| St Mary's College Boat Club | |
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| Location | St Chad's College Boat House and Clive's Boat House |
| Founded | 1926[1] |
| Home Water | River Wear |
| Website | www.dur.ac.uk/marys.boatclub |
| Affiliations | British Rowing, St Mary's College, Durham University |
St Mary's College Boat Club (SMCBC) is the rowing club of St Mary's College at Durham University in northern England.
The club has over 40 members and shares its boathouse with St Chad's College Boat club on the banks of the River Wear.[2] The club competes at a regional and college level throughout the year.
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Members are taken from the students at St Mary's College and any member of the JCR or MCR are allowed to join. Any other members of Durham University are permitted to join with the permission of the current President.
A subscription fee is charged by the club, and this goes towards the upkeep of boats, payment for trailering and the purchase of spare parts.
The club is run by an exectutive committee, elected in the final few weeks of the Epiphany term. The committee runs the club for one year and is responsible for every aspect of the club.
Executive Committee 2010-2011:
President- Jono Dixon
Men's Captain- James Barbour
Women's Captain- Karen Craig
Captain of Coxes- Amy Haddock
Men's Fresher Captain- Tom Steventon
Women's Fresher Captain- Imogen Hampson-Smith
Treasurer- Julian Aylward
Secretary- Claire Ellis
Boatwoman - Sarah Moneypenny
Social Secretary- Joe Thomas
Sponsorship Secretary- Natalie Ingram
The club is currently sponsored by St Mary's College Society, NE Rowing and Linklaters however the club is looking for another sponsor that will help the club achieve its full potential. Contact details for the Sponsorship secretary can be found on the SMCBC website.
The club competes in both head races in the winter season and regattas throughout the summer. The club has competed in the following events in the past few years. There have been notable successes in the past year, with the Men's 1st IV winning the IM3 final at Durham City Regatta in 2009 and again in 2010, and the Women's 1st VIII denovicing convincingly at Hexham Regatta
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International events |
Regional events
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College events |
The Club owns one eight (8+) (Philly G), five coxed fours (4+) (Graham Booth, Nicky, Purple Haze, Femme Fatale and Mary Rose) and one double scull (2x) (Tigger).
Both the Men's and Women's 1st VIIIs train and compete in Philly G, whilst the Men's and Women's 1st and 2nd IVs train and race mainly in Graham Booth and Nicky. The remaining 4+s are used by the rest of the Men's and Women's squads to train and race in. The club's double scull, Tigger, can be rented out by other clubs by agreement with SMCBC's President.
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