Below are the posts containing the results from significant races, as well as summaries of the terms and years, for the boat club.
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
I feel immensely privileged to have served as Captain of Boats, especially during what has proved another incredibly successful year for DCBC. Our squad captains, Izzy and Charlie, both did a fantastic job of bringing the whole club together and encouraging each crew and individual rower to push themselves to reach their potential. Remarkable role … More Year in Review – 2015/16
Michaelmas Term 2015 Autumn Head M1 VIII – 1st W1 IV+ – 1st Uni IVs W1 – won Winter Head M1 – 2nd W1 – 2nd overall, fastest Cambridge college Clare Novices NM1 – knocked out in the second round NW1 – knocked out in the semi-final NW2 – knocked out in the first round … More Recap of Results – 2015/16
It has been an extraordinary few years for the Downing women in May Bumps. In 2013 the crew had led the way for three days – only to get bumped at the last by Clare and heartbreakingly lose the top spot at the death. The 2014 Mays, then, were the first chance for revenge – … More W1 Head of the Mays 2015
It has been another fantastic year for DCBC, with some formidable achievements and several new experiences for many members of the Club. The year began early with the women’s IV+ returning to Cambridge in mid September to train for the Head of the Charles, one of the biggest international regattas held in Boston, USA. 2014 … More Year in Review – 2014/15
Michaelmas HOCR W1 IV+ – 20th out of 36 Autumn Head M1 – 5th Winter Head M1 – 2nd W1 – 5th IVs Head M1 – 11/38 IM2, 129th overall Clare Novices NM1 knocked out first round NW1 – 2nd Fairbairns M1 – 7th W1 – 11th NM1 – 13th NM2 – 65th (had a … More Recap of Results – 2014/15
