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Magdalen College Boat Club, 1859-2008
 
Mark Blandford-Baker has decided to write a new edition of the History of MCBC to be published in autumn 2008, the start of the 08/09 season which is the Boat Club's 150th anniversary year.

More information can be found here.

Copies can be ordered now at a reduced pre-publication price. Click here to download order form or contact Mark Blandford-Baker on 01865 276050 or email: mark.blandford-baker@magd.ox.ac.uk

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Rowing At Magdalen

Rowing at Magdalen offers something for everyone. Whether you have years of rowing experience or have never been anywhere near a boat, the club has the know-how, equipment and spirit to get you hooked.

Most of new members of MCBC are complete novices. We pride ourselves in the our ability to coach and train novices to high standards in 2004 the novice men's A boat won Christ Church Regatta and last year the women's A boat repeated this feat, with many of these victorious novices going on to row in Torpids and Eights. For experienced rowers, our Men's First Eight is Head of the River in Eights with the intention of staying there and is seeking the Headship in Torpids. The Men's Second Torpid has been one of the most successful second college boats in recent history, bumping a massive 16 times over the past 4 years with 3 consecutive sets of blades; it is currently 10th in division 2 and is ahead of the closest second boat by 7 places.

The women's boats have had one of their best seasons in recent years. The Women's First Torpid is 10th in Division 1 (the highest it has ever been), and is looking to go higher. The First Eight made 3 bumps in 2006 to take it to 9th in Division 1 (an Magdalen women's record).

Due to the generosity of old members, MCBC continues to offer excellent facilities for rowing. Last year saw the addition of the new women's Empacher 8+ (Meitar II) and this year a new men's Empacher 8+ (De Profundis). This generosity means that current members are only required to contribute a small sum of money to cover the day to day running expenses of the club.

The social side to rowing is also great fun. There are termly dinners and cocktail events and frequent crew dates with other colleges, for which our Social Secretaries are constantly inundated with crew date requests.