St Hild & St Bede College Boat Club (HBBC) is the rowing club of College of St Hild and St Bede at Durham University on the River Wear in England.[1]

The club is based from its own boathouse, next to the college, on the north bank of the regatta stretch.

HBBC is a registered Boat Club through British Rowing, with Boat Code "SHB"[2] and is a member organisation of Durham College Rowing.[3]

The club has reached the highest level in the sport, qualifying for Henley Royal Regatta multiple times: for the second round in the Temple Challenge Cup in 2010,[4] and the first round in 2011,[5] and 2015;[6] and also qualified for the first round of the Prince Albert Challenge Cup in 2012,[7] and 2016.[8] The club has competed overseas at the Head of the Charles, in Boston, USA in 1998,[9] 1999,[10] 2000,[11] 2003[12] and 2006.

In Durham, the club is a regular participant at Durham Regatta,[13] races across the north east such as Tyne Head and Hexham Regatta,[14] and Durham College Rowing events.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hild Bede Boat Club. "Hild Bede SRC - Clubs & Societies". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ British Rowing Registration. "British Rowing". Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ Durham College Rowing. "Durham College Rowing Member organisations". Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Temple Challenge 2010, second round". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Temple Challenge 2011, first round". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Temple Challenge Cup 2015, first round". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Prince Albert Challenge Cup 2012, first round". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results. "Prince Albert Challenge Cup 2015, first round". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ Hild Bede, started #43 in Men's Club VIII; #62 in Women's Club VIII. "Head of the Charles Results 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Hild Bede, started #67 in Men's club VIII; #61 in Women's Club VIII. "Head of the Charles Results 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Hild Bede, started #38 in Men's club VIII; #23 in Women's club VIII. "Head of the Charles Results 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Eyewitness Account of watching Hild Bede at the 2003 race. "BPBC Head Of The Charles Crew (Club VIIIs)". Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Durham Regatta Results. "St Hild & Bede Durham Regatta Results". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. ^ Club Aggregate. "Junior Rowing News - Hild Bede Boat Club". Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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