History

Bath University Boat Club (BUBC) was founded in 1966, the same year the University of Bath received its Royal Charter, initially rowing in borrowed skiffs from the Bath Boating Station . In its early days a handful of undergraduates built their first restricted four in 1968 for £400, enabling entry into local regattas. Through the 1970s the club weathered student placements and relied on leased equipment, but by the late ’80s a surge of interest — spurred by Olympic successes and ambitious joint training with Minerva Rowing Club — sparked its first training camps and circuit sessions. Under coaches like Mike Mannerson and Dr Jeremy Bennett, novices and seniors alike began winning novice fours at Monmouth, Hereford and beyond .