Clare Hall Boat Club is the boat club for members of

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, a constituent college of the

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.Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). ''The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999'' Clare Hall Boat Club is the youngest (founded 1995) and one of the smallest boat clubs in Cambridge. It shares the

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with and competes with one boat in the University bumps for the men's and a women's team respectively. Clare Hall won the Pegasus Cup in

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and 2019, awarded annually to the most successful college boat club at the

May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start o ...

(measured by a points system based on how many places a club moves up the rankings). Despite being a young club, Clare Hall has achieved blades twelve times in the bumps races, the most recent being in 2024 for both the men's and women's teams.

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* CUCBC
Cambridge University Combined Boat Club

Clare Hall Boat Club
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Sports clubs and teams established in 1995 1995 establishments in England Rowing clubs in Cambridgeshire Rowing clubs in England Rowing clubs of the River Cam