Queens' College Boat Club

Queens' College Boat Club Queens' College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Queens' College, Cambridge. QCBC was established in 1828.

QCBC accommodates rowers of all levels and currently has a large squad and crews in almost all divisions of the May Bumps. History:
In the men's Lent Bumps, the Queens' 1st VIII largely remained in the 2nd division until about 1910, when they moved up into the 1st division. With only occasional years where the 1st VIII dropped into the 2nd division, the club eventually rose to take the headship i

n 1968, but lost it the following year (dropping four places) and declined into the 2nd division by 1980. Since then, the form has been somewhat erratic, rising to 3rd in 1995 before plummeting into the 2nd division again by 2000. Queens' ended a good run of form in 2007, having risen back into the mid-1st division, they crashed down four places and were awarded spoons, dropping another three places the following year. The performance in the May Bumps is similar, moving from the 2nd to the 1st division in the 1910s, rising to take the headship by 1962 which it kept in 1963. The headship belonged to Queens' again in 1968. The 1st VIII then dropped into the 2nd division by the mid-1970s and, similar to the Lent Bumps, they managed to climb as high as 4th in 1997, but dropped sharply for a few years after. The current positions of the men's 1st VIII are 4th in the Lent Bumps and 7th in the May Bumps. The Queens' 1st women first appeared in 1981, and rose as high as 2nd in the Lent Bumps and 4th in the May Bumps, but have yet to take a headship in either event. The 1st women's VIII currently reside on the 6th and 13th place of the 1st division in the Lent Bumps and May Bumps, respectively.

Queens’ College Boat Club is delighted to invite members of the 1828 Society to attend our complimentary drinks receptio...
14/11/2025

Queens’ College Boat Club is delighted to invite members of the 1828 Society to attend our complimentary drinks reception in the Old Senior Combination Room, Queens’ College on the evening of the 6th December 2025, 7:30-10:30pm.

This event runs alongside our QCBC drinks to celebrate The Fairbairn Cup racing that happens on 5th December for seniors and on 4th December for novices. Please fill in this form to confirm your attendance.

We can’t wait to see lots of you there 🐗💚

Fill in this form to indicate attendance!

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for a wonderful afternoon at the QCBC Mays Garden Party 2025! We were incredibly luc...
18/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a wonderful afternoon at the QCBC Mays Garden Party 2025! We were incredibly lucky with the weather, and the prime riverside location made for a truly memorable event to celebrate the close of a fantastic season of rowing.

A special thank you to Amy Hill, QCBC alumna and talented photographer, whose great photos captured the spirit of the day so perfectly. We’re grateful to her for snapping the above shots of our crews going past the garden party!

This event was a real team effort – from organising and setting up to running the day and clearing down afterwards – and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our incredible members and volunteers.

We’re so pleased so many of you could join us, and we hope you enjoyed the afternoon as much as we did. Hope to see you all again next year!!

POTB!
🐗💚

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