Hi guys,

We all hope you have really enjoyed Try fortnight and the events we put on. We are now in the midst of “Joining fortnight”, where you must part with your hard earned cash in order to join clubs and societies.

After Sunday 1st November, if you have not joined the Boat Club then you will not be able to row due to insurance reasons. To join the club, please visit either the CSC on the 2nd floor of the Bloomsbury and pay in cash, or visit www.uclu.org/shop to pay online (and avoid the queues!)

Please also ensure you join the right bit of the club. If you have rowed before and have been rowing with the Seniors then please join the “Seniors” membership (this also applies to returning members). If you have not rowed before then please join under “Novice”. If you are a cox then please join under whichever is relevant to you based on your experience. If you join under a supporters membership then you will NOT be able to row, only to come to the socials.

Once you have joined you will (unfortunately) need to fill in the form you are directed to and hand it in to the CSC.

If you have any questions then please email the relevant captains or uclu-boatclub@ucl.ac.uk

Alex Davidson
Club President

Firstly, thank you to everyone who made it to our Introductory Talk on tuesday! For those of you who couldn’t make it – you can still sign up for our Try It Out Weekend, which is this coming Saturday and Sunday.

Try It Out Weekend

Each day, a bus will leave UCL Union (25, Gordon Street) at 9.45am prompt and take you to our boathouse in Chiswick. We’ll show you around, explain what goes on there, give you some coaching on basic technique, and also take you out on the water so you can get a feel
for things. As if this wasn’t enough, there’ll be a BBQ as well (weather permitting), so bring a little money for food and drinks.
We’ll arrive back at the Union at around 4pm. This is a great opportunity to try out rowing for free, and to meet current and new members – it’s not to be missed!

You only need to come on one day, either Saturday or Sunday. If you want to come along, just reply to the e-mail we sent out. To make things easier for us to organise, please reply with only your name and the days you can attend (e.g. just ‘John Smith. Either day.’, or ‘Jane Smith. Sunday’). Places will be given on a first come, first served basis.
Reply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as places are limited and will go fast! (Priority has been given to those who signed up at the introductory lecture.)

If you don’t get a place on the Try It Out weekend, don’t worry, you can still start rowing this year – it’s just a great chance to get to know everyone and see what we’re about.

Social Events

Also, a message from our social secretary:

“It was great to see some of you yesterday. The fun continues next Wednesday (14th October), when we will be going on a three-legged pub crawl, so keep this date free! Further details will follow closer to the time. Please come along if you can. This is a great opportunity
for new potential members to meet each other and the committee if you haven’t already. The theme is Ancient Rome, so dress accordingly!

I’m off to dust my toga…
Edward”

That’s everything for now! To summarise;

Try It Out – Saturday / Sunday, 9.45am – 4pm. Reply if you want to come.

Pub Crawl – Wednesday night (14th Oct). More details to follow.

Hope to see you all soon,

Simon Tysoe
UCLBC Novice Men’s Captain 2009-10

Hi guys, thanks for coming to see us at Fresher’s Fayre!

So what now? Well, we are holding a welcome talk on Tuesday 6th (the Tuesday coming up), in the Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucesswo/gustave_map.pdf). This is basically so we can give you all of the information about training, getting to the Boat House and of course when the socials will be!

The committee will be standing around wearing Kit so it should be easy to find. There will be two talks. If you have rowed or coxed for 6 months or more, then please come to the “Senior” talk at 6:30. If you have never done it before, then come to the “Novice” talk at 7:15. Don’t worry if you can’t come to the right one, the information is much the same.

Afterwards we will be going to Potion Bar, next to Ramsay Hall (you can follow the committee there) for drinks and you can meet the whole club.

If you can’t make the talk then please email uclu-boatclub@ucl.ac.uk and I will put you in touch with the relevant Captain.

Hope you have enjoyed Fresher’s Week and I hope to see you on Tuesday!

Alex Davidson
UCL Union Boat Club President 09 – 10

Congratulations on starting at UCL! You’ve got a great few weeks ahead of you, but amidst all of the booze and partying, don’t forget about Fresher’s Fayre! Come and find us on the 1st and 2nd of October (Thursday and Friday of Fresher’s week) and find out what UCLUBC is all about!

For anybody who isn’t a Fresher but would like to give Rowing a go, come to the Fayre or get in touch at uclu-boatclub@ucl.ac.uk. Postgraduate students are very welcome as well!

If any experiences rowers or coxes are interested in getting in touch, please contact seniormen@uclbc.com, seniorwomen@uclbc.com, and coxcaptain@uclbc.com for the relevant captains.

For anybody who can’t attend the Fayre, we will be holding a Welcome Talk on Tuesday 6th October in the Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, 6:30 for Seniors (experienced rowers/coxes) and 7:15 for novices (no previous experience). More details to follow…

Have a great week!

Coming to UCL this year? If you think you might be interested in the Boat Club, why wait until Freshers’ Fayre? Get in touch now; e-mail us at freshers@uclbc.com.

Last year was one of the best the club has ever seen, with the membership rising to over 100, fantastic results, and the Club receiving “Most Improved Sport’s Club” at the annual UCL Union Awards.

The Women fielded strong crews throughout the year, racing at the Women’s Eights Head and qualifying for Women’s Henley. Sophie Doyle and Therese Coen formed a composite with RUMS Women and put on a gutsy performance to qualify, only to lose out to Cambridge Lightweights in the first round.

The Men also had a good year. At the Head of the River, three Eight’s raced, the first eight coming 77th (the best result in 20 years), and the intermediate and novice eights putting in strong and solid performances.
The 1st VIII qualified for Henley Royal Regatta, and cemented their reputation as a strong crew by beating University of Reading “Easily” in the first round of the Temple Challenge Cup. However, they were unable to overturn a weight deficit of a stone per man against Kent School USA on the second day.

The Crew was: Jo Street (Cox), Jake Burgoine, Henry Linscott, Alex Davidson, Jack Stonehouse, Dave Vincent, Will Summers, Seb Smith and Joe John.

Special thanks must go to Presidents Seb Smith and Steff Hawes, all of the committee, and our dedicated coaches, Tom Wilkinson and Alan “Woody” Sherman.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, for smaller updates that don’t make it onto the news feed! It couldn’t be simpler to set up a Twitter account, and it will allow you to keep up-to-date with goings-on in the Club!

Finally our website is up and running! Make sure you check the progress as more and more of the site is uploaded each week.

-Simon