St Catharine's College Boat Club

Bumped FaT IV

After a strong performance in the Lent Bumps, M3 looked forward to take on Mays. With a rate meter that had never worked, the crew were still pretty enthusiastic and keen to get their revenge from last year’s bump (from FaT IV under dubious circumstances). The practice starts were scrappy with a lot of missed strokes but spirits were high. The start was delayed with the riverboat Georgina lazing along the river with a lot of tourists keen to see some bumping action, oblivious to the fact that they had made a lot of people very angry.

Bumped LMBC

After a strong start, the whistles came as we approached First Post Corner, and we caught LMBC around Grassy Corner.  Bring on day 2!

Bumped St Edmund's

Bumped Girton

We got foliage!

After the disappointing result in Lents we have seen massive changes within the W1 squad with a new coach, Siggi Martinsson, bringing a fresh approach to both our water and land sessions. The whole women’s club enjoyed circuit sessions on Jesus green, whilst the W1 boat were introduced to 6 km, lock to lock pieces – certainly felt like we were being whipped into shape!

Bumped FaT III

After having lost 14 places over the last 4 years, M2 were determined to bring this run to an end. The row down to the start was sloppy, but what was more worrying was that First and Third, who had been rowing up immediately behind us, never appeared around Grassy corner. It turns out that Caius couldn't wait for a potential headship push later in the week to bump a FaT crew, and so ploughed into them doing a practice start, snapping their strokeman's blade and breaking the rudder.