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MAY BUMPS DIARY 2014 – DAY 3 ADDENDUM: M2 DID WHAT THEY WANTED. AGAIN.
“I am ridiculously proud to be able to say that I coxed M2 today.” – Aneesh Shukla, cox The gods were not on M2’s side today. Wolfson M2, the crew who impeded us so badly on day one, were in front of us. Unfortunately we were not to get any revenge as they were chasing […]
MAY BUMPS DIARY 2014 – DAY 3: The Waiting is Over
Day the third of May Bumps 2014 has to have been one of the most pleasing for our club in recent history, with all crews really contributing something incredible to the day’s outstanding nature. M3 were able to maintain their momentum once again. A quick start, one of the best of the week, and M3 were […]
MAY BUMPS DIARY 2014 – DAY 2: “The Horse Bolts in Fear of the Pelican”
A fresh start, and gorgeous sunshine brought a fresh wave of optimism among the men and women of Corpus Boat Club, dropping the heavy baggage of mixed feelings at the first day’s occurrences. Once more, the day was scheduled to begin with M3, due to race at 14:30. That didn’t happen… An all-too-familiar delay impaired […]
May Bumps Diary 2014 – Day 1: A Smorgasbord
Heading into these May Bumps with such momentum, expectations for all crews were high on day 1. But, such is Bumps, joy came hand in hand with frustration as the Rowing Gods looked more favourably on some crews than others… Kicking things off were M3. “What a pleasure it is to have a third men’s […]
Lent Bumps Diary 2014 – Day 4: Bumping Past Halfway
A rainy day on the river couldn’t dampen the momentum of our top boats, who both continued their rampages up their respective divisions. Returning from their rest day, M2 were out for revenge, hoping to bounce back from their newly acquired status as sandwich boat. The CamFM commentator was adamant that they looked strong from […]
LENT BUMPS DIARY 2014 – DAY 3: Top Boats Triumph
With M2 on a rest day, there was a distinct lack of chaos on the river; instead, our top boats were left to put on a spectacular display, both bumping in their respective races. With the women’s second division being the first to race of the day, the early marshalling appeared to have confused both […]
Lent Bumps Diary 2014 – Day 1: The Best of The Rest
The Corpus campaign got off to a mixed start this Lents, with an overall score of +0 from day 1. M2, with their now traditional truculent troll at the helm, started the day, jostling for a higher position after promotion to M3. The view from the cox’s seat (disputed from all other credible and non-credible […]
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