Trialling, tired legs and a new boat at Cork regatta

As one of the few regatta surviving on the calendar after an unfortunate spell of bad weather, Cork was essential for gathering experience and cementing crews for the Championships in a few short weeks.

June 25, 2018 More
 

Combinations trialled at Dublin Met

A home regatta for UCD saw some experimental crews take the water at the rescheduled Dublin Metropolitan Regatta in Blessington on Saturday.

June 11, 2018 More
 

Top class tight racing at London Met

UCD Boat Club sent 27 athletes over to London last weekend to compete in the London Metropolitan Regatta at Dorney Lake.

June 5, 2018 More
 

Frost forces Colours Upstream

With the ‘Beast from the East’ rendering the usual course unsafe, Colours 2018 took place in the more sheltered (and snow covered) Islandbridge.

March 21, 2018 More
 

Amsterdam Experience for Intermediates

As our Seniors prepare for the Gannon Cup, our Intermediates took to the continent for some top class racing at the Roeivierkamp in Amsterdam.

March 14, 2018 More
 

Intermediates Fastest at St. Michael’s Head

UCD’s Intermediate 8+ was the fastest crew at St. Michael’s Head which ran on the River Shannon through Limerick City for the first time in 25 years.

February 26, 2018 More
 

Quality Time in Seville

UCD Boat Club members clocked up hundreds of kilometres on the water in Seville during the club’s annual training camp.

January 24, 2018 More
 

425 Gather to Celebrate UCD Boat Club’s Centenary

UCD Boat Club celebrated 100 years since its foundation with a Centenary Dinner at O’Reilly Hall in UCD on November 17th.

November 21, 2017 More
 

UCD Boat Club’s History of Great Achievement

by Donal Carroll, Evening Herald, 9th July 1963 When the crews line up at the stake-boat for the Senior Rowing Championship at Limerick on July 20, much interest will centre on the wiry, muscular St. Patrick’s blue-and-saffron clad UCD Boat Club eight

September 25, 2017 More
 

“Flippers, Flappers and Floppers” – UCD Maidens of 1963

In 1962 College did not open until October. A quick few sorties in the Box and the tub pair had one ready for the wide wooden IV borrowed from Trinity.

September 17, 2017 More