Regatta Season kicked off with Neptune/Commercial weekender
UCD’s Intermediate, Club and Novice 8s got their regatta season underway with some head to head racing at Neptune and Commercial regattas in Islandbridge at the weekend.
UCD pipped for Fastest Overseas University at HORR
UCD’s Senior and Intermediate 8s competed at the 2016 Head of the River race from Mortlake to Putney on the River Thames in London on 19th March.
UCD Take 3 out of 4 at Colours 2016
UCD’s Senior crews put in convincing performances at the 2016 Colours Boat Races to recapture the Gannon and Corcoran Cups from Trinity.
Colours 2016
The 68th Annual Colours Boat Races take place this Saturday 12th March 2016.
UCD Men to race on the North Station
The 2016 Annual Colours Boat Race coin toss was presided over by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh this morning. UCD won the toss for the men’s event with Trinity winning for the women’s.
Erne Head of the River
With the Gannon Cup 8+ concentrating on their Colours preparation, UCD’s Intermediate 8+ lead our representation at Erne of the River on 5th March.
Irish Indoor Rowing Championships 2016
UCDBC placed 1st (Paul O’Donovan), 2nd (Shane Mulvaney) and 4th (David O’Malley) in the U23 Lightweight category at the 2016 IIRC, with Paul recording a fantastic 6:07.5 score. Martin Connor of UCDBC also placed 2nd in the Novice category.
Seville Training Camp
30 athletes and 3 coaches departed to Seville in January for a warm weather (and storm-free) training camp. Well over 300km were clocked up across 9 days that included some valuable races against Cambridge University Lightweight RC and Upper Thames RC which will stand to our crews as they enter the racing season back home.
Plum Pudding Cup
December saw the inaugural Plum Pudding Cup which gave current and past members the chance to race together in mixed 8s at Islandbridge and enjoy the tea/coffee, cakes and festive atmosphere. It was wonderful to see old and new faces at the boathouse and we hope it is the first of many events we host […]
Centenary
UCD Boat Club celebrates its centenary this year, find out more.UCD Boat Club
Learn to Row continues this weekend from 2pm on Saturday and Sunday at the UCD Boathouse in Islandbridge, all new joiners come down and get some experience on the water!
UCD Sport // Bank of Ireland Montrose
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An excellent 1963 article on a relatively young UCD Boat Club when the foundations were being set for the success to come. Five decades on we are celebrating 100 years, tickets for our Centenary Dinn...