Hughes Hall College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Hughes Hall, Cambridge. It is more formally known by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs as the Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish Combined Boat Club after its merging with the boat club of Lucy Cavendish College, an all-women's college of Cambridge University. This combination is the only of its type at Cambridge, and is subject to significant controversy regarding both the ability of the two colleges to combine membership and the significant disparity between larger and smaller colleges as a whole.[1]
Since the merging of the two college boat clubs, Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish have enjoyed significant advances in the past three years, marked by three squads winning blades 2009 May Bumps. 2009 also marked the first time in boat club history in which Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish fielded four entries into May Bumps, reaching the appropriate entry minimum for consideration for the Mitchell Cup (this did not occur due to entry shortfalls by the boat club in Lent Bumps). However, success in 2009 resulted Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish winning Pegasus Cup for the 2nd time (first won in 2007) in the three years it has been given out. The Pegasus Cup is awarded to the boat club that shows the largest cumulative advancement in the Lent and May Bumping Races.
Hughes Hall admits many students on one-year degrees. As such, the boat club trains many novices each year. Top performers are often given opportunities in the first VIII. The Boat Club houses its four rowing shells in the Emmanuel Boathouse. The women's crew is organised jointly with Lucy Cavendish Boat Club, the boat club for Lucy Cavendish College.
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Hughes Hall is known for producing many of those who represent Cambridge at The Boat Race. In 2009 Hughes had one representative in the Blue boat (removed due to sickness on the eve of the race) and half the roster of Goldie, the 2nd Varsity boat.[2] 2010 continued this pace of placing significant numbers of Hughes Hall rowers in the varsity races. Of particular note is the 2010 CUBC President, Deaglen McEachern, the first representative from Hughes Hall to hold this post.[3]
Hughes Hall has also had two trialists for the CULRC, the lightweight varsity squad, and several trialists for CUWBC, the women's varsity squad.
Despite the age of the colleges, Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish are by far the youngest of the Cambridge Colleges on the river. This lower starting position has allowed them to make progressively strong gains as they advance out of the lower divisions. The Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish Boat Club won blades for the M1, M2, and W1 in the 2009 May Bumps. The men's 2nd boat achieved a double overbump and an overbump on consecutive days enroute to a 10 space advance and a permanent spot in the field.[4] 2009 was the third consecutive Mays in which the W1 won blades (2007–2009). The men and women both won blades in May Bumps 2007 and the ladies also received a blade in May Bumps 2005.
Blades displayed in the college bar - a customary viewing location at Cambridge for college rowing success - marks advances won by the men in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. The women's squad has their 2001 honor in view.
Below are the results of the May Bumps races that Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish have competed in. Results given are for the 1st VIII and Women's 1st VIII only.
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 95th Spoons | bumped by Jesus VI | bumped by St. Catharine's IV | bumped by Corpus Christi IV | bumped by Robinson III |
| 1993 | 74th | over-bumped Emmanuel IV | bumped Fitzwilliam III | bumped Christ's IV | bumped Lady Margaret VII |
| 1994 | 70th | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity IV | bumped Christ's III | bumped Pembroke IV |
| 1995 | 62nd Blades | bumped Selwyn III | over-bumped St. Catharine's III | bumped Churchill IV | Jesus IV |
| 1996 | 58th Blades | bumped Emmanuel III | bumped Lady Margaret V | bumped King's II | bumped Sidney Sussex III |
| 1997 | 54th Blades | bumped Magdalene III | bumped Pembroke III | bumped Clare III | bumped Churchill III |
| 1998 | 54th | rowed-over | bumped by Selwyn | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall III |
| 1999 | scratch | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2000 | 80th Blades | bumped Jesus V | over-bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity VI | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2001 | 74th Blades | bumped Clare IV | bumped Fitzwilliam III | cancelled | bumped Trinity Hall IV |
| 2002 | 70th Blades | bumped Downing IV | bumped Lady Margaret V | bumped Corpus Christi III | bumped Selwyn III |
| 2003 | 66th Blades | bumped CCAT II | bumped Wolfson II | bumped Jesus IV | bumped Girton III |
| 2004 | 57th Blades | over-bumped Corpus Christi II | rowed-over | bumped Christ's III | bumped Jesus III |
| 2005 | ? | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 54th | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2007 | 50th Blades | bumped St. Catharine's III | bumped Downing III | bumped Peterhouse II | bumped Darwin II |
| 2008 | 50th | bumped Emmanuel III | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse II | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 46th Blades | bumped Trinity Hall II | bumped Jesus III | bumped Robinson II | bumped Girton II |
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47th | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall II | bumped by Sidney Sussex II | bumped by Christ's II |
| 1994 | Spoons 51st | bumped by Magdalene II | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped by Caius II | bumped by Churchill II |
| 1995 | 53rd | bumped by St. Edmund's | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus IV | bumped by CCAT II |
| 1996 | Spoons 56th | bumped by Lucy Cavendish | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity III | bumped by Clare III | bumped by Fitzwilliam III |
| 1997 | 57th | bumped by Robinson II | rowed-over | bumped by Downing II | rowed-over |
| 1998 | scratch | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | 50th | bumped by Downing II | rowed-over | bumped Fitzwilliam II | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 49th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Magdalene II |
| 2001 | Blades 45th | bumped St. Catharine's II | bumped CCAT II | bumped Jesus IV | bumped Jesus III |
| 2002 | scratch | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 03-current | Combined with Lucy Cavendish | ||||
| 2003 | 52nd | bumped by Addenbrookes | rowed-over | bumped by CCAT II | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 55th | bumped by Sidney Sussex II | bumped by CCAT II | bumped by Selwyn II | rowed-over |
| 2005 | Blades 51st | bumped Sidney Sussex II | bumped Selwyn II | bumped Vets School | bumped Addenbrookes |
| 2006 | 48th | bumped Homerton II | bumped CCAT II | rowed-over | bumped Clare Hall |
| 2007 | Blades 44th | bumped Churchill II | bumped New Hall II | bumped Lady Margaret III | bumped St. Catharine's II |
| 2008 | Blades 40th | bumped Darwin II | bumped Magdalene II | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped Jesus III |
| 2009 | Blades 36th | bumped Trinity Hall II | bumped Queens' II | bumped Wolfson | bumped Girton II |
| 2010 | 34th | rowed-over | bumped Caius II | rowed-over | bumped Corpus Christi |
In 2008, the women flew to Galway Ireland to race in the Tribesman Head of the River race. They borrowed an Eton Phoenix 8+ from the University of Limerick and placed 3rd out of 6 boats in their division.[5]
Hughes Hall women qualified for the Intermediate Coxed Fours in 2008 at Henley Women's Regatta.[6]
The Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish women competed in the Women's Eights Head of River Race (WeHorr) for the first time in 2009. They were the only Cambridge college to enter two boats. The W1 overtook five boats and came 144th out of 291. The W2 placed 272nd.[7]
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