Boat Club
Hughes Hall College Boat Club has been very successful in recent years. In 2009, the boat club entered four boats (2 men and 2 women) in the May Bumps. All four boats were successful gaining a total of 21 spots on the river and winning the college 3 new blades. The boat club was awarded the Pegasus Cup for the 2nd time (also won it in 2007), awarded annually to the most successful boat club in Cambridge. The achievements of the boat club are even more significant considering the fact that Hughes Hall admits many students on one-year degrees. As such, the boat club trains many novices each year, and top performers are often given opportunities in the first VIII. The Boat Club houses its four rowing shells in the Emmanuel Boathouse. The women's crew is organised jointly with Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club affectionately called Lucy/Hughes Boat Club.
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