Homerton College Boat Club

Homerton College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Homerton College, University of Cambridge. HCBC colours are navy blue with white trim, although the club's Zephyr is white with blue trim. It is traditional to wear a sock of each of the boat club's colours when racing with a blue sock on the foot opposite the rigger. HCBC share the First and Third Trinity Boat Club's boathouse, also known as the "FaT" boathouse. In 2016, Mr Richard Goerke declared himself "Supreme Leader and King of HCBC for life". HistoryHomerton College Boat Club first competed in the women's Lent and May Bumps in 1978, four years after the women's bumps divisions commenced in the Mays, and two years after women's racing began in the Lents. The highest position attained to date is second in the Lents first division in 1986. In the May Bumps, the highest position was 5th in the first division in 1985. There were many Homerton women represented in CUWBC in the 1980s and 1990s, under the guidance of veteran GB coaches Roger Silk and Ron Needs. A notable fact is that one HCBC Women's crew won their oars in the 80s whilst being coached by Steve Redgrave, although the exact details are currently unknown. Homerton College, until recent years, had a very high female to male ratio and this in turn was reflected at the boat club. The women's side of the club have three eights, called 'Sarah-Ann', 'Percy' and 'Cyril', the latter being one of the first 'Burgashell' boats ever to be produced. After a number of lean years in the early 2000s, in 2007 the Homerton Women's 1st VIII achieved their first over-bump in May Bumps since the women's divisions started rowing in VIIIs rather than IVs.

Homerton College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Homerton College, University of Cambridge. HCBC colours are navy blue with white trim, although the club's Zephyr is white with blue trim. It is traditional to wear a sock of each of the boat club's colours when racing with a blue sock on the foot opposite the rigger. HCBC share the First and Third Trinity Boat Club's boathouse, also known as the "FaT" boathouse. In 2016, Mr Richard Goerke declared himself "Supreme Leader and King of HCBC for life". HistoryHomerton College Boat Club first competed in the women's Lent and May Bumps in 1978, four years after the women's bumps divisions commenced in the Mays, and two years after women's racing began in the Lents. The highest position attained to date is second in the Lents first division in 1986. In the May Bumps, the highest position was 5th in the first division in 1985. There were many Homerton women represented in CUWBC in the 1980s and 1990s, under the guidance of veteran GB coaches Roger Silk and Ron Needs. A notable fact is that one HCBC Women's crew won their oars in the 80s whilst being coached by Steve Redgrave, although the exact details are currently unknown. Homerton College, until recent years, had a very high female to male ratio and this in turn was reflected at the boat club. The women's side of the club have three eights, called 'Sarah-Ann', 'Percy' and 'Cyril', the latter being one of the first 'Burgashell' boats ever to be produced. After a number of lean years in the early 2000s, in 2007 the Homerton Women's 1st VIII achieved their first over-bump in May Bumps since the women's divisions started rowing in VIIIs rather than IVs.