Clare Boat Club
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| Location | Cambridge |
| Coordinates | 52°12′38.31″N 0°8′0.31″E / 52.2106417°N 0.1334194°ECoordinates: 52°12′38.31″N 0°8′0.31″E / 52.2106417°N 0.1334194°E |
| Home Water | River Cam |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Membership | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Affiliations | BR |
| Website | clareboatclub.org.uk |
Clare Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Clare College, Cambridge.
Clare entered their first Bumps race in 1831, achieving second place by the end of 1832. They dropped steadily over the following decade, reaching an all-time low of 41st in 1845, before the Mays boat reached fourth again in 1886, the year before the Lent races began. It was nearly 50 years before this position was reached again.[1]
Prior to about 1930, the Clare 1st VIII spent most of its time near the boundary of the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Lent and May Bumps. It won the headship of the Lent Bumps in 1939. It remained in the top 10 until the 1960s, and returned to form in the early 1970s, taking the headship again in 1973. Since then, the 1st VIII have spent most of its time in the 1st division. In the May Bumps, the Clare 1st VIII rose to Head of the River in 1941 which it held until 1944, regaining it again in 1949. Since then, it has spent most of the time in the 1st division, but, similar to the Lent Bumps, it's dropped into the 2nd division on occasions.
Clare 1st women's VIII started 1st in the first ever women's Lent Bumps in 1976, but were unable to finish with the headship. In Lent Bumps 2005, Clare came very close to taking the headship but Downing managed to cling onto it. The women did manage to win their first Lents headship in 2006. In the first ever women's May Bumps in 1974, Clare started head and retained it and have since held it twice more, in 1979 and 1980.
Clare Novice Regatta
Clare Boat Club organises an annual regatta in November for novice College Boats. It is run as a side by side regatta with a knock-out format over 1000m. In 2012 Clare Novice Men's VIII won the regatta for the first time in the club's history following wins at Queens' Ergs and Emma Sprints.
Notable Alumni
- David Jennens, represented Cambridge University and Great Britain
- Charles Sergel, represented Cambridge University and Great Britain
Recent Form
As of July 2012[update], the men's 1st VIII are 12th in the Lents and 9th in the May Bumps. The 2nd VIII are 40th in the Lent Bumps and 34th in the Mays. The women's 1st VIII finished 6th in Lent Bumps 2012 and 5th in May Bumps 2012. The women's 2nd VIII is 37th in Lents and 33rd in Mays. There are a further 3 men's crews and a women's 3rd VIII.[2][3]
Below are the results of the last 5 years of bumps races. Results given are for the 1st VIII and Women's 1st VIII only.
Lent Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
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| 2008 | 5th | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Caius | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 4th | bumped Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2010 | 8th | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Jesus | bumped by Caius | bumped by Queens' |
| 2011 | 10th | bumped by Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse |
| 2012 | 12th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Girton | bumped by Christ's |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
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| 2008 | 6th | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Downing | bumped by Caius | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 10th | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Queens' | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Lady Margaret |
| 2010 | 8th | bumped Lady Margaret | rowed-over | bumped Queens' | rowed-over |
| 2011 | 9th | bumped by Queens' | bumped by Trinity Hall | rowed-over | bumped Caius |
| 2012 | 6th | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | bumped Queens' | rowed-over |
May Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
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| 2008 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel |
| 2009 | 9th | bumped Churchill | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped St. Catharine's |
| 2010 | 13th | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Fitzwilliam | bumped by Magdalene | bumped by Emmanuel |
| 2011 | 11th | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2012 | 9th | bumped Magdalene | rowed-over | bumped Fitzwilliam | rowed-over |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
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| 2008 | 8th | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 11th | bumped by Downing | bumped by Christ's | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over |
| 2010 | 10th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Girton | rowed-over |
| 2011 | 7th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped Caius | bumped Lady Margaret |
| 2012 | 5th | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Christ's | rowed-over |
References
- ^ Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999 ISBN 0-9538475-1-9
- ^ May Bumps Results | CUCBC
- ^ Lent Bumps Results | CUCBC
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