Womens Varsity Team Racing Introduction
This page contains a partial list of Cambridge womens varsity sailing teams from the inception of the Oxford-Cambridge womens match in 1958 to the current day. We have used best endeavours from participants’ memories and research in the Club’s archives to construct teams for the years of 1958 to 2011. Since 2012 the Club has made an annual deposit of full team details and season’s results (the Commodore’s Report) in the archives of the Club at the University Library. The current Commodore’s Report is also available online.
Who Gets a Blue (Women)
(See Open Varsity Teams page for Men)
Current arrangements for awarding Colours and Blues to female Open or Women’s Team members are as follows (updated 12 Jun 2020).
A Full Blue is awarded to up to 18 women athletes fulfilling the following criteria in the same season:
1. Competes in the Varsity Match Women’s or Open Teams, AND
2. Comes in the top 8 teams of the BUCS/BUSA (Open) Team Racing Finals, OR
3. Sails as part of a team at BUCS/BUSA (Open) Team Racing Regional Qualifiers AND places in the top two universities at the RYA/BUSA Womens Team Racing Championships.
A Half Blue is awarded to up to 18 women athletes fulfilling the following criteria in the same season:
1. Competes in the Varsity Match Women’s or Open Teams, AND
2. Sails as part of a team at BUCS/BUSA (Open) Team Racing Regional Qualifiers or on the Cambridge 1st Team at the RYA/BUSA Womens Team Racing Championships.
Club Colours are awarded to women athletes competing in a Varsity Match, but not achieving Half Blue criteria.
Data Details
The bare outcome of the match is recorded here for convenience. The location of, and score for, each match is recorded on the O&CSS website – so that this detailed information is available to both Universities. Open teams are listed separately on this site, and that Open Teams page also records the current arrangements for awarding Colours and Blues to team members
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Womens teams from 2017 to date (normally three-a-side contests with one helm and two crew in each boat). Captain listed first if a helm, otherwise trios (lines) are alphabetic on helm name (first column)
| Year | Name and College (Helm) | Name and College (Crew) | Name and College (Crew) |
| 2024 | Ellen Morley (Newnham) | Jenny Jiang (Murray-Edwards – Capt) | Claudia Bazyk (Magdelene) |
| Cassandra Shand (Christ’s) | |||
| Lost | Charlotte Watson (St John’s) | Hannah Cox (Churchill – Capt) | Lisanne Blok (Murray-Edwards) |
| Mia Becker (Emmanuel) | |||
| 2023 | Charlotte McConnell (Emmanuel – Capt) | Rosie Jones (Magdalene – Capt) | Mattis Prince (Trinity – male sub) |
| Lost | Juliette Kennedy (Robinson) | Lisanne Blok (Murray-Edwards) | Claudia Bazyk (Magdalene) |
| Ellen Morley (Newnham) | Hannah Cox (Churchill) | Jenny Jiang (Murray Edwards) | |
| 2022 | Olivia Jacklin (St Catharines-Capt) | Bella Biddle (Caius) | Lucy Wilkinson (Selwyn) |
| Lost | Molly Desorgher (Jesus) | Charlotte McConnell (Emmanuel) | Abbie Wallace (St Johns) |
| Juliette Kennedy (Robinson) | Rosie Jones (Magdalene) | Klara Stark (Hughes Hall) | |
| 2021 | Juliette Kennedy (Robinson-Capt) | Bella Biddle (Churchill) | The match was once again sailed in |
| Lost | Liv Jacklin (St Catharines) | Lucy Wilkinson (Selwyn) | Fireflies at Farmoor (COVID), so |
| Molly Desorgher (Jesus) | Jules Welham (Trinity) | there was only one crew. | |
| 2020 | Holly MacAskill (Queens-Capt) | Molly Desorgher (Jesus) | The match was sailed in Fireflies at |
| Lost | Bethan Matthew (St. Catharines) | Liv Jacklin (St. Catharines) | Farmoor (COVID), so there was |
| Juliette Kennedy (Robinson) | Laragh Harvey-Kelly (Christs) | only one crew. | |
| 2019 | Jemima Lawson (St Catharines) | Chloe Macaulay (Clare) | Cat Wallace (Emmanuel-Capt) |
| Won | Holly MacAskill (Queens) | Nina Luckmann (Jesus) | Jules Welham (Trinity) |
| Anna Prescott (Magdalene) | Bethan Matthew (St Catharines) | Karen Thomas (Lucy Cavendish) | |
| 2018 | Anna Prescott (Magdalene-Capt) | Karen Thomas (Lucy Cavendish) | Bethan Matthew (St Catharines) |
| Won | Jemima Lawson (St Catharines) | Chloe Macaulay (Clare) | Fiona Tait (St Catharines) |
| Penny Wieser (Jesus) | Holly MacAskill (Queens) | Jules Welham (Trinity) | |
| 2017 | Rachel Tilley (Christs-Capt) | Cat Wallace (Emmanuel) | Karen Thomas (Lucy Cavendish) |
| Won | Jemima Lawson (St Catharines) | Helmi Burton-Papp (Emmanuel) | Florence Gilks (St Johns) |
| Anna Prescott (Magdalene) | Chloe Macaulay (Clare) | Fiona Tait (St Catharines) |
Womens teams from 2012 (start of annual recording) to 2016. Captain listed first if a helm, otherwise trios are alphabetic on helm name (first column).
| Year | Name and College (Helm) | Name and College (Crew) | Name and College (Crew) |
| 2016 | Rachel Tilley (Christs-Capt) | Daisy Baxter (Trinity Hall) | Chloe Macaulay (Clare) |
| Won | Anna Prescott (Magdalene) | Hannah Bibby (Christs) | Cat Wallace (Emmanuel) |
| 2015 | Hannah Bibby (Christs) | Francine Counsell (Corpus-Capt) | Rachel Tilley (Christs) |
| Lost | Katie de Lange (Trinity) | Helmi Burton-Papp (Emmanuel) | Steph MacAulay (Emmanuel) |
| 2014 | Lilly Carlisle (Newnham) | Francine Counsell (Corpus-Capt) | Sarah McCuskee (Murray Ed) |
| Won | Katie de Lange (Trinity) | Sarah Lombard (Downing) | Esther Sidebotham (Jesus) |
| 2013 | Honor Fell (Newnham) | Sarah Lombard (Downing) | Milly Stephens (Emmanuel-Capt) |
| Lost | Fiona Hampshire (St Catharines) | Francine Counsell (Corpus Christi) | Esther Sidebotham (Jesus) |
| 2012 | Sarah Hughes (Queens-Capt) | Francine Counsell (Corpus Christi) | Dawn Wilkinson (Jesus) |
| Lost | Fiona Hampshire (St Catharines) | Rosie Finlinson (Homerton) | Milly Stephens (Emmanuel) |
Womens teams from 1995 (start of two-a-side keel boat events with one helm and two crew) to 2011. Captain first, other names alphabetic. Where the year is underlined with asterisks, the names on each line are listed as helm, crew, crew.
| Year | Name and College | Name and College | Name and College |
| 2011 | Fiona Hampshire (St Catz-Capt) | Lilly Carlisle (Newnham) | Sarah Hughes (Queens) |
| Lost | Sarah Martin (Girton) | Milly Stephens (Emmanuel) | Dawn Wilkinson (Jesus) |
| 2010 | Sarah Martin (Girton) | Clair Brunner (Jesus) | Anya de Iongh (Corpus-Capt) |
| Lost | Fi Parkinson (Caius) | Fiona Hampshire (St Catharines) | Dawn Wilkinson (Jesus) |
| 2009 | Sarah Crossman (Queens-Capt) | Hannah Brown (Churchill) | Anya de Iongh (Corpus Christi) |
| Lost | Sarah Martin (Girton) | Kat Ward (NH/ME) | Frances Wensley (Magdalene) |
| 2008 | Sarah Crossman (Queens) | Frances Wensley (Magdalene) | Jules Toynton (Caius) |
| Won | Fi Parkinson (Caius) | Emma Foster (Magdalene-Capt) | Anya de Iongh (Corpus Christi) |
| 2007 | Kat Ward (NH/ME-Capt) | Hester Robertson (Queens) | Emma Foster (Magdalene) |
| Lost | Sarah Crossman (Queens) | Francesca Lofts (ME/NH) | Jessica Fleminger (Trinity) |
| 2006 | Sarah Chapman (Caius) | Rosie Thornton (Sidney-Capt) | Marta Lapsley (Sidney Sussex) |
| Lost | Kat Ward (NH/ME) | Cat Gerrard (Jesus) | Eddie Glennie (Caius) |
| 2005 | Bethan Carden (T Hall-Capt) | Ellen Burgess (Downing) | Megan Burrough (Pembroke) |
| Lost | Sarah Chapman (Caius) | Rachel Morris (Clare) | Julia Rennie (Pembroke) |
| 2004 | Gemma Farrell (St Johns-Capt) | Sarah Chapman (Caius) | Rosie Thornton (Sidney Sussex) |
| ? | Bethan Carden (Trinity Hall) | Sarah Hill (Downing) | Jo Lucas (Caius) |
| 2003 | Rachel Howe (NH/ME-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 2002 | Katie Hughes (St Johns-Capt) | Sarah Brewer (NH/ME) | Lara Morley (Newnham) |
| ? | Annie Lush (Emmanuel) | Jo Wightman | Rachel Howe (NH/ME) |
| 2001 | Sarah Brewer(NH/ME-Capt) | Rachel Howe (NH/ME) | Lara Morley (Newnham) |
| ? | Katie Hughes (St Johns) | Jo Wightman | Adrienne Murray (Robinson) |
| 2000 | Ari Liddell (NH/ME-Capt) | Sarah Brewer (NH/ME) | Helen Farr (NH/ME) |
| ? | Rachel Franks (Selwyn) | Alison Hancock (Emmanuel) | Anya Tremlett (Trinity Hall) |
| 1999 | Jo Sutcliffe (Emmanuel-Capt) | Sarah Brewer (NH/ME) | Helen Farr (NH/ME) |
| ? | Rachel Franks (Selwyn) | Ari Liddell (NH/ME) | Anya Tremlett (Trinity Hall) |
| 1998 | Amy Morris (Peterhouse-Capt) | Rosie Brown (Christs) | Ari Liddell (NH/ME) |
| Lost | Chantal Nicholson (Corpus Christi) | Jo Sutcliffe (Emmanuel) | Anya Tremlett (Trinity Hall) |
| 1997 | Lucy Davey (Girton-Capt) | Rosie Brown (Christs) | Jayne Bubb (Magdalene) |
| Won | Amy Morris (Peterhouse) | Emma Evans (Peterhouse) | Jo Sutcliffe (Emma) |
| 1996 | Katie Nurton (Christs-Capt) | Zoe Ballantyne (Clare) | Jayne Bubb (Magdalene) |
| Won | Lucy Davey (Girton) | Laurie Jamieson (NH/ME) | Annabel Simpson (Robinson) |
| 1995 | Sarah Griffith (Kings) | Zoe Ballantyne (Clare) | Amy Bastow (Christs-Capt) |
| Won | Katie Nurton (Christs) | Lucy Davey (Girton) | Emma Evans (Peterhouse) |
Three-women-helm dinghy teams in 1994 and earlier. Captain first, other names alphabetic except when the year is underlined with asterisks. In such instances the first line gives the helms and the second line their crews. The match was combined with the main event from 1993. Previously its location had alternated between Oxford and Cambridge, with the last ‘separate’ match being at Farmoor in 1992.
| Year | Name and College | Name and College | Name and College |
| 1994 | Katie Wilson (Newnham-Capt) | Sarah Griffith (Kings) | Katie Nurton (Christs) |
| Won | Amy Bastow (Christs) | Lucy Davey (Girton) | Claire Broadbent (St Johns) |
| 1993 | Helen Kerr (Downing-Capt) | Sian Maddocks (Kings) | Katie Wilson (Newnham) |
| Won | Amy Bastow (Christs) | Guin Hodges (Jesus) | Claire Broadbent (St Johns) |
| 1992 | Sian Maddock (Kings-Capt) | Helen Kerr (Downing) | Louise Walker (Newnham) |
| Won | Katie Wilson (Newnham) | Anita Campion (St Catharines) | Guin Hodges (Newnham) |
| 1991 | Sian Maddock (Kings) | Emma Anderson | Jane Worrallo (Girton) |
| Won | Miranda Merron (Sidney Sx-Capt) | Louise Walker (Newnham) | Anita Campion (St Catharines) |
| 1990 | Liz Walker (NH/ME-Capt) | ||
| Won | |||
| 1989 | Liz Walker (NH/ME-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1988 | Amanda Best (Newnham-Capt) | Claire Bethune (Corpus Christi) | Helena Pozniak (Queens) |
| ? | Jill Metcalfe (Corpus Christi) | Liz Walker (NH/ME) | ? |
| 1987 | Claire Bethune (Corpus-Capt) | Amanda Best (Newnham) | Karen Allsop (Girton) |
| Won | Helena Pozniak (Queens) | Jill Metcalfe (Corpus Christi) | Liz Walker (NH/ME) |
| 1986 | Jenny Fray (St Catharines-Capt) | Karen Allsop (Girton) | Amanda Best (Newnham) |
| Won | Carolyn Mowat (Newnham) | Bridget Roseveare | Toni Stewart (Trinity) |
| 1985 | Jenny Pocock (Emmanuel-Capt) | Wendy Barclay (Robinson) | Jenny Fray (St Catharines) |
| Won | Gillian Johnston | Stephanie Pilkington | Toni Stewart (Trinity) |
| 1984 | Helen Steers (Newnham-Capt) | Jenny Pocock (Emmanuel) | Sadie Wickens |
| Won | Cate Cormie (Fitzwilliam) | Catherine Goss | Wendy Barclay (Robinson) |
| 1983 | Anna Stratton (Newnham-Capt) | Helen Steers (Newnham) | Helena Scott (NH/ME) |
| Lost | Sarah Cummings (NH/ME) | Cate Cormie (Fitzwilliam) | Wendy Barclay (Robinson) |
| 1982 | Becky Allott (Newnham-Capt) | ||
| Lost | |||
| 1981 | Sarah Howard (Trinity-Capt) | ||
| Lost | |||
| 1980 | Elizabeth Jory (Selwyn-Capt) | ||
| Won | |||
| 1979 | Liz Hoyle (Sidney Sussex-Capt) | Jill Dorsett (NH/ME) | Elizabeth Jory (Selwyn) |
| Lost | Lindsey Bibby (Churchill) | Sarah Howard (Trinity) | Bev Salt (Selwyn) |
| 1978 | Jill Dorsett (NH/ME-Capt) | Sue Nadin (Kings) | Liz Hoyle (Sidney Sussex) |
| Lost | Judith Roderick | Liz Roseveare (Newnham) | Elizabeth Jory (Selwyn) |
| 1977 | Mary Clarke (Newnham-Capt) | Jill Dorsett (NH/ME) | Sue Nadin (Kings) |
| Tie | Liz Roseveare (Newnham) | Judith Roderick (Selwyn) | Caroline Aston (Girton) |
| 1976 | Susanna Riviere (Churchill-Capt) | Mary Clarke (Newnham) | Anne Simon (Newnham) |
| Won | Judith Smith | Jane Holloway | Melane Hocknell (Wolfson) |
| 1975 | Anne Simon (Newnham-Capt) | V Sumner (Hughes Hall) | Susanna Riviere (Churchill) |
| Won | Liz Brooke-Smith (Newnham) | Veronica Hammerton (Girton) | Una-Jane Winfield (NH/ME) |
| 1974 | Janet Phillips (NH/ME-Capt) | Susanna Riviere (Churchill) | |
| Lost | |||
| 1973 | Martha Langdon-Down (NH/ME-Capt) | J Phillips | K Pierce |
| Won | J Harrison | M Naylor | H Middleton |
| 1972 | Martha Langdon-Down (NH/ME-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1971 | Felicity Wilson (Newnham-Capt) | ||
| Lost | |||
| 1970 | Trottie Stewart (Girton-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1969 | R Brook (Girton-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1968 | G A Russell(Girton-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1967 | E Troughton (Girton-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1966 | Diane Golton (Newnham-Capt) | Mary-Grace Feachem (Newnham) | |
| ? | |||
| 1965 | Celia Barratt (Newnham-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1964 | Rona Bassett (Newnham-Capt) | ||
| ? | |||
| 1963 | Elizabeth Cooper (Newnham-Capt) | Rona Bassett (Newnham) | Pippa Johnson (Newnham) |
| ? | |||
| 1962 | Jane Philpot (Newnham-Capt) | Chris Bateman (Newnham) | Gilly Dover (Girton) |
| Won | Margaret Thrower (Newnham) | ||
| 1961 | Daphne Fischer-Webb (N’ham-Capt) | Chris Bateman (Newnham) | Harriet Bullman (Newnham) |
| Won | Margaret Thrower (Newnham) | ||
| 1960 | Daphne Fischer-Webb (N’ham-Capt) | Lisanne Bainbridge (Newnham) | Harriet Bullman (Newnham) |
| Won | Margaret Thrower (Newnham) | ||
| 1959 | Sylvia Stephenson (N’ham-Capt) | ||
| Won | |||
| 1958 | Hillary Fischer-Webb (N’ham-Capt) | Norma Bassett (Newnham) | |
| Won |