Racing Squad

BUSA Student Yachting Nationals 2005 (21st-24th March)

The Championships took place in the vicinity of Hamble Marina in the Solent and consisted of eight races over a period of four days. Out of 28 crews entering the competition this year, Cambridge University was the only "inland" university to enter three boats, which all did extremely well, ending up as 8th, 14th and 25th overall.

Highlights for the Cambridge crews include:

• Cambridge 2 beating Oxford 2 overall
• Cambridge at places 4,6 and 11 in the long race (race 6)
• 1st Boat coming 3rd in race 7
• 2nds coming 4th in race 8
• 2nd Boat beating 1sts in race 4
• 3rd Boat beating 2nds in race 7

Full results can be found here. The Cup deservedly went to Southampton University 2 for their outstanding performance - miles in front of the fleet in most races.

Compared to last year's BUSA, Cambridge University improved the quality of its racing squad considerably.

• The 2nd Boat was skippered and manned in part by last year's 2nd Boat sailors who convincingly moved up a good few notches in performance, shifting from their last year's position at the back of the fleet into its very centre.
• The 3rd Boat was raced as a development boat. Majority of the crew were yacht cruisers wanting to make the transition to racing. Without any previous racing experience they made it from the very back of the fleet at the beginning of the Championships to position 9 in race 7 on the last day, ending up in the same overall position than our last year's 2nd Boat!

Well done everyone!

BUSA Student Yachting Nationals 2004

Cambridge University 1: 7th overall. Cambridge University 2: 25th overall, out of 28 crews.

BUSA Student Yachting Nationals 2003

Cambridge University: 13th overall, out of 25 crews.