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'''Grey College Boat Club (GCBC''') is the [[rowing club]] of [[Grey College, Durham|Grey College]] at [[Durham University]] in northern [[England]].<ref>{{cite web  | last = Durham College Rowing  | title = List of Clubs in Durham  | accessdate = 2010-06-28 | url = http://www.dur.ac.uk/college.rowing/?p=colleges#grey  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805184831/http://www.dur.ac.uk/college.rowing/?p=colleges#grey  | archive-date = 2011-08-05  | url-status = dead  }}</ref>

The club has over 70 active members and shares its [[boathouse]] with [[Josephine Butler College]] Boat Club.<ref>{{cite web  | last = Durham College Rowing  | title = River Wear  | accessdate = 2010-06-28  | url = http://www.dur.ac.uk/college.rowing/resources/rivers/river_wear.png  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120728162131/http://www.dur.ac.uk/college.rowing/resources/rivers/river_wear.png  | url-status = dead  | archive-date = 2012-07-28  }}</ref>

The club competes at a national, regional and college level, with notable success in the 2023 [[Head of the River Race]].

Grey College Boat House is located at [[Dunelm House]] on the [[River Wear#Durham|River Wear]] between [[Kingsgate Bridge]] and [[Elvet Bridge]], a ten-minute walk away from [[Grey College, Durham|Grey College]].  

<ref>{{cite web  | last = Amateur Rowing Association  | title =  ARA Club Finder  | accessdate = 2010-06-28  | url = http://www.britishrowing.org/clubs/grey-college-bc}}</ref>

Grey College Boat Club owns two [[Eight (rowing)|VIIIs]], the 'Brian Seal', and 'Tom James'.

The club also own a number of [[Coxed four|IVs]], and other [[Glossary of rowing terms#The boats|smaller boats]] including a [[double scull]] named 'Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate' after the street in [[York]].<ref>{{cite web  | last = York City Centre  | title =  Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate  | accessdate = 2010-06-28  | url = http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/North_Yorkshire/York-302461/Off_the_Beaten_Path-York-Whip_ma_whop_ma_gate-BR-1.html}}</ref>

The Men's 1st [[Coxed four|IV]] is a [[Stämpfli Racing Boats|Stampfli ]] called 'Schilders, snel beser'. The Women's 1st [[Coxed four|IV]] is a [[Janousek Racing Boats|Janousek]] called 'These Girls Can'. Another [[Coxed four|IV]] owned by the boat club is 'The Golden Phoenix', the unofficial symbol of the college which was adopted after a fire devastated the main accommodation block in March, 1959.

Grey College Boat Club compete throughout the year in many [[Head race|head races]] and [[Regatta#Rowing regattas|regattas]] in the North East of England. Over the last few years, events competed in include:

*Durham SBH

=== Womens' Head of the River ===

The boat club also regularly sends a W1 to Womens' Head, achieveing a number of strong results over multiple decades. The club's highest finish position is recorded below:

Grey College Boat club has seen notable success in recent years at [[Durham Regatta]]. In 1995 the Men's Novice IV won the Lady Hershall Plate for the first time in over twenty years (Tock, C., Owens, L., Moxey, D., Blake, B. and Kelly, R. [cox]). In 2009, the Women's first IV won the novice event, and in 2010, the Men's first VIII won both days of the regatta. There have since been a number of successes, most recently in 2022 when the Bell and Ridley Challenge Cup was won by E. Bowman. Awards won since 2009 are listed below:

| T.Munro, A.Hatch, J.Davies, A.Palmer, J.Turner, A.Newton, N.Collard, pdG.Critchley, D.Benhamou (Cox)

Any member of Grey College [[Junior Common Room#Durham|JCR]], [[Middle Common Room#Durham|MCR]] or [[Senior Common Room#Durham|SCR]] is eligible to join Grey College Boat Club, alongside students from [[Ustinov College, Durham|Ustinov College]]. Any other student of Durham University may join with the permission of the President. The club is run by an executive committee elected by club members throughout the year. The executive committee is composed of the President, Men's Captain, Women's Captain, Men's Vice Captain, Women's Vice Captain, Treasurer, Boatman and Welfare Officer.

[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1959]]