York Small Boats Head 2018
On Sunday 18th November the senior members of MUBC returned to York to compete in York Small Boats Head, a 3km course on the River Ouse. The club sent 7 senior crews, equalling the number sent last year. It was a sunny, but cold day, with the club coming away…
BUCS Indoors 2018
BUCS INDOORS RACE REPORT On Saturday 10th November Manchester University Boat Club took part in the first BUCS event of the year – BUCS Indoors. The day kicked off with the Senior Men racing in Openweight Men’ category over a distance of 2000m. Felix Rummel put in a great performance,…
Agecroft Head 2018
On Saturday 15th October Manchester University Boat Club battled Storm Callum at Agecroft Head. Despite the winds, the club got off to a great start in the first race of the season. The first boat to race was Felix Rummel in the men’s single, he successfully dodged a floating…
2017/18 Summary
As President of MUBC for the 2017/18 season, and my third and final year as a member of the committee, I am both proud of the progress made this year and excited for the future ahead. A summary of our results this year explains why. With Agecroft Head becoming an…
Henley Royal Regatta 2018
After a close race in the B final at Marlow Regatta, Manchester Senior Men’s VIII narrowly missed out on pre-qualification for Henley Royal Regatta. The boys then travelled to Henley to start their preparation for qualifiers. With four days to prepare and become acquainted with the course, the boys trained…
Marlow Regatta 2018
A Cox’s Perspective Benjamin Carter For the penultimate regatta of this year’s calendar the MUBC Senior Men’s VIII made our way south to Eton Dorney for Marlow Regatta, with the high aspiration of prequalification for Henley Royal Regatta. Having spent the previous week at St Neots Rowing Club, our crew…
Henley Women’s Regatta 2018
After a very stressful week , our Henley Women’s 4- crew, complete with boat and trailer, finally arrived in Henley on the evening of the 20th June. After a productive 3 days training at St. Neots Rowing Club, our girls arrived eager to get on the iconic Henley stretch. Our…
Reading Amateur Regatta 2018
On the 16th and 17th June the club took nine crews to Reading Regatta in the build up to Women’s Henley and Henley Royal Regatta. Amongst the crews was a women’s 4-, our contingent for the Aspirational Academic 4- at Women’s Henley. The men also raced their contingent for the…
Manchester Great Run 2018
On the Sunday 20th May, MUBC’s rowers took part in the 15th Annual Great Manchester Run. The event was used to commemorate nearly a year since the attack that took place in Manchester last May. This year we were fundraising for our partner charity FOP Friends who carry out some incredible work…
BUCS Regatta 2018
May Bank Holiday weekend saw 47 of our athletes compete in the largest student regatta. The weather was the best BUCS Regatta had seen in a number of years, with temperatures rarely dropping below twenty degrees. Everyone was out building up some questionable tan lines. Saturday was extremely successful with…