From dan at cucbc.org Tue May 1 14:05:51 2012 From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins) Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 15:05:51 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] CUCBC Committee Positions 2012-13 Message-ID: <005801cd27a3$85c49d60$914dd820$@cucbc.org> *Captains: Please pass this message on to anyone in your club who may be interested in CUCBC Committee Positions* Hi all With the May Bumps fast approaching and the academic year almost over, we are starting to think about appointing next year's CUCBC Executive Committee. There are four open positions, all of which are open to *any* member of the College boat clubs. Involvement with the CUCBC committee is fun and rewarding and a good way of giving something back to College rowing in Cambridge, so if you are enthusiastic about college rowing and would like to get involved on the organisational side, please do consider applying for a position. While there are a number of defined jobs, responsibilities (particularly organising and umpiring the major races) tend to be shared between committee members who will work together throughout the year. If you wish to run for any of these positions, please send a brief manifesto outlining your experience and what you will bring to the position to Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Honorary Secretary (dan at cucbc.org), by Sunday 3rd June. I also strongly recommend getting involved in umpiring this year's May Bumps (details of which to follow shortly). Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to know more. CUCBC Honorary Secretary This position will be elected at the pre-May Bumps Captains' Meeting (Sunday 10 June) by the College Captains. Candidates will give a brief speech to the Captains before they vote. Current: Dan Wilkins (dan at cucbc.org) The Honorary Secretary is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the CUCBC committee; organisation of CUCBC events (Uni IVs, Lents, SBR, Mays) and day-to-day administration of College rowing. This includes issuing fines and dealing with straight forward appeals, compiling agendas and minutes for the Captains' meetings, arranging marshalling rotas and organising the start of year LBCs' course. You will also be the Captains' main representative on the Executive Committee. The Honorary Secretary will generally take responsibility for organising one of the CUCBC events, while the others will be distributed between committee members. While there are a number of responsibilities, they are spread out over the year and completed with the help of the other committee members. This is a rewarding job for an energetic and enthusiastic person! Junior Treasurer This position will be co-opted by the current Executive Committee. Current: Tom Grimble (juniortreasurer at cucbc.org) The junior treasurer takes responsibility for the day-to-day running of CUCBC's finances, including drawing up and distributing bills to the College Boat Clubs and preparing the budget with the Senior Treasurer. Events Secretary This position (1 or 2 persons, as deemed appropriate) will be co-opted by the current Executive Committee. Current: Dave Lambert (events at cucbc.org) The events secretary helps with the organisation and running of CUCBC races. While overall responsibility for the CUCBC events will be divided between committee members (so you will not have to do everything!), the events secretary helps out with arranging umpires and organising and distributing umpiring kit. You will also liase with the producers of the Bumps programmes and arrange the presentations and upkeep of the University medals and trophies. A fun job if you want to get involved with running races on the Cam! Coxes' Representative This position will be elected at the May Bumps Coxes' Meetings (Sunday 10 June) by the coxes. Current: Mat Bryan (coxing at cucbc.org) The coxes' rep aids the development of coxes within the College boat clubs, including arranging the novice coxes' meeting in Michaelmas term as well as giving the pre-Bumps coxes' briefings and any other ideas you may have! In addition to these positions, the CUCBC Committee also comprises the Honorary Secretaries of the three University clubs (CUBC, CUWBC, CULRC). Each of these clubs have their own election procedures which will be or have already been circulated by the current Honorary Secretaries. We look forward to hearing from you! Dan -- Dan Wilkins CUCBC Honorary Secretary E-mail: dan at cucbc.org www.cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holly at cucbc.org Thu May 3 19:59:13 2012 From: holly at cucbc.org (Holly Hedgeland) Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 20:59:13 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] River Conditions Message-ID: Dear all, As you can see, the flag is yellow, due to the flooding and high stream. It has been brought to my attention that crews are not taking adequate measures to mitigate the dangers posed, especially around Baits Bite lock and weir. The gates at BaitsBite are now at 46.9% and 47.5%, i.e. wider than earlier today. The landing stage below the lock is out of use and crews should refrain from attempting to boat from it while it remains submerged. All crews should spin upstream of the spinning sign. Two crews are reported as having been swept downstream into the boom area due to spinning too far down: there is danger of capsize on the boom so you must spin before the sign. When visibility is poor, as this evening, crews should be boating with lights. The danger posed by the weir is real: even VIIIs have been capsized before in this way and occupants dragged through by the stream. Don't let it happen here. Thanks, Holly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at cucbc.org Thu May 3 21:03:10 2012 From: mark at cucbc.org (Mark Jacobs) Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 22:03:10 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Dealing with stream Message-ID: <4FA2F28E.6040907@cucbc.org> Dear All, As you cannot have failed to notice, the stream on the Cam is moving faster than usual (i.e. faster than most glaciers). While we're not quite at Tideway stream levels, there are a few points that need a little more thought than usual during outings. 1) Boating Crews boating downstream (i.e. in the usual direction) will find themselves pushed back into the bank, risking serious damage to the underside of boats where the river has risen above the bank level. Unless you want to bend your fins and rudders on the hard, you would be well advised to boat upstream (towards Jesus lock), and spin where the river is wide enough to do so. By 'the river' I mean the bit between the banks - please take care over judging width where the banks are no longer visible. It is certainly safe to spin down at Jesus Lock, though most places outside the boathouses are tight but manageable. If in doubt, row on. When parking, it will be much easier and safer to park in the normal direction. 2) Spinning As you spin, the boat will be pushed further downstream than normal. There is no need to spin close to the lock - please give yourselves plenty of space. I would recommend spinning upstream of the large signs saying 'rowers spin here'. Any boats spinning close to the lock risk hitting the buoys or, in extreme cases, being pushed over the weir/capsizing. This is not speculation - in the last year a town sculler was pushed over the weir and was lucky to escape serious injury. 3) General Manoeuvring Be aware that any boats around you that are pushing off / spinning etc. will drift further than usual. Please give plenty of space when easying near such crews. 4) Outings towards Bottisham Lock We have been advised by the Cam Conservancy that the landing stage downstream of Baitsbite Lock is submerged and expected to remain so for the next few days. They have requested that crews do not attempt to boat over the lock until the landing stage is accessible. 5) Flag We expect the flag to stay yellow for the next few days, based on information from the Conservancy. We do not intend to prevent lower boats from racing this weekend, though the final responsibility will rest with the organisers. If the race goes ahead, please make sure that all lower boat crews are aware of the contents of this email, as marshalling will be more challenging than usual. I hope that over the next few days we can all be sensible in dealing with the stream. As ever, if you would like clarification or further advice, please contact me. Regards, Mark Jacobs CUCBC Safety Advisor From ian at ianfarrell.org Fri May 4 11:22:38 2012 From: ian at ianfarrell.org (Ian Farrell) Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 12:22:38 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Cambridge 99 RC Spring Regatta Message-ID: Hi all A quick reminder that entries for the Cambridge 99 RC Spring Regatta close on 15 May. You can register yours by emailing regatta at nines.rowing.org.uk. Cheques made payable to "Cambridge 99 RC" can be left for my attention at the nines boathouse or sent to 32 Grebe Court Cambridge CB5 8FR More details are available on our website, including a poster for your boathouse notice boards. As a plate competition, each crew is guaranteed to row three times, and you should be done in a pretty short amount of time, so as not to interfere with any revision plans! A great opportunity to practice those bumps starts against the opposition! Any enquires, do please fire me back an email on the address above. Many thanks Ian -- Ian Farrell Club Captain Cambridge '99 RC 07803 084698 ian at ianfarrell.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holly at cucbc.org Tue May 8 08:37:25 2012 From: holly at cucbc.org (Holly Hedgeland) Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 09:37:25 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fwd: Swan's nest by Green Dragon bridge In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, I've received several emails concerning the above over the last day. One states: "Just FYI- apparently there's a swans' nest on the bank between Green Dragon bridge and Two Tees boatyard. It's supposedly quite precarious, and might be washed away by passing boats if they're at higher rates. Of course there's not a huge amount you can do, but it might be worth at least an email to captains to try and stop this becoming another cause celebre in the present post-ASBO climate...." Please could you advise crews to exercise due caution in that area. Thanks, Holly -- Dr Holly Hedgeland Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs From ian at ianfarrell.org Tue May 8 09:50:06 2012 From: ian at ianfarrell.org (Ian Farrell) Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:50:06 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Cambridge 99 RC Spring Regatta Message-ID: Hi all Quick correction of mistake that crept through in my earlier email. There, of course, TWO races in a plate competition, and not three. Apologies for any confusion. Corrected version of original email below. Regards Ian --- A quick reminder that entries for the Cambridge 99 RC Spring Regatta close on 15 May. You can register yours by emailing regatta at nines.rowing.org.uk. Cheques made payable to "Cambridge 99 RC" can be left for my attention at the nines boathouse or sent to 32 Grebe Court Cambridge CB5 8FR More details are available on our website, including a poster for your boathouse notice boards. As a plate competition, each crew is guaranteed to row twice, and you should be done in a pretty short amount of time, so as not to interfere with any revision plans! A great opportunity to practice those bumps starts against the opposition! Any enquires, do please fire me back an email on the address above. Many thanks Ian -- Ian Farrell Club Captain Cambridge '99 RC 07803 084698 ian at ianfarrell.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cuwbc at cucbc.org Wed May 9 14:52:49 2012 From: cuwbc at cucbc.org (Fran Knight) Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 15:52:49 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Elections for CUWBC Hon Sec In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Women's Captains, Just a reminder that the elections for CUW Hon Sec will be held tonight in the Captains' room at Goldie boathouse from 7pm. Manifestos will be available to view at the election, and all women's captains are eligible to vote. I look forward to seeing you there. Thanks, Fran On 26 Apr 2012 15:05, "Fran Knight" wrote: > Dear Women's Captains, > > The elections for the position of CUWBC Hon Sec 2012-2013 will be held on > Wednesday the 9th May in the Captain's Room of Goldie Boathouse from 7pm > onwards. Manifestos for those wishing to run should be sent to me (hon-sec > [at] cuwbc.org) before 23:45 on Friday 4th May at the latest. > > The position of Hon Sec can be contested by "any member of a Women's Boat > Club in the University", so please could you make your women's clubs aware > of this and the date of the elections. > > Voting eligibility for the position is as follows: "Only members of the > University Women's crews and spares still in residence and statu pupillare > shall be entitled to vote in the election of the Club Officers, *with the > exception of the Hon. Secretary*, in which case each College Women's Boat > Club Captain shall also have one vote in his/her capacity as a Captain." > Those women's captains wishing to vote but unable to be present at the > meeting will be able to submit a proxy vote by email prior to the > elections; please let me know in advance if you will require this. > > I've set out below a brief description of what being Hon Sec entails, but > please do not hesitate to contact me at the above email address if you > would like more information. > > Honorary Secretary: > The Hon Sec is CUWBC's representative on the CUCBC committee, and is the > secretary for the CUW executive committee. The hon sec also works with the > president and vice-president in the general running of the club. > > Thanks, > Fran > > CUWBC Hon Sec 2011-2012 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at cucbc.org Thu May 10 12:49:27 2012 From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins) Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:49:27 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Umpiring May Bumps Message-ID: <004301cd2eab$58cd0950$0a671bf0$@cucbc.org> *Please pass this message on to anyone in your club who may be interested in umpiring* With the May Bumps coming up on 13-16 June, we're looking for umpires for this year's races. Umpiring is a really fun way to get involved in the Bumps - you get to see and be involved in the action from up close on the towpath, either cycling along with the crews or acting as a static umpire at key points on the course. In addition to this, you will get a free dinner, in May Week, and umpiring will reduce the number of marshals that your club needs to provide. To help out, you don't need to have umpired before although we do ask that you have rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of Bumps in the past. There will be a meeting for all umpires where we will explain everything and those that have not umpired before will be paired with a 'senior' during the races. If you would like to help out, please sign up at http://www.cucbc.org/mays/umpires/signup indicating which divisions you are available for (the times of the divisions are listed at http://www.cucbc.org/mays/times). You can both compete and umpire (although obviously don't sign up to umpire a division you're competing in!) If you have any questions, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help! Dan -- Dan Wilkins CUCBC Honorary Secretary E-mail: dan at cucbc.org www.cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tah34 at cam.ac.uk Sun May 13 19:59:29 2012 From: tah34 at cam.ac.uk (T.A. Heycock) Date: 13 May 2012 20:59:29 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Trailering for Peterborough Regatta Message-ID: Hi all, Churchill are looking to go to Peterborough Regatta on Sunday 27th May. Is anyone else going who might have space on their trailer for an VIII+ and a IV+? If so, it would be much appreciated if you could get in touch. Many thanks Tom Heycock CCBC Men's Captain From max.lau at oriel.ox.ac.uk Mon May 14 12:32:39 2012 From: max.lau at oriel.ox.ac.uk (Max Lau) Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:32:39 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] EY Oriel Regatta 2012 Message-ID: <159FFD3D72C3FA46ADE5D27A708A28240EC2DBBC@MBX07.ad.oak.ox.ac.uk> Dear Captain, Please find attached details of Oxford's EY Oriel Regatta 2012, which we are pleased to invite Cambridge Colleges to compete in for the first time. We aim to offer boat rental here in Oxford so it will be as convenient as possible for you to enter crews of any level, if you would be interested in this service please ask. Any questions on this or anything else please enquire of Siobhan Abraham, our Regatta Secretary, at siobhan.abraham at oriel.ox.ac.uk, and we look forward to seeing you there. Best Wishes, and we hope the rain is being kinder on training on the Cam than it is here on the Isis, Oriel Regatta Organising Committee 2012 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Letter to boat club captains.doc Type: application/msword Size: 1500160 bytes Desc: Letter to boat club captains.doc URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Paper Entry form.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 23004 bytes Desc: Paper Entry form.docx URL: From holly at cucbc.org Wed May 16 08:43:22 2012 From: holly at cucbc.org (Holly Hedgeland) Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:43:22 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] British Rowing Level 2 Course August 2012 Message-ID: Please see attached notice of BR coaching course that may be of interest to those in Cambridge over the summer. -- Dr Holly Hedgeland Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs Dear All, Please find attached the poster for the next level 2 which will be run in the Eastern region. As I am sure you are all aware that the Cambridge Level 2 is very popular. There are only 11 places left. Sharon Noble-Layng British Rowing Participation Team Leader Eastern region. British Rowing, The Engine Shed, The embankment, Station Road, Sharnbrook, Beds MK44 1PU Tel: 01234 782422 Mob:07818 576 140 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: L2 Advert Cambridge '99 2012 MASTER.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 617884 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dan at cucbc.org Wed May 16 09:27:39 2012 From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins) Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:39 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Reminder: Mays Entry Deadline Message-ID: <004d01cd3346$240de4b0$6c29ae10$@cucbc.org> Hi all Just a reminder that the May's entry deadline is this Friday (18th May). Please make sure that you have submitted ALL entries by then, along with your crew lists for the Bumps Programme (separate to the main entry) and paid your entry fees and bills. Enter crews at www.cucbc.org/bumps/enter Submit your crew lists for the programme at www.thebumps.co.uk/crewlists If you have any questions or problems submitting your entries, please let me know ASAP. Thanks Dan -- Dan Wilkins CUCBC Honorary Secretary E-mail: dan at cucbc.org Mobile: 07817 657717 www.cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holly at cucbc.org Sat May 19 09:29:03 2012 From: holly at cucbc.org (Holly Hedgeland) Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:29:03 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Nines Regatta - Sunday 20th Message-ID: Dear all, Many apologies for the extremely late confirmation, but I'm afraid requests for advanced information didn't yield anything and I've only just been able to confirm the racing times for Sunday from Nines website as being from 1pm until 7pm. I have adjusted the notice on the CUCBC website to say when the river is closed below Chesterton to non-competing crews to between these times but just wanted to apologise to you for the late notice, which I understand is pretty unhelpful. Sorry, Holly -- Dr Holly Hedgeland Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs From ian at ianfarrell.org Thu May 17 17:15:44 2012 From: ian at ianfarrell.org (Ian Farrell) Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 18:15:44 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Nines Spring Regatta - The Draw and Timings Message-ID: <0FB8D801-BC57-4398-B8D0-CB40FD5937FD@ianfarrell.org> Dear all Please find attached the draw for the Cambridge 99 Spring Regatta that is due to take place this weekend on the Long Reach of the River Cam. I have also attached instructions for coxes, which details how to marshal, and a summary of the Safety Plan, which includes information of what should happen in an emergency. Please could you make sure these are passed on to your crews and they are read and digested before the day. As you know, the regatta has a plate competition, which gives everyone the chance to race at least twice ? the losers of the opening round of each division form a separate series of races. So that this happens as smoothly as possible, we have ranked all entries in the starting order for this year's May Bumps and split these accordingly into divisions of eight. Running the event in divisions of eight ensures that no crew waits around for longer than is needed. You should be able to complete your races in no more 2.5 hours (assuming you reach the finals!) Please be at the marshalling point 30 minutes before your race is due to start. The first division is scheduled to begin at 1pm. The last is expected to go off at 6pm. Any queries to regatta at nines.rowing.org.uk. Regards Ian -- IAN FARRELL Cambridge '99 RC Club Captian 07803 084698 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: spring regatta safety- Competitors' notes.doc Type: application/msword Size: 52736 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Nines Spring regatta draw - version 1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 50284 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Coxing_instructions.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 106233 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- From trinityhall.women at cucbc.org Thu May 24 08:38:23 2012 From: trinityhall.women at cucbc.org (A. M. Archer) Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:23 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Peterborough Regatta, Saturday 26th May In-Reply-To: <84937D2A-D6F5-4612-BACE-085B120CFA23@cucbc.org> References: <84937D2A-D6F5-4612-BACE-085B120CFA23@cucbc.org> Message-ID: <4C5372DD-DF9C-4E40-BB93-7873E5974A7A@cucbc.org> I fear I am now also in need of a cox for Saturday. If anyone is at a loose end, please help me out. Alice On 23 May 2012, at 15:10, "A. M. Archer" wrote: > Dear All, > > I apologise for the mass email. On account of illness, I am desperately in need of a stroke side woman to sub in to my W1 VIII for Peterborough Regatta this Saturday. No other rowers in Trinity Hall are able to do it. > > If any of you can, or know someone who can, then please get back to me ASAP, as ideally I would like an outing with said sub tomorrow. > > Many thanks, > > Alice Archer > Trinity Hall Women's Captain > > From holly at cucbc.org Sat May 26 21:07:50 2012 From: holly at cucbc.org (Holly Hedgeland) Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 22:07:50 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fwd: Diving operations, downstream Baits Bite Lock, River Cam, Monday 28 May 2012 References: <7BAB025816194837BB967D060BB70A75@PhilippasPC> Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: > From: "Philippa Noon" > Date: 25 May 2012 18:03:07 GMT+01:00 > To: "'Pippa Noon'" > Subject: Diving operations, downstream Baits Bite Lock, River Cam, Monday 28 May 2012 > > To all river users, > > Kindly note that there will be a diver in the navigation channel downstream of Baits Bite Lock, Milton, River Cam, on Monday 28 May 2012, approximate time 11:00 hr to 13:00 hr. > > Navigators are advised to keep a lookout when approaching or leaving Baits Bite Lock and to heed the instructions given by the banksman in attendance. > > Thank you for your attention and cooperation. > > > Pip Noon > > > > River Manager > Conservators of the River Cam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter.convey at btinternet.com Wed May 30 11:34:44 2012 From: peter.convey at btinternet.com (PETER CONVEY) Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 12:34:44 +0100 (BST) Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fw: X-Press Head Race In-Reply-To: <1834E7D78521DE4294C34598C043984C583202@sha-ex10-mbx01.exchange.simply.ms> References: <1834E7D78521DE4294C34598C043984C583202@sha-ex10-mbx01.exchange.simply.ms> Message-ID: <1338377684.96717.YahooMailNeo@web87701.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> for information ? Pete ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Sue Sutcliffe To: "peter.convey at btinternet.com" Cc: "Green, Martin" Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 10:26 Subject: X-Press Head Race Hi Pete ? The X-Press Head Race is on Monday 18th June. It is open to all rowers (Town & Gown). We appreciate it is after the Mays & that many folk will be done! However, for any rowers still around it will be a fun?evening of Head Racing. Hopefully?it will be a?lovely sunny evening,?with condition ripe for the?setting of course records!? ? ? Please find attached poster - we now have an online entry system too! Can you?circulate to?anyone you think will be interested at your end? ? Kind regards, Sue 07762 375 097 01223 874 008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: X-Press Headv2.final.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 31163 bytes Desc: X-Press Headv2.final.docx URL: From dan at cucbc.org Thu May 31 12:19:52 2012 From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins) Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:19:52 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Umpiring May Bumps Message-ID: <00f201cd3f27$af6fda30$0e4f8e90$@cucbc.org> *Please pass this message on to anyone in your club who may be interested in umpiring* Many thanks to those of you who have signed up to umpire the May Bumps (13-16 June). We're still looking for a few more people to help out to ensure this year's races run smoothly, so please do consider signing up. Umpiring is a really fun way to get involved in the Bumps - you get to see and be involved in the action from up close on the towpath, either cycling along with the crews or acting as a static umpire at key points on the course. In addition to this, you will get a free dinner, in May Week, and umpiring will reduce the number of marshals that your club needs to provide. To help out, you don't need to have umpired before although we do ask that you have rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of Bumps in the past. There will be a meeting for all umpires where we will explain everything and those that have not umpired before will be paired with a 'senior' during the races. If you would like to help out, please sign up at http://www.cucbc.org/mays/umpires/signup indicating which divisions you are available for (the times of the divisions are listed at http://www.cucbc.org/mays/times). You can both compete and umpire (although obviously don't sign up to umpire a division you're competing in!) If you have any questions, please get in touch. Thanks in advance for your help! Dan -- Dan Wilkins CUCBC Honorary Secretary E-mail: dan at cucbc.org www.cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at cucbc.org Thu May 31 12:20:55 2012 From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins) Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:20:55 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] CUCBC Committee Positions 2012-13 Message-ID: <010101cd3f27$d54b51d0$7fe1f570$@cucbc.org> *Captains: Please pass this message on to anyone in your club who may be interested in CUCBC Committee Positions* Hi all - a quick reminder about nominations for next year's CUCBC Committee. With the May Bumps fast approaching and the academic year almost over, we are starting to think about appointing next year's CUCBC Executive Committee. There are four open positions, all of which are open to *any* member of the College boat clubs. Involvement with the CUCBC committee is fun and rewarding and a good way of giving something back to College rowing in Cambridge, so if you are enthusiastic about college rowing and would like to get involved on the organisational side, please do consider applying for a position. While there are a number of defined jobs, responsibilities (particularly organising and umpiring the major races) tend to be shared between committee members who will work together throughout the year. If you wish to run for any of these positions, please send a brief manifesto outlining your experience and what you will bring to the position to Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Honorary Secretary (dan at cucbc.org), by Sunday 3rd June. I also strongly recommend getting involved in umpiring this year's May Bumps (details of which to follow shortly). Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to know more. CUCBC Honorary Secretary This position will be elected at the pre-May Bumps Captains' Meeting (Sunday 10 June) by the College Captains. Candidates will give a brief speech to the Captains before they vote. Current: Dan Wilkins (dan at cucbc.org) The Honorary Secretary is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the CUCBC committee; organisation of CUCBC events (Uni IVs, Lents, SBR, Mays) and day-to-day administration of College rowing. This includes issuing fines and dealing with straight forward appeals, compiling agendas and minutes for the Captains' meetings, arranging marshalling rotas and organising the start of year LBCs' course. You will also be the Captains' main representative on the Executive Committee. The Honorary Secretary will generally take responsibility for organising one of the CUCBC events, while the others will be distributed between committee members. While there are a number of responsibilities, they are spread out over the year and completed with the help of the other committee members. This is a rewarding job for an energetic and enthusiastic person! Junior Treasurer This position will be co-opted by the current Executive Committee. Current: Tom Grimble (juniortreasurer at cucbc.org) The junior treasurer takes responsibility for the day-to-day running of CUCBC's finances, including drawing up and distributing bills to the College Boat Clubs and preparing the budget with the Senior Treasurer. Events Secretary This position (1 or 2 persons, as deemed appropriate) will be co-opted by the current Executive Committee. Current: Dave Lambert (events at cucbc.org) The events secretary helps with the organisation and running of CUCBC races. While overall responsibility for the CUCBC events will be divided between committee members (so you will not have to do everything!), the events secretary helps out with arranging umpires and organising and distributing umpiring kit. You will also liase with the producers of the Bumps programmes and arrange the presentations and upkeep of the University medals and trophies. A fun job if you want to get involved with running races on the Cam! Coxes' Representative This position will be elected at the May Bumps Coxes' Meetings (Sunday 10 June) by the coxes. Current: Mat Bryan (coxing at cucbc.org) The coxes' rep aids the development of coxes within the College boat clubs, including arranging the novice coxes' meeting in Michaelmas term as well as giving the pre-Bumps coxes' briefings and any other ideas you may have! In addition to these positions, the CUCBC Committee also comprises the Honorary Secretaries of the three University clubs (CUBC, CUWBC, CULRC). Each of these clubs have their own election procedures which will be or have already been circulated by the current Honorary Secretaries. We look forward to hearing from you! Dan -- Dan Wilkins CUCBC Honorary Secretary E-mail: dan at cucbc.org www.cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: