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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: First VIIIs may boat from 11:00am on both days. All other crews may boat from 11:15am 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).
| Sat 5th Oct | 10:00 - 15:30 | Rob Roy BC - Cambridge Small Boats Head |
| Sat 12 Oct | 09:00 - 15:30 | Rob Roy BC - Cambridge Autumn Head |
| Mon 28 Oct - Fri 1 Nov | 14:00 - 18:30 | University IVs |
| Sat 9 Nov | 09:00 - 16:00 | Cantabs BC - Cambridge Winter Head |
| Sun 24 Nov | 09:00 - 16:30 | Emmanuel Sprint Regatta |
| Sat 30 Nov | 07:30 - 16:00 | Clare Novice Regatta |
| Sun 1 Dec | 10:00 - 13:00 | Cambridge Winter Series Canoe Marathon |
| Thur 5 - Fri 6 Dec | 08:00 - 17:00 | Fairbairn Cup (Novices Thursday, Seniors Friday) |
| Sat 7 Dec | 11:00 - 15:30 | City RC Christmas Head |
(Updated 2nd October 2024 - 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)
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.
The Lent Bumps 2025 will occur from 11th-15th March 2025 to avoid WeHORR on Sat 8th, with the GoR on Friday 7th March.
Entries open after Lent Captains Meeting
The May Bumps 2025 will occur from 18th-21th June 2025, with the GoR Friday on 13th June
Entries open after May Captains Meeting
The Pre-Michaelmas Term Captains Meeting will be held on Teams on Tuesday, the 8th of October, at 6:30 pm. 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 contact committee[@]cucbc.org to request to nominate a representative.
If you are unable to access your @cucbc.org email address, please get in touch.
The University IVs regatta will take place in the afternoons of Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November.
Entries will open shortly and close two weeks before the event. Division times will be released shortly after entries close and will depend on entries. Please ensure competing crews are available all five afternoons. Each club will also be required to provide marshals.
We will, as ever, be offering the usual coxed and coxless fours divisions. If anyone is interested in entering a coxless boat, please get in touch. We're happy to encourage more entries into this category, but we have not run the divisions for a number of years due to a lack of entries.
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