May Bumps 2016 – Friday – M1
After two row overs, Sidney M1 felt it was finally time to make a mark on the competition. For the 8th time since Chris joined M1, we lined up to start behind Queens’ M2. Having forced Queens’ into a tough […]
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May Bumps – Friday – M2
We did it again! Bumped Eddies M2 in the Gut. After our bump yesterday we had a Homerton crew keen for revenge but we left them clear in our wake as we pushed on up the river. A fast start […]
May Bumps – Thursday – M1
Thursday was a disappointing day for a fiercely competitive Sidney M1. Chasing Queens M2 to become sandwich boat we always knew we were in with a chance. On hearing the cannon we made an explosive start quickly opening a gap […]
May Bumps 2016 – Thursday – M2
We did it, we got the bump! After a strong start we gained on Homerton M2 early and had whistles before first post while Magdalene M3 were left dropping back behind. Yet again Ruth expertly navigated clearing crews as we […]
May Bumps 2016 – Wednesday – M2
M2 went into the first day of bumps confident and came out with our heads held high. We started fast, trying to chase down Caius M3 and pushed away from Downing M3 chasing us. Unfortunately Caius bumped Homerton M2 just […]
May Bumps 2016 – Wednesday – M1
Today was always going to be a tough race for a determined Sidney M1. Chasing a confident Clare M2 we went in looking to create some pressure from stroke one – and that we did. Having been made to wait […]
Emma Sprints – Snow
Despite setting off under the pouring rain and making our ‘Frozen’ theme a little too literal for comfort, Snow had a strong row to marshalling and a powerful start in the first race against Catz WN1. A technical incident let […]
Lent Bumps 2010 round-up
Congratulations to all the SSBC who have been racing this week. Thank you, also, to all those who have made their way down to the river to support us despite the inclement weather. With all the racing and post-race celebrating […]
Lent Bumps 2010 Day 5 – M1 bump LMBC II
Going into the final day we already knew that we\\’d produced one of the best results that a Men\\’s first boat from Sidney had produced in several years. We also knew that we had a huge opportunity to make it […]
Head of the River Race 2009
{italic}Race report by Henry Scarlett{enditalic} This year Sidney entered both men’s senior boats into the rowing calendar’s big head race, Head of the River Race held on Saturday 21st March on the Thames (rowed over the Boat Race course, but […]