An Extraordinary General Meeting (‘EGM’) of Blue Star Club was held on the 2nd December 2011. The meeting began at 17:00, and was well attended by current students and alumni. The Club Constitution and present banking arrangements were re-ratified. Edward Ford was elected Chairman, Charles Barry was elected Treasurer and James Faire was elected Secretary. …
NUBC sent two boats to compete in the Fuller’s Head of the River Fours this weekend on the Tideway. Racing just over 4 miles, the Mens Coxed Four (George Rossiter, Sam Arnot, Ed Ford, Tim Clarke, cox Charles Barry) was entered into the Elite Category, where it finished a respectable 75th overall and 9th …
Newcastle’s rowers started their year in style with a strong performance at the first set of GB trials and BUCS Small Boats Head (21-22 October). NUBC placed 2nd overall, with 36 points ahead of Loughborough and the University of East London and behind Durham, in the process winning more medals than any other club. The weekend began …
NUBC relies on developing new talent to support its highly successful senior squads. We are the only high-performance club at Newcastle University to recruit beginners, and this year is no exception. We are looking to recruit two squads of rowers (men and women) to build on the successes of last season. University rowing is one …
So it has come to the end of another year. Another cycle of the rowing calendar has spun before us, throwing up the familiar scenes of drama, controversy, glory and passion. Charged with chronicling these events, I find myself stretched to the limit of my literary capacity to encapsulate all that has occurred in the …
To the general Alumni and current members, greetings. This wednesday, Newcastle University Boat Club begin their assault on Henley Royal Regatta. Four crews, two eights and two fours, are set to do battle on the historic course over the coming week, each intent on outperforming expectations and shattering the dreams and aspirations of their rivals. …
Through all my years of life, sport and writing I have never claimed to understand women. They are a mysterious and complicated breed who take to the sport of rowing rather like a duck takes to tar. It is for this reason, as well as a slight fear of their tantrums and hissy fits that …
Monday’s child, as they say, is fair of face. However, nothing was fair about these races as more wind and waves made all crews suffer. The men’s championship 4x were drilled in the heat by Leander – sorry The University of East London, but managed to make the rep (or so they thought). The women’s …
On to the Sunday. Traditionally a day of rest for most God fearing sportsmen, Newcastle hoped to use this day of days to hammer home their advantage. And hammer we did. Racing today were the men’s championship 4s, the women’s championship 8’s, the novice men’s 8 and the lightweight men’s contingent. Time to shine! Inspired …
Now that we had dealt with the formalities of 5k Head season, it was time for us Geordie types to switch our attention onto the shorter, more unpleasant, high octane thrills of the 2k regatta season. These races are widely acknowledged to be slightly less dull than their longer, winter counterparts. According to my father, …