Congratulations to M1 who, in December, travelled to Cambridge and won the Senior Collegiate VIIIs category of the Fairbairn Cup, the largest collegiate head race in the country. The victory capped off a strong Michaelmas term of external racing for the whole senior squad which included outings to the Upper Thames Autumn Head and Wallingford Head.
A recurring theme of the celebrations of Saturday night was the Oriel spirit. It is fitting, therefore, that the boat club’s only prize, the Elis White Trophy, recognizes the achievements of the club’s most improvedRead more
We were delighted to field seven crews for Summer Eights and to give so many Oriel members the opportunity to row, from the top level squads down to novices getting their first taste of racing.Read more
The Tortoise Club’s full Hilary term newsletter is now available for viewing on the club pages of our website here.
We were winners of the Men’s College Eights at Bedford Regatta in May. Congratulations M1! It was a great weekend trip out of Oxford for some side-by-side racing in preparation for Summer Eights.
We are recruiting an new Men’s Head Coach. The role comes with a competitive salary and the opportunity to coach athletes from Olympic medallists to novices. Contact mens-captain@orielrowing.org.
Oriel’s Achim Harzheim helped his OUBC crew to a fine victory in the reserves boat race on Sunday. After a close first part of the race, Isis asserted themselves to win by 2.5 lengths overRead more
W1 ended Hilary term with a strong performance in the Women’s Eights Head of the River Race. They finished in 82nd place, safely inside the top hundred and were among the fastest Oxbridge college crews.Read more
The boat club was delighted to take delivery of a new men’s first boat this term. It is named in honour of Jonathan Close-Brooks who, as Captain of Boats, led Oriel to the 1966 SummerRead more
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