Over three days of racing ICBC won 10 golds, finished in second place in the medal and Victor Ludorum tables and a won a gluttony of BUCS points. If you want to row at a University Boat Club who win a load of events, have a great time and finish in the top two in the Victor Ludorum, whilst simultaneously not be a tool we are definitely the club for you (just kidding DUBC don't get mad). I'll try and keep this brief; there were so many races over the BUCS weekend that if I wrote about all of them this report would be longer than my dissertation (although at 2 sentences it is already getting close). I better get started with the story of BUCS 2013...

[This is the final entry in the training camp diaries, either follow this link to go to the start of the series or click on Latest News for all of the entries]

Unfortunately these training blogs ran out of steam towards the end of camp as I had severe writers block (nothing to do with the fact that we bought a replacement football and I realised that I wanted a pimping tan to show off on campus in the next few weeks). Here is the final chapter in the thrilling series. 

The weekend has brought in some beautiful weather, and it has left me looking rather lobster like after a day sprawled in the sun yesterday. Much of the squad had a highly productive afternoon on the beach (after another brutal morning training), and with swimming, volleyball, football and sun bathing, it was a damn good day!

Firstly, an apology for the lack of blog yesterday, the internet at the hotel is as inconsistent as the IC heavyweights performances at BUCS regatta. This blog should get avid IC fans up to speed with days three and four of camp, and keep you all looking forward to the rest of the week.

Training Camp Day 2: Morning

I have just returned from the first outing. The trialists are doing their work on the rowing lake for the first few days, leaving the men and women’s sweep squad stationed at Clube Náutico in Figueira Da Foz itself, about 1km inland from the sea.

I am penning the first daily report from training camp 2013 mid-flight as we cross the Channel (or le Channel as Paul Jones would call it), on the way to Portugal. As this year I have no revision and don’t understand my dissertation I have decided to keep myself occupied by writing a report/doing a video blog each day of camp so that those at home can experience the ‘banter’ through the medium of the internet.

[Following some 'feedback' on previous articles ('nauseating', 'made me hurl', 'whoever writes their website needs to wind their neck in') where I may have slightly over-egged the abilities and achievements of some of the rowers at ICBC, I have decided to rein myself in a bit and write this article in a purely factual manner, talking only about facts and adding no colour to the races themselves, here goes…]

ICBC Novices win Hammersmith International-Invitational-World-Championship Head whilst the senior squad storm to unbelievable results in Amsterdam, simultaneously having an incredible time, dishing out great banter and just being all-round Gents. Boat Clubs across the world look on in awe as, in addition to a Headship in a National race, ICBC show they have a superb Novices and a Senior Men's squad who can perform on the biggest International Stage.

ICBC wins WEHoRR and gets 2 boats in the top ten.

With the lads out the way in Amsterdam, the Tideway cleared the way for the arrival of ladies eights from all around the country. And boy did IC put on a show with the 1^st boat finishing 1^st, 2^nd boat finishing 10^th and the 3^rd boat finishing 87^th.

1^st Boat Don’s Angels: Head winners - photo courtesy of Mark Ruscoe