From mark at cucbc.org Sun May 2 12:32:55 2021 From: mark at cucbc.org (Mark Jacobs) Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 13:32:55 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fwd: Rad mile publicity on teh captains list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: See below for details of the Radegund Mile next weekend, contact the organiser directly if you have any questions. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jeremy Johnson Date: Sun, 2 May 2021, 13:17 Subject: Fwd: Rad mile publicity on teh captains list To: Radegund Mile races (Sunday 9th May) are now open for entries Hi everyone The long-delayed and eagerly-awaited St Radegund race-entry form is finally ready! Apologies for the delay, and thanks for all your suggestions. Firstly, thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions! OK, so we've listened to what you all said, and it looks like you'd like two different races for Sunday, 9th May: a novice-centric shorter-format race for some crews, and a long-format head-race of 2k+ for others. So we're planning to offer both! We're offering the Radegund "Give-em-an-inch" a short-format head-race of 1.1km for less-experienced crews, running from the top of the Long Reach to Peter's Posts. For the purposes of this race, novice crews must not have anyone rowing in them who started rowing before Michaelmas 2020 (ie September 2020) In a separate division, we're offering more experienced crews the St Radegund "MilesAndMiles", a long-format race of 2.2km from the A14 bridge to the Railway bridge. Novices can enter this race if they wish, but they'll be racing in the senior category. We'll offer at least one division of each format. Entries are now open, and the signup google-form is here: https://forms.gle/YP9ES6tJMRhxB1tk6 Please sign up before Saturday 8th if at all possible, as we really need to get an idea of demand to work out timings. Thanks again for your input, and see you on the 9th May! And please pass this on to everyone you know who might be interested! 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We are in the process of communicating with the Senior Tutors to establish whether we would be allowed to run the VIIIs regatta while exams are still ongoing or not, and will update Captains when we know more. Entries for the SBR should be made via captains using the CUCBC website . The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are available online here and here respectively; I've provided a summary below. As usual for the SBR, we will do our best to accommodate competitors who want to enter 2 events (e.g. both 1x and 2x), but please note that 3 or more events for a single competitor is unlikely to be possible. We reserve the right to combine categories if there are fewer than four entries in any particular event. The deadline for entries to the SBR, including payment, is Monday 17th May at 23:45. Entry Fees are ?10 for all single scull races, ?16 per double or pair, and ?25 per four. Entry fees can be paid by bank transfer only (Account name: Cambridge University Combined Boat Club; Account number: 00008487; Sort code: 72-00-06). Please use a sensible payment reference that will allow us to match your payment to your college/entry. Please note that competing crews will be expected to provide marshals (via their clubs) to ensure the smooth and safe running of races. Failure to provide marshals as required will result in the automatic scratching/disqualification of the relevant competing crew. More specific details will be available once we have a list of entries and are able to put together a racing timetable. *Categories and Eligibility* Here is a brief overview of the different categories that are available to enter. We will combine events where necessary if there are insufficient numbers of entries in any given category. Coxed Fours (First Division) - open to all. Coxed Fours (Second Division) - for second fours, i.e. you should have (at least) a separate 1st four or 1st eight competing this term. The only exception is if your 1st boat is in the third division (or lower) of both Mays and Lents. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter this division, nor can any boat containing two or more 1st Mays colours. The Small boats fall broadly into three levels of competition: 'Championship' events: Delafields (W1x), Colquhouns (M1x), Magdalene (M2-, W2-) - open to all. 'Intermediate' events: Fairbairn Junior (M1x, W1x), Lowe (M2x, W2x, Mixed2x), Forster-Fairbairn (M2-, W2-) - Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter, nor can previous winners of each respective event. Novice events - Peter Brandt (M1x) and Maiden Sculls (W1x) - open only to those who have never before competed in a sculling race. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter. If you have any questions, please let me know. You may get a faster response if you cc the rest of the committee as well! Best wishes, Matthew -- Matthew Temple CUCBC Exec. Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew at cucbc.org Tue May 4 20:49:44 2021 From: matthew at cucbc.org (Matthew Temple) Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 21:49:44 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Small boats/fours event - entries now open In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, My apologies, there was a mistake in the 'Categories and Eligibility' section in my email below - the Lowe Double Sculls are in fact open to all, including former university triallists, and so should have been listed in the 'Championship' events and not the 'Intermediate'. Sorry for any confusion caused! I've also had a question about scheduling - we're planning to race each event across multiple days. Past experience has found that e.g. scheduling finals back-to-back with semi-finals works well to make efficient use of everyone's time, but more than two rounds per event per day risks crews with easier first-round draws having an unfair advantage in the later rounds. Having said that, we're using a shorter course this year, so it may be less of an issue - if anyone has strong opinions on this please do feel free to let me know. If we do get fewer entries such that we can fit everything into two or three afternoons then we will do that - we've asked the Conservancy for four afternoons just to make sure that we will still be able to run the event if lots and lots of people enter. If anyone has specific time constraints (e.g. you have a sculler who is really keen to race but has an exam on the Monday afternoon) then I will do my best to construct a race timetable around those, but I can't offer any guarantees before entries close - if every club/crew comes back with a long list of constraints then there's unlikely to be a universally acceptable solution. Best wishes, Matthew On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 17:53, Matthew Temple wrote: > Dear Captains, > > Entries for the 'Smaller Boats Regatta' SBR 2021 > are now open, with races planned to > take place in the afternoons (13:00-17:30) of Monday 7th, Wednesday 9th, > Thursday 10th and Friday 11th June. As discussed at the Captains' meeting, > this is going to be an event for both 4s and small boats, racing > side-by-side over the Pembroke Regatta Course, with the exception of > the Novice 1x categories, which will race over their usual 500m course > side-by-side on the Reach. > We are aware that the dates for the Eights Regatta which were > initially proposed are now due to clash with a significant number of Tripos > examinations. We are in the process of communicating with the Senior Tutors > to establish whether we would be allowed to run the VIIIs regatta while > exams are still ongoing or not, and will update Captains when we know more. > > Entries for the SBR should be made via captains using the CUCBC website > . > The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are > available online here > and here respectively; I've > provided a summary below. As usual for the SBR, we will do our > best to accommodate competitors who want to enter 2 events (e.g. both 1x > and 2x), but please note that 3 or more events for a single competitor is > unlikely to be possible. We reserve the right to combine categories if > there are fewer than four entries in any particular event. > > The deadline for entries to the SBR, including payment, is Monday 17th May > at 23:45. Entry Fees are ?10 for all single scull races, ?16 per double > or pair, and ?25 per four. Entry fees can be paid by bank transfer only > (Account name: Cambridge University Combined Boat Club; Account number: > 00008487; Sort code: 72-00-06). Please use a sensible payment reference > that will allow us to match your payment to your college/entry. > > Please note that competing crews will be expected to provide marshals (via > their clubs) to ensure the smooth and safe running of races. Failure to > provide marshals as required will result in the > automatic scratching/disqualification of the relevant competing crew. > More specific details will be available once we have a list of entries > and are able to put together a racing timetable. > > *Categories and Eligibility* > Here is a brief overview of the different categories that are available to > enter. We will combine events where necessary if there are insufficient > numbers of entries in any given category. > > Coxed Fours (First Division) - open to all. > Coxed Fours (Second Division) - for second fours, i.e. you should have (at > least) a separate 1st four or 1st eight competing this term. The only > exception is if your 1st boat is in the third division (or lower) of both > Mays and Lents. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps > cannot enter this division, nor can any boat containing two or more 1st > Mays colours. > > The Small boats fall broadly into three levels of competition: > 'Championship' events: Delafields (W1x), Colquhouns (M1x), Magdalene (M2-, > W2-) - open to all. > 'Intermediate' events: Fairbairn Junior (M1x, W1x), Lowe (M2x, W2x, > Mixed2x), Forster-Fairbairn (M2-, W2-) - Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie > colours and Trial caps cannot enter, nor can previous winners of each > respective event. > Novice events - Peter Brandt (M1x) and Maiden Sculls (W1x) - open only to > those who have never before competed in a sculling race. Blues, half-blues, > Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter. > > If you have any questions, please let me know. You may get a faster > response if you cc the rest of the committee as well! > > Best wishes, > Matthew > -- > Matthew Temple > > CUCBC Exec. Committee > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Sat May 8 21:36:08 2021 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 22:36:08 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Rad =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9CMile=E2=80=9D_?=River Closure In-Reply-To: <4e151c32-a56f-4aa7-b3e0-83f6a00d7f07@Spark> References: <4e151c32-a56f-4aa7-b3e0-83f6a00d7f07@Spark> Message-ID: Dear all, Please note that the river closure displayed on the CUCBC website for the Rad Mile was out of date - given the modified nature of tomorrow?s Rad Mile, the closure now extends from 09:30 - 16:00, though I imagine racing will actually conclude closer to 15:00. Please liaise with Jeremy, CCed, if you have any crews planning to boat before 16:00. Best wishes, Conor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From champsjuniorhead at gmail.com Mon May 10 21:30:07 2021 From: champsjuniorhead at gmail.com (Events Secretary) Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 22:30:07 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Champs VIIIs Head - Sunday May 16th Message-ID: Hi Captains, Just a reminder to get your entries in for the Champs VIIIs Head which will be running this coming Sunday. We promise a fun event and pots for event winners (which have the date on so they won't get mixed up with previous and future victories!). There's even the opportunity to take home a magnum of champagne if you break the mens' or womens' course record. All prizes will be delivered to a location of your choosing (in Cambridge!) in the week following the event. Full event details can be found on our website as well as a link to the entry form: https://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/ The formal entry deadline is Wednesday 12th at 6pm which allows a draw to be circulated in good time, however we will consider late entries so please do get in touch if you find yourself needing to make an entry after Wednesday! Jen Bromley Champs VIIIs Head Event Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ls.rowing at gmail.com Wed May 12 13:53:22 2021 From: ls.rowing at gmail.com (Lianne Stanford) Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 14:53:22 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Cambridge Spring Regatta is ON Message-ID: Cambridge '99 Rowing Club will be hosting their annual Spring Regatta on Sunday 30th May 2021. This 1000 m side-by-side race up the Long Reach is an enjoyable day of racing for 8+ crews and also for juniors, Quads. It is a fantastic way to nail those starts in advance of the regatta season and for college crews it is the perfect way to get some experience racing. Novices are welcome. We may shorten the race for Novices closer to race day so that it can be done as safely as possible ENTRIES ARE OPEN NOW and more details about the event can be found here www dot cambridge99 dot org/spring-regatta . If you have any questions please email *regatta at cambridge99.org* and a member of the Committee will respond! * We will do our very best to have your races completed as quickly as we can. * We aim to give all crews two races but this will depend on numbers. * Online Registration and we will work very hard to meet any timing requests. * Any changes or cancellations due to COVID will be fully refunded. * The week prior we will post a sign-up sheet for requests to row through, although we'd love for you to race. 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Given the short turnaround time, there will be an informal forum held for captains on Friday evening where clarification can be sought on the proposal, and to facilitate amendment-making and efficient voting at the Captains' meeting on Sunday. Details will be circulated ASAP. With kind regards, The CUCBC Committees. Question to Captains regarding dates of the Regatta: After discussion between the Committees, and with input from Senior Tutors and the Cam Conservancy, the following dates seem viable and should be considered as dates for the Eight?s Regatta. Following advice from the Senior Tutors, we have decided the normal university May Bumps days (w/c 14th June) are not an option due to the number of examinations held on these dates. Note that none of these dates are a perfect fit, as such we also list the advantages and limitations of each date: Option 1: To run the races w/c 21st June Advantages: Closest to normal bumps, likely within most students' accommodation period Disadvantages: Still some exams running. This would be the preferred option from the CUCBC Committees, when considering logistics, timing and gaining river closures. Option 2: Run the races from 19th-23rd June. Advantages: Still close to normal bumps, reduces number of exams running as some racing on weekends. Disadvantages: Weekend closures may not be acceptable to CRA, still some exams running. Option 3: An option for captains to vote on FIVE racing days (1 for GoR, 4 for the Regatta) from the following: 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th. Advantages: Possibly more likely to find dates acceptable for more people. Disadvantages: Issues of organising isolated days racing in terms of race equipment hire (possibly higher entry fees), difficult to find days which work best for all people, less time to prepare for racing on the 12th/13th. Format of the Eights? Regatta and Rules of Racing: A side-by-side Regatta held on the Long reach. The Regatta will be run subject to Bumps rules and Bumps fines where applicable, with significant changes to accommodate for substitutions and the Regatta format (many thanks to Pembroke for their information regarding Pem Regatta). For this event only, the rules below will be in force. If there is contradiction between the below rules and Bumps rules, the below rules should be read as true. 1. The Regatta will be raced from a standing start between the Stump at the bottom of the Long Reach and Peter's Posts. These will be indicated by flags on the bank. 1.1 The length of the course is approximately 1100m. The course may be shortened at the chief umpire's discretion should a houseboat or other such obstacle present itself on the course. 1.2 The race fee will be ?50, reduced to ?25 if, for any reason, a crew only races the GoR. 1.3 Full refunds will be provided for crews who scratch before the GoR due to COVID-19 isolation. 2. A Getting-On race will be run before the regatta to seed crews into appropriate divisions. 2.1 The length of the GoR will be the length of the Regatta course. 2.2 The GoR will be run on ***Date TBC*** 2.3 Crews who opt only to race in GoR, or in the situation the regatta is oversubscribed, will be refunded half the entrance fee. 2.4 There is no 12-outing requirement however crews must be able to competently race and steer, under penalty of disqualification at GoR without half-refund. 3. A Swiss-system tournament is to be used within each division. Each crew will race once a day, unless their opponent scratches. 3.1. Races on the first day will be seeded 3.1a. The subsequent days' race pairings will be based upon the previous day's race results whereby winners will race winners and losers race losers. 3.1b. Further particulars regarding race pairing will be released after entries close, in order to accommodate as many racing crews as we can. 3.2. The division winner is determined by the crew winning all their races. 3.3. Prizes will be awarded to winning crews in each Division. The winner of the top senior and top novice division will be the overall winner for senior/novices. 4. There will be 10 divisions, subdivided by gender and novice/senior crews, and we will aim to accommodate as many crews as we can. 4.1 Any extra slots in mixed categories will be fairly allocated to Men/Women according to the number of entries. 4.1.1 A Mixed crew is defined as one with a maximum of 4 male rowers. 4.2 Should it be the case that crew entrants exceed the maximum number of races able to be run, qualifications will be based upon GoR time. 4.3 Each college will have automatic entitlement to a senior and novice crew of each gender entered. All crews must however race the GoR. 5. Racing 5.1 Crews will be started by the call "Attention" and then "Go". 5.2 If the Start umpire judges both crews to be straight and ready then, at their discretion, they may choose to call "Attention, Go" without waiting for both coxes to indicate that they are ready, in the interests of not delaying race proceedings. 5.2.1 Crews which are late to the start, or who take an unnecessary amount of time to get ready at the start, will be awarded a false start. 5.3 Umpires will be present at the start and at the finish, and a Race Umpire will cycle alongside each pair of racing crews. Crews must obey the instructions of the Umpires. 5.4 The race umpire will cycle alongside the bow ball of the winning crew. Bank parties must not obstruct the race umpire. 5.5. In the interests of safety, bank parties are restricted to *two* persons on bicycles. The use of loud hailers is prohibited. 5.6. A crew will be disqualified from that race after its second false start in the same race. 5.7 Boats will race side-by-side and must keep to their station throughout the race, irrespective of the position of the opposition. If a boat moves to take the opposition's water it will be warned to move back on station by the Race Umpire who will blow their whistle for a short burst (1 time for a first offence, 2 times for a second offence, etc.) and shout the name of the offending crew, or both crews. The crew(s) in question must act on this warning or they will be considered for disqualification at the end of the race, either following the third offence or following a more significant single offence. 5.8 Unless unsafe to do so, boats must continue rowing until well past the finish line. The emergency stop signal from the Race Umpire will be continuous whistling, usually followed by sirens from static umpires. 5.9 Subject to disqualification, the boat whose bow ball passes the finish line first will be declared the winner. A dead heat may be awarded at the Finish umpire's discretion. This will result in a re-row, which will be incorporated into the next division of races. 5.10 The decision by the Finish Umpire is final and appeals to the decision by the Finish Umpire will not be entertained. 5.11 Should a race require to be stopped, the race will be re-run with both crews starting from the same position. 6 Substitutions 6.1 In the spirit of sportsmanship in consecutive-day racing, all entrants agree to keeping crew compositions the same wherever possible 6.2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and examination periods, the requirements for subs will be massively relaxed 6.3 Standard Bumps restrictions apply (e.g. rowers may only row once daily) with the addition of: 6.3a Members of one club may sub into another, providing that the receiving club crew is the lowest crew fielded and no individual from the receiving club is available. 6.3b In the event of self-isolation and exams, subs will be granted however an email acknowledgement of substitution must be received from CUCBC 6.4 All substitutions must be approved by CUCBC, with an email to committee at cucbc.org stating division, crew, individuals subbed in, individuals subbed out. The threshold for CUCBC to approve a sub will be extremely low; captains should expect the vast majority of these to be approved. 7. All crews must adhere to the marshalling plan and the instructions of marshals and umpires. 8. All clubs must provide marshals, the number of whom will be determined by the number of entrants. 9. All novice coxes must attend a novice cox briefing. A novice cox is defined as one who has not coxed a regatta previously. Senior coxes may also attend if they wish. 10. We request that all members who have sufficient racing experience volunteer to umpire this event, otherwise races and/or divisions might have to be reduced due to lack of umpires. --ENDS-- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Thu May 13 13:46:33 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 14:46:33 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] June Eights Regatta - Captains' Meeting this Sunday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Captains, As mentioned, we will be hosting an informal forum for captains only tomorrow at 7pm, where clarification can be sought on the proposal, and to facilitate amendment-making and efficient voting at the Captains' meeting on Sunday. This forum will last for as long as captains wish (as I, quite depressingly, have nothing on in the evening). This is in addition to the formal Captains' meeting, so there is no obligation to join, and any pertinent points, i.e. amendments, will be raised in the captain's meeting. I will also produce a short summary for captains and committee post-meeting with clarifications. As this is informal please do (where possible) turn your video on. *Please indicate your college/position in your name, otherwise I won't admit you. * (e.g. if I were still Girton Captain, I would be "Limeng, GCBC Overall") This is so I can keep track of how much representation there is and note down the proposer/seconder of any amendments made. Link: https://timeout.srcf.net/lz394-ehd-6nd-km0 Passcode: 267661 If you have trouble joining, do email me on the day, I'll be checking my inbox. Any questions and clarifications you'd like beforehand please email through, I'll do my best to answer them tomorrow. All best, Lee On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 00:16, Matthew Temple wrote: > Dear Captains, > > > Many thanks for being patient with us. Below is our detailed proposal for > the June Eight?s Regatta. We have three options available for race dates, > which we would like the Captains to decide between (via a vote) at a > meeting *this* *Sunday 16th May at 7pm*. > > > We are proposing the rules of racing in their entirety: if you wish to > propose an amendment to any part of this proposal, please do this by > email with names of seconder (e.g. Proposed by Gorton, seconded by > Porterhouse, Sodney and Kongs) to committee at cucbc.org by* 7*pm, Saturday > 15th May to be added onto the agenda and voted upon. > > > Given the short turnaround time, there will be an informal forum held for > captains on Friday evening where clarification can be sought on the > proposal, and to facilitate amendment-making and efficient voting at the > Captains' meeting on Sunday. Details will be circulated ASAP. > > > With kind regards, > > The CUCBC Committees. > > > > Question to Captains regarding dates of the Regatta: > > After discussion between the Committees, and with input from Senior Tutors > and the Cam Conservancy, the following dates seem viable and should be > considered as dates for the Eight?s Regatta. Following advice from the > Senior Tutors, we have decided the normal university May Bumps days (w/c > 14th June) are not an option due to the number of examinations held on > these dates. Note that none of these dates are a perfect fit, as such we > also list the advantages and limitations of each date: > > > Option 1: To run the races w/c 21st June > > Advantages: Closest to normal bumps, likely within most students' > accommodation period > > Disadvantages: Still some exams running. > > This would be the preferred option from the CUCBC Committees, when > considering logistics, timing and gaining river closures. > > > Option 2: Run the races from 19th-23rd June. > > Advantages: Still close to normal bumps, reduces number of exams running > as some racing on weekends. > > Disadvantages: Weekend closures may not be acceptable to CRA, still some > exams running. > > > Option 3: An option for captains to vote on FIVE racing days (1 for GoR, 4 > for the Regatta) from the following: 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, > 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th. > > Advantages: Possibly more likely to find dates acceptable for more people. > > Disadvantages: Issues of organising isolated days racing in terms of race > equipment hire (possibly higher entry fees), difficult to find days which > work best for all people, less time to prepare for racing on the 12th/13th. > > > Format of the Eights? Regatta and Rules of Racing: > > > A side-by-side Regatta held on the Long reach. The Regatta will be run > subject to Bumps rules and Bumps fines where applicable, with significant > changes to accommodate for substitutions and the Regatta format (many > thanks to Pembroke for their information regarding Pem Regatta). > > > For this event only, the rules below will be in force. If there is > contradiction between the below rules and Bumps rules, the below rules > should be read as true. > > > 1. The Regatta will be raced from a standing start between the Stump at > the bottom of the Long Reach and Peter's Posts. These will be indicated by > flags on the bank. > > 1.1 The length of the course is approximately 1100m. The course may be > shortened at the chief umpire's discretion should a houseboat or other such > obstacle present itself on the course. > > 1.2 The race fee will be ?50, reduced to ?25 if, for any reason, a crew > only races the GoR. > > 1.3 Full refunds will be provided for crews who scratch before the GoR > due to COVID-19 isolation. > > > 2. A Getting-On race will be run before the regatta to seed crews into > appropriate divisions. > > 2.1 The length of the GoR will be the length of the Regatta course. > 2.2 The GoR will be run on ***Date TBC*** > > 2.3 Crews who opt only to race in GoR, or in the situation the regatta is > oversubscribed, will be refunded half the entrance fee. > > 2.4 There is no 12-outing requirement however crews must be able to > competently race and steer, under penalty of disqualification at GoR > without half-refund. > > 3. A Swiss-system tournament is to be used within each division. Each > crew will race once a day, unless their opponent scratches. > 3.1. Races on the first day will be seeded > 3.1a. The subsequent days' race pairings will be based upon the previous > day's race results whereby winners will race winners and losers race losers. > 3.1b. Further particulars regarding race pairing will be released after > entries close, in order to accommodate as many racing crews as we can. > 3.2. The division winner is determined by the crew winning all their > races. > > 3.3. Prizes will be awarded to winning crews in each Division. The winner > of the top senior and top novice division will be the overall winner for > senior/novices. > > 4. There will be 10 divisions, subdivided by gender and novice/senior > crews, and we will aim to accommodate as many crews as we can. > 4.1 Any extra slots in mixed categories will be fairly allocated to > Men/Women according to the number of entries. > 4.1.1 A Mixed crew is defined as one with a maximum of 4 male rowers. > 4.2 Should it be the case that crew entrants exceed the maximum number of > races able to be run, qualifications will be based upon GoR time. > 4.3 Each college will have automatic entitlement to a senior and novice > crew of each gender entered. All crews must however race the GoR. > > 5. Racing > > 5.1 Crews will be started by the call "Attention" and then "Go". > > 5.2 If the Start umpire judges both crews to be straight and ready then, > at their discretion, they may choose to call "Attention, Go" without > waiting for both coxes to indicate that they are ready, in the interests of > not delaying race proceedings. > > 5.2.1 Crews which are late to the start, or who take an unnecessary amount > of time to get ready at the start, will be awarded a false start. > > 5.3 Umpires will be present at the start and at the finish, and a Race > Umpire will cycle alongside each pair of racing crews. Crews must obey the > instructions of the Umpires. > > 5.4 The race umpire will cycle alongside the bow ball of the winning > crew. Bank parties must not obstruct the race umpire. > > 5.5. In the interests of safety, bank parties are restricted to *two* > persons on bicycles. The use of loud hailers is prohibited. > > 5.6. A crew will be disqualified from that race after its second false > start in the same race. > > 5.7 Boats will race side-by-side and must keep to their station > throughout the race, irrespective of the position of the opposition. If a > boat moves to take the opposition's water it will be warned to move back on > station by the Race Umpire who will blow their whistle for a short burst (1 > time for a first offence, 2 times for a second offence, etc.) and shout the > name of the offending crew, or both crews. The crew(s) in question must act > on this warning or they will be considered for disqualification at the end > of the race, either following the third offence or following a more > significant single offence. > > 5.8 Unless unsafe to do so, boats must continue rowing until well past > the finish line. The emergency stop signal from the Race Umpire will be > continuous whistling, usually followed by sirens from static umpires. > > 5.9 Subject to disqualification, the boat whose bow ball passes the > finish line first will be declared the winner. A dead heat may be awarded > at the Finish umpire's discretion. This will result in a re-row, which will > be incorporated into the next division of races. > 5.10 The decision by the Finish Umpire is final and appeals to the > decision by the Finish Umpire will not be entertained. > > 5.11 Should a race require to be stopped, the race will be re-run with > both crews starting from the same position. > > > 6 Substitutions > 6.1 In the spirit of sportsmanship in consecutive-day racing, all > entrants agree to keeping crew compositions the same wherever possible > > 6.2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and examination periods, the > requirements for subs will be massively relaxed > > 6.3 Standard Bumps restrictions apply (e.g. rowers may only row once > daily) with the addition of: > > 6.3a Members of one club may sub into another, providing that the > receiving club crew is the lowest crew fielded and no individual from the > receiving club is available. > > 6.3b In the event of self-isolation and exams, subs will be granted > however an email acknowledgement of substitution must be received from > CUCBC > > 6.4 All substitutions must be approved by CUCBC, with an email to > committee at cucbc.org stating division, crew, individuals subbed in, > individuals subbed out. The threshold for CUCBC to approve a sub will be > extremely low; captains should expect the vast majority of these to be > approved. > > > 7. All crews must adhere to the marshalling plan and the instructions of > marshals and umpires. > > > 8. All clubs must provide marshals, the number of whom will be determined > by the number of entrants. > > > 9. All novice coxes must attend a novice cox briefing. A novice cox is > defined as one who has not coxed a regatta previously. Senior coxes may > also attend if they wish. > > > 10. We request that all members who have sufficient racing experience > volunteer to umpire this event, otherwise races and/or divisions might have > to be reduced due to lack of umpires. > > --ENDS-- > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew at cucbc.org Fri May 14 18:05:38 2021 From: matthew at cucbc.org (Matthew Temple) Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 19:05:38 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Reminder: Small boats/fours event - entry deadline Tuesday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Given the uncertainty about the Eights' Regatta dates and the Captains' meeting on Sunday, I've just extended the SBR entry deadline by 24hrs: entries for the SBR are now due by **23:45 on Tuesday**. Entries must be received on the CUCBC website by this time, so we can start planning the race timetable. If you are unable to make payment by this time then let me know *before the deadline* so we know when to expect your entry fees. Best wishes, Matthew On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 21:49, Matthew Temple wrote: > Dear all, > > My apologies, there was a mistake in the 'Categories and Eligibility' > section in my email below - the Lowe Double Sculls are in fact open to all, > including former university triallists, and so should have been listed in > the 'Championship' events and not the 'Intermediate'. Sorry for any > confusion caused! > > I've also had a question about scheduling - we're planning to race each > event across multiple days. Past experience has found that e.g. scheduling > finals back-to-back with semi-finals works well to make efficient use of > everyone's time, but more than two rounds per event per day risks crews > with easier first-round draws having an unfair advantage in the later > rounds. Having said that, we're using a shorter course this year, so it may > be less of an issue - if anyone has strong opinions on this please do feel > free to let me know. If we do get fewer entries such that we can fit > everything into two or three afternoons then we will do that - we've asked > the Conservancy for four afternoons just to make sure that we will still be > able to run the event if lots and lots of people enter. > If anyone has specific time constraints (e.g. you have a sculler who is > really keen to race but has an exam on the Monday afternoon) then I will do > my best to construct a race timetable around those, but I can't offer > any guarantees before entries close - if every club/crew comes back with > a long list of constraints then there's unlikely to be a > universally acceptable solution. > > Best wishes, > Matthew > > > On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 17:53, Matthew Temple wrote: > >> Dear Captains, >> >> Entries for the 'Smaller Boats Regatta' SBR 2021 >> are now open, with races planned to >> take place in the afternoons (13:00-17:30) of Monday 7th, Wednesday 9th, >> Thursday 10th and Friday 11th June. As discussed at the Captains' meeting, >> this is going to be an event for both 4s and small boats, racing >> side-by-side over the Pembroke Regatta Course, with the exception of >> the Novice 1x categories, which will race over their usual 500m course >> side-by-side on the Reach. >> We are aware that the dates for the Eights Regatta which were >> initially proposed are now due to clash with a significant number of Tripos >> examinations. We are in the process of communicating with the Senior Tutors >> to establish whether we would be allowed to run the VIIIs regatta while >> exams are still ongoing or not, and will update Captains when we know more. >> >> Entries for the SBR should be made via captains using the CUCBC website >> . >> The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are >> available online here >> and here respectively; I've >> provided a summary below. As usual for the SBR, we will do our >> best to accommodate competitors who want to enter 2 events (e.g. both 1x >> and 2x), but please note that 3 or more events for a single competitor is >> unlikely to be possible. We reserve the right to combine categories if >> there are fewer than four entries in any particular event. >> >> The deadline for entries to the SBR, including payment, is Monday >> 17th May at 23:45. Entry Fees are ?10 for all single scull races, ?16 per >> double or pair, and ?25 per four. Entry fees can be paid by bank transfer >> only (Account name: Cambridge University Combined Boat Club; Account >> number: 00008487; Sort code: 72-00-06). Please use a sensible payment >> reference that will allow us to match your payment to your college/entry. >> >> Please note that competing crews will be expected to provide >> marshals (via their clubs) to ensure the smooth and safe running of >> races. Failure to provide marshals as required will result in the >> automatic scratching/disqualification of the relevant competing crew. >> More specific details will be available once we have a list of entries >> and are able to put together a racing timetable. >> >> *Categories and Eligibility* >> Here is a brief overview of the different categories that are available >> to enter. We will combine events where necessary if there are insufficient >> numbers of entries in any given category. >> >> Coxed Fours (First Division) - open to all. >> Coxed Fours (Second Division) - for second fours, i.e. you should have >> (at least) a separate 1st four or 1st eight competing this term. The only >> exception is if your 1st boat is in the third division (or lower) of both >> Mays and Lents. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps >> cannot enter this division, nor can any boat containing two or more 1st >> Mays colours. >> >> The Small boats fall broadly into three levels of competition: >> 'Championship' events: Delafields (W1x), Colquhouns (M1x), Magdalene >> (M2-, W2-) - open to all. >> 'Intermediate' events: Fairbairn Junior (M1x, W1x), Lowe (M2x, W2x, >> Mixed2x), Forster-Fairbairn (M2-, W2-) - Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie >> colours and Trial caps cannot enter, nor can previous winners of each >> respective event. >> Novice events - Peter Brandt (M1x) and Maiden Sculls (W1x) - open only to >> those who have never before competed in a sculling race. Blues, half-blues, >> Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter. >> >> If you have any questions, please let me know. You may get a faster >> response if you cc the rest of the committee as well! >> >> Best wishes, >> Matthew >> -- >> Matthew Temple >> >> CUCBC Exec. Committee >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Fri May 14 18:30:28 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 19:30:28 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] June Eights Regatta - Captains' Meeting this Sunday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, I'll keep this link open until c.8:30pm if anyone has any questions/clarifications they wish to ask, Link: https://timeout.srcf.net/lz394-ehd-6nd-km0 Passcode: 267661 All best, Lee On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 14:46, Limeng Zhu wrote: > Dear Captains, > > As mentioned, we will be hosting an informal forum for captains only > tomorrow at 7pm, where clarification can be sought on the proposal, and to > facilitate amendment-making and efficient voting at the Captains' meeting > on Sunday. This forum will last for as long as captains wish (as I, quite > depressingly, have nothing on in the evening). > > This is in addition to the formal Captains' meeting, so there is no > obligation to join, and any pertinent points, i.e. amendments, will be > raised in the captain's meeting. I will also produce a short summary for > captains and committee post-meeting with clarifications. > > As this is informal please do (where possible) turn your video on. *Please > indicate your college/position in your name, otherwise I won't admit you. * (e.g. > if I were still Girton Captain, I would be "Limeng, GCBC Overall") This is > so I can keep track of how much representation there is and note down the > proposer/seconder of any amendments made. > > Link: https://timeout.srcf.net/lz394-ehd-6nd-km0 > Passcode: 267661 > > If you have trouble joining, do email me on the day, I'll be checking my > inbox. > Any questions and clarifications you'd like beforehand please email > through, I'll do my best to answer them tomorrow. > > All best, > Lee > > On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 00:16, Matthew Temple wrote: > >> Dear Captains, >> >> >> Many thanks for being patient with us. Below is our detailed proposal for >> the June Eight?s Regatta. We have three options available for race dates, >> which we would like the Captains to decide between (via a vote) at a >> meeting *this* *Sunday 16th May at 7pm*. >> >> >> We are proposing the rules of racing in their entirety: if you wish to >> propose an amendment to any part of this proposal, please do this by >> email with names of seconder (e.g. Proposed by Gorton, seconded by >> Porterhouse, Sodney and Kongs) to committee at cucbc.org by* 7*pm, Saturday >> 15th May to be added onto the agenda and voted upon. >> >> >> Given the short turnaround time, there will be an informal forum held for >> captains on Friday evening where clarification can be sought on the >> proposal, and to facilitate amendment-making and efficient voting at the >> Captains' meeting on Sunday. Details will be circulated ASAP. >> >> >> With kind regards, >> >> The CUCBC Committees. >> >> >> >> Question to Captains regarding dates of the Regatta: >> >> After discussion between the Committees, and with input from Senior >> Tutors and the Cam Conservancy, the following dates seem viable and should >> be considered as dates for the Eight?s Regatta. Following advice from the >> Senior Tutors, we have decided the normal university May Bumps days (w/c >> 14th June) are not an option due to the number of examinations held on >> these dates. Note that none of these dates are a perfect fit, as such we >> also list the advantages and limitations of each date: >> >> >> Option 1: To run the races w/c 21st June >> >> Advantages: Closest to normal bumps, likely within most students' >> accommodation period >> >> Disadvantages: Still some exams running. >> >> This would be the preferred option from the CUCBC Committees, when >> considering logistics, timing and gaining river closures. >> >> >> Option 2: Run the races from 19th-23rd June. >> >> Advantages: Still close to normal bumps, reduces number of exams running >> as some racing on weekends. >> >> Disadvantages: Weekend closures may not be acceptable to CRA, still some >> exams running. >> >> >> Option 3: An option for captains to vote on FIVE racing days (1 for GoR, >> 4 for the Regatta) from the following: 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, >> 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th. >> >> Advantages: Possibly more likely to find dates acceptable for more people. >> >> Disadvantages: Issues of organising isolated days racing in terms of race >> equipment hire (possibly higher entry fees), difficult to find days which >> work best for all people, less time to prepare for racing on the 12th/13th. >> >> >> Format of the Eights? Regatta and Rules of Racing: >> >> >> A side-by-side Regatta held on the Long reach. The Regatta will be run >> subject to Bumps rules and Bumps fines where applicable, with significant >> changes to accommodate for substitutions and the Regatta format (many >> thanks to Pembroke for their information regarding Pem Regatta). >> >> >> For this event only, the rules below will be in force. If there is >> contradiction between the below rules and Bumps rules, the below rules >> should be read as true. >> >> >> 1. The Regatta will be raced from a standing start between the Stump at >> the bottom of the Long Reach and Peter's Posts. These will be indicated by >> flags on the bank. >> >> 1.1 The length of the course is approximately 1100m. The course may be >> shortened at the chief umpire's discretion should a houseboat or other such >> obstacle present itself on the course. >> >> 1.2 The race fee will be ?50, reduced to ?25 if, for any reason, a crew >> only races the GoR. >> >> 1.3 Full refunds will be provided for crews who scratch before the GoR >> due to COVID-19 isolation. >> >> >> 2. A Getting-On race will be run before the regatta to seed crews into >> appropriate divisions. >> >> 2.1 The length of the GoR will be the length of the Regatta course. >> 2.2 The GoR will be run on ***Date TBC*** >> >> 2.3 Crews who opt only to race in GoR, or in the situation the regatta >> is oversubscribed, will be refunded half the entrance fee. >> >> 2.4 There is no 12-outing requirement however crews must be able to >> competently race and steer, under penalty of disqualification at GoR >> without half-refund. >> >> 3. A Swiss-system tournament is to be used within each division. Each >> crew will race once a day, unless their opponent scratches. >> 3.1. Races on the first day will be seeded >> 3.1a. The subsequent days' race pairings will be based upon the previous >> day's race results whereby winners will race winners and losers race losers. >> 3.1b. Further particulars regarding race pairing will be released after >> entries close, in order to accommodate as many racing crews as we can. >> 3.2. The division winner is determined by the crew winning all their >> races. >> >> 3.3. Prizes will be awarded to winning crews in each Division. The >> winner of the top senior and top novice division will be the overall winner >> for senior/novices. >> >> 4. There will be 10 divisions, subdivided by gender and novice/senior >> crews, and we will aim to accommodate as many crews as we can. >> 4.1 Any extra slots in mixed categories will be fairly allocated to >> Men/Women according to the number of entries. >> 4.1.1 A Mixed crew is defined as one with a maximum of 4 male rowers. >> 4.2 Should it be the case that crew entrants exceed the maximum number >> of races able to be run, qualifications will be based upon GoR time. >> 4.3 Each college will have automatic entitlement to a senior and novice >> crew of each gender entered. All crews must however race the GoR. >> >> 5. Racing >> >> 5.1 Crews will be started by the call "Attention" and then "Go". >> >> 5.2 If the Start umpire judges both crews to be straight and ready then, >> at their discretion, they may choose to call "Attention, Go" without >> waiting for both coxes to indicate that they are ready, in the interests of >> not delaying race proceedings. >> >> 5.2.1 Crews which are late to the start, or who take an unnecessary >> amount of time to get ready at the start, will be awarded a false start. >> >> 5.3 Umpires will be present at the start and at the finish, and a Race >> Umpire will cycle alongside each pair of racing crews. Crews must obey the >> instructions of the Umpires. >> >> 5.4 The race umpire will cycle alongside the bow ball of the winning >> crew. Bank parties must not obstruct the race umpire. >> >> 5.5. In the interests of safety, bank parties are restricted to *two* >> persons on bicycles. The use of loud hailers is prohibited. >> >> 5.6. A crew will be disqualified from that race after its second false >> start in the same race. >> >> 5.7 Boats will race side-by-side and must keep to their station >> throughout the race, irrespective of the position of the opposition. If a >> boat moves to take the opposition's water it will be warned to move back on >> station by the Race Umpire who will blow their whistle for a short burst (1 >> time for a first offence, 2 times for a second offence, etc.) and shout the >> name of the offending crew, or both crews. The crew(s) in question must act >> on this warning or they will be considered for disqualification at the end >> of the race, either following the third offence or following a more >> significant single offence. >> >> 5.8 Unless unsafe to do so, boats must continue rowing until well past >> the finish line. The emergency stop signal from the Race Umpire will be >> continuous whistling, usually followed by sirens from static umpires. >> >> 5.9 Subject to disqualification, the boat whose bow ball passes the >> finish line first will be declared the winner. A dead heat may be awarded >> at the Finish umpire's discretion. This will result in a re-row, which will >> be incorporated into the next division of races. >> 5.10 The decision by the Finish Umpire is final and appeals to the >> decision by the Finish Umpire will not be entertained. >> >> 5.11 Should a race require to be stopped, the race will be re-run with >> both crews starting from the same position. >> >> >> 6 Substitutions >> 6.1 In the spirit of sportsmanship in consecutive-day racing, all >> entrants agree to keeping crew compositions the same wherever possible >> >> 6.2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and examination periods, the >> requirements for subs will be massively relaxed >> >> 6.3 Standard Bumps restrictions apply (e.g. rowers may only row once >> daily) with the addition of: >> >> 6.3a Members of one club may sub into another, providing that the >> receiving club crew is the lowest crew fielded and no individual from the >> receiving club is available. >> >> 6.3b In the event of self-isolation and exams, subs will be granted >> however an email acknowledgement of substitution must be received from >> CUCBC >> >> 6.4 All substitutions must be approved by CUCBC, with an email to >> committee at cucbc.org stating division, crew, individuals subbed in, >> individuals subbed out. The threshold for CUCBC to approve a sub will be >> extremely low; captains should expect the vast majority of these to be >> approved. >> >> >> 7. All crews must adhere to the marshalling plan and the instructions of >> marshals and umpires. >> >> >> 8. All clubs must provide marshals, the number of whom will be >> determined by the number of entrants. >> >> >> 9. All novice coxes must attend a novice cox briefing. A novice cox is >> defined as one who has not coxed a regatta previously. Senior coxes may >> also attend if they wish. >> >> >> 10. We request that all members who have sufficient racing experience >> volunteer to umpire this event, otherwise races and/or divisions might have >> to be reduced due to lack of umpires. >> >> --ENDS-- >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Fri May 14 20:35:11 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 21:35:11 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Clarifications on June Eight's regatta proposal + Smaller Boats Regatta Message-ID: Dear Captains, Many thanks to those who attended (which represented a small cross-section of clubs) and the questions/clarifications sought; for the benefit of all please see the below. I'll email out on Saturday after 7pm the agenda with any/all proposed amendments and joining instructions. All best Lee ---- *Clarifications on Eights regatta:* *Timing of each day's races: *We will be keeping as close to Bumps timings as possible, and intend to run races in the afternoon and evening. Small changes to division timings may be needed within the aft/eve to maximise the number of races we can get out of a day. (Considering that exams for w/c 21st are either all day or morning only, this would also allow more members to race.) *Boat categories: * We intend to run the Eight's regatta for Eights only, and have arranged the Smaller Boats Regatta for those who can only field Fours and smaller boats for this reason. Do remember that the relaxation of Subs rules means you can ask for Subs from other clubs, so it may be the case that an eight can be fielded with inter/intra-club assistance. If, however, it becomes apparent that the vast majority/all clubs can't field an Eight, then it may be considered. (But again, to highlight we have the Fours category in the Smaller Boats Regatta for this purpose). *Use of weekends for all races:* Cam Conservancy have no issue with us booking weekends, however we must be considerate of other river users, notably so town rowing clubs. They would be in their right to complain to Cam Conservancy if we went down this route, which would make future river event bookings difficult. It's a fine balance and this is why we would prefer not to use all weekends. Plus, we have five racing days (GoR + 4 days regatta) and only 4 weekend dates available; thus we must use a weekday as well. *W/C 21st June date option: * if Captains preferred to hold the race w/c 21st June, then to avoid taking the whole weekend we would then ask the question of racing Monday-Friday, or Tuesday-Saturday. But with this, we keep the consecutive days' racing and the fun this entails. *Novices subbing into senior races*: This would be a change to the proposal and we would welcome an amendment (currently being tabled). It would mean a change to allow novices to race in novice division and senior division (which we assume to be the lowest senior boat). *Clarifications on Smaller Boats Regatta* *Scheduling issues: *If members have exams on these days, please email in to us (Either to Matthew or Committee) and mention the constraints you are working with, as we will do our best to accommodate the majority of these in scheduling races -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Sun May 16 00:21:00 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 01:21:00 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Captains meeting Today 7pm Message-ID: Dear Captains, Please see the link below for the Captain's meeting at 7pm. We will be using Timeout. *Please add your name, college and position when joining, otherwise I won't admit you *(e.g. Joe Bloggs, Porterhouse Women's)- this is to allow efficient minuting and ensure proper representation. Please join muted with your video off. https://timeout.srcf.net/lz394-ehd-6nd-km0 Password: 410229 Any issues with joining, please let myself and/or committee know via email. I will also endeavour to make real-time changes to the proposal, which will be shown here (captain's login needed): https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-h7QdTW9hv5JhAVi3RKsOQsXxX3Z7kNh2iOIPL5bZ4/edit?usp=sharing The agenda will be as follows: 1.->*Proposal and vote of amendments: * 1.a.--->Girton Women seconded by Magdalene, Robinson, MBC: to amend 6.3 to allow novices to race more than once per day, in the intention to help fill senior boats. (Girton Women to speak) 2.->*Clarifications* 2.a--->regarding Subs; hypothetical options to gauge captains opinion to the following options, with possible amendment/vote: (CB to speak) 1. Substitutions are allowed only for people who haven?t finished exams (in which case sub for any race / races is fine), for other compulsory academic commitments, or for varsity competitions. 2. As above, but only applies to Seniors. Novices can have substitutions for any reason. 3. All divisions can have substitutions for any reason. 3.->*Discussion and vote on racing dates *(Committee to open, Open discussion) 4.->*Discussion on the proposal as a whole, with vote. *(Open discussion) 5.->*Information regarding marshalling and umpiring *(LZ to speak) 6.-> *Information regarding Smaller Boats Regatta *(MT to speak) 7.-> *AOB * (Open forum) If you have any last-minute amendments please do ensure you have a seconder to propose and bring this to the meeting. Similarly with seeking clarifications please bring this to the meeting. All best, Lee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Sun May 16 10:12:27 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 11:12:27 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] ZOOM LINK Re: Captains meeting Today 7pm In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Captains, Please see the link below for the Captain's meeting at 7pm. We will be using Zoom. *Please change your name to name, college and position when joining *(e.g. Joe Bloggs, Porterhouse Women's)- this is to allow efficient minuting and ensure proper representation. Please join muted with your video off. Topic: CUCBC Captains? Meeting Time: May 16, 2021 07:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83445506804 Meeting ID: 834 4550 6804 Any issues with joining, please let myself and/or committee know via email. I will also endeavour to make real-time changes to the proposal, which will be shown here (captain's login needed): https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-h7QdTW9hv5JhAVi3RKsOQsXxX3Z7kNh2iOIPL5bZ4/edit?usp=sharing The agenda will be as follows: 1.->*Proposal and vote of amendments: * 1.a.--->Girton Women seconded by Magdalene, Robinson, MBC: to amend 6.3 to allow novices to race more than once per day, in the intention to help fill senior boats. (Girton Women to speak) 2.->*Clarifications* 2.a--->regarding Subs; hypothetical options to gauge captains opinion to the following options, with possible amendment/vote: (CB to speak) 1. Substitutions are allowed only for people who haven?t finished exams (in which case sub for any race / races is fine), for other compulsory academic commitments, or for varsity competitions. 2. As above, but only applies to Seniors. Novices can have substitutions for any reason. 3. All divisions can have substitutions for any reason. 3.->*Discussion and vote on racing dates *(Committee to open, Open discussion) 4.->*Discussion on the proposal as a whole, with vote. *(Open discussion) 5.->*Information regarding marshalling and umpiring *(LZ to speak) 6.-> *Information regarding Smaller Boats Regatta *(MT to speak) 7.-> *AOB * (Open forum) If you have any last-minute amendments please do ensure you have a seconder to propose and bring this to the meeting. Similarly with seeking clarifications please bring this to the meeting. All best, Lee On Sun, 16 May 2021 at 01:21, Limeng Zhu wrote: > Dear Captains, > > Please see the link below for the Captain's meeting at 7pm. > > I will also endeavour to make real-time changes to the proposal, which > will be shown here (captain's login needed): > https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-h7QdTW9hv5JhAVi3RKsOQsXxX3Z7kNh2iOIPL5bZ4/edit?usp=sharing > > > The agenda will be as follows: > > 1.->*Proposal and vote of amendments: * > 1.a.--->Girton Women seconded by Magdalene, Robinson, MBC: to amend 6.3 to > allow novices to race more than once per day, in the intention to help fill > senior boats. (Girton Women to speak) > 2.->*Clarifications* > 2.a--->regarding Subs; hypothetical options to gauge captains opinion to > the following options, with possible amendment/vote: (CB to speak) > > 1. Substitutions are allowed only for people who haven?t finished > exams (in which case sub for any race / races is fine), for other > compulsory academic commitments, or for varsity competitions. > 2. As above, but only applies to Seniors. Novices can have > substitutions for any reason. > 3. All divisions can have substitutions for any reason. > > 3.->*Discussion and vote on racing dates *(Committee to open, Open > discussion) > 4.->*Discussion on the proposal as a whole, with vote. *(Open discussion) > 5.->*Information regarding marshalling and umpiring *(LZ to speak) > 6.-> *Information regarding Smaller Boats Regatta *(MT to speak) > 7.-> *AOB * (Open forum) > > If you have any last-minute amendments please do ensure you have a > seconder to propose and bring this to the meeting. Similarly with seeking > clarifications please bring this to the meeting. > > All best, > Lee > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bank parties can cycle ahead to check the river, coxes have overall responsibility and should refuse to overtake unless they are confident it is safe to do so (i.e. they can see clear water, or a bank party has checked there are no oncoming crews.) *If the situation does not improve we will not hesitate to ban clubs who are putting the safety of their members and the members of the collegiate and town rowing community at risk.* The CUCBC Committees. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard at xpressbc.org.uk Mon May 17 18:35:32 2021 From: richard at xpressbc.org.uk (Richard Doman) Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 19:35:32 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] X-Press Head Race - Tues 8 June - Entries Open Message-ID: Dear all, We are delighted to announce that the X-Press Boat Club "Bumps" Head Race will take place on the evening of Tuesday 8th June 2021. In previous years the race was ideal preparation for the Mays, as it offered crews the chance to row the uninterrupted "course". There are no May Bumps this year; but it means that the XP Head will be one of the few chances to measure your speed against your nearest rivals. Where practical we will set crews off in the bumps starting order, and after the race we will produce a virtual bumps chart based on the average speed of each crew, to see what might have happened; but you will have to wait until 2022 to do it for real! The course will be upstream of the A14 bridge, to the metal seat near the bus stop at the P&E (approx. 2,100m). Divisions starting at 7pm and 8:20pm. We expect that most entries will be in eights, but we will also accept entries from coxed fours: - Medals awarded in the following categories: college Men?s and Women?s crews ? Mays 1st, 2nd, 3rd and lower. - A club which enters at least one Men?s and one Women?s crew will be eligible to compete for the John Dent Trophy, awarded to the club with the best two-boat combined time. - Medals for the best line around Grassy Corner. - Complimentary racing photos. - Results announced virtually, and prizes distributed the following day by arrangement. Entry fee ?64 for eights and ?32 for fours (if paid in advance). See here for further details and entries . Richard Doman xpresshead at xpressbc.org.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Mon May 17 21:53:30 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 22:53:30 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Minutes of Captains' Meeting Message-ID: Dear Captains, Please find attached the minutes of the meeting yesterday, along with the agreed rules. Any edits to the minutes please email by close of play tomorrow, Also a reminder to submit entries for the Smaller Boats Regatta, which close tomorrow; any questions either to Matthew or to Committee. All best, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Honarary Secretary On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CUCBC captain's meeting 16.05.2021.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 23679 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Appendix 1, June Eights Regatta Rules.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 65953 bytes Desc: not available URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Wed May 19 12:18:23 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Wed, 19 May 2021 13:18:23 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] June Eights' Regatta- Entries, Timings, Umpires, Minutes. Message-ID: Dear Captains, Long email with various pertinent information, please bear with. *Entries* Entries for the June Eight's Regatta are now open, and will close at *2200, 4th June 2021. * Please submit your entries via your CUCBC captain's portal on the website; under "Regatta Entries". *Getting on race* These are the confirmed division timings for the getting on race, save for everyone wanting one division over another (which we may adjust timings to accommodate). Marshalling is staggered to facilitate spinning: Div 1: Novices Marshal 12:40pm, Seniors Marshal 12:50pm , First crew racing 1:00pm Div 2: Novices Marshal 2:10pm, Seniors Marshal 2:20pm , First crew racing 2:30pm Div 3: Novices Marshal 3:40pm, Seniors Marshal 3:50pm , First crew racing 4:00pm Div 4: Novices Marshal 5:10pm, Seniors Marshal 5:20pm , First crew racing 5:30pm To accommodate for people preparing for exams on Monday, I've created this form for captains to express a desire for one division over another for exam/timetable issues. It isn't a promise, but we will try our best: https://forms.gle/Tj1rHRefZUiesSyg9 We risk delays and disappointment if everyone chooses one division for the Getting-on Race, so use this as a last resort. *Regatta* We will have more information regarding regatta divisions once entries close on the 4th. Below however is the *provisional timetable (Subject to change).* We will circulate and publish this once a confirmed schedule is available (after close of entries). DIVISION MARSHAL TIME RACE TIME 1 (NMx) 12:45 (At start) 1300-1330 2 (NW2) 13:15 1345-1415 3 (NM2) 14:00 1430-1500 4 (NW1) 14:45 1515-1545 5 (NM1) 15:30 1600-1630 6 (SMx) 16:15 1645-1715 7 (SW2) 17:00 1730-1800 8 (SM2) 17:45 1815-1845 9 (SW1) 18:30 1900-1930 10 (SM) 19:15 1945-2015 Confirmed information will be published on the CUCBC webpage: http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/racing/eightsregatta *Umpiring* An email about umpires will be sent out later. In short: *Please Sign Up*, and please encourage any members with sufficient experience to sign up! Same things apply: more umpires means fewer marshals, too few umpires means less races. *Minutes* Also, please consider the minutes I sent on Monday to be final, as there were no edits sent in. 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As a reminder, all racing crews will be expected to provide a marshal to help run the races. I'm hoping to get a finalised race timetable and marshals rota out by Tuesday to give you time to find a marshal if needed. I'll try to do things such that you can marshal on a day when you're not racing, but if you're welcome to find someone else to fill your marshalling slot if you'd prefer. Monday 7th June, c.14:45-16:30 some QFs 1st div M4+ (TBC) straight final FF M2- straight final FF W2- 2xQFs for W1x Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th No Races Thursday 10th June, c.14:00-17:30 some QFs 1st div M4+ (TBC) SF and F for W4+ all (8) races for NovM1x all (4) races for NovW1x Friday 11th June, c.14:45-17:00 2xSFs and F for 1st div M4+ SF and F for 2nd div M4+ straight F for Magd. Silver M2- straight F for W2x SF and F M2x 2xSFs and F for M1x 2xSFs and F for W1x straight F for Colquhouns M1x On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 21:49, Matthew Temple wrote: > Dear all, > > My apologies, there was a mistake in the 'Categories and Eligibility' > section in my email below - the Lowe Double Sculls are in fact open to all, > including former university triallists, and so should have been listed in > the 'Championship' events and not the 'Intermediate'. Sorry for any > confusion caused! > > I've also had a question about scheduling - we're planning to race each > event across multiple days. Past experience has found that e.g. scheduling > finals back-to-back with semi-finals works well to make efficient use of > everyone's time, but more than two rounds per event per day risks crews > with easier first-round draws having an unfair advantage in the later > rounds. Having said that, we're using a shorter course this year, so it may > be less of an issue - if anyone has strong opinions on this please do feel > free to let me know. If we do get fewer entries such that we can fit > everything into two or three afternoons then we will do that - we've asked > the Conservancy for four afternoons just to make sure that we will still be > able to run the event if lots and lots of people enter. > If anyone has specific time constraints (e.g. you have a sculler who is > really keen to race but has an exam on the Monday afternoon) then I will do > my best to construct a race timetable around those, but I can't offer > any guarantees before entries close - if every club/crew comes back with > a long list of constraints then there's unlikely to be a > universally acceptable solution. > > Best wishes, > Matthew > > > On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 17:53, Matthew Temple wrote: > >> Dear Captains, >> >> Entries for the 'Smaller Boats Regatta' SBR 2021 >> are now open, with races planned to >> take place in the afternoons (13:00-17:30) of Monday 7th, Wednesday 9th, >> Thursday 10th and Friday 11th June. As discussed at the Captains' meeting, >> this is going to be an event for both 4s and small boats, racing >> side-by-side over the Pembroke Regatta Course, with the exception of >> the Novice 1x categories, which will race over their usual 500m course >> side-by-side on the Reach. >> We are aware that the dates for the Eights Regatta which were >> initially proposed are now due to clash with a significant number of Tripos >> examinations. We are in the process of communicating with the Senior Tutors >> to establish whether we would be allowed to run the VIIIs regatta while >> exams are still ongoing or not, and will update Captains when we know more. >> >> Entries for the SBR should be made via captains using the CUCBC website >> . >> The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are >> available online here >> and here respectively; I've >> provided a summary below. As usual for the SBR, we will do our >> best to accommodate competitors who want to enter 2 events (e.g. both 1x >> and 2x), but please note that 3 or more events for a single competitor is >> unlikely to be possible. We reserve the right to combine categories if >> there are fewer than four entries in any particular event. >> >> The deadline for entries to the SBR, including payment, is Monday >> 17th May at 23:45. Entry Fees are ?10 for all single scull races, ?16 per >> double or pair, and ?25 per four. Entry fees can be paid by bank transfer >> only (Account name: Cambridge University Combined Boat Club; Account >> number: 00008487; Sort code: 72-00-06). Please use a sensible payment >> reference that will allow us to match your payment to your college/entry. >> >> Please note that competing crews will be expected to provide >> marshals (via their clubs) to ensure the smooth and safe running of >> races. Failure to provide marshals as required will result in the >> automatic scratching/disqualification of the relevant competing crew. >> More specific details will be available once we have a list of entries >> and are able to put together a racing timetable. >> >> *Categories and Eligibility* >> Here is a brief overview of the different categories that are available >> to enter. We will combine events where necessary if there are insufficient >> numbers of entries in any given category. >> >> Coxed Fours (First Division) - open to all. >> Coxed Fours (Second Division) - for second fours, i.e. you should have >> (at least) a separate 1st four or 1st eight competing this term. The only >> exception is if your 1st boat is in the third division (or lower) of both >> Mays and Lents. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps >> cannot enter this division, nor can any boat containing two or more 1st >> Mays colours. >> >> The Small boats fall broadly into three levels of competition: >> 'Championship' events: Delafields (W1x), Colquhouns (M1x), Magdalene >> (M2-, W2-) - open to all. >> 'Intermediate' events: Fairbairn Junior (M1x, W1x), Lowe (M2x, W2x, >> Mixed2x), Forster-Fairbairn (M2-, W2-) - Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie >> colours and Trial caps cannot enter, nor can previous winners of each >> respective event. >> Novice events - Peter Brandt (M1x) and Maiden Sculls (W1x) - open only to >> those who have never before competed in a sculling race. Blues, half-blues, >> Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter. >> >> If you have any questions, please let me know. You may get a faster >> response if you cc the rest of the committee as well! >> >> Best wishes, >> Matthew >> -- >> Matthew Temple >> >> CUCBC Exec. 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You don't need to have umpired before; there will be a briefing for all umpires ahead of racing where we will explain everything and answer any questions you may have. However, we do ask that you have either: Helped to organise / umpire / marshal a race on the Cam before OR rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps before OR rowed or coxed in at least two side-by-side regattas before. Please remember that you can both compete and umpire. We suggest you leave one umpiring slot clear before your race and one after to allow you to get to and from the boathouses. The provisional division times are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/eightsregatta/times (GoR here: http://www.cucbc.org/eightsregatta/gor ) The umpires briefing will be on Zoom, likely 12th / 13th June. It'll last about half an hour, and I?ll endeavour to distribute a first draft of the umpiring rota before the meeting. 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URL: From matthew at cucbc.org Tue May 25 22:12:59 2021 From: matthew at cucbc.org (Matthew Temple) Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 23:12:59 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Small boats/fours event - marshals' rota and timetable In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: **Captains - please forward this message to your competing athletes in the SBR** Dear all, Attached is the marshals' rota for the SBR. Due to the number of entries, not every crew will have to provide a marshal, so I've assigned by club rather than by crew. I will stress again that we cannot run this event safely without marshals, and so if marshals don't appear then their club/crew risks disqualification. The timetable for SBR is now available on the CUCBC website, and also on the attached document. If you have any queries/comments/scratches/etc, please email committee at cucbc.org. If you notice any discrepancies between the attached document and the timetable on the website then please let me know. We haven't run a SBR or Uni 4s competition since Michealmas 2019 - I'm looking forward to seeing some racing again! Cheers, Matthew On Sat, 22 May 2021 at 22:38, Matthew Temple wrote: > **Captains - please forward this message to your competing athletes in the > SBR** > > Dear all, > > The draw for the 'Smaller Boats' Regatta is now available here > . > > I appreciate that everyone is keen to know details as soon as possible to > help with planning, so below is an outline of the race timetable - I > believe this accounts for all of the exam constraints which I've been told > about. I'm still confirming Umpire availability, so these times might shift > by an hour or so, but hopefully it's enough for people to plan which days > they're racing. > > As a reminder, all racing crews will be expected to provide a marshal to > help run the races. I'm hoping to get a finalised race timetable and > marshals rota out by Tuesday to give you time to find a marshal if needed. > I'll try to do things such that you can marshal on a day when you're not > racing, but if you're welcome to find someone else to fill your marshalling > slot if you'd prefer. > > Monday 7th June, c.14:45-16:30 > some QFs 1st div M4+ (TBC) > straight final FF M2- > straight final FF W2- > 2xQFs for W1x > > Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th > No Races > > Thursday 10th June, c.14:00-17:30 > some QFs 1st div M4+ (TBC) > SF and F for W4+ > all (8) races for NovM1x > all (4) races for NovW1x > > Friday 11th June, c.14:45-17:00 > 2xSFs and F for 1st div M4+ > SF and F for 2nd div M4+ > straight F for Magd. Silver M2- > straight F for W2x > SF and F M2x > 2xSFs and F for M1x > 2xSFs and F for W1x > straight F for Colquhouns M1x > > On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 21:49, Matthew Temple wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> My apologies, there was a mistake in the 'Categories and Eligibility' >> section in my email below - the Lowe Double Sculls are in fact open to all, >> including former university triallists, and so should have been listed in >> the 'Championship' events and not the 'Intermediate'. Sorry for any >> confusion caused! >> >> I've also had a question about scheduling - we're planning to race each >> event across multiple days. Past experience has found that e.g. scheduling >> finals back-to-back with semi-finals works well to make efficient use of >> everyone's time, but more than two rounds per event per day risks crews >> with easier first-round draws having an unfair advantage in the later >> rounds. Having said that, we're using a shorter course this year, so it may >> be less of an issue - if anyone has strong opinions on this please do feel >> free to let me know. If we do get fewer entries such that we can fit >> everything into two or three afternoons then we will do that - we've asked >> the Conservancy for four afternoons just to make sure that we will still be >> able to run the event if lots and lots of people enter. >> If anyone has specific time constraints (e.g. you have a sculler who is >> really keen to race but has an exam on the Monday afternoon) then I will do >> my best to construct a race timetable around those, but I can't offer >> any guarantees before entries close - if every club/crew comes back with >> a long list of constraints then there's unlikely to be a >> universally acceptable solution. >> >> Best wishes, >> Matthew >> >> >> On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 17:53, Matthew Temple wrote: >> >>> Dear Captains, >>> >>> Entries for the 'Smaller Boats Regatta' SBR 2021 >>> are now open, with races planned to >>> take place in the afternoons (13:00-17:30) of Monday 7th, Wednesday >>> 9th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th June. As discussed at the Captains' >>> meeting, this is going to be an event for both 4s and small boats, racing >>> side-by-side over the Pembroke Regatta Course, with the exception of >>> the Novice 1x categories, which will race over their usual 500m course >>> side-by-side on the Reach. >>> We are aware that the dates for the Eights Regatta which were >>> initially proposed are now due to clash with a significant number of Tripos >>> examinations. We are in the process of communicating with the Senior Tutors >>> to establish whether we would be allowed to run the VIIIs regatta while >>> exams are still ongoing or not, and will update Captains when we know more. >>> >>> Entries for the SBR should be made via captains using the CUCBC website >>> . >>> The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are >>> available online here >>> and here respectively; I've >>> provided a summary below. As usual for the SBR, we will do our >>> best to accommodate competitors who want to enter 2 events (e.g. both 1x >>> and 2x), but please note that 3 or more events for a single competitor is >>> unlikely to be possible. We reserve the right to combine categories if >>> there are fewer than four entries in any particular event. >>> >>> The deadline for entries to the SBR, including payment, is Monday >>> 17th May at 23:45. Entry Fees are ?10 for all single scull races, ?16 per >>> double or pair, and ?25 per four. Entry fees can be paid by bank transfer >>> only (Account name: Cambridge University Combined Boat Club; Account >>> number: 00008487; Sort code: 72-00-06). Please use a sensible payment >>> reference that will allow us to match your payment to your college/entry. >>> >>> Please note that competing crews will be expected to provide >>> marshals (via their clubs) to ensure the smooth and safe running of >>> races. Failure to provide marshals as required will result in the >>> automatic scratching/disqualification of the relevant competing crew. >>> More specific details will be available once we have a list of entries >>> and are able to put together a racing timetable. >>> >>> *Categories and Eligibility* >>> Here is a brief overview of the different categories that are available >>> to enter. We will combine events where necessary if there are insufficient >>> numbers of entries in any given category. >>> >>> Coxed Fours (First Division) - open to all. >>> Coxed Fours (Second Division) - for second fours, i.e. you should have >>> (at least) a separate 1st four or 1st eight competing this term. The only >>> exception is if your 1st boat is in the third division (or lower) of both >>> Mays and Lents. Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps >>> cannot enter this division, nor can any boat containing two or more 1st >>> Mays colours. >>> >>> The Small boats fall broadly into three levels of competition: >>> 'Championship' events: Delafields (W1x), Colquhouns (M1x), Magdalene >>> (M2-, W2-) - open to all. >>> 'Intermediate' events: Fairbairn Junior (M1x, W1x), Lowe (M2x, W2x, >>> Mixed2x), Forster-Fairbairn (M2-, W2-) - Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie >>> colours and Trial caps cannot enter, nor can previous winners of each >>> respective event. >>> Novice events - Peter Brandt (M1x) and Maiden Sculls (W1x) - open only >>> to those who have never before competed in a sculling race. >>> Blues, half-blues, Blondie/Goldie colours and Trial caps cannot enter. >>> >>> If you have any questions, please let me know. You may get a faster >>> response if you cc the rest of the committee as well! >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Matthew >>> -- >>> Matthew Temple >>> >>> CUCBC Exec. 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Kind regards, Callum Callum O'Shea Sports Club Coordinator University of Cambridge Sport Tel: +44 (0)1223 760885 Mob: 07712 433105 Email: callum.oshea at sport.cam.ac.uk He/Him From: Callum O'Shea Sent: 26 April 2021 11:31 To: 'captains at lists.cucbc.org' Subject: BUCS Regatta Entries Open Dear Captains, Hope you are doing well and enjoying the return to rowing! Entries are open for the BUCS Regatta now, closing on 1st June. All event info is here: https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/rowing-regatta-3.html The entry process is explained on the page above - in short each competitor will need to create a BUCS Play account through the app (download via the app store or play store), and apply for the boat and category they wish to compete in, and complete a page of eligibility information. I'll liaise with coaches/captains and then rank everyone who enters to make sure the right people are in the right boat and category, and I can reject any if need be. Please let me know if you are planning to enter so I can keep track, and also please let me know if you have any queries. As a side note - nominations are open for the 2021 Sports Awards. Have a look at the categories and nominate any individual or group who you feel have made a significant sporting contribution (https://www.instagram.com/p/CNukaZ_p4JO/ - https://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/sportsawards/sports-awards-2021) Kind regards, Callum Callum O'Shea Sports Club Coordinator University of Cambridge Sport University of Cambridge University Sports Centre Philippa Fawcett Drive Cambridge CB3 0AS Tel: +44 (0)1223 760885 Mob: 07712 433105 Email: callum.oshea at sport.cam.ac.uk He/Him [signature] For the latest sports news and updates follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter This email (together with any files transmitted with it) is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is confidential and/or legally privileged. 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Information about the JER, along with rules and GoR times are posted here: http://www.cucbc.org/eightsregatta and will be updated with draws, notes, results and fines closer to the time. As mentioned previously, a google form is available for those to express a desire for one division over another for exam/timetable issues for the GoR *only* (as it is not possible for the actual regatta): https://forms .gle/Tj1rHRefZUiesSyg9. These will be accommodated on a first-come-first-served entry basis, where possible. Details regarding the novice coxes briefing will be circulated shortly. Umpires are still needed, so please encourage anyone eligible to sign up! (link in previous email from Conor, sent 23/05) Any issues or questions, please email myself or the committee, All best, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Honarary Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: