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| motto          = ''Our power's a crescent''
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'''Trinity Hall Boat Club''' ('''THBC''') is the [[Sport rowing|rowing]] club of [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]], a college of the [[University of Cambridge]].  Founded in 1827 it is amongst the oldest college [[boat club]]s in [[Cambridge]], England. Historically, it is the most successful Cambridge college at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] with a number of victories, including winning all the events but one in 1887.
'''Trinity Hall Boat Club''' ('''THBC''') is the [[Sport rowing|rowing]] club of [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]], a college of the [[University of Cambridge]].  Founded in 1827 it is amongst the oldest college [[boat club]]s in [[Cambridge]], [[England]]. Historically, it is the most successful Cambridge college at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] with a number of victories, including winning all the events but one in 1887. The club boats primarily from their [[Latham-Scott Boathouse]] on the [[River Cam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trinity Hall Boat Club |title=The Boat House |url=http://new.thbc.soc.srcf.net/?page_id=52 |access-date=2025-06-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-03 |title=Trinity Hall Boathouse reopened after refurbishment {{!}} University of Cambridge |url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/trinity-hall-boathouse-reopened-after-refurbishment |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.cam.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>


The club has produced numerous rowers for the [[Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race]] and various national teams, including [[Tom James (rower)|Tom James]], who stroked the 8+ from Great Britain to the B-final in the [[2004 Olympics]] in [[Athens]] and won gold with the 4- at the [[2008 Olympics]] in Beijing.
THBC has produced numerous rowers for the [[Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race]] and various national teams, including [[Tom James (rower)|Tom James]], who stroked the 8+ from Great Britain to the B-final in the [[2004 Olympics]] in [[Athens]] and won gold with the 4- at the [[2008 Olympics]] in Beijing.


The club colours are black and white, its nickname is "Black and White army", its motto "Our power's a crescent" (the college crest showing a crescent ermine; the motto used to be "Our powers are crescent" taking the old meaning for crescent meaning growing – i.e. a crescent moon is a waxing moon), and its supporters shout "Row Hall" to encourage the rowers. Unlike other boat clubs, whose [[scarf|scarves]] are derived from their college scarves, its scarf is made in a black and white tartan.
The club colours are black and white, its nickname is "Black and White army", its motto "Our power's a crescent" (the college crest showing a crescent ermine; the motto used to be "Our powers are crescent" taking the old meaning for crescent meaning growing – i.e. a crescent moon is a waxing moon), and its supporters shout "Row Hall" to encourage the rowers. Unlike other boat clubs, whose [[scarf|scarves]] are derived from their college scarves, its scarf is made in a black and white tartan.
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From 1890 until 1898, Trinity Hall stayed Head of the Mays for 33 consecutive days, which remains to this day the longest continuous defence by a single club of the bumps headship since the Lent and May Bumps became separate events.
From 1890 until 1898, Trinity Hall stayed Head of the Mays for 33 consecutive days, which remains to this day the longest continuous defence by a single club of the bumps headship since the Lent and May Bumps became separate events.


Trinity Hall were eventually deposed from the top spot in 1898 by [[First Trinity Boat Club|First Trinity]], who held the headship for 10 days, then [[Third Trinity Boat Club|Third Trinity]] who held the headship for a further 24 days, then again by [[First Trinity Boat Club|First Trinity]] for 2 more days, meaning that boats from [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] held the headship for 36 consecutive days, but until the 1940s, Trinity maintained more than one boatclub.
Trinity Hall were eventually deposed from the top spot in 1898 by [[First Trinity Boat Club|First Trinity]], who held the headship for 10 days, then [[Third Trinity Boat Club|Third Trinity]] who held the headship for a further 24 days, then again by [[First Trinity Boat Club|First Trinity]] for 2 more days, meaning that boats from [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]] held the headship for 36 consecutive days, but until the 1940s, Trinity maintained more than one boatclub.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827–1999|year=2000|isbn=0-9538475-1-9|author=Durack, John|author2=Gilbert, George |author3=Marks, Dr. John }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827–1999|year=2000|isbn=0-9538475-1-9|author=Durack, John|author2=Gilbert, George |author3=Marks, Dr. John }}</ref>


[[File:THBC blades Lent2009.jpg|thumb|250px|Trinity Hall Boat Club Men's First boat after bumping [[Caius Boat Club|Caius]] to be awarded Blades in [[Lent Bumps 2009]]]]
[[File:THBC blades Lent2009.jpg|thumb|250px|Trinity Hall Boat Club Men's First boat after bumping [[Caius Boat Club|Caius]] to be awarded Blades in [[Lent Bumps 2009]]]]

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Template:Infobox rowing club Trinity Hall Boat Club (THBC) is the rowing club of Trinity Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1827 it is amongst the oldest college boat clubs in Cambridge, England. Historically, it is the most successful Cambridge college at Henley Royal Regatta with a number of victories, including winning all the events but one in 1887. The club boats primarily from their Latham-Scott Boathouse on the River Cam.[1][2]

THBC has produced numerous rowers for the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and various national teams, including Tom James, who stroked the 8+ from Great Britain to the B-final in the 2004 Olympics in Athens and won gold with the 4- at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

The club colours are black and white, its nickname is "Black and White army", its motto "Our power's a crescent" (the college crest showing a crescent ermine; the motto used to be "Our powers are crescent" taking the old meaning for crescent meaning growing – i.e. a crescent moon is a waxing moon), and its supporters shout "Row Hall" to encourage the rowers. Unlike other boat clubs, whose scarves are derived from their college scarves, its scarf is made in a black and white tartan.

THBC has a senior rowers' (alumni) club called The Black and White Society.

History

File:Trinity Hall Henley group 1887.jpg
1887 Trinity Hall Henley boat

The college first boats, both men and women, have been Head of the Lent and May Bumps on numerous occasions in the history of the races, dominating the Mays in the 1890s and both events in the early 1990s.

From 1890 until 1898, Trinity Hall stayed Head of the Mays for 33 consecutive days, which remains to this day the longest continuous defence by a single club of the bumps headship since the Lent and May Bumps became separate events.

Trinity Hall were eventually deposed from the top spot in 1898 by First Trinity, who held the headship for 10 days, then Third Trinity who held the headship for a further 24 days, then again by First Trinity for 2 more days, meaning that boats from Trinity College held the headship for 36 consecutive days, but until the 1940s, Trinity maintained more than one boatclub.[3]

File:THBC blades Lent2009.jpg
Trinity Hall Boat Club Men's First boat after bumping Caius to be awarded Blades in Lent Bumps 2009
File:Trinity Hall M2 bump Clare M2 lent bumps 2011.jpg
Trinity Hall M2 bump Clare M2 at Lent bumps 2011

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
1880 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1885 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1886 Grand Challenge Cup
1887 Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup, Ladies' Challenge Plate, Thames Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1888 Stewards' Challenge Cup
1891 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1895 Grand Challenge Cup
1899 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1900 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1901 Thames Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1902 Thames Challenge Cup
1905 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1907 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1910 Wyfold Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1913 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1914 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1935 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1937 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1939 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1947 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1951 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1955 Visitors' Challenge Cup

References

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  • CUCBC (various years) – Lent and May Bumps programmes.

External links

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