Manchester University Boat Club
On the 11th of March, Manchester hosted Salford at the annual Two Cities Boat Race! A slightly different format this year with the race being held on the canal rather than at Salford Quays, but the sun was shining and both clubs were in high spirits! Competing in three categories with current athletes and alumni, […]
On the 4th of May, MUBC headed down to Holme Pierre Point, Nottingham to race to BUCs regatta! Here’s how we got on! Saturday On Saturday, we had a huge variety of crews going out, both Novice and Senior, with the novice’s getting their first taste of side by side racing! Headed out for their […]
A hugely successful weekend for MUBC at Runcorn Spring Head on the 2nd March. Despite some pretty tough conditions, we pulled out all the stops, claiming first place in Wint4+ and Wbeg8+, second in Wint8+ and third in Wint4x and in Wbeg8+! All of our crews performed brilliantly, and we’re super proud to have received […]
Last weekend, MUBC headed up to Newcastle to race at BUCs Head. Day 1 gave us some beautiful conditions, as we watched our Senior Women’s 8+ take to the water for division 1. The Senior Men’s 8+s and the Senior Women’s 4x were next up at they competed in division 2 in the afternoon. All […]
On the 26th November, our novice squads and our supporting seniors headed to Runcorn for Nov race day! We put out 5 boats in total, 3 in the Women’s 8+ category and 2 in the Open, a great turn out for our first novice race of the season! From complete beginners in September to racing […]
After a 2 year unexpected hiatus, the annual rowing varsity competition between Manchester and Salford University returned to Agecroft. A series of mixed boat friendly races were showcased to celebrate the history and support between both clubs. As an additional celebration, MUBC’s alumni boat club Nemesis reformed to compete alongside a mixed novice and senior […]
The final race of the 2022 head season witnessed the MUBC mens’ squads take on the Championship Course on the river Thames. Starting from Chiswick Bridge and ending at Putney Bridge, the 6.8 km piece was a gruelling test of both the boys’ technical ability and fitness which had been developed since the start of […]
Wedged between the flagship tideway events in the rowing calendar of WEHoRR and HoRR, MUBC’s local head of the river found itself unusually forgotten about as a focal race in the North Western head season. For MUBC’s women’s squad, NoEHoRR was an opportunity to celebrate the culmination of head season after the incredible experience on […]
After numerous years of cancellations, a highly anticipated purple and gold return to the tideway came as the final head race focus for the womens’ squads: WEHoRR 2022. Here is a short account of events for the two competing MUBC crews as experienced by competitors Caroline and Lauren. Senior Women by Caroline Corrigan On the […]
BUCS 4s and 8s Head in Newcastle marked the first major interuniversity rowing event of the year and the beginning of the culmination of the club’s winter training block. A final opportunity was presented to each of the squads both novice and senior to personally demonstrate their fitness and oarsmanship developed through numerous weeks of […]