[CUCBC Captains] Small boats/fours event - marshals' rota and timetable

Tue May 25 23:12:59 BST 2021

**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 <matthew at cucbc.org> 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
> <http://www.cucbc.org/sbr>.
>
> 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 <matthew at cucbc.org> 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 <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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