Cambridge '99 RC
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Cambridge '99 RC "Nines" is a rowing
club based in Cambridge
, UK
, with one of the largest active rowing memberships in the region. The club's colours are a distinctive sky blue, 'old gold' and green.
The club rows all-year round and has a strong competitive ethos. All members are encouraged to take part in racing and the club has a strong track record of developing novice rowers to a highly competitive standard.
and the National Championships.
The biggest race in the local calendar is the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association
Bumps in which all club members participate. The women's squad hold second position on the river and the men are currently in fourth place.
boat club after some members decided they wanted to smoke, drink and row on Sundays.
These days the club has a smoking ban in its boathouse but its members can still be found socialising and enjoying a drink together while long hours are spent on the water at weekends.
In 1990 CRA Bumping Races, the club was the first to hold the Head of the River position simultaneously in both the men's and women's events. In 2006 the club was the first to hold both first and second on the river simultaneously in the women's event.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club based in Cambridge
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, UK
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, with one of the largest active rowing memberships in the region. The club's colours are a distinctive sky blue, 'old gold' and green.
The club rows all-year round and has a strong competitive ethos. All members are encouraged to take part in racing and the club has a strong track record of developing novice rowers to a highly competitive standard.
Facilities
The club is lucky to have some of the best facilities for a town rowing club in Cambridge, with a boathouse containing dedicated weights room, changing rooms, showers, toilets, a kitchen, a large fleet of boats and a lounge area for relaxing in which doubles as an erg room for ten ergs.Racing
The club competes all year round at local and major national events including Men's and Women's Tideway Head of the River Races, Women's Henley, Henley Royal RegattaHenley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
and the National Championships.
The biggest race in the local calendar is the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association
Cambridgeshire Rowing Association
The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association is based in Cambridge, UK. It is the administrative body for non-college rowing in Cambridge and since 1868 has organised races such as the CRA Bumps as well as looking after the interests of local rowing by providing facilities and regular meetings to discuss...
Bumps in which all club members participate. The women's squad hold second position on the river and the men are currently in fourth place.
History
The club was founded in 1899 as a spin-off from the YMCAYMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
boat club after some members decided they wanted to smoke, drink and row on Sundays.
These days the club has a smoking ban in its boathouse but its members can still be found socialising and enjoying a drink together while long hours are spent on the water at weekends.
In 1990 CRA Bumping Races, the club was the first to hold the Head of the River position simultaneously in both the men's and women's events. In 2006 the club was the first to hold both first and second on the river simultaneously in the women's event.