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The club colours are Royal Irish Maroon and White. Rob Roy is a member of the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association . HISTORY The club was founded in 1880, making it one of the older clubs in Cambridge . On 5 June, 1880 an item appeared in the Cambridge Chronical as follows: "A new boat club has been started by the Church Temperance Society of Cambridge and Chesterton under the name of 'Rob Roy' and it will be open to members of the various branches. The following officers have been elected for the present season: The Rev. J. Martin, president; Captain P. Going, vice president; the Rev. G.H. Ling (Corpus), treasurer: Mr Percy Talbot, secretary; Mr C.V. Key, first captain; Mr J.W. Chandler, second captain; and the Rev. A.E. Meredith, Messrs. R. Meddings, W. Stearn, E. Tredgett, H. Gautrey, J.R. Newman and S. Clayton, committee. Strict temperance is to be enforced to liquors and language. Pair-oared and four-oared races have been arranged and an eight is to entered for the Town Races." Strict temperance is no longer enforced to either language or liquors. RACING Club members compete at head races and regattas ranging from local events on the River Cam, through to the major national events such as Henley Royal Regatta and the National Rowing Championships, to the World Cup Regattas and World Championships. The club also competes in the Cambridge Town Bumps , which provides an enjoyable end to the summer regatta season. The first men's crew has held the Headship since 1998, and the first women's crew are currently third. EXTERNAL LINKS
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