DUBC sent six boats, both Men and Women, to Quintin Head in London last weekend. The course is 4.6km stretching from Chiswick Bridge to Harrods Depository and is a key warm-up event for the ‘Head of The River’ at Easter.

The men’s squad had a strong performance with all three boats finishing in the top twenty. The first eight came fourth (less than two seconds behind the winners Imperial College), the second eight 13th and third eight 17th. Such a result demonstrates the depth of talent within the team.

The women’s eights came 58th, 73rd and 100th respectively.

Members of DUBC, past and present, gathered at Mortlake Anglian Alpha Boat Club last Sunday for the annual Alumni races on the Tideway.

The event was extremely successful, both for reuniting old friends as well as raising support for DUBC. The club’s president, Franz Imfeld said ‘It was fantastic to see such a great turn out. I am very thankful for all the support that has gone into making such an occasion happen.’

The main event was racing in eights on a short 400m course, finishing just in front of Mortlake BC. The boats were made up of a mix of alumni and current athletes, both men and women. In total there were 7 teams.

These 7 boats battled it out, until two finalists remained. But before the final, the teams were able to feast on a fantastic array of food, courtesy of the catering and organisation of women’s cox, Char Jackson.

In the final, the winning team won by a convincing margin, coxed by Tom Hill. A result he was ‘very pleased with’.

Next on the DUBC agenda is Quintin Head, which will be held on the Tideway at the end of January.

The Winter Challenge Cup will now ONLY be a Head race on Saturday 21st January!

Please not all arrangements will stay the same for Saturday, but there will now be no regatta racing on Sunday.

***********Entries close on the 18th January***********