Edinburgh University Boat Club - Edinburgh | UK Rowing Clubs | Row HQ

Edinburgh University Boat Club was established in 1867 and is one of the University of Edinburgh's oldest sports clubs. Its beginners and recreational rowers use the Meggetland boathouse on Edinburgh's Union Canal, while senior crews train at the Scottish Rowing Centre in Strathclyde Country Park.

The club has raced the Scottish Boat Race against Glasgow University since 1877. Rowing became one of the university's Performance Sport Programmes in 2010, and British Rowing has recognised EUBC as a High Performance Programme since 2015.

Students can join senior men's, senior women's, beginner or club-rowing squads. The beginner programme starts new rowers in single sculls at Meggetland before some training moves to Strathclyde Country Park; club rowing gives experienced students a lower-commitment alternative to the senior squads.

The Strathclyde base holds most of the fleet and provides a 2,000-metre, eight-lane course. In Edinburgh, the Dame Katherine Grainger rowing gym has more than 50 rowing machines, while senior squads have access to boats from singles to eights and university support in strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition and sports injuries.

EUBC won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 2016. In 2022 it became the first Scottish university to win the overall BUCS Victor Ludorum and also won the Chairman's Trophy at Henley Women's Regatta. Its beginner women won the Frank V Harry Cup at Henley Women's Regatta for a third consecutive year in 2025.

The club races across Scotland and the UK, including BUCS events, the Scottish Championships and Henley. It also maintains the long-running Scottish Boat Race fixture with Glasgow University.