Pembroke College Boat Club (Oxford)

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Pembroke College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Pembroke College, Oxford. Pembroke is one of the top Oxford college boat clubs, with high levels of success for both men and women. In 2003, Pembroke achieved an historic victory in the Oxford Summer Eights competition by gaining the 'Double Headship', whereby both men's and women's first boats ended the week 'Head of the River'. Pembroke was the first college to achieve the Double Headship, and it has yet to be repeated in the Summer Eights competition. Currently (2006), Pembroke men are 2nd on the river and the women lie 3rd on the river. Both crews are well within striking distance of the Head of the River. Lower down in the club Pembrokes' development program is one of the most sucesful in Oxford College Rwoing having produced more Blues in the last 10 years than any other college, and resulting in Pembroke having the best performing 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th mens' boats on the river.

1 Equipment
2 Coaching
3 Training Locations
4 Eights Headships
5 Torpids Headships
6 Rivalries
7 External links

[edit] Equipment

The club has a reputation for good equipment and coaching. The men's side of the club has two Empacher VIIIs (2003, 1994), two Janouseks (2000, 1990) and a Simms. The women have a Stampfli VIII (2005), an Eton Phoenix (1996), a Janousek and an Aylings. In small boats the club maintains a fleet of three Janousek coxed-fours, a Janousek coxless-pair and a single scull. In addition there are two Eton coaching launches for the men's and women's 1st VIIIs. Pembroke is also lucky to have a well stocked gym at the boat house, and is one of a very limited number of clubs to posess a fleet of Concept C ergos. Adjacent to their ergo room is well stocked weights and circuits room.

[edit] Coaching

Pembroke benefits not only from good equipment but also good coaching. Recent coaches have included Ben Lewis, GB athlete and Leander coach and Wallingford RC high-performance GB coach Rob Dauncy.

[edit] Training Locations

Novice and development crews train on the local Isis river by the boathouse but senior crews train further afield. The men use the facilities generously provided to them at Abingdon Schools unique boat house, whilst the women have been known to train from St Edwards, Abingdon Town and Wallingford.

[edit] Eights Headships

Men: 1895, 1995, 2003
Women: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

[edit] Torpids Headships

Men: 1999

[edit] Rivalries

Whilst tensions have decreased in the last two years, Pembroke and Oriel, historically two of the best performing crews of the past 30 years, have had a strong and at times heated rivalry.