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Welcome to the Cambridge Boat Club!
Welcome to the Cambridge Boat Club!
CBC Boathouse 2002

Established in 1909, the Cambridge Boat Club is a not-for-profit rowing and social club with 325 members who compete in regattas around the world. The club is also active in various community outreach programs; cleaning up the Charles River; supporting other rowing organizations on the river including Cambridge Rindge & Latin Rowing, G-Row and Community Rowing; and extending use of our facilities to Senior Citizens and area-wide charity organizations.

 
100 Years Old
Centennial Committee - News

Cambridge Boat Club is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2009.

There are lots of special events planned for our centennial year with parties, rowing events and a few special trips to commemorate the big event.

The clubs history is being documented with the publication of a richly illustrated 188 page book. Containing a collection of entertaining and enlightening articles contributed by over 20 members, the book will be distributed to each CBC member in early 2009.

The centennial month of April brings the big Centennial Gala with dinner, dancing, slideshow and reminiscing.

May sees the Celebration Regatta with a "Review of the Fleet", when all the (rowable) club boats will assemble on the Charles. In July there's a trip to Henley and later in the month the Invitational Regatta with 20 person teams representing ten other clubs.

 
CBC Scullers Take on the Green Mountain Head
Bulletin - Race Results

Envision the setting: autumn leaves in full throat and a quiescent Connecticut River; a freshly cut cornfield for parking; a 5,000 meter stake race so that you finish where you start; prizes of a quart of maple syrup, if you win, a bag of apples if you’re second and a gallon of cider if you’re third; and a free lunch of cinnamon dusted donuts (indescribably delicious), apples and sharp cheddar cheese, egg rolls, and much more. Nothing fancy. Just good people, a great venue and challenging racing.

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Outreach Committee 2008 Senior Visit
Bulletin - Community Outreach

CBC hosted its eighth annual senior visit this June. About twenty-five seniors from the Cambridge Senior Center attended. The morning began with food and beverages followed by a few words about the history of the boat club from Jerry Murphy. Bruce Gelin made a presentation about the East Coast Greenway, a recreational path that runs from our Boathouse.

Following the presentation the seniors learned about sculling boats and equipment. Some tried out the ergs and others enjoyed the fine day from our wonderful front porch.

 
CBC Purrs on the Po
Bulletin - Race Results

Sunday, November 9th Torino, Italy:

Reale Società Canottieri Cerea (the Cerea Rowing Club) once again hosted the Silver Skiff Regatta and a small but fiercely competitive contingent from CBC. Greg Benning, Carlo and Margarita Zezza, Henry Hamilton and Judy Davis, Gregg and Lisa Stone, Charlie Hamlin and Ellen Kennelly, and Michelle Guerette took on 510 other scullers from countries far and wide to race the 11,000 meter!! stake race on the fast moving Po River in Turin.

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2008 Rowing Stats

In 2008 278 members had..

7,900 outings that totaled ..

49,151 miles rowed ..

for an average of 6.23 miles per outing.

Compared to 2007, there appears to be a few slackers in our midst:

  • 805 fewer outings and
  • 5818 fewer miles
  • Weak excuse: cold and ice

6 members rowed more than 1000 miles -
Boston to Buffalo – and back!

(Ellen Kennelly, Bill Crow, Will Reimann, Jim Pierce, Mary W. Wynter, and Charlie Hamlin)

Blair Crawford missed by 6 miles (he stopped at the 128 toll booths)