Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs

Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) is responsible for the day-to-day running of college rowing in Cambridge. It is also responsible for organising May and Lent bumps which are the main races of the Easter and Lent terms respectively.

Foundation of the CUCBC

Historically, only men's rowing existed at Cambridge University, and all of the races and river rules were controlled by the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC). Separate women's races began in the 1970s, controlled by the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC). The two organising bodies had differing rules of the river and arrangements for racing, leading to many potential problems. Initially, the number of women racing was small, but it soon grew to a similar number as that of the men. A vote was held on passing control for the women's racing to the CUBC in the 1980s, thereby bringing all control to a single entity, but this proposal was rejected by members of the CUBC. By the mid-1990s, the CUCBC was founded to oversee all river regulations, for rowers of both sexes, on the River Cam and to control the bumps races and various other events. This also had the effect that the CUBC and CUWBC were then free to concentrate on The Boat Race and Henley Boat Races respectively.

CUCBC Exec Committee

The CUCBC Committee for 2013-14 ([1]) consists of:

Position	Holder	College
CUCBC Chair	Dr David Munday	Kings
CUCBC Senior Treasurer/Webmaster	Dr Dan Wilkins	Jesus
CUCBC Honorary Secretary	Tom Grimble	Robinson
CUCBC Junior Treasurer	Henk-Jaap Wagenaar	Peterhouse
CUWBC Honorary Secretary	Lottie Meggitt	Girton
CULRC Honorary Secretary	William Hayes	St Catharine's
CUCBC Coxing Representative	Mat Bryan	Downing
CUCBC Events Secretary	Philip Garsed	Clare

There also exists a Senior Committee with responsibility for strategic and longer-term issues affecting University and College rowing on the Cam.

CUCBC Run Events

CUCBC runs four main events during the course of the academic year:

• University IVs (Michaelmas Term)
• Lent Bumps (6th/7th Week, Lent Term)
• Small Boats Regatta (0th Week, Easter Term)
• May Bumps (7th-8th Week, Easter Term)

External links

• CUCBC website