ALUMNI CONTACTS Chris Hartley, Chairman Key Dates [email protected] 2013/14 Tom Davies, Treasurer [email protected] Dan Hatfield, Deputy Chairman 7 December [email protected] ALUMAUTUMNN 20132013I UBBC Head Race David Phillips, Fundraising and Ball [email protected] 29 March Edward Renwick, Secretary [email protected] Alumni Drinks Head of the River, London Adam Mackenzie, Nonesuch BC Club Captain [email protected] ADVANCE NOTIFICATION! 14 June Matthew Ridley, Newsletter Alumni Barbeque [email protected] UBBC crew and Alumni reunion dinner Reading Amateur Regatta James Diaz-Sokoloff, Membership [email protected] Henley Royal Regatta Friday 4th July 2014 2-6 July Pete Randolph, Nonesuch BC Men's Captain Leander Club reception Henley Royal Regatta [email protected] and three course dinner with wine Sinead Connell, Nonesuch BC Women's Captain 4 July [email protected] Alumni £80 a head or £60 for UBBC members under 25 Alumni Reunion Dinner Please feel free to contact any of the Leander Club steering group at the above email addresses, Save the date - limited tickets - details to follow or alternatively, write to us at: 5 July UBBC Alumni Alumni Tea Party c/o University of Bristol It doesn't ever change, the numbers get Alumni crews are developing a going not to ask you to give, you have Alumni Office the attention. Our sport and your Club, fearsome reputation and we engage done enough of that for a while, but to Lion's Meadow, HRR Senate House (you may have graduated, be a member more Bristol Graduates in sporting 'get'. Actually times two. Firstly, if you Tyndall Avenue of the Alumni but UBBC is still your haven't got yours, save up and order a Bristol BS8 1TH endeavours after they leave University Club), needs the constant support of than almost any other sport. Which is Bristol blazer (see the next page) or ask You can find us on all major social media platforms coaches, Alumni, sponsors and THE fantastic - but it is also crucial. We need for one for Christmas! Second, make a - search for Nonesuch BC UNIVERSITY. Rowing at Bristol a strong base to keep the University real effort to contact at least two former constantly remains one of the most engaged and supportive - it is crew mates and get them to join the active and visible University sports - we impressive to see UBBC blazers Alumni. Go on, make their day. Your club win races, get people into National outnumber all other attendees at needs the numbers. Pull hard! crews and showcase the University. Our University events. So in this edition I am Chris Hartley STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS Kick started by a generous offer from UBBC have just won a competition For those looking to compete or just Alumni Michael Jeans, we have just sponsored by Instant Impact, a support, you can get involved with ordered a new coaching launch. graduate recruitment firm. The team Nonesuch at: Michael visited Saltford and was created an impressive vintage rowing Heineken Cup, Amsterdam, 15 March suprised to see that crews wanted for video which was shared by online users Vets' HORR, 30 March lack of coaching boats - and so he did over two thousand times in the space of Henley Royal Regatta, 2-6 July something about it. Three donors in total five days. For their efforts, UBBC will and maybe even Head of the Charles, generously matched by Alumni funds receive £1,250 to spend on novice Boston USA, 19-20 October allowed for this purchase. See Page 18 equipment. Check Twitter for a link to See back page for relevant contacts and to read more about Michael. the video. check online for the latest plans. Over seventy UBBC Alumni at the traditional Pimm's tea party Henley Royal Regatta 2013 XX UBBC ALUMNI UBBC ALUMNI I HRR Wrap-Up The lowest rating at Henley 1962 - 63 Michael Jeans ‘17’ down the Enclosures ItMichael was a Jeans fantastic rowed Regatta at in the with Bristol some 1st eVIIIxt r abetweenordina r1961y ra andcin g1964. 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Michael was first Saturday in the Visitors for Thames RC S u n d a y, a l t h o u g h w i t h m o r e Treasurer and then Captain of the Club Search Google for 'Henley fashion and, slightly off centre, the namesake of justification. Security challenges on and President of the Athletic Union all 2013' and the first images to come up the Bristol first eight boat, Liz Hatfield, visible ladies knees were also tightened. done to ensure that UBBC got its fair feature UBBC blazers. These distinctive swam the course on the Sunday share of any available sports' funding!. striped cream, black and burgundy morning "Henley Classic" before the Thames RC vs. Harvard University Pete Randolph at three. The Leander flag flew at half-mast Rowing has always been one of the blazers are increasingly very much in Regatta started. Youngest supporter during the Regatta to mark the death the most expensive sports for the University evidence on the first weekend in July seen in Lions Meadow was 12 days old, week before of Harry Parker, the The Bristol Pile year and drives in those piles, was claiming damage according to this rule. to fund. Michael kept very detailed and and so, if you are feeling a little under Bristol socks seen on a 10 year old - legendary Harvard coach, who as a heard casually mentioning "the new The race was stopped and all crews had comprehensive diaries of every outing, dressed, this should be your very next priorities correct from Committee minor footnote hosted the Bristol VIII Coach Gordon Trevett is cycling up to 'signage' on the Bristol pile". Regatta to return to the start for a new start." A distances, ratings and results of "those call. members! magnificently in 1984. A fine man. the start of the qualifying races as the history... pity but I note that when Sir Matthew three very happy years", in two small Bristol first eight warms up. Pausing to Pinsent umpired the Visitors Cup semi - booklets that have just been copied for Bristol stripes crafted in Clifton are yours Also spotted racing: Qualifying races saw no repeat of last avoid a large group of spectators, he final, there was a re-row after a broken prosperity. Still in touch with a couple of if you have been a member of the Club Ben McSweeney (2010) in the Thames year, thank goodness, as the first eight listens to the tail end of a conversation blade perhaps that time as it seemed to his former crew mates, he is also heavily or even have a close connection the on Saturday for Thames RC. went through (but see further comment remarking on the prospects of each Henley Technical be the result of a clash? In any event, involved with Haberdasher Schools of current Vice Chancellor has his own Andrew Turner (2012) in the Thames on 'the Bristol pile'). Disappointingly, the crew as they paddle past. "Oh and there many people would argue that it is good which two (Monmouth School & UBBC blazer. on Saturday for Molesey BC. Bristol second eight failed to qualify, goes Bristol, they look good but they In the Fawley Cup, the Leander quad thing for the Regatta to retain an Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Emma Searle (2011) and Carrie missing out by eleven places although probably won't make it to the start..." who had posted the fastest time in the independence of judgement on such Girls) have provided many UBBC More blazers mean more impact and not Thomas (2009) in the Remenham on ahead of fifteen other crews in a Turning, there is much laughter as they UK this year, were the favourite to win.