Queens' College Boat Club (QCBC) is one of the largest Clubs on the river and provides opportunities for novices, seniors and alumni to get involved in rowing/coxing throughout the year.
There are three major on-Cam races (one in each of the Michaelmas, Lent and Easter Terms) that our crews compete in: The Fairbairn Cup, Lent Bumps, and May Bumps. The Lent and May Bumps are a unique four-day event where Colleges line up one behind the other along the river and begin rowing at the sound of a cannon. The aim of each crew is to catch-up and "bump" the crew ahead and, simultaneously, avoid being "bumped" by the crew behind. The start order is dependent on the previous day's results and is carried over each year. If a crew moves up four places on consecutive days, they achieve "blades". Our men's 1st crew "bladed" in May Bumps 2022 and Lent Bumps 2023, our women's 1st crew bladed in May Bumps 2023, and our women's 3rd crews have bladed in May Bumps for three consecutive campaigns (2019, 2022, and 2023).
The College recently launched a campaign to raise funds for a new boat for the women's 1st crew.
We are delighted to announce that this project was completed in August 2023, providing the Boat Club with £45,000 for the purchase of a new Filippi. We are incredibly grateful to the 22 QCBC alumni who came forward to support this campaign, with special thanks to Alex Stout (1995) whose pledge to match all gifts received until we hit a total of £20,000 proved key in garnering wider support. We look forward to inviting our donors to the Boat Naming Ceremony in due course.
If you're an incoming student, there is always a "Boatie Squash" during Freshers' week and QCBC will have a stall at the Queens' Freshers' Fair that you can check out!
Boar's Head is our alumni group that allows QCBC members to remain active in rowing/coxing after graduation. For more information on staying involved, please see the contact links below.
Boathouse facilities (including a gymnasium) are available for use by members of QCBC.
- The QCBC website has further details on boat club membership, access to facilities and boat club activities
- Email queens.captain@cucbc.org with enquiries
- The QCBC Facebook page has the latest news and pictures
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Blues Rowers:
William Warlow (1877) - Blue Boat 1880
Richard Prior (1877) - Blue Boat 1880
Thomas Northmore (1884) - Blue Boat 1889
George Gray (1928) - Blue Boat 1931
Anthony Butcher (1944) - Blue Boat 1947
Peter Giles (1944) - Blue Boat 1947 (British squash 1948 & 1950)
Peter de Giles (1945) - Blue Boat 1948
Ian Welsh (1953) - Blue Boat 1956
Iain Clayre (1954) - Blue Boat 1957 (Ladies Plate, Henley 1955)
Jonathan Ward (1956) - Goldie 1957
Robert Walmsley (1959) - Blue Boat 1962
John Maasland (1960) - Blue Boat 1963
Peter Webb (1960) - Blue Boat 1963
Alastair Simpson (1961) - Blue Boat 1964
Martin Beckett (1961) - Blue Boat 1963
Rodney Ward (1963) - Blue Boat 1964 & 1965
Michael Ward (1966) - Goldie 1969
Chris Dalley (1967) - Goldie 1968 & 1969, Blue Boat 1970
Tony Burch (1968) - Goldie 1970
Graham Hughes (1969) - Blue Boat 1970, 1971 & 1972
Mark Gritten (1973) - Blue Boat 1976
John Belousis (1972) - Goldie 1974
Nick Prosser (1977) - Goldie 1980
Simon Harris (1980) - Blue Boat 1982 & 1983
Julien Hartley (1980) - Lightweight Boat 1982
Kemlin Furley (1983) - Lightweight Boat 1986
Karina Lacey (1983) - Blondie 1986
Jenny Halbert (1984) - Lightweight Boat 1986
Jo Hunter (1985) - Blue Boat 1988
Martha Plessas Sweeney (1986) - Blue Boat (first female Blues rower) 1987
Marie-Claire Welland (1987) - Lightweight Boat 1990
Kristin Norget (1987) - Blondie 1988
Isabel Dupey (1988) - Blue Boat 1991
Helen Gray (1988) - Blue Boat 1989
Pip Cantwell (1991) - Blue Boat 1992 & 1993
Tim Rollingson (1991) - Lightweight Boat 1994
Miles Barnett (1992) - Blue Boat 1995 & 1996, Goldie 1994
Jack Mellor (1992) - Goldie 1996
Susie Scott (1992) - Lightweight Boat 1994 & 1996
Kat Astley (1994) - Blondie 1996, Blue Boat 1997 & 1998
Alex Stout (1995) - Lightweight Boat 1999
Adam Gray (1996) - Goldie 1997
Ross Muir (1998) - Granta 2001
Charlotte Stanley (2000) - Blondie 2003
Hannah Buckley (2001) - Lightweight Boat 2004
Valentina Futoryanova (2001) - Lightweight Boat 2014, Blondie 2015
Kris Coventry (2002) - Blue Boat 2003 & 2004
Percy Hayball (2003) - Granta 2005
Ian Wright (2003) - Blondie 2007
Rafael Mora Ramirez (2005) - Lightweight Boat 2006
Camilla Cuthbertson (2005) - Lightweight Boat 2008
Katie Fletcher (2005) - Blondie 2007, Blue Boat 2009
Alice Sneddon (2005) - Blondie 2007 & 2008
Charlie Adams (2006) - Lightweight Boat 2011
Jon Stockton (2006) - Lightweight Boat 2007
Cath Wheeler (2006) - Blue Boat 2011 & 2012
Chris Clark (2007) - Blondie 2012
Kate Richards (2007) - Lightweight Boat 2010, Blue Boat 2011 & 2012
Giovanni Bergamo-Andreis (2013) - Lightweight Boat 2014 & 2015
Ian Middleton (2013) - Blue boat 2015 & 2016 (Goldie 2017)
William Warr (2014) - Blue Boat 2015
Lucy Harris (2016) - Lightweight Boat 2018
Timothy Tracey (2016) - Blue Boat 2017
Becky Hartwell (2016) - Lightweight Boat 2018
Gerard Kuenning (2017) - Goldie 2018
Freddie Markanday (2017) - Lightweight Boat 2018 & 2022
Laura Foster (2017) - Blue Boat 2019 & 2020
Brett Taylor (2020) - Blue Boat 2023
Jessica 'Beanie' Spain (2020) - Blondie 2024
Ruby Tew (2021) - Blue Boat 2022
Grace Prendergast (2021) - Blue Boat 2022
Ben Harding (2021) - Lightweight Boat 2024
Address
Queens' College Boathouse,
Trafalgar Road,
Cambridge,
CB4 1EU
Telephone: 01223 740633 (University Extension: 40633)
Email: boathouse@queens.cam.ac.uk
Map: Queens' Boathouse
