• Lent Bumps M2 day 4:

  With a lingering tinge of regret and failure, the crew congregated for pasta faff for the final time on the Friday night: Henryk finally arriving on time and Tom and Hugh taking over stove duties, thi …
  

• Lent Bumps M2 day 3:

  Having enjoyed the chance to recover, reflect and get some work done during our day off, M2 once again assembled upon 1 Sylvester for the third pasta faff. As often happens, it rapidly became a meal f …
  

• Lent Bumps M2 day 2:

  For M2, the second pasta faff ended up being a highly educational affair with members of the crew being tested on crew orders and blade colours from the official programme. Particular amusement was ta …
  

• Lent Bumps M2 day 1:

  For the majority of the crew, day 1 was to be our first bumps experience and you certainly couldn’t miss the feeling of excitement, anticipation and nerves that took over the boathouse. After 6 long w …
  

• M1 Lent Bumps-Day 4

  At the previous night’s meal, the crew seemed to have caught the nerves that had been following Steve all week. On arriving early at the boat house, the start of the week seemed a long, long way away. …
  

• M1 Lent Bumps-Day 3

  They say, as Pete has said in his W1 reports, that good crews bump 3 times, and lucky crews get blades. Friday was our day to prove that we were really a good crew, and as Steve demanded, for the seco …
  

• M2 Lent Bumps-Day 4

  Day 4 – And it’s all wrapped up for another year Well that week disappeared quickly, though not as quickly as it could have if it had been equipped with a Robinson M2 start – the shining jewel amid of …
  

• M2 Lent Bumps-Day 3

  Day 3 – things get philosophical Today’s tussle, although ultimately in vain, would have had the Braveheart screenwriters raising their kilts in support. In holding off a charging LMBC to the boat gra …
  

• M1 Lent Bumps-Day 2

  Fitz had closed to a length on King’s on Wednesday, so the crew was more relaxed going into the second day of bumps. This was especially true for those of us with little experience, as the realisation …
  

• M1 Lent Bumps-Day 1

  Day 1 Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance, so the collected members of M1 were relieved when Henryk, our stroke, arrived less than a minute late on Wednesday for the first day of Bumps. …