BUBC

Interested in learning how to row or manage a crew?

We'll take you from novice to elite in three years.

Contact Jonathon@lost4words.com?

Prince Albert 2021 Crew BUBC was hit hard by the university's decision to teach remotely throughout 2021. But one crew managed to come together in May and pull together for Henley Royal Regatta. James Colam, Oliver Tibble, Stuart Burch, Rohan Henry and Anoushka Chauhan were 11 seconds off qualifying for the Prince Albert.	Want to Row At Bournemouth Coming to Bournemouth University in September 2021? Have you rowed before or want to get back into the sport? Do you just want to try one of the hardest sports there is to master? Contact Head Coach Jonathon Carr-Brown using the contact form at the bottom of the page or attend Freshers Fair on Saturday 25 September 2021 to find out about BUBC's taster sessions for beginners.	BUBC BUCs Success 2019 BUBC put one of its largest ever entries into the British Universities' Championships. Our beginners stole the show with a B-Final for sculler Joshua Watkins, a C-final win for our women's eight and a D-final second place for the men's eight. The women's 1st eight won their E-final. And BUBC's first ever Men's Lightweight eight came fifth in the B-final.
B-Eights Win at Reading 2019 BUBC's continued its winning streak at Reading Amateur Regatta with a win in the B-Eights and men's double sculls.	BUBC Women Reaches Henley Final Beth Dyer achieved her ambition of reach the final of Henley Women's Aspirational Academic Eights in 2019. Beth, who learnt to row at BUBC, achieved her goal while doing an MA at Newcastle University. Her nickname in the Blue Star second eight was "Bournemouth". She's the one sitting third from the right in the picture.	BUBC Women Storm the Heads BUBC's Women's 1st eight had a great 2019 head race season with wins at Kingston (B3) and Reading (B2) and a second place at Hammersmith Head.
Another Women's First Second year Annabel Everson and final year student Beth Dyer took their double scull to Henley Royal Regatta and became the first BUBC women to enter the Regatta. Their attempt to qualify for the Stoner Challenge Trophy failed but they broke new ground for the club.	Morning on Stour This is the beautiful river we row on and why it is always worthwhile getting up at 5.30am - you never quite know what you might experience,	Coaching Principles BUBC's coaching staff are all volunteers with experience of rowing at London RC, Canford School, King's School Chester, University of London, Durham University, Cambridge, Kingston RC, St Cuthbert's Society and Tideway Scullers School. We teach British Rowing technique and are keen on small boats and sculls. But we are always looking for more eyes on the bank. Contact Jonathon Carr-Brown, head coach, at Jonathon@lost4words.com if you think you can help.
If It's So Hard,Why Do We Bother? Watch film maker and former BUBC oarsman, Andy Lindfield's take on why we row...	The Roman Shield BUBC is a club with a great spirit. We train hard, fight to win our victories but when we are of the water we're the best social club in town. We've been Bournemouth University's Club of the year two years running (2014 and 2015) and in 2014 we were the National Union of Students' Club of the Year.	Winning for England Rower Jess Belcher, was the first BUBC rower to represent England. She competed in the Home International Regatta coming away with Gold in the double sculls and a silver in the senior quad sculls.
Henley or Bust Every year we put two men's eights into Henley Royal Regatta's Temple Challenge Cup and the club has qualified in 2005 and 2007. Can you help us get back to winning ways?	Tideway Head of the River Our ambition is to secure a top 100 place for the men's first eight by 2021 at the Tideway Head of the River Race which is run in the opposite direction to the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. We are currently leapfrogging the competition but we need one big push this year. Can you help?	Training Camps Every year we spend a week rowing four times a day! If you are a rower this counts as fun and whenever possible - funds permitting - we transport the club somewhere warm. Spain and France are popular destinations as are Chester and Nottingham!

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Club Announcements

Training - All training restarts Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 with 2k test for the senior squad. A full training schedule for the men's and women's senior squad will be published by the end of August. Summer training should be aerobic and consist of at least three sessions a week.

Fast Track Freshers - Selection for BUBC's fast track programme will commence on Wednesday 29 September 2021. Taster sessions begin Saturday 2 October. Register at Freshers' Fair Saturday 25 September.

BUBC Club History

Bournemouth Unviersity Boat Club was founded by Kevin Ayles in 1993. Orginally the club boated form Christchurch Rowing Club in Christchurch Harbour. The club now operates out of Canford School Boat House on the River Stour. The club is still maturing but has always punched above its weight. We have on average eighty members a year and each September we attempt to train at least 60 freshers how to row.

Interested in learning how to row or manage a crew?

We'll take you from novice to elite in three years.

Contact Jonathon@lost4words.com?

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Prince Albert 2021 Crew

BUBC was hit hard by the university's decision to teach remotely throughout 2021. But one crew managed to come together in May and pull together for Henley Royal Regatta. James Colam, Oliver Tibble, Stuart Burch, Rohan Henry and Anoushka Chauhan were 11 seconds off qualifying for the Prince Albert.

Want to Row At Bournemouth

BUBC BUCs Success 2019

B-Eights Win at Reading 2019

BUBC's continued its winning streak at Reading Amateur Regatta with a win in the B-Eights and men's double sculls.

BUBC Women Reaches Henley Final

BUBC Women Storm the Heads

BUBC's Women's 1st eight had a great 2019 head race season with wins at Kingston (B3) and Reading (B2) and a second place at Hammersmith Head.

Another Women's First

Second year Annabel Everson and final year student Beth Dyer took their double scull to Henley Royal Regatta and became the first BUBC women to enter the Regatta. Their attempt to qualify for the Stoner Challenge Trophy failed but they broke new ground for the club.

Morning on Stour

This is the beautiful river we row on and why it is always worthwhile getting up at 5.30am - you never quite know what you might experience,

Coaching Principles

If It's So Hard,Why Do We Bother?

Watch film maker and former BUBC oarsman, Andy Lindfield's take on why we row...

The Roman Shield

BUBC is a club with a great spirit. We train hard, fight to win our victories but when we are of the water we're the best social club in town. We've been Bournemouth University's Club of the year two years running (2014 and 2015) and in 2014 we were the National Union of Students' Club of the Year.

Winning for England

Rower Jess Belcher, was the first BUBC rower to represent England. She competed in the Home International Regatta coming away with Gold in the double sculls and a silver in the senior quad sculls.

Henley or Bust

Every year we put two men's eights into Henley Royal Regatta's Temple Challenge Cup and the club has qualified in 2005 and 2007. Can you help us get back to winning ways?

Tideway Head of the River

Our ambition is to secure a top 100 place for the men's first eight by 2021 at the Tideway Head of the River Race which is run in the opposite direction to the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. We are currently leapfrogging the competition but we need one big push this year. Can you help?

Training Camps

Every year we spend a week rowing four times a day! If you are a rower this counts as fun and whenever possible - funds permitting - we transport the club somewhere warm. Spain and France are popular destinations as are Chester and Nottingham!

Why not Contact Us?

Club Announcements

BUBC Club History