Michaelmas Term 2008 News
Contents
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- Captain's Summary
- Fairbairn Cup Race Reports
- Senior Squads
- Senior Men's IV - 2nd
- Senior Women's VIII - 13th
- Senior Men's VIII - 20th
- Novice Squads
- Novice Women's VIII - 14th
- Novice Men's VIII (A) - 17th
- Novice Men's VIII (B) - 58th
- Winter Head
- Men's IV finished 2nd in the S4 category.
- Men's VIII finished 5th in the College VIIIs category.
- Merton College BC visited Peterhouse to race in Winter Head prior to dinner in Hall. We hope to visit Merton in Oxford next term to race in the Isis Winter League.
- Novice Events
- Dates for Next Term
- Lent Bumps: 24th - 28th February 2009
- Lent Bumps Supper: 28th February 2009
- Women's Eights Head of the River Race: 7th March 2009
- Head of the River Race: 21st March 2009
Details of the current Committee are available here.
Captain's Summary - Michaelmas 2008
The aim for all the Boat Club's squads this term was to "lay foundations" for races later in the year and, more specifically, to achieve certain positions/times in the Fairbairn Cup.
The first main event of term was however the Winter Head. The senior men entered two crews (finishing 2nd and 5th in their categories) alongside two visiting crews from Merton, our "sister" College in Oxford. After an entertaining dinner attended by both Clubs the results were announced and I'm pleased to say both the Peterhouse IV and VIII finished ahead of the Merton VIIIs.
As part of our overhaul of novice training within the Club, the novice and senior women's squads were combined in what turned out to be a very successful experiment. Two VIIIs were put out for the Fairbairn Cup with the "novice" VIII finishing 14th and the "senior" VIII finishing 13th amongst the Colleges. The results bode well for the Lent Bumps when our results are compared to those of the crews to be chased next term.
The novice men's squad fielded two VIIIs for the Fairbairn Cup which finished 17th and 58th respectively. The novice men have made a solid start to their rowing careers with good results at Queens' Ergs (8th overall) while showing promising progress to take into the senior squad next term.
However, for the second year running, the outstanding Fairbairns performance came from the senior men with the IV finishing second, by only 1.26 seconds, to First and Third Trinity BC. The men's VIII also performed well finishing 19th of the Colleges and comparing very well to our Lents opposition despite the crew not being our fastest possible eight.
The Cross Keys BC, comprising former members of the Club, fielded a men's VIII (46th) and for the first time a women's IV (12th). We hope to see the number of Cross Keys crews carry on increasing in the coming years. It was also pleasing to see large numbers of alumni at the Fairbairns Dinner and we would encourage any former members who aren't already on our mailing list to email us at development[at]peterhousebc.org so we can ensure invitations for dinners and events reach you.
In summary, a successful term for the Club and a promising start to the year. We look forward to seeing many former members during the Lent Bumps (24th - 28th February) or the Head of the River Races in London next March
Finally, thanks again to all those who have spent valuable time coaching, supporting and organising crews. As ever, the Club is extremely grateful to those who spend their weekends cycling up and down the towpath.
Will Richards
Captain of Boats, 2007-9
captain[at]peterhousebc.org