Prizes Awarded by KCBC

In addition to the one existing prize (the King's Challenge Sculls) and in order to foster internal competition and excellence the Club in 1997 created a number of internal prizes which aim to cover the width and depth of talent and dedication in the Club.

The senior level will be covered by the King's Challenge Sculls (for the best sculler of the year), and the Cadbury and Gill Medals (for the year's most successful men's and women's crews respectively). Developing talent will be rewarded by the Stonehart Novice Shield (for the best novice of the year), whilst those dedicated to the Club without actually moving an oar, may be presented with the Saunders Cup.

The Christopher Saunders Cup for exceptional service and dedication to the Club

1. The Christopher Saunders Cup is a prize founded in 1997 and honouring its first recipient, Christopher Saunders, whose dedication and service to the Boat Club beginning the late 1940s and lasting over several decades as coach, adviser, fund-raiser and the first Steering Committee Chairman was second to none. It may be awarded to anyone whose service and dedication to King's College Boat Club has been exceptionally great and well above and beyond the call of duty.
2. Candidates for the prize may be proposed and seconded at any time to the Boat Club Secretary and the Steering Committee Chairman by any current member of the Boat Club and / or the Alumni Association.
3. The prize shall be awarded if the candidate is confirmed by the Men's and Women's Captains, the Honorary President, and the Steering Committee Chairman. If the proposed recipient holds any of the above posts, the Provost shall provide final confirmation.
4. The prize shall be awarded by either the Honorary President or the Men's or Women's Captain (in the absence of the President) at the May Bumps Supper.
5. There shall be no restriction on the number of prizes that can be awarded in any one year, but the prize(s) may only be awarded in years in which a suitably deserving candidate can be found.
6. The prize shall consist of a tankard carrying the College or Boat Club crest and with the words "K.C.B.C." and "Saunders Cup" as well as the name of the recipient and the year of the award inscribed on it. The recipient may keep the prize.

The King's Challenge Sculls for the year's best sculler

1. The King's Challenge Sculls are a prize presented by Oscar Browning in 1880 and revived by H.G. Marshall in 1954. They are awarded annually to the most proficient sculler of the academic year.
2. The recipient of the prize shall be decided by the Men's and Women's Captain, the Steering Committee Chairman and the Honorary President.
3. If there is more than one suitable candidate the winner of the prize shall be decided by knock-out races from the top of the Long Reach to Peter's Posts. The format of the races may be timed, side-by-side, or a chase, and the Captains shall decide on the exact format every year. If the Captain(s) are entering the race, the Honorary President shall decide upon the format.
4. The prize shall be awarded at the May Bumps Supper by the oldest member of the Alumni Association present.
5. The name of the winner shall be engraved on the box containing the Challenge Sculls. The box and Sculls shall be displayed in the trophy cabinet. The winner may not keep the Sculls, but shall receive a silver medal carrying the words "King's Challenge Sculls" as well as the name of the recipient sculler and the year of the award inscribed on it.

The Adrian Cadbury Medal for the year's most successful men's crew

1. The Adrian Cadbury Medal is a prize founded in 1997 and honouring Adrian Cadbury, a Kingsman and 1952 Men's Blue and Helsinki Olympics oarsman. It is awarded to all crew members of the most successful men's crew of the academic year.
2. The most successful crew shall be determined by a points system. 3 points shall be awarded for every bump as well as every win in a regatta or head race (including those held in Cambridge). 2 points shall be awarded for every second place in a regatta or head race (including those held in Cambridge). 1 point shall be awarded for every day rowed over as well as every third place in a regatta or head race (including those held in Cambridge). 3 points shall be deducted for every bump made on the crew.
3. Points shall be awarded per term and may not be accumulated over three terms so that crews may not add up their wins and bumps over three terms, but enter the competition as 'Michaelmas eight', 'Lent eight' and 'Easter eight'.
4. Provided it has achieved a minimum of 8 points, the crew with the highest number of points in any one of the three terms of the academic year shall be awarded the prize. If two crews have accumulated the same number of points, the crew with the highest position in the Lent or May bumps shall be the winner.
5. The medal shall be awarded in bronze for 8 or 9 points, in silver for 10 or 11 points, and in gold for 12 points or more.
6. The prize shall be awarded at the May Bumps Supper by either the Honorary President or the most senior member of the Steering Committee present (in the absence of the President).
7. The prize shall consist of a medal carrying the words "K.C.B.C." and "Adrian Cadbury Medal" as well as the name of the crew and the year of the award inscribed on it. All oarsmen and coxes of the winning crew shall receive the prize which they may keep. Upon the discretion of the Men's Captain, substitutes and coaches instrumental in the winning of the prize may also be awarded the medal.

The Kirsty Gill Medal for the year's most successful women's crew

1. The Kirsty Gill Medal is a prize founded in 1997 and honouring Kirsty Gill, a King's women's Blue and CUWBC President of 1993/94. It is awarded to all crew members of the most successful women's crew of the academic year.
2. The prize shall be decided, awarded and designed as the Adrian Cadbury Medal.
3. The inscription on the medal shall be "K.C.B.C" and "Kirsty Gill Medal" as well as the name of the crew and the year of the award.

The Paul Stonehart Novice Shield for the year's best novice

1. The Paul Stonehart Novice Shield is a prize founded in 1997 and honouring Paul Stonehart, who rowed and coached for King's from 1959 to 1962 and subsequently became one of the Club's major benefactors. It is awarded to the best novice of the academic year.
2. The winner of the prize shall be decided by the Men's and Women's Captain and the Men's and Women's Novice Coaching Co-ordinators, assisted by the Steering Committee Chairman and the Honorary President.
3. The prize shall be awarded at the Lent Bumps Supper by either the Men's Captain if the recipient is an oarsman, or by the Women's Captain if the recipient is an oarswoman.
4. The prize shall consist of a suitable shield carrying the College or Boat Club crest and with the words "K.C.B.C." and "Stonehart Novice Shield" as well as the name of the recipient and the year of the award inscribed on it. The recipient may keep the prize.