CCAT Boat Club is the rowing club for Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Anglia Ruskin University is an ever-growing and changing institution. To view a timeline of events depicting how the University came to be, click here.

CCAT stands 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 lie in the middle of the 2nd division in both sets of bumps races. The women first appeared in the May Bumps in 1983 and Lent Bumps in 1984, but have only had a continuous presence since 1987 in both events. The boat club has chosen to retain the name CCAT for reasons of heritage and tradition. The University has undergone numerous name changes since the forming of the club, and therefore, it has always seemed easier to keep consistency within the club. Over the years, the CCAT name and logo have become well-known in regional competitions and regattas throughout England. CCAT also participates in national and international races and regattas throughout the year on and off the River Cam. Some off-Cam locations include Bedford, Peterborough, and London.

CCAT Boat Club has enjoyed varying degrees of success since our founding, with particularly higher rates of success in the last couple of years. More details of wins can be found in the Results Archive. It is our pride and pleasure to boast the successes of some of our former members who have gone on to do great things in 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 them have gone on to medal in such races as Henley Royal Regatta, and place among the top boats in the country in Head of the River (Thames), and Women's Head of the River (Thames).

Most recently, former men's captain Dan Pring (1997-1998) has gone on 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 extraordinarty success, having stroked the winning coxless 4 in the Austrian Club National Championships in 2007!

Currently, CCAT Boat Club rents space at the Emmanuel College Boathouse, with a fleet consisting of five VIIIs.

 

Links:

Anglia Ruskin University: Heritage
Wikipedia: CCAT Boat Club