[CUCBC Captains] CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2009

[Events Secretary]

CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2009

DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm
This is a great pre Bumps Cam event for university and town club eights.
Course runs from Plough lawns to the Penny Ferry. Last year 105 eights took
part.

PRIZES

1. EVENT CATEGORIES
Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at prize
giving at City boathouse)
University categories:
Men's Mays Div 1, 2, 3 and lower (divs 4-6) enter event as M1, M2, M3 or ML.
Ladies Mays Div 1, 2, 3 and lower (divs 4-6) enter event as W1, W2, W3 or WL
Please enter your crews as the position you will be rowing in May Bumps not
your crew position in your boat club e.g. M2 not 1st boat. Any crews that
will be entering the Getting-on Race are also very welcome to enter as ML/
WL category

Town categories (dependent on entries):CRA Men's Senior, Novice, Vet, Junior
/CRA Ladies Senior, Novice, Vet, Junior

2. COURSE RECORD
A magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne for the fastest men's and ladies crews
(Town or Gown) if they break the current Champs 8's Head course record.
These stand as 4.24.1seconds set by Downing M1in 2008 and 5.07.6 seconds set
by Christs W1 also in 2008.

3. JUDGED BEST STARTS AT THE PLOUGH 
9 bottles of "Champs" for:
Most Impressive Men's start
Most Impressive Ladies start
Most "Interesting" Men's start
Most "Interesting" Ladies start

4. COXING PRIZES
Coxes prizes for the judged best cornering of Ditton Corner.
First prize 2 tickets on a Georgina cruise (with a complimentary bottle of
Bollinger champagne) and a cox award tankard.
Runner up prize a pair of tickets on a public cruise and a cox award
tankard.
4 other special cox award tankards and chocolate oranges.

This is an invitational event and as such does not require ARA membership.
Link for all previous years' results and copies of poster, entry form, map,
safety plan and competitor information (downloadable documents at foot of
Champs 8's Head page):
 <http://www.championrowing.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=61>
http://www.championrowing.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=61

Please email with any queries to:
<mailto:events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk>
events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk
Please email your entry form or post with your cheque to the address below.
Closing date Tuesday 6.00pm 12th May 2009

Thank you
Lesley
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Lesley Corbett
Events Secretary
Champion of the Thames RC
38 Chesterton Hall Crescent
Cambridge
CB4 1AP
t: 01223 328418
http://www.championrowing.org.uk
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