Lady Victoria Boat Club

Ex Queen’s rower and Lady Vic member Jason Greenwood will be attempting a 24-hour rowing challenge starting on Friday 8th May in support of NI Chest Heart & Stroke! Read the article on Belfast Live.

'My rowing record attempt five years after struggling to breathe' Determined to look after his health, Jason rebuilt his fitness through long indoor rowing sessions.

Dear Friend of Queen's Rowing,

Due to Easter, this month's LVBC Social Evening in Cutters will not be held this evening.

Reminder that our monthly get together is on again this Saturday 7 March at 5pm in Cutters Wharf!

Join us for a drink or two and catch up with other Lady Vic members and supporters of Queens Rowing.

Great craic and great food at the Lady Victoria Boat Club Winter Dinner in the Post House on Friday night, with guests Eddie Friel (Queen’s Alumni Engagement), Nancy Roberts and Will Letten (Captains of QUB Boat Clubs), and guest speaker Konan Pazzaia (Queen’s athlete, U23 World Gold and European Bronze medalist)

Last chance for tickets is Saturday 17th January!
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The Lady Victoria Boat Club Winter Dinner returns this year on Friday 23rd January 2026. The venue is the Post House, 32 Malone Road, Belfast.

Guest speaker is QUB rower, World U23 Gold & Bronze medallist, and World Bronze medallist, Konan Pozzaia!

Tickets are priced at £50, with a special concession price of £40 for current Queen's students and coaches at the student clubs. Dress is formal/regatta.

Check out the menu options and book your tickets here: https://www.ladyvicboatclub.org/events/lvbc-winter-dinner-2026

Queen’s will be out in force this weekend at the Irish Championships, with boats racing in every session - 19 in total, including MN8, MS8, WN4x and WS4x boat classes. Good luck everyone, may a (gentle!) breeze be behind you!
More info, including results >> https://www.rowingireland.ie/excitement-builds-for-the-2024-irish-rowing-championships/

An EGM was held in March, at which I stepped down as captain of the Lady Victoria Boat Club. I had been in post for more than four years, spanning the pandemic period and seeing in a new era of professional rowing coaching at the student clubs. The time has now come for a new leader, with new vigour and new ideas.
The position of captain is currently vacant, there having been no-one proposed at the EGM.

I would encourage you to think carefully, and seriously about this - if you do not think the captaincy is for you, it could be that you know who might fit the role very well. Further committee roles are also available. Please get in touch, either way. When we have at least one nomination for captain, we will set a new EGM date, later this month or in June.

The committee typically meets every 5-6 weeks, alternating online with in-person as it suits those attending. Meetings last no longer than an hour. The main work takes place in between, of course, in various forms. I would be delighted to expand more on this, if you would like further information, just get in touch.

Since November 2022 I have been serving as a non-executive director on the board of Rowing Ireland, in the position of Northern Ireland director, and wish to concentrate on this role and others away from rowing. As for the Lady Victoria captaincy, I am grateful to all those who have supported me, in particular our President Ricky Caruth, Patron Andy Wells, and all those who have served with me on committee, particularly Gavin Meek and Mark McMullan who continue in their roles as treasurer and secretary. I’m also always grateful for new members: the newest being James Foley, who joined at the recent Winter Dinner.

This is an important point in the story of the Lady Victoria Boat Club: we need carry a clear, strong identity into the future. We are blessed with a continuous stream of new members: every rowing graduate of Queen’s should add to our number. A Queen’s rower may have a time-bound academic career, but – once a Queen’s rower, always a Queen’s rower – together as alumni we can make Lady Victoria a force to be reckoned with in the years and decades to come.

Will you help lead us on that journey?

Barry

We are delighted to announce that the inaugural QUB Rowing Summer Formal will be taking place at Cutters Wharf on Saturday 18 May.
Tickets are priced at £35 for current QUBBC/QUBLBC members and coaches and £40 for all others. Drink on arrival, a buffet-style meal and live music to be enjoyed on the night.

Dress code: Cocktail attire
Time: Arrive 6pm for 6:30pm

We look forward to celebrating the success of the 2023/24 season so far, and toasting what will be a great season ahead. It will be an unforgettable night and we cannot wait to see you all there!

Link for ticket sales:

Summer Formal We are delighted to announce that the inaugural Summer Formal will be taking place at Cutters Wharf on Saturday 18 May.

The Winter Dinner is back! Just to cheer you all up, we waited until it was spring to have it, but we know this won’t stop you! Friday 8 March, Riddel Hall. Buy tickets now, link: https://www.ladyvicboatclub.org/events/the-lvbc-winter-dinner-2024

Get your tickets now! Come and enjoy more of this sort of nonsense at the clubs’ Annual Dinner, Riddel Hall on Saturday 25 November. Link: https://www.ladyvicboatclub.org/events/qub-rowing-clubs-dinner-2023