King's College Boat Club, Cambridge Henry's VIII Lent 2012
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King’s College Boat Club, Cambridge Henry’s VIII Lent 2012 - Easter 2013 May 15, 2014 Cover photo: King’s M1 at Henley Royal Regatta after qualifying for the Temple Challenge Cup 3 Note from the Editors Welcome to this special edition of Henry’s Eight, which will bring you news of the club’s progress up to the start of this academic year. Apologies again for the lateness of this issue; the KCBC committee have decided to modify the format of future editions. As of the 2014-15 academic year, we will be moving to a termly newsletter to make the task of collating and editing this newsletter more manageable. Alongside these changes, we are hoping that many of you will be willing to make a shift to receiving only electronic copies of the newsletter. Alongside this newsletter, you can always keep track of KCBC’s progress on our website at www.kingsboatclub.com where you can find latest news, full race reports and crew lists. Included with this edition, you should have also received a copy of KCBC’s Corporate Sponsorship pamphlet, as we are currently searching for sponsorship to support the day to day running of the club. If you or your company think you may be able to help, we’d love to hear from you. Contact details are included in the pamphlet. Last, but certainly not least, we are very excited to bring you news of the plans for a new Combined Boathouse for King’s, Selwyn, Churchill and the Leys School. The project is now advancing into the planning application stages, and so we have included some of the architect’s images at the back of this newslet- ter. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have, positive or otherwise. We hope you enjoy this issue, and hope to see you on the river soon. Will Miller and Conor Burgess [email protected] and [email protected] 4 Contents Announcements................................ 5 Lent Term 2012 . 6 Cambridge Races . 6 Lent Bumps . 6 Boat Naming - Women’s IV - Stan .................. 7 HeadoftheRiverRace......................... 9 Easter Term 2012 . 10 Cambridge Races . 10 MayBumps............................... 10 Men’s Captain’s Report 2011-12 . 14 Women’s Captain’s Report 2011-12 . 15 Michaelmas Term 2012 . 16 Novices ................................. 16 Cambridge Races . 16 UniversityFours............................. 17 BedfordStarHead ........................... 18 The Fairbairn Cup . 18 Features.................................... 21 School Sculling to College Rowing . 21 Blade Donation . 22 Lent Term 2013 . 23 Cambridge Races . 23 Lent Bumps . 23 KingstonHead ............................. 25 Easter Term 2013 . 26 Cambridge Races . 26 WallingfordRegatta .......................... 26 BedfordAmateurRegatta . 27 MayBumps............................... 27 Boat Naming - Women’s VIII - Leo Sharpston ............ 29 HenleyRoyalRegatta ......................... 29 Men’s Captain’s Report 2012-13 . 32 Women’s Captain’s Report 2012-13 . 33 Boathouse Plans . 34 5 Announcements May Bumps Marquee KCBC would be very grateful for your support in the upcoming May Bumps, and we’d like nothing more than to meet you at our Mays Marquee for the final races on Saturday 14th June. There will of course be refreshments available for a small charge. Races start at 11:45. Saturday 14th June 2014 From 11:30, Osier Holt, Fen Ditton A limited number of car parking spaces are available upon request Contact Marijne Mak at [email protected] for more details May Bumps Dinner You are cordially invited to attend May Bumps Dinner to celebrate the year’s achievements with all of our rowers, coxes and coaches. Please contact the De- velopment Office at [email protected] for further details and to reserve your ticket. Saturday 14th June 2014 7pm, King’s College 6 Lent Term 2012 Lent Bumps ay one of Lents would be an im- Cambridge Races D portant for all the racing crews - potentially defining their bumping trend ent term 2012 proved quite a test for the rest of the week. L for KCBC, with several injuries af- M2 were on the start line first, ner- flicting crews and sub-zero temperatures vously waiting for the cannon. After causing the Cam to freeze - majorly dis- afranticstart,crewsbehindstartedto rupting training. creep up on the second men. Luckily though as Jesus M3 approached, they The first race of term was Winter were quickly bumped out by Hughes Head to Head, which saw M1, W1 and Hall, allowing M2 to push on home M2 all out to prove themselves against for the row over. Unfortunately that the other colleges. With two ex-novices was where M2’s luck ran out, with the in the crew, the first men put in a solid following three days resulting in three performance to rank them 4th amongst bumps down the charts. the colleges - setting an early bench- mark for Bumps. W1 attacked this race hard and comfortably achieved 2nd in the Second Mays division, highlighting that their main rivals for the term would be Murray Edwards. The newly formed M2 struggled slightly with the race con- ditions, but showed the potential to im- prove in the run up to Lents. After several weeks of yellow/red flags and sheet ice covering the Cam in front of the Plough, temperatures rose and the river thawed. Pembroke Regatta, one of the only Cam side-by-side races, had arrived. The first women produced King’s M2 outside the Boathouse on the an extremely strong performance, beat- Saturday of Lents. ing the likes of Corpus and St Cather- ine’s to reach the quarter finals, where W1 started their week with quite a they were narrowly beaten by First and major hiccup, o↵the start nerves got the Third W1. With the boat moving well, better of them and two crabs caused the the women looked set to do well in Lents. women to concede an easy (and unfor- For M1, a first round defeat by LMBC tunate) bump by Churchill W1. Out to was disappointing. Clearly the lack of seek revenge on the women in pink, W1 water time had impeded the develop- raced out of the blocks on day two and ment of the newest crew members and easily bumped Churchill by the Motor- a solid crew rhythm. W2 also struggled way Bridge - the speed of the bump tak- on the day, losing in the first round to ing both crews by surprise! Two more First and Third W2. bumps later in the week saw W1 up two 7 in the charts, solidifying a First Lents Boat Naming - Women’s IV division place. - Stan n3rdMarch 2012, on a bright O but brisk Saturday morning, a gathering assembled on the hard outside the boat house for a very special occa- sion. This was to officially name the new women’s first coxed four in honour of a gentleman who has been a key part of the women’s training for nearly 13 years, Stan Chapman. King’s W1 at Lents Dinner. M1 had a tougher time. Day one po- sitioning presented the first men with arapidGirtonM1infront,whohad performed extremely well all term, and a quick Christ’s crew behind. With the bump all but gone from everyone’s minds, thoughts turned to the depres- sive prospect of a row over. O↵the start Girton soon bumped out, leaving a bat- tle for survival to ensue with Christ’s Stan’s Boat Naming. M1. Going past the Plough, they were half quarter a length o↵our stern, and closing. Rounding Ditton our last push For those who may not know Stan, he for the safety of the Reach just wasn’t has been riding alongside King’s crews enough. Three more days of determina- for over 12 years, providing encourage- tion to get out of our downward spiral ment and helping in any way he could. proved futile, ending the week down four He has supported the Boat Club (partic- -Div.1/2sandwichboat. ularly the women’s side) at every event on the Cam, and has extended his sup- port to numerous o↵-Cam events. He has ever been a favourite of the women’s side for providing them with pre-peeled oranges and other goodies after races! Many past members will recall how he cycled the entire length of the course during Peterborough Head a couple of years ago, regarded by all at the time as atremendousfeat. King’s M1 racing in Lents. We really owe you, Stan, and it is a delight to all of us to be able to recog- 8 nise your contribution to KCBC in this directional! With both crews half way way. We wish you all the best for the down the course and facing in oppo- future, and hope you keep cycling along site directions, we set o↵, and before the river for many a year to come! we knew it the happily bribed marshals were telling us to spin. Some hairy Catz Cardinals maneuvering ensued. Nevertheless, we were soon on our way towards the fin- Mixed Four ish, which seemed to be moving towards us as the marshals walked our way, giv- ith the focus more heavily on ing us a fabulous victory and winning W fancy dress than anything, this the regatta. race was never going to be too serious for us, though we’d spotted our opponents out on multiple occasions getting some practice in. Due to slightly disappoint- ing entry numbers, we were put straight through to the final! A normal side by side race was deemed to be a bit boring by the organisers, so both crews started in the same place, but facing di↵erent directions. We then raced to the ends of the course, spun, and finished back where we started.