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Hammersmith Head 2016
20th February 2016
Crew #133 Novice 8+ featuring 1 Cristobal Piguet, 2 Tom Broadhurst, 3 Robert Alexander, 4 Scott Livingstone, 5 Vasil Todorov, 6 Nicholas Rae, 7 William Mardell, 8 Jeremy Pugh, Cox Marjorie Israel ...
Going solo
10th February 2016
Huge congratulations to former Cygnet member and kit man Matteo Perucchini who completed the Talisker Atlantic Challenge today (Thursday 10th Feb) in his boat Sogno Atlantico. Not only was he the fastest solo competitor in the race but he also finished in a record solo time of 52...
2015/16 Annual report
1st January 2016
2015/16 Annual Report ...
December newsletter
27th December 2015
December newsletter: Benrath 50 years of friendship, Cygnet 125th House of Lords & Leander Lunch, History book, Historic photo archive, "Steaming into History" ...
A marathon edit
16th December 2015
For all those who have never been to Germany for the Rhine Marathon or for those that have but have forgotten what it's like, we now have video of the whole race. Don't panic, it's not 2.5 hours long, just an 8 minute edit thanks to Lars Ludwig at RG Benrath, who coxed one of our boats this...
Ding Dong!
30th November 2015
Many congratulations to our Deputy Captain Nick Rae who got married to the lovely Sian at St Mary's in Barnes on Saturday. Maybe now we'll actually see him in a boat again... ...
James Bond vs drunk penguin
18th November 2015
Gents, There is still an opportunity to sign-up for the BBLRC Christmas Do on 12th December. If you're free, you really should go because apart from being a great bash in itself, it's also a great opportunity for everybody to get to know each other better through the medium of excessive booze....
Henley Lunch - October
24th October 2015
The ever popular Henley Lunch at Leander Club was given some added pomp due to the circumstances this year and was the last chance for members to give their blazer an airing and listen to the Chairman's now very well rehearsed speech. We also launched "A History or Cygnet Rowing Club 1890-2015",...
History in the making
13th October 2015
One could almost feel the excitement building as the publication date of latest edition of the Cygnet history loomed larger. Well you can all let the excitement go now because it's at the printers. Naturally you'll be queueing-up to get your hands on this limited edition masterpiece and if...
Rhine Marathon - 50 years
2nd October 2015
2015 was the 50th Anniversary of Cygnet's friendship with RG Benrath in Germany so as well as our annual pilgrimage to the Rhine Marathon many Cygnets and Barnes Bridge Ladies travelled over early for some specially laid on extras... ...
