After a great start to the rowing year, it’s time to have a look back and recap Michaelmas Term! It was fantastic welcoming so many new faces to DCBC and we look forward to all our novices joining our senior crews next term! We’re also looking forward to our Annual Winter Training Camp taking place … More Term Report – Michaelmas 2022

With the anticipated return of our Segreant’s Day this weekend, let’s have a quick look back and recap Lent Term before we get into our Easter Term! We were all very excited for the Lent Term, with the return of our annual Winter Training Camp, (this year on the Cam) the novices from last term … More Term Report – Lent 2022

With our Annual Winter Training Camp on the Calendar next week, we wanted to have a quick look back and recap Michaelmas Term! It was set to be an exciting year, with our Inaugral Autumn Training Camp kicking us off before the start of term, and all the fresh faces from our novice boats last … More Term Report – Michaelmas 2021

Information on the crews and final positions can be found here. Below you will find a brief race report for each crew.   M1 M1 started in 5th in division 1. Day one of the May bumps proved to be a nice and relaxed warm-up day with a row-over after Pembroke M1 Bumped Caius M1 … More Race Report – May Bumps 2018

DCBC returned to Cambridge a week before the start of Lent Term for an intensive training camp. Usually held abroad in destinations such as Seville or Banyoles, the 2018 camp took place on home ground (or rather home water) to give the Squad the opportunity to enjoy the recently-completed Cambridge Rowing Tank. Building work for … More Term Report – Lent 2018

Michaelmas 2017 was set to be an exciting term for DCBC right from the word go. In September, it was announced that Downing’s own Holly Hill would be representing Team GB at the World Rowing Championships alongside fellow Cambridge student Melissa Wilson. The pair went on to take 4th in the world, an incredible result … More Term Report – Michaelmas 2017

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 Term Report – Easter 2017

Lent term began early for DCBC, with a training camp in Banyoles, Spain. It was full of opportunities, from racing against some of CUWBC’s finest to exploring wonderful Barcelona. Thanks to the hard work of our lower boats captains, the club had enough members to maintain 6 crews from start to end of term. 4 … More Term Report – Lent 2017

This year’s DCBC annual training camp took place last week and brought the club to Lake Banyoles. A total of 36 members made the journey to northern Spain, almost half of them new novices, with less than half a years’ experience. Upon arriving in Banyoles, the sight of a multi-lane 2km rowing lake was spectacular, … More Winter Training Camp – Banyoles 2017

It’s been a fantastic term at DCBC. Both the First men’s and women’s crews have won numerous events helped by many returning seniors, while over 75 freshers have joined the boat club! The season was kicked off in style in only week 2 of term at Rob Roy Autumn Head, with wins in the Men’s … More Term Report – Michaelmas 2016