[CUCBC Captains] Cambridge Nines Regatta - 28th May 2017

[Keith Garrett]

Deadline today (Monday) at 23:00 to get entries in for Cambridge Nines Regatta.

Entries can be made ahead of payment as we would like to get the draw
out on time.

Standing starts & side by side racing. All the fun to be had!

Keith.



On 18 May 2017 at 23:15, Keith Garrett <keith at reaperman.org> wrote:
> Please note entries are actually open until 23:00 on Monday 22nd May
> and the draw will come out on Tuesday 23rd May.
>
> http://cambridge99.org
>
> On 5 May 2017 at 23:40, Keith Garrett <keith at reaperman.org> wrote:
>> Sunday 28th May sees our annual 'Cambridge Nines' Spring Regatta.
>>
>> This 1000m side-by-side race up the Long Reach is an enjoyable
>> afternoon of racing in 8s, and the perfect preparation for May bumps.
>> Come and practise those racing starts and size up the opposition in
>> your division.
>>
>> The regatta is a plate competition, meaning everyone will get at least
>> two races. We'll run divisions back-to-back, so your racing should be
>> complete in about 2.5 hours.* Pots will be awarded to the winning
>> crews at the Cambridge '99 RC boathouse after the event and the club
>> fielding the most winning crews will be awarded bonus prize of a slab
>> of beer. Bar will be open until late and there will be a BBQ running.
>>
>> Please submit your entries on-line where you can pay via transfer,
>> cheque (our first time using this system so please email if you have a
>> problem)
>>
>> https://webcollect.org.uk/cambridge99/event/cambridge-nines-regatta
>>
>> A couple of years ago, as an experiment, we changed the way we
>> organised your entries into races to make the event smoother and
>> minimise delays. This worked well so we'd like to keep the same format
>> in 2017.
>>
>> We will rank crews in order of their standing at the end of the last
>> May Bumps and pick out groups of 8 crews to form divisions. This will
>> mean you'll be racing crews that are likely in the same Mays division
>> as you, but there is a chance you could be racing a crew in a division
>> higher or lower at some point.
>>
>> Entries will close on Sunday the 21st of May and the draw will come
>> out on Monday 22nd of May.
>>
>> *Last-minute scratchings or odd numbers of entries in a division may
>> require a crew to be given a bye through to the next round. This may
>> reduce the number of races, or could necessitate a wait while other
>> crews race.
>>
>> Please direct any enquires to regatta at cambridge99.org and a member of
>> the organising committee will get back to you.
>>
>> Keith.
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