Cambridgeshire Rowing Association
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The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association (CRA) is based in Cambridge
, UK
. It is the administrative body for non-college rowing
in Cambridge and since 1868 has organised races such as the CRA Bumps
as well as looking after the interests of local rowing by providing facilities and regular meetings to discuss issues.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, UK
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. It is the administrative body for non-college rowing
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
in Cambridge and since 1868 has organised races such as the CRA Bumps
Bumps race
A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each boat attempting to catch and "bump" the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind....
as well as looking after the interests of local rowing by providing facilities and regular meetings to discuss issues.
Affiliated Clubs
| Club | Blade Colours |
|---|---|
| Within Cambridge | |
| Champion of the Thames RC | Orange |
| City of Cambridge Rowing Club City of Cambridge Rowing Club City of Cambridge Rowing Club or "city" is the oldest 'town' rowing and sculling club in Cambridge, UK, and with about 300 members, it has one of the largest active rowing memberships in the region... |
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| Cambridge '99 RC 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.... |
Sky blue with yellow tip |
| The Leys School The Leys School The Leys School is a co-educational Independent school, located in Cambridge, England, and is a day and boarding school for about 550 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years... |
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| Cambridge Scout Boat Club | |
| Maximum Entropy Boat Club | |
| Cantabrigian RC | Oxford blue blades, usually with silver stripe |
| Cambridge Veterans | Light blue - close to Cambridge University blue |
| Rob Roy Boat Club Rob Roy Boat Club Rob Roy Boat Club, or Robs, is a boat club based on the River Cam in Cambridge, UK, which has traditionally focused on training and racing in small boats... |
Maroon blades with diagonal white tip |
| Granta Skiff Club (Fen Ditton) | |
| Hornets | |
| St Radegund | Halved Orange and Red |
| Chesterton RC | White Blades with diagonal blue and yellow stripes |
| X-Press Boat Club | Black Blades with blue 'X' and white dots |
| Outside Cambridge | |
| Isle of Ely Rowing Club | White with vertical Oxford and Cambridge blue tips |
| Peterborough City Rowing Club | |
| St Ives Rowing Club | |
| St Neots Rowing Club | |
| Huntingdon Boat Club | |
| The King's School, Ely The King's School, Ely The King's School, Ely, is a coeducational independent day and boarding school in the cathedral city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It was founded in 970 A.D., making it one of the oldest schools in the world, though it was given its Royal Charter by King Henry VIII in 1541... |
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