Robert Gordon University Boat Club

Robert Gordon University Boat Club

Location	Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates	57°08′11″N2°05′39″W / 57.136367°N 2.094108°W / 57.136367; -2.094108 (Robert Gordon University Boat Club)
Home water	River Dee, Aberdeenshire
Founded	1992 (1992)
University	Robert Gordon University
Affiliations	Scottish Rowing Committee of the Dee
Events
Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race

Robert Gordon University Boat Club (RGUBC) is the rowing club at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. ^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1992.

In 1996 the club secured their first boathouse after moving out of Aberdeen Boat Club's boathouse into what was formerly the base for the RGIT Survival Centre next to Queen Elizabeth Bridge. ^[2]

In 2012 the club formed University Rowing Aberdeen (URA) in partnership with the Aberdeen University Boat Club so that both clubs could share resources, funding and coaching. ^[3]

Competitions

• Scottish Universities Rowing Championships
• Scottish Indoor Championships, Scottish Rowing Championships
• BUCS and the British Rowing Championships
• Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race
• Strathclyde Park Regatta
• Inverness Head

Aberdeen Universities' Boat Race

Contested between Robert Gordon's University and The University of Aberdeen; it is Scotland's second oldest university boat race, behind the Scottish Boat Race competed between The University of Glasgow and The University of Edinburgh. ^{[4] [5]}

Winners

• The University of Aberdeen BC (1995–2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2017, 2019, 2022–2023)
• Robert Gordon University BC (2006, 2009, 2012–2016, 2018)

Honours

National champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2001	Men 2- [6]

See also

• University rowing (UK)
• Scottish Boat Race

References

1. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
2. "Boat boost" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 February 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Meet the Club". URA.
4. RGU upset the odds in Aberdeen Boat Race
5. "Aberdeen Boat Race universities gear up for 30th battle on the River Dee". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
6. "The Daily results service". The Times. London. 23 July 2001. pp. 10[S].

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