Pembroke College Boat Club (Oxford)

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Pembroke College Boat Club (PCBC) is the rowing club for members of Pembroke College, Oxford, and is one of the top boat clubs in Oxford with regular success for both men and women. In 2003, Pembroke achieved an historic victory in the Oxford Summer Eights competition by becoming the first college to win the 'Double Headship' - having both men's and women's first boats end the week at the 'Head of the River'. Double Headship has yet to be repeated by any college in the Summer Eights competition, although 2006-2007 sees both men's and women's boats within striking distance of the Head of the River in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Lower down in the club, Pembroke's development program is one of the most successful in Oxford College Rowing, and has produced more Blues in the last 10 years than any other college. As such, PCBC boasts the best performing 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th men's boats on the river. PCBC is sponsored by Deloitte.

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 had a Stampfli VIII (2005) which was written off at the Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2007 after being crashed into Putney Bridge, 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 possess 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 School's unique boat house, whilst the women have been known to train at 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.