Hatfield College Boat Club

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Hatfield College Boat Club
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Motto Latin: Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis
Location Durham, England
Coordinates 54°46′26″N1°34′23″W / 54.7739°N 1.5731°W / 54.7739; -1.5731 (Hatfield College Boat Club)
Home water River Wear
Founded1846;179 years ago (1846)
Affiliations British Rowing
Website https://www.hatfieldjcr.co.uk/sports-and-socs-subs/p/hcbc

Hatfield College Boat Club (HCBC) is the rowing club of Hatfield College at Durham University on the River Wear in England.

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HCBC is a registered Boat Club through British Rowing, with Boat Code "HAT" [1] and is a member organisation of Durham College Rowing. [2]

The club is open to members of the Hatfield College JCR, MCR and SCR of all abilities. There is a Novice Development programme for absolute beginners. [3] HCBC also trains coxes and has a dedicated Coxes Captain. [3]

The club competes in head races and regattas across the country, including the Head of the River Race, Henley Royal Regatta, [4] Henley Women's Regatta, [5] Durham Regatta, [6] as well as inter-collegiate competitions run by Durham College Rowing. [7]

History

The club was started in 1846, shortly after the founding of the college, making it one of the oldest student clubs in Durham. [3] HCBC was part of the first intercollegiate race, against University College Boat Club in 1850. [8]

The current college boathouse was completed in Epiphany term of 1881, with the previous structure having to be rebuilt and re-sited at the cost of £250 – club members believing it to be 'inconveniently small' and very exposed to flood damage. [9] Up until 2001 Hatfield shared its boat club with rowers from Trevelyan College. Tension over space, resulting from Hatfield's desire to purchase additional boats, saw the termination of this arrangement, with Trevelyan later electing to store its boats with the local owner of a private boathouse. [10]

Until 2003, HCBC organised an annual regatta for Novice rowers in Michaelmas term; known as the Hatfield Cup until 2003, when Durham College Rowing took over the organising of the event. [11]

In 2016, the boathouse was one of several to fall victim to racist graffiti and had a swastika and SS symbol splashed on the doors. [12] Major maintenance was carried out in 2019: the roof was reinforced and the doors sanded and repainted. [13]

Alumni

Notable former members of the club include Alice Freeman, Louisa Reeve, Angus Groom, and Simon Barr. [14] [15] [16]

The boat club's alumni society, The White Lion Club, connects current students with alumni at key events throughout the year such as the Head of the River Race, Durham Regatta and the annual Christmas dinner. [17] The club has also benefited from generous donations from alumni to fund new equipment. [18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ British Rowing Registration. "British Rowing" . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Durham College Rowing. "Durham College Rowing Member organisations" . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Finding the Balance". Hatfield JCR. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Visitors Challenge Cup, 5 July 2007" . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Henley Women's Regatta Time Trial Results, Hatfield at number 28. "Time Trial Results 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Durham Regatta. "Durham Regatta Results - Hatfield 2009 -2024" . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Durham College Rowing. "Durham College Rowing". Durham College Rowing. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Durham College Rowing. "First Intercollegiate Race in 1850" . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hatfield Hall Boat Club". Durham University Journal. 4. Durham: 91. 26 March 1881. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Martin, Susan (2006). "10: Into the Future". Trevs: A Celebration of 40 Years. Roundtuit Publishing. p. 194.
  11. ↑ HEADS OF HOUSE COMMITTEE. "Minutes AoB (d)(i)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  12. ↑ White, Charles; Capel, Charlie (16 May 2016). "Nazi Graffiti targets Durham student homes and boathouses". The Durham Tab. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  13. ↑ Kirk, Adam (2019). "Boat Club". Hatfield Record: 83. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Olympic call up for Durham graduates". Durham University News. Durham University. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. ↑ Simms, George (28 July 2021). "Durham alumnus Angus Groom bags Olympic rowing silver". Palatinate. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "World Gold for DUBC Alumnus in Amsterdam". Team Durham . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "White Lion Club Archives". Hatfield Association. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Alumnus bequest supports new college boat". Durham University. 15 February 2025.
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