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Anglia Ruskin Boat Club is the rowing club for Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Formerly known as CCAT Boat Club, we attract both novice and senior rowers to our squads, producing highly competitive crews at all levels.
The 2008-2009 season will see the boat club undertake its first year as ‘Anglia Ruskin Boat Club’ Previously, CCAT Boat Club stood for Cambridge College of Art and Technology-the university’s former name between the years of 1960 and 1989.
CCAT first put a men’s crew in both Cambridge University Lent and May Bumps in 1988, and has risen quickly to lay towards the top of the second division in both sets of bumps races. The women’s side first appeared in the May Bumps in 1983 and the Lent Bumps in 1984-but have only had a continuous presence since 1987 in both events. Over the years the CCAT name and tiger logo have become well known in regional competitions and regattas throughout England. The Club also participates in national and international races and regattas throughout the year both on and off the River Cam, including Bedford, Peterborough, London and Henley. It is therefore fitting that’s despite the club’s name change to Anglia Ruskin Boat Club its tiger logo will remain as a fitting tribute to the previous success of the club.
CCAT Boat Club has enjoyed varying degrees of success since its founding, with particularly higher rates of success in the last few years. More details of wins can be found in the Results Archive. It is our pride and pleasure to celebrate the success of some of our former members who have continued to achieve more success within the rowing world. Many of our ex-captains have gone on to captain and row for other town clubs in and around Cambridge. Some of whom have gone on to medal in such races as Henley Royal Regatta and place amongst the top boats in the country Head of The River and Women’s Head of The River-both on the River Thames.
Emma Rossiter and Chrisi Haberl
Former men’s captain Dan Pring (1997-1998) has continued to have great success on the water with over 40 domestic regatta and head race wins. Since his departure from CCAT BC, Dan has rowed with Cambridge University Boat Club, Robinson College Boat Club and Rob Roy Boat Club. He was also part of England’s victorious Lightweight VIII at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has represented Wales at the 2000, 2001 and 2004 Home Countries regattas. Former women’s captain Chrisi Haberl (2005-2006) has also enjoyed extraordinary success, having stroked the winning coxless 4 in the Austrian Club national championships in 2007. Summer 2008 also saw victories being achieved by two former CCAT BC rowers. Former men’s captain James Price (2002-2003) successfully captained Cambridge town Club Cantabrigian M1 boat to be victorious in Cambridge Town Bumps claiming Headship in both the 2007 and 2008 competitions. Similarly, former CCAT BC rower and cox Emma Rossiter (nee Teale) successfully captained and steered City of Cambridge Rowing club’s W1 boat to claim headship in the 2008 women’s Town Bumps competition.
The 2007-2008 season saw a fitting end to CCAT Boat Club, with it being its most successful year to date. The men’s first VIII saw their 2008 May Bumps success taking them to the highest position that the boat had achieved within the competition since its first entry exactly 10 years ago. Off-Cam victories also include winning their category at Peterborough Spring Regatta-winning pots for themselves and the club. The final year of CCAT Boat Club also saw the men’s second VIII achieve a phenomenal number of wins, making them the most successful CCAT boat to grace the water. As well as gaining ‘Blades’ in the Lent Bumps competition, their victories include Cambridge Christmas Head, Robinson Head, The St Radegund Mile, Head of the Cam, Champs Head, 99’s Regatta and Peterborough Spring Regatta.
It is hoped that the success of the last season of CCAT BC is carried over into the first season of ARBC in 2008-2009. So look out for ARBC coming to an event near you!
Currently, ARBC rents a space at Emmanuel College Boathouse, with a fleet consisting of six VIII’s and two training sculls.