[CUCBC Captains] Captains' Meeting & Early Morning Guidance

[Michael Thornton]

The senior committee, including the chief  umpires, will decide on the number of divisions in due course, and this will be announced at the start of term captains' meeting in accordance with the handbook.

It should be made clear now however that the captains do not have a vote on the number of divisions the chief umpires are willing to run. Any motion you may wish to bring forward should be invariant under the chief umpires' decisions on divisions, else is in essence a threat.

That said, be mindful of the decisions that were taken by the captains last year in order to try and improve the standard of the lower boats. These decisions were supported by the senior committee as strategies likely to bring about positive change (in particular, that weekday afternoon outings count as 1.5); this is being taken into consideration.

This sounds very authoritarian, but it is nonetheless the state of things.


Michael Thornton
CUCBC Honorary Secretary 2015-2016

> On 8 Jan 2016, at 10:53, NCBC Captain <ncbc.captain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Could we be told under what format (ie with how many divisions) the CUCBC committee are planning to run Lent Bumps this year please, in order to know whether we want to bring a motion forward or not?
> 
> Best,
> Agnès de Varine
> NCBC Captain 2015-16
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Captains [mailto:captains-bounces at lists.cucbc.org] De la part de Michael Thornton
> Envoyé : jeudi 7 janvier 2016 23:05
> À : captains at lists.cucbc.org
> Cc : CUCBC Senior Committee
> Objet : [CUCBC Captains] Captains' Meeting & Early Morning Guidance
> 
> Dear Captains
> 
> The start of term Captains’ Meeting will be held on Thursday 14th January at 1800 in the Audit Room, King’s College. Any motions you wish to bring forward should be submitted to me by 1800 on Monday 11th January. An agenda will be circulated shortly after.
> 
> Also, please find attached a draft copy of the guidance we are issuing on early morning use of the river this term. Please familiarise yourselves thoroughly with this document, and raise any issues as spotted. We will discuss its contents at the Captains' Meeting as required.
> 
> Best
> Michael Thornton
> CUCBC Honorary Secretary 2015-2016
> 
>