. Blondie 2.30pm Lightweight Women's Boat Race - OUWLRC v. CUWBC Lightweights 3.00pm Women's Boat Race - OUWBC v. CUWBC 3.30pm Lightweight Men's Boat Race - OULRC v. CULRC 4.30pm Trophies presented at ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2009/02/26/race-day-schedule The President and Officers of CUWBC are pleased to announce the crews that will race Oxford at Henley-on-Thames on Sunday 22nd March 2009. Blue Boat: Bow: Fionnuala Ratcliffe+ Clare 2: Evgenia Ilyinskaya+ Darwin 3: Jennifer Burrows Magdalene 4: Susannah Cass Magdalene 5: Hermione Tuck Magdalene 6: Anna Railton Pembroke 7: Katie Cranleigh-Swash+ Queens' Stroke: Harriet Eldred+ (President) Newnham Cox: Stephanie Warrillow * Emmanuel Lightweights: Bow: Anne O'Leary Downing 2: Elizabeth Polgreen Downing 3: Sarah Lilley Fitzwilliam 4: Rachel Smith Magdalene 5: Mary Björkegren Christ's 6: Jennifer Davenport# St Edmund's 7: Sarah Allen# (Lightweight Captain) Peterhouse Stroke: Edwina Surtees Christ's Cox: Jessica Temple Fitzwilliam Blondie: Bow: Stephanie Caird Clare 2: Eva-Maria Hempe St John's 3: Katie ... http://www.cuwbc.org/2009/02/26/cuwbc-boat-race-crews-2009