Oriel College Boat Club (OCBC) is the rowing club of Oriel College, Oxford. Rowing at Oriel is carried out from the college's own boat-house across Christ Church Meadow, on Boat House Island. Oriel has had three general periods, all with occasional interruptions, in which it has been the foremost college as measured by its most senior men's eight in rowing, as competed at in the two intercollegiate bumps races: Torpids and Eights Week (Summer Eights). These are the early 1840s, the 1933 to 1936 period and 1976 to date. It thus holds the most such wins (headships) of any college. The club's women's eight has also twice won ahead of all other colleges since the admission to women to the college – 1986. Racing In men's rowing at short races, bumps, this is the most successful Oxford college boat club. As of 2020, Oriel holds 37 Torpids Headships, by a large margin, the most of any college and 33 Summer Eights Headships. From 1972 to 1998 Oriel's Men's First Boat was undefeated in Torpids, the longest run of any college by far. In 2006 Oriel claimed the first ever double headship in Torpids, rowing over as Head of the River in both the men's and women's first divisions. In 2018 Oriel repeated this victory with their second double headship. It is the only college to possess a double headship in Torpids. The women's and men's second boats have long been in "fixed divisions" in the bumps charts and, as such, are guaranteed a place in racing each year. The college usually fields third boats (and sometimes more) for the bumps events. More extensive information on the results of Torpids and Eights can be found here: Oxford Bumps Charts In addition to the Oxford-based races, Oriel crews compete in external events including the Fairbairn Cup, the Head of the River Race, the Women's Eights Head of the River Race, the Henley Boat Races and many regional and national events. In 2016 the men's first boat won the men's eights collegiate event at the Fairbairn, it won again in 2017 and won the entire event in 2018. Colours and Emblems The general emblem of the Oriel College Boat Club is the three ostrich feathers, an example of Oriel College's use of the Prince of Wales's feathers. In recent years this has been augmented by the addition of crossed-oars below the feathers. The