Peterhouse Boat Club is the rowing

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 for members of Peterhouse, Cambridge

Peterhouse, Cambridge

Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...

. It was founded on 29 April 1828 as St Peter's College Boat Club, but was renamed in 1873 to its present name. Alumni of Peterhouse Boat Club are eligible to join the Cross Keys Boat Club

Cross Keys Boat Club

The Cross Keys Boat Club is an ARA Affiliated rowing club for alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge. To become a member of the Cross Keys Boat Club, it is necessary to first have been a member of the Peterhouse Boat Club or alumni of Peterhouse....

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While Peterhouse is the smallest of all of the colleges of Cambridge University

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

 which regularly admit both undergraduates and graduates, its crews have often performed very well, including taking the headship of the May Bumps

May Bumps

The May Bumps are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of March. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from...

 on 28 February 1842 and that of the Lent Bumps

Lent Bumps

The Lent Bumps are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from its inception in 1827...

 in 1956. In the early days of the Lent and May Bumps, the Peterhouse 1st men's VIII were in the lower half of the 2nd, or even in the 3rd division, but from about 1920 rose to lie in the bottom-half of the 1st division or top-half of the 2nd division. Peterhouse performed very well in the Lent Bumps from 1950, not being bumped until 1957, and taking the headship in 1956, a year in which they also won the Ladies' Challenge Plate

Ladies' Challenge Plate

The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard heavyweight crews are not permitted to row in the...

 at Henley Royal Regatta

Henley 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...

. Since then, the Peterhouse 1st men's VIII have spent most of their time in the top-half of the 2nd division or bottom-half of the 1st division in both events.

A women's crew did not appear until 1986 and has remained in the 2nd division for most of the time since then in both the Lent and May Bumps, although the 1st women's VIII did succeed in breaking into the 1st division in the May Bumps in 2002 for the first time. Peterhouse 1st Women managed the only quadruple-overbump ever in the history of bumps racing in the May Bumps in 1986 when they managed to catch Clare

Clare Boat Club

Clare Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Clare College, Cambridge. Prior to about 1930, the Clare 1st VIII spent most of its time near the boundary of the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Lent and May Bumps. It rose to take the headship of the Lent Bumps in 1939...

 III to rise 9 positions in a single day.

Famous alumni of the Peterhouse Boat Club include James Mason

James Mason

James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the...

, Lord Kelvin and Tom Askwith

Tom Askwith

Thomas Garrett Askwith was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of African Affairs, and a double Olympian.-Early life:...

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Boathouse

Peterhouse owns its own boathouse. The current building being the second boathouse to be built on the land. The first dated to 1897 and cost £880, including £280 for the land. It was replaced in 1928 with the current structure at a cost of £4000. It was designed by Wheeler, who was also responsible for the design of the boat house for Trinity Hall Boat Club

Trinity Hall Boat Club

Trinity Hall Boat Club is the rowing club of Trinity Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1827 it is amongst the oldest college boat clubs in Cambridge, England....

. The boathouse was extended in 1992 with a new shed to accommodate fours and small boats. Space in the boat house is currently leased to Murray Edwards College.

Recent Form

Below are the results of the last decade of bumps race

Bumps race

A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each boat attempting to catch and "bump" the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind....

s. Results given are for the 1st VIII and Women's 1st VIII only.

Men

Year	Finish position	1st day	2nd day	3rd day	4th Day
1998	20th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over
1999	18th	bumped	bumped &	rowed-over	bumped by
2000	20th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over
2001	21st	bumped by	rowed-over	(cancelled)	(cancelled)
2002	24th	(cancelled)	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by
2003	22nd	bumped	bumped	rowed-over	rowed-over
2004	21st	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped	bumped
2005	22nd	bumped	bumped by	bumped	rowed-over
2006	24th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over
2007	24th	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped	rowed-over
2008	21st	rowed-over	bumped	bumped	bumped
2009	17th	overbumped /bumped	bumped	rowed-over	bumped by
2010	12th	overbumped	bumped	rowed-over	bumped
2011	9th	rowed-over	bumped	bumped	bumped

Women

Year	Finish position	1st day	2nd day	3rd day	4th Day
1998	30th	bumped	rowed-over	rowed-over	rowed-over
1999	32nd	rowed-over	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped by
2000	33rd	rowed-over	rowed-over	bumped by	rowed-over
2001	31st	bumped	bumped	(cancelled)	(cancelled)
2002	28th	(cancelled)	bumped	bumped	bumped
2003	25th	rowed-over	bumped	bumped	bumped
2004	27th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over
2005	24th	bumped	rowed-over	bumped	bumped
2006	22nd	bumped	bumped	bumped by	bumped
2007	18th	bumped	bumped	bumped	bumped

Men

Year	Finish position	1st day	2nd day	3rd day	4th Day
1998	17th	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped by	rowed-over
1999	13th	bumped	bumped	bumped	bumped
2000	16th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by
2001	20th	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by
2002	23rd	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by
2003	18th	bumped	bumped	overbumped	rowed-over
2004	17th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped	bumped
2005	20th	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by
2006	21st	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped
2007	23rd	rowed-over	rowed-over	bumped by	bumped by
2008	22rd	rowed-over	bumped	rowed-over	rowed-over
2009	20th	rowed-over	bumped	bumped	rowed-over
2010	20th	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped	bumped

Women

Year	Finish position	1st day	2nd day	3rd day	4th Day
1998	22nd	bumped	bumped	bumped	bumped
1999	22nd	rowed-over	bumped	rowed-over	bumped by
2000	22nd	bumped by	rowed-over	bumped	rowed-over
2001	18th	bumped	bumped	bumped	bumped
2002	15th	bumped	bumped	rowed-over	bumped
2003	18th	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by	rowed-over
2004	22nd	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by	bumped by
2005	24th	bumped by	rowed-over	rowed-over	bumped by
2006	22nd	rowed-over	bumped	bumped	rowed-over
2007	18th	bumped	bumped	bumped	bumped
2008
2009
2010
2011	18th	bumped	rowed-over	bumped	bumped

External links

• Peterhouse Boat Club