Cambridge '99 RC

Cambridge '99 RC "Nines" is a rowing club based in Cambridge, UK with one of the largest active rowing memberships in the region. The club's colours are a distinctive sky blue, 'old gold' and green.

The club rows all-year round and has a strong competitive ethos. All members are encouraged to take part in racing and the club has a strong track record of developing novice rowers to a highly competitive standard.

Facilities

The club is lucky to have some of the best facilities for a town rowing club in Cambridge, with a boathouse containing dedicated weights room, changing rooms, showers, toilets, a kitchen, a large fleet of boats and a lounge area for relaxing in which doubles as an erg room for ten ergs.

Racing

The club competes all year round at local and major national events including Men's and Women's Tideway Head of the River Races, Women's Henley, Henley Royal Regatta and the National Championships.

The biggest race in the local calendar is the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association Bumps in which all club members participate. The women's squad hold second position on the river and the men are currently in fourth place.

History

The club was founded in 1899 as a spin-off from the YMCA boat club after some members decided they wanted to smoke, drink and row on Sundays.

These days the club has a smoking ban in its boathouse but its members can still be found socialising and enjoying a drink together while long hours are spent on the water at weekends.

In 1990 CRA Bumping Races, the club was the first to hold the Head of the River position simultaneously in both the men's and women's events. In 2006 the club was the first to hold both first and second on the river simultaneously in the women's event.

External links

* [http://www.nines.rowing.org.uk/ Official Site]
* [http://www.cra-online.net/ Cambridgeshire Rowing Association]