Huntingdon Regatta

Peterborough City Rowing Club (PCRC) secured several victories across its junior, senior, and masters squads at the annual Huntingdon Boat Club Regatta on the River Great Ouse. The event featured notable performances from the Barber and Bosma families, who collectively accounted for six of the club’s wins.

Reflecting on the club’s performance, Men’s Captain Tom Calver said: “I was really pleased to see our PCRC crews race hard throughout the day at Huntingdon Regatta. There was some incredibly close racing, but what stood out most was the great sportsmanship shown by all our rowers both on and off the water.”

Junior Events

The junior squad won five events, including multiple titles for local siblings. Sister and brother Anouk and Jack Bosma won the Mixed Double Sculls. This was the first of three wins for Jack Bosma, who also took first place in the Open Junior 17 Quadruple Sculls alongside Thor Jack, Adam, and Lewis Barber. Jack Bosma completed his third win by partnering with Thor Read Moreira Lima in the Open Junior 15 Double Sculls.  The win in the junior quad was also the first of three family victories for the Barbers. Harriet Barber followed this by winning the Women’s Junior 15 Single Sculls. In the Open Junior 14 Double Sculls, Eddie Miller Keel and Krishiv Pandya also secured a win for the club.

Senior and Masters

The senior crews added two more wins to the club’s tally, including the final victory for the Barber family. Oliver Barber partnered with Sergio Read Moreira Lima to win the Open Double Sculls. In the Open Quadruple Sculls, Tom Calver, James Plumb, and Karl Stapleton won alongside Toby Ray of Huntingdon, competing as a composite crew

The masters squad won four events across different age categories. Ian Cameron, David Gray, Bary McCann, and Damian Roberts won the Open Masters D Coxed Four, steered by cox John Canton.  In the masters sculling events, Chloe Farmer, Teresa White, Rachel Davies, and Ella Drew won the Women’s Masters C Coxed Quad, coxed by Tom Calver. The crew of Rebecca Shields, Rebecca Powell, Anne Grange, and Debbie Hunt Pain won the Women’s Masters E Coxless Quad. Finally, Lorraine Turvill and Steven Humphrey won the Mixed Masters F Double Sculls.