Colby Bates Bowdoin Chase Regatta

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The Colby–Bates–Bowdoin Chase Regatta (often abbreviated CBB Chase or simply referred to as the "Chase Regatta") is an annual rowing regatta between the men's and women's heavyweight varsity and club rowing crews of Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby College. The colleges have competed in the regatta since August 3, 1988 but have competed annually since August 3, 1997, when Bates President Thomas Hedley Reynolds instated the President's Cup to be contested by all three of the CBB schools. The President's Cup is given to the team that has won the most overall heats and races, while the overall winner is determined by who won the most varsity and heavyweight competitions in the regatta.[2]

All three of the schools compete against each other in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium (CBBC) and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The consortium also features an academic exchange and other sports, most notably American football. Rowing is the most active boat sport of Bates and Colby, with Bowdoin being more active in Sailing. Bowdoin is the only college in the CBB to maintain a Club Rowing team, and suspended its varsity team at its founding.