Oxford University Boat Club (England)

Last modified: 2019-03-09 by rob raeside
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• Description of the flag
• Women’s Boat Club
• Lightweight Rowing Club
• Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club

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Description of the flag

Current Flag:
The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2), displaying a pair of white crossed oars in saltire with the blades downwards between a white coronet above and a white inscription “OUBC” beneath in font type Old English.

Flag reported 1855:
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2) with centred inscription in white initials “OXFORD” (1st line) “UNIVERSITY” (2nd line) “BOAT CLUB” (3rd line).
Source: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/OXON-Barge-of-Oxford-University-boat-club-antique-print-1855-/401293808720?hash=item5d6ef99450
(Primary Source: The Illustrated London News, edition 7 June 1855, p.29)

Flag reported 1912:
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2) with white sans serif inscription “OUBC”
Source: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Oxford-Oxford-Eights-on-the-Thames-Oxford-University-Boat-Club-1912-Postcard-/163530536073?hash=item26132df489
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/oxford-university-boat-club-practice-during-tideway-week-news-photo/525299128 (as a current helmsman’s flag)

Blade
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

The blade of the Oxford University teams is dark blue.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Women’s Boat Club

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Plain flag:
The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2) with white inscription “OUWBC” shifted to the bottom in font type Old English.
https://heartheboatsing.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/758da-pic1.jpg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Variant flag
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Plain flag:
The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2), displaying a pair of white crossed oars in saltire with the blades upwards between a white coronet above and a white inscription “OUWBC” beneath in font type Old English.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2), displaying a pair of white crossed oars in saltire with the blades upwards between a white coronet above and a white inscription “OUWBC” beneath in font type Garamond.
Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-thames-tideway-london-uk-27th-mar-2016-the-cancer-research-uk-101082462.html
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Lightweight Rowing Club

Flag probably as follows:
The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2), displaying a pair of white crossed oars in saltire with the blades downwards between a three white coronets ordered 1:2 above and a white inscription “OULRC” beneath in font type Old English.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019

The flag is dark blue (ratio 1:2), displaying a pair of white crossed oars in saltire with the blades upwards between a three white coronets ordered 1:2 above and a white inscription “OUWLRC” beneath in font type Old English.
Source: http://www.ouwlrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/TJ0A4573.jpg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 March 2019