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Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs is the umbrella organisation for student rowing at the University of Cambridge, consisting of the University and College Boat Clubs.
As well as organising the Lent and May Bumps, CUCBC also regulates student clubs' use of the River Cam.
| Competitions |
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| Bumps |
| University Fours |
| Small Boats Regatta |
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| CUBC | British Rowing |
| Cam Conservancy | Boat Race |
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Weekend Rowing: Crews may boat from 11:00am on both days.
Early Morning Restrictions: Crews boating within 15 minutes of lighting down must carry white lights visible through 360o. Novice crews may boat from 07:30am.
Evening Hours will be in effect during 17:30-20:00 on weekdays during Easter Full Term for first boat training only. Please see the Evening Rowing page for more information.
Details of forthcoming closures of the river to CUCBC crews are shown below. All are for the river downstream of Chesterton Corner / Green Dragon Footbridge and upstream of Baitsbite lock unless stated otherwise. Where an event allows row throughs for Senior Crews, these are defined as crews which may row below Baitsbite lock (i.e first boats and crews in the first two divisions of May Bumps).
| Date | Time of Control | Event | Location of River Control |
| Sun 30th March | 11:00 - 13:00 | Summer Hasler Canoe Marathon | Cambridge Canoe Club (above Mill Pond) to Baitsbite |
| Sat 5th April | 08:00 - 14:30 | Champs Spring Sprint | Green Dragon to the Plough |
| Sat 26th April | 08:00 - 15:00 | Head of the Cam | Green Dragon to Baitsbite |
| Mon 28th - Wed 30th April | 14:00 - 19:00 | Small Boats Regatta | Green Dragon to Baitsbite |
| Sat 3rd May | 09:00 - 15:00 | Spring Head to Head | Green Dragon to Baitsbite |
| Sun 4th May | 12:00 - 17:00 | Cambridge Sprint Regatta | Green Dragon to Baitsbite (TBC) |
| Sun 11th May | 09:30 - 16:00 | The Radegund Mile | Green Dragon to Baitsbite |
| Sun 18th May | 07:30 - 14:30 | Champs VIIIs | Green Dragon to the Plough |
| Sun 25th May | 12:00 - 16:00 | Cambridge Spring Regatta | Green Dragon to Baitsbite |
(Updated 24th March 2025 - Many events await approval and final details. This list will be updated weekly - to add an event or closure to this list, please contact the Honorary Secretary)
External Event Calendars: CRA | Conservancy
A reminder of the Wildlife guidance from the Cambridge River Users Group (also found in our Guidance for Coxes and Coaches).
This post will be updated with known locations of nesting birds when that time arrives.
(Updated 12th Oct 2024)
The Lent Bumps 2025 will take place from 11th to 15th March 2025. The Getting-On Race will take place on Friday, 7th March. Entries close on Tuesday, 25th February, and the Start Order and confirmation of crews required to race the Getting-On Race will be available shortly after the entries close.
| Lent Bumps 2025 Results | Men | Women |
The Pre-Lent Term Captains Meeting will be held on Teams on Saturday, the 25th of January, at 6:30pm. Details, agenda and joining link will be sent to CUCBC Captain's email addresses.
Attendance at this meeting is mandatory for all Captains. If unable to attend, please get in touch with committee[@]cucbc.org to request to nominate a representative.
This is a reminder that CUCBC communicates only via a series of official mailing lists detailed on our website. There are two available to subscribe to:
A note from the Honorary Secretary:
At the Pre-Michaelmas Term Captains Meeting, two rule changes which will affect rowing this term were ratified:
The first is a change to early mornings. At the Captain’s Meeting, it was agreed that there would be specified Novice—and Senior-only mornings. In brief, Monday and Wednesday mornings will only be for Novices before 9 a.m., and Tuesday and Thursday mornings will only be for senior crews before 9 a.m.
The exact rule can be found here.
This rule is being trialled for Michaelmas Term 2024 and will be reviewed after Term. It will come into force from Monday 14th of October and remain in place until Fairbairns on the 5th of December.
Adherence to this rule will be enforced by the Early Morning Marshals. For clarity, a novice Cox with a senior crew can boat on senior mornings if they are able to get to the Railway Bridge without intervention from the bank (in compliance with early morning noise). On senior mornings, crews must maintain a minimum of half-crew, full slide rowing to the P&E to keep traffic flowing.
The second change is to the location of Early Morning Marshals. This is in response to concerns regarding antisocial behaviour on the towpath and aims to make EMMs less vulnerable. Marshal 1 starts their shift outside the Combined Colleges boathouse, Marshal 2 at the Footbridge near Pembroke and Emma before joining Marshal 1 at Combined, and both patrol together. The rest of the role remains unchanged.
The website is being updated with these changes.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email committee[at]cucbc.org.
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