[CUCBC Captains] Small boats/fours event - entries now open

[Matthew Temple]

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 <matthew at cucbc.org> wrote:

> Dear Captains,
>
> Entries for the 'Smaller Boats Regatta' SBR 2021
> <http://www.cucbc.org/regatta/25> 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
> <https://www.cucbc.org/regatta/enter>.
> The eligibility criteria for the 4s and small boats events are
> available online here <https://www.cucbc.org/handbook/racing/uni_fours>
>  and here <http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/racing/sbr> 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
>
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