Author: spcbc1929
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Rowing gym reopens
Earlier this year, the small rowing gym in College was reopened. This was made possible with funds raised in the memory of Jonathan Fraser (1983-2005). We want to thank all donors who have made this possible. The gym is decorated with celebratory blades from 1955 and 1956, the years in which St Peter’s reached the…
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St Peter’s Blues Rowers 2014
Congratulations to St Peter’s students Hannah Ledbury (Osiris) and Karl Hudspith (OUBC) for winning their boat races against Cambridge. Hannah won with Osiris for the second time after 2013. Karl collected with third victory with OUBC in his forth race. We are very proud of you!
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Torpids 2014
The Isis has been on red flag for more than 60 days now making this the worst winter for rowing in recent history http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/river.html Despite the river levels still being very high at the moment, this year’s Torpids crews will be posted by 20:00 online today at http://www.ourcs.org.uk/?p=racing/entries&comp=119#spet
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Anders and Bruce row the Thames
On the 3th of October, SPCBC boat club captains Bruce Guest (2012-13) and Anders Jay (2013-14) will embark on a mission to row up the Thames to Cricklade, and then back. This is approximately an 100 mile round trip – a journey that will take the best part of two days. Bruce and Anders are…
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Toast in Honour of Christopher Dodwell
Before boat club dinner and after Saturday of Summer Eights, the boat club was privileged to have a champagne reception made possible by the legacy of Christopher Dodwell. Christopher was born in 1919 and matriculated at St Peter’s Hall in 1938, where he read History, less than 10 years after its formation in 1929. He had very…
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Eights 2013
Day 1 First day of Summer Eights today! The racing times are W2: 12.40pm, WDiv VI (bungline 6), chasing Pembroke W3 while chased by Jesus W3, M2: 3.40pm, MDiv IV (bungline 11), chasing Brasenose M2, being chased by Lincoln M2, W1: 4.15pm, WDiv III (bungline 6), chasing Corpus Christi being chased by Brasenose, and finally…
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Gaudy rowing
This March, the year groups of 1965 to 1969 were invited back to college for their Gaudy. As part of this weekend we ran a Gaudy rowing event where alumni had the opportunity to row with current members on the Isis. This year, we got two Eights out on the water. And thanks to David…
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The Towpath – Take 2
Christmas Cracker joke…..What do you find at the end of a footpath? A Towpath. Aaaaaaargh. I was privileged two years ago to be invited to lunch at the Hall of one of the Ancient Guilds in the City of London. In the magnificent gents loo in the basement there was a fine collection of portraits…
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Folly Bridge
The handsome stone bridge arraying The Abingdon Road south over the Isis which you cross en route to the boathouse or to Radley every morning is but the latest in a succession of crossings dating back to Saxon times. The first was the swampy cattle crossing which has given its name to our town and…
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Torpids 2013
Day 1 Successful first day of torpids for SPCBC with two bumps! W2 bump St Hugh’s W2, and M2 move past St Anne’s M2. W1 rowed over and will be chasing Worchester W2 tomorrow trying to move up to women Div 3. M1 had to conceive to a fast Sommerville M1 in a new Filippi…
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