St Catharine's College Boat Club

Having been drafted in to race in M2 for bumps, I found myself sitting at the wrong end of the river as the start cannon went for W2. With a crew who had never rowed before the start of the year, this first day of bumps was always going to be a steep learning curve, but my sources tell me W2 had a strong, clean start, despite starting next to the cannon under the motorway bridge. They moved to within a length of Darwin ahead of them, gaining their first-ever whistle, but were sadly caught by a stronger Hughes Hall/Lucy Cavendish crew on the entry to first post corner. While the plan for tomorrow is still under embargo, let me say this: W2 will be back. And back with a vengance.