The Small Boats Regatta is a series of knock-out regattas held at the beginning of the Easter Term. There are a number of separate competitions for single and double sculls and pairs of different abilities.

The races are run in the format of CUCBC Time Races, where in each round the two racing crews start at the same time, 120m apart just downstream of the Motorway Bridge and are timed, chasing one another, to their respective finishes also separated by 120m at the Railway Bridge. The exception to this is the Peter Brandt and Maiden Sculls (the novice competitions) which are raced side-by-side along the Long Reach.

The Colquhoun Sculls (the elite men's single sculls) are run by Lady Margaret Boat Club in conjuntion with the CUCBC Small Boats Regatta.

• Regulations for the Smalll Boats Regatta
• Results of Previous Regattas