Caius Boat Club
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Caius Boat Club (C.B.C.) (Caius is pronounced 'keys') is the boat club for members of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. There also exists a club for members who have left the college called Gonville Boat Club.
In recent years, the club has had extraordinary success, particularly in the intercollegiate bumps races which are held in eight-oared boats (VIIIs). As of 2006, the Caius 1st men's VIII hold the headship of both the Lent Bumps and the May Bumps, with the 2nd men's VIII being highest of all 2nd VIIIs in the Mays and second highest in the Lents (behind Lady Margaret II). The 1st women's VIII lie in 2nd place in the Lent Bumps and 4th place in the May Bumps, with the 2nd women's VIII lying in the 2nd division in both sets of races.
The dominance of C.B.C. on the River Cam since 1998 is striking. Of the last 32 Headships awarded, 5 colleges stand in equal 5th place with 1 each (Clare, Newnham, 1st & 3rd Trinity and Trinity Hall and Jesus); Downing and Pembroke are 3rd with 2; Emmanuel is 2nd with 5. Caius is in the lead with 18.
Caius' run of 5 consecutive Lent headships is the 5th longest continuous spell at the top in the Lents (19 days at the top).
Prior to 1998, however, and Caius held only 4 headships in the entire history of Bumps racing in Cambridge; 1840, 1841, 1844 and in the men's May Bumps of 1987.
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[edit] Recent Form
[edit] Lent Bumps
[edit] Men
A table showing the position of the 1st men's VIII in the last 26 years
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11th | bumped Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Magdalene | |
| 1981 | 15th | bumped by Magdalene | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by Sidney Sussex | |
| 1982 | 11th | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Peterhouse | bumped Magdalene | bumped Selwyn | |
| 1983 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1984 | 10th | rowed-over | bumped Fitzwilliam | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1985 | 9th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Christ's | rowed-over | |
| 1986 | 5th | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Jesus | bumped Clare | |
| 1987 | 4th | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1988 | 6th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Lady Margaret | bumped by Emmanuel | |
| 1989 | 8th | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | |
| 1990 | 6th | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | |
| 1991 | 6th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1992 | 5th | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1993 | 5th | rowed-over | bumped Pembroke | rowed-over | bumped by Lady Margaret | |
| 1994 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1995 | 6th | bumped by Queens' | bumped by Christ's | rowed-over | bumped Jesus | |
| 1996 | 2nd | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Queens' | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Christ's | |
| 1997 | 5th | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Lady Margaret | |
| 1998 | 4th | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1999 | Head | bumped Downing | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over head | |
| 2000 | 2nd | rowed-over head | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2001 | 3rd | bumped by Emmanuel | rowed-over | (cancelled) | (cancelled) | |
| 2002 | Head | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2003 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2004 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2005 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2006 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head |
[edit] Women
A table showing the position of the 1st women's VIII in the last 26 years
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18th | bumped Jesus and QMABC‡ | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel | |
| 1981 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped Darwin | rowed over | bumped New Hall II | |
| 1982 | 17th | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped by Sidney Sussex | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Darwin | |
| 1983 | 15th | bumped Darwin | bumped Clare II | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1984 | 15th | bumped by Fitzwilliam | rowed-over | bumped by Newnham II | bumped Newnham II | |
| 1985 | 11th | bumped Christ's | bumped Selwyn | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Sidney Sussex | |
| 1986 | 9th | rowed-over | bumped Girton | bumped New Hall | rowed-over | |
| 1987 | 5th | bumped Clare | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Homerton | |
| 1988 | 4th | bumped by Homerton | bumped Homerton | rowed-over | bumped Newnham | |
| 1989 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Clare | rowed-over | |
| 1990 | 2nd | bumped Clare | bumped Churchill | bumped Jesus | rowed-over | |
| 1991 | 4th | bumped by Lady Margaret | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Newnham | |
| 1992 | 6th | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' | |
| 1993 | 12th | overbumped by Selwyn | bumped by New Hall | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Sidney Sussex | |
| 1994 | 16th | bumped by Girton | bumped by Churchill | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Christ's | |
| 1995 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped by Pembroke | |
| 1996 | 16th | bumped by Downing | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Selwyn | |
| 1997 | 12th | bumped Downing | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Clare | bumped Girton | |
| 1998 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Clare | bumped by CCAT | |
| 1999 | 11th | bumped CCAT | bumped Clare | bumped New Hall | bumped St. Catharine's | |
| 2000 | 7th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Churchill | bumped Christ's | bumped Lady Margaret | |
| 2001 | 6th | bumped Queens' | rowed-over | (cancelled) | (cancelled) | |
| 2002 | 4th | bumped Newnham | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | |
| 2003 | Head | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Jesus | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over head | |
| 2004 | 3rd | rowed-over head | bumped by Downing | bumped by Emmanuel | rowed-over | |
| 2005 | 3rd | rowed-over | bumped by Clare | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | |
| 2006 | 2nd | rowed-over | bumped Downing | rowed-over | rowed-over |
‡ as sandwich boat for division 1. See Lent Bumps for details.
[edit] May Bumps
[edit] Men
A table showing the position of the 1st men's VIII in the last 26 years
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 1981 | 6th | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Selwyn | bumped Pembroke | |
| 1982 | 7th | rowed-over | bumped by Pembroke | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1983 | 6th | rowed-over | overbumped Pembroke | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Pembroke | |
| 1984 | 7th | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1985 | 5th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1986 | 2nd | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Downing | rowed-over | |
| 1987 | Head | bumped Pembroke | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 1988 | 3rd | bumped by Lady Margaret | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | |
| 1989 | 5th | bumped by Downing | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1990 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1991 | 9th | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Magdalene | bumped by Emmanuel | |
| 1992 | 10th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Fitzwilliam | |
| 1993 | 8th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Magdalene | |
| 1994 | 7th | bumped by Magdalene | rowed-over | bumped Pembroke | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | |
| 1995 | 5th | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Magdalene | rowed-over | |
| 1996 | 6th | bumped by Magdalene | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1997 | 2nd | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Magdalene | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Jesus | |
| 1998 | Head | bumped Downing | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 1999 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2000 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2001 | 3rd | rowed-over head | bumped by Emmanuel | rowed-over | bumped by Downing | |
| 2002 | Head | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Downing | rowed-over head | |
| 2003 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2004 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2005 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2006 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head |
[edit] Women
A table showing the position of the 1st women's IV from 1980 until 1989 and the 1st women's VIII from 1990 until the present day.
Note that a new start order was chosen for the women's May Bumps in 1990, to coincide the change from four-oared to eight-oared boats.
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29th | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus | bumped by Girton IV | rowed-over | |
| 1981 | 21st | bumped St. Catharine's | overbumped Girton III | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Wolfson | |
| 1982 | 18th | bumped Newnham III | bumped Selwyn II | rowed-over | bumped New Hall III | |
| 1983 | 14th | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Clare II | bumped Selwyn | bumped Girton II | |
| 1984 | 13th | bumped QMABC | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | Fitzwilliam | |
| 1985 | 12th | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped New Hall II | bumped Sidney Sussex | |
| 1986 | 10th | bumped Girton | bumped Newnham II | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1987 | 8th | bumped Homerton | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | |
| 1988 | 9th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Emmanuel | |
| 1989 | 12th | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by Homerton | rowed-over | bumped by Downing | |
| 1990 | 23rd | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Selwyn | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1991 | 20th | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped Christ's | bumped QMABC | |
| 1992 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II | |
| 1993 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped by Christ's | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1994 | 16th | bumped Robinson | bumped Christ's | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Girton and Vet School‡ | |
| 1995 | 16th | bumped Selwyn | rowed-over | bumped by Magdalene | rowed-over | |
| 1996 | 13th | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped Magdalene | rowed-over | |
| 1997 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped New Hall | bumped Homerton | |
| 1998 | 7th | bumped Downing | bumped Queens' | bumped Churchill | bumped Trinity Hall | |
| 1999 | 3rd | bumped Clare | bumped Jesus | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Pembroke | |
| 2000 | Head | bumped Newnham | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2001 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2002 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 2003 | 4th | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Newnham | bumped by Pembroke | rowed-over | |
| 2004 | 2nd | bumped Pembroke | bumped Newnham | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2005 | 4th | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus | bumped by Pembroke | rowed-over | |
| 2006 | 4th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
‡ as sandwich boat for division 1. See May Bumps for details.
[edit] Clocktower
With its headship in the men's 2006 Lent bumps, Caius joined an elite group of clubs finishing head in 5 consecutive years (subsequently matched in the men's 2006 May bumps). While it is a widely-held view that this entitles Caius to build a clocktower[1], there is no historical evidence linking such constructions with success on the river. Marks, Gilbert and Durack, in their definitive history of the Bumps[2], categorically state that such performance-related building of clocktowers is a myth. It is certainly the case that LMBC added a weathervane to its boathouse when it was redeveloped in 1979, although whether this was directly attributable to the run of 5 headships in the Mays up to 1951 is moot.
According to the CBC website (as at July 2006):
"The Club has not forgotten the small matter of the Clocktower. Plans are currently being drawn up for the College Council's approval, always with an eye to what is likely to be accepted by the local planning authorities."
It remains to be seen whether, by adding some form of horological edifice to its boathouse, Caius effects the metastasis of myth into tradition.
[edit] References
- ^ The Caian (2006)
- ^ Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999 ISBN 0-9538475-1-9
[edit] Other references
- CUCBC (various years) - Lent and May Bumps programmes.
