Hi, we are Hannah, Kirsty, Naomi, Nathan and Ollie and we’ll be the Lower Boats’ Captains for 2017/2018. We all learnt to row (or cox!) last year with DCBC and can’t wait to help you to get involved in the Boat Club this year. We’re really looking forward to meeting you all in October at … More Lower Boats’ Captains 2017/18
Hello! My name is Stephen and I’m DCBC’s new Women’s Captain. Before you reload your browser, yes, I’m a guy and, yes, I’m in charge of the women’s squad. This is a quite unusual situation in college rowing and is the first time this has occurred at DCBC for a long time. As I’m sure … More Women’s Captain 2017/18
Hi, I’m Matthew and I am DCBC’s Men’s Captain this year. I started rowing at Downing what seems like a very long two years ago. The number of breath taking races and equally exhausting socials I have enjoyed with the Boat Club since then is staggering. The terms themselves fly by: a blur of training, … More Men’s Captain 2017/18
Hello, I’m Alex, a fourth year Natural Scientist at Downing going into my third year with DCBC. It gives me great pleasure to assume the role of Captain of Boats for the 2017-18 season and I highly commend my predecessor, Ryan Macpherson, for all that he has done over the past year. My biggest regret whilst being … More Captain of Boats 2017/18
The squad returned to Cambridge a week before the start of Easter term to hit the ground running with training for May Bumps. Many alumni returned to help boatman Ian Watson coach the squad in the run up to the campaign and the end of the rugby season meant the return of M3, putting Downing … More Mays 2017