[CUCBC Captains] Action required: Statement regarding May Bumps 2021, SBR, Captains meeting

[Limeng Zhu]

Dear Captains,
Some important information and action required, please bear with the long
email.

*Statement regarding May Bumps 2021 and SBR:*
*This will be communicated to all of the rowing community in a separate
email.*

It is with regret that the CUCBC Committees have taken the hard decision to
cancel May Bumps 2021.

We are aware that most college coxswains have had at most 4 weeks of
training on the Cam over the past 12 months, and, given the recent
announcement from the Vice-Chancellor that students are unlikely to be
allowed to return en masse before Monday 17th May, we feel that it is not
possible to safely organise the traditional May Bumps at the end of the
academic year. We are also aware that some smaller clubs rely on the
availability of "novice" rowers in order to field a bumps crew, and
understand that most novices have also had at most 4 weeks of training so
far this academic year.
With this in mind, we would instead like to plan to hold a non-contact
rowing event, to take place at the end of term. Such an event would not
require a 12-outing rule and could potentially take different formats, or
have different divisions, for novice and senior crews, allowing more people
to safely take part.
To gather information about the feasibility of such an event, and to gauge
interest in different options, we have circulated a short survey to
Captains, which we ask they complete by 2pm Thursday. Apologies for the
short timescale, but this is to give us time to collate responses and
formulate proposals to take to the Captains meeting this weekend.

The CUCBC Committees.

*Statement regarding SBR:  *

It is with regret that we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the
2021 Small Boats Regatta. With current restrictions on travel, it would not
be fair to run a race with University medals where not all students have
the opportunity to compete. It should be noted that non-CUCBC run races are
running to which small boats can enter.

The CUCBC Committees.

*Action required.*
We need your input to organise the most appropriate senior and novice
replacement racing, taking into consideration restrictions on activities at
least up to 21st June. We'd like to run a novice and senior race at the end
of term, and will present a proposed plan at Sunday's Captains meeting for
all to vote upon.
*Please fill the below survey by **Thursday 2pm at the latest,** with ONE
response per club. *
https://forms.gle/Jh9fRmf3HMP2jWcS7

We appreciate the news regarding May Bumps will be a disappointment to
many; it is a major disappointment to many of us on the Committee but we
must be guided on safety. Hopefully however, a revised racing schedule will
be a suitable alternative and provide a more tailored experience for your
novices.

*Captain's Meeting:*
A preliminary agenda will include the following as major topics:
-CUCBC Committees' proposals of alternative end-of-term racing based upon
Captains' survey.
-Proposal to remove evening hours for this Easter term only.


With Kind regards,
The CUCBC Committees
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