Senior QErgs 2021
Having missed out on the chance to compete last year due to Covid, we were excited for the chance to take part in the infamous QErgs (though sadly minus the weirdly orange room because of corona). Thanks to the power […]
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Novice QErgs 2021
We entered QErgs with a group of 8 enthusiastic novices, after meeting a few times before the race to rehearse transitions. Our secret technique was to have two people holding down the footstraps for the one rowing so that we […]
Fairbairns 2021
1st Novice VIII Our race morning started in an RFB kitchen, as our stroke, Andrea, made the rounds braiding our hair, as per the Newnham tradition. Whilst we were feeling nervous at the prospect of a 2.7km race, we tried […]
Winter Head 2021
1st VIII – came first in their division The 1st VIII got off to a great start at Winter Head with a chonky row up, a dramatic overtake, and of course matching plaits!! We tried to summarise the events of […]
Emma Sprints 2021
1st Novice VIII – lost to Christ’s and won against LMBC NW1 It was a sunny yet crisp day out on the Cam as we prepared ourselves for our first ever race. Spirits were high and the sun was shining […]
June Eights Regatta: Day 4
1st VIII – won against Peterhouse W1 The 1st VIII went into today’s race knowing it’d be tight. With Katie miraculously bank partying us the div after she was rowing herself (legend), we rowed up in high spirits knowing that […]
June Eights Regatta: Day 3
1st VIII – won against Trinity Hall W1 After beating Murray Edwards yesterday, we were raring to go when we found out that our opponent would be Tit Hall today. We rowed up with all the chonk Cat could ever […]
June Eights Regatta: Day 2
The second day of racing saw decisive wins for all three crews! 1st VIII – won against Murray Edwards W1 It was a sunny day to have another go at racing. We had a chunky row up to early marshalling […]
June Eights Regatta: Day 1
1st VIII – lost to Queens’ W1 Day 1 for the 1st VIII began with a decisive energy of nervous excitement. The row up was smooth but silent. The crew relaxed following a dose of jelly babies. Our opponents, Queens […]
1st Novice VIII race ’99s Spring Regatta!
Race report by the 1st Novice VIII Our first race!! It was a very sunny day (we had to put sun cream down the partings of out plaits ☹) but we had ribbons in them – yellow for bow side […]