From Derow at mindspring.com Fri Oct 1 19:08:27 2021 From: Derow at mindspring.com (Peter Derow) Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:08:27 -0400 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Borrow or lease a single Message-ID: <000001d7b6f7$b841b410$28c51c30$@mindspring.com> Hello- My name is Peter Derow and I will be sponsoring a course for environmental NGOs at the Judge School from October 17-27. I have rowed for more than 60 years, first as a lightweight at Harvard and for the past thirty years as a master at FISA and U.S. Rowing regattas--Head of the Charles, U.S. Masters nationals, etc. I have owned and rowed a single for more than 50 years. Might it be possible to borrow/rent a single during the course of my stay? I will be at the University Arms and am a member of the New Haven and Palm Beach Rowing Clubs. I was given your name and contact information by Conor Burgess. 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There seems to have been a problem on the website. > > Here's the link?https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zQCUasNJBcNtegZOYBhtLfqXyFIgZEUxLlfWgqR2IBo/edit?ts=615751f7 > > Thank you very much indeed. > > All very best > > Jo Burch > CRA Secretary / Rob Roy BC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From af667 at cam.ac.uk Tue Oct 5 21:22:39 2021 From: af667 at cam.ac.uk (Anna Feest) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 21:22:39 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] QErgs 2021 Message-ID: Dear Captains, We are pleased to announce that QErgs is back! Save the date for 7th November and please let all your lower boat captains know! QErgs is traditionally the first competition in the novice calendar and is the first chance for novices to compete as a crew. We enjoy running it just as much as you all enjoy taking part. While we are thrilled to be running QErgs again, there are a number of other changes to help keep the event safe while still enjoyable. The QErgs presidents and QCBC committee have carefully considered how to run the event in a covid-friendly manner, and worked with Queens? College to come up with a plan that minimises risks and fits local guidelines. The main change is that everything will be outside under a marquee this year ? still in Queens?, but on the nice side of the river. We will also be asking everyone involved to show proof of a negative lateral flow or vaccination, and there will be no finals as everyone will be required to leave Queens? once their division is over. Unfortunately, we cannot allow spectators, but will be livestreaming the competition to our Facebook page. Crews will be distanced from each other and necessary details taken for contact tracing purposes. We will publish a full list of rules soon. We are also required to limit the number of crews. This means that each college will be guaranteed a novice crew in both the men and women?s divisions, and subsequent crews will be entered into a random ballot for the remaining spaces. We are also running a mixed senior division as usual, but competitors must not have competed in QErgs before. This is to give a chance to rowers who missed out last year! More information and opening for entries will follow soon. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page more information. If you have any questions or concerns, please email myself or one of the QErgs presidents below. Best wishes, Anna Feest, Tatiana Sedelnikov and Charlotte Smith af667 at cam.ac.uk ? ts790 at cam.ac.uk ? cls204 at cam.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And you will be fined because it annoys everyone following the rules! -Lights are required for the first 15 minutes after lighting down, bright enough to be seen through 360 degrees but not bright enough to blind other coxes -Pairs, doubles and coxless fours need one bank steerer per boat in the early morning no matter how experienced the crew may be -Make sure you are safe overtaking before you do so, especially if you are doing a piece. ----- Captains meeting details, EMMs etc. will be sent out once we have capacity to organise these- apologies for the wait and thanks for the patience. All best, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Exec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Crews will also marshal outside, and be socially distanced from each other. Crews are limited to 8 competitors and one coach, captain or cox, so 9 people in total. We know this risks excluding especially novice coxes, but unfortunately we have to limit the number of people coming into college. All competitors will be required to show proof of a negative lateral flow test taken in the 24 hours preceding their division, without exceptions. We will be lenient on allowing subs should competitors have to isolate, but everyone will be checked for this proof at the gate. When marshalling and while competing, crews will be socially distanced from each other. We are assuming that as crews meet and train regularly together outside of QErgs, each member of the crew would be considered a close contact anyway and therefore social distancing within crews does not reduce the risk of possible transmission. There will be hand sanitiser available and competitors are encouraged to wear face masks. Ergs will be sanitised in between divisions. There will be a one way system operating through college, but QCBC marshals will assist with this. Divisions will be reduced to 8 crews each ? usually we have about 11 or 12 per division. This limits the number of crews who can enter. We have therefore decided that each college will be guaranteed a crew on each side, so NM1 and NW1, but please do enter any additional crews you want to enter. These will be entered into a random ballot to assign the remaining slots, and we will let you know as soon as possible after entries close whether you have been successful. We are also running a mixed senior division, where crews are made up of 4 men and 4 women. This year we are adding the additional rule to the senior division that competitors must not have competed in QErgs before ? this is to give a chance to everyone who noviced last year! There will also be no finals ? the winning crew will simply be the one with the fastest overall time! 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Proposed wording: ?That a slower boat being overtaken must give way (pulling in if stationary, or if moving, pulling closer to the bank if possible) to allow a faster boat to pass.? 3. Date of Uni IVs - either W/C 25th Oct or W/C 1st Nov 4. Reminders 1. Lights 2. EMMs 3. Bank Parties (novices & small boats) 4. Early morning noise 5. Pieces during busy periods without a bank-party 6. Discussion of potential rule changes (actual proposals to be brought to future meetings) 1. Subs who?ve trained with town clubs (currently ineligible) 2. Anything else 7. Next term's meeting. 8. A.O.B. Many Thanks, David Berry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is available at https://cucbc.org/marshals. > It starts on Monday. > > The agenda for the meeting is as follows: > > 1. Non-binary gender rules announcement and amendment to add: ?*If you > are intersex and unable to apply this policy to choose an appropriate > rowing team, please contact CUCBC for a confidential discussion.?* > 2. Clarify ?pulling in if necessary? in rule 23. Proposed wording: > ?That a slower boat being overtaken must give way (pulling in if > stationary, or if moving, pulling closer to the bank if possible) to allow > a faster boat to pass.? > 3. Date of Uni IVs - either W/C 25th Oct or W/C 1st Nov > 4. Reminders > 1. Lights > 2. EMMs > 3. Bank Parties (novices & small boats) > 4. Early morning noise > 5. Pieces during busy periods without a bank-party > 6. Discussion of potential rule changes (actual proposals to be > brought to future meetings) > 1. Subs who?ve trained with town clubs (currently ineligible) > 2. Anything else > 7. Next term's meeting. > 8. 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My main source is: Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3 A review on various papers on the topic. I welcome people to read it for themselves and draw their own conclusions. In an update. EH and TL have given talks and engaged in the mainstream media and academic press regarding the biology of sex and how they have concluded that this should impact sporting categories. (All dissemination or engagement, irrespective of the medium, has been guided by their education, disciplinary training, and research findings. The authors assert that this does not constitute a conflict of interest. Rather, it is an essential part of their academic freedom and their obligation to engage, publicly, in such discussions.) This issue is difficult to talk about, a study of a few female olympians found that most ?didn?t feel like they could speak freely on the topic without being accused of transphobia?. I?m not sure how to deal with that, and as a cis-man I am aware I am completely on the outside, and am unaffected by what I am arguing to change. The paper finds that testosterone reduction has a very small effect on the strength of trans-female athletes. It doesn?t come close to equalising the playing field. There is a lack of studies to show how testosterone reduction affects endurance. Haemoglobin levels in trans-women (which affect oxygen carrying capacity) have been shown to be reduced to cis female levels. ?However, haemoglobin mass is not the only parameter contributing to VO2max, where central factors such as total blood volume, heart size and contractility, and peripheral factors such as capillary supply and mitochondrial content also plays a role in the final oxygen uptake? some of which could never be affected by reducing testosterone levels. To conclude, testosterone reduction has little affect on strength and might have an affect on endurance. I?d like to suggest that testosterone levels in transgender female athletes are therefore a poor indicator of fairness in rowing. At this point it becomes a debate about fairness verses inclusion. At the olympic/ national level, British Rowing have chosen to use testosterone levels as an indicator of fairness. It is not perfect but it is tangible and testable. But this isn?t an olympic/ national level, this isn?t university level, this college sport. Granted rowing is probably the most competitive college sport. Tokyo 8+ gold medal times: Men 5:24 Women 5:59 = men exactly 10% faster - not much compared to other sports so in theory one trans women in a women's 8 should be 1.25% faster - pretty small I don?t have the data at a college level. Looking at average 2k times might also put things into perspective. The proposed rules have tried to make the process as easy as possible, but it remains a hard line and a barrier to entry for some. I would argue that inclusivity in a college sport should be valued highly. And letting people take part where they feel most comfortable should be a part of that. To conclude I am suggesting that testosterone levels which are a poor indicator of fairness should not be used as a barrier to transgender females competing with cis women. Best, Francis Treherne Pollock LMBC Men?s Co-Captain (He/Him) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Wed Oct 20 08:33:58 2021 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:33:58 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Testosterone requirements for transgender female rowers In-Reply-To: <8FA2E779-70A0-415C-9F93-403DA6A00FD2@cam.ac.uk> References: <8FA2E779-70A0-415C-9F93-403DA6A00FD2@cam.ac.uk> Message-ID: <6fe85ee0-06e8-4b6c-ae55-07212ee0041e@Spark> Thanks Francis. For completeness, I include below the reply I sent Francis before last night?s meeting. Hi Francis, You?re welcome to raise this?tonight, but the rules have already been voted on and approved by your predecessors in 2019 - the only thing to vote on?tonight?is the amendment. It?s too late to propose a new rule change for?tonight, so I?d suggest this is best brought up at the start of Lent Captains meeting with a proposed rule change at least 48 hours before the Captains meeting so it can be included in the agenda. One important aspect of the rules is a means to resolve disputes. The rules are completely meaningless if they?re unenforceable, and whilst we very much hope that it won?t be necessary to request a letter from anyone?s GP, it does provide an absolute and unquestionable means to resolve a dispute over eligibility if one were to arise. I?d encourage you to think about what alternative means could be put in place to ensure any rule change preserves this enforceability. Whilst the testosterone level section of the rules is not ideal, it is in line with the Governing Body rules and the same limit will apply to competitors if they wish to take part in British Rowing competitions at any level, not just at international / Olympic competition. I would expect CUCBC to update the rule to track any changes to the British Rowing and IOC rules. Best wishes, Conor On 20 Oct 2021, 09:28 +0100, Francis Treherne Pollock , wrote: > This is the email I wrote to the committee. It represents my views on the topic. I hope if can provide a good start to a proposed rule change. > > I think this is important. Sorry it's so last minute. > > If possible,?This evening at the GAC I?d like to argue that enforcing a testosterone cap on trans-women rowers does not indicate fairness and worse excludes and discourages trans-women to compete. > > My main source is: Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage > https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3 > A review on various papers on the topic. I welcome people to read it for themselves and draw their own conclusions. > > In an update. EH and TL have given talks and engaged in the mainstream media and academic press regarding the biology of sex and how they have concluded that this should impact sporting categories. (All dissemination or engagement, irrespective of the medium, has been guided by their education, disciplinary training, and research findings. The authors assert that this does not constitute a conflict of interest. Rather, it is an essential part of their academic freedom and their obligation to engage, publicly, in such discussions.) > > This issue is difficult to talk about, a study of a few female olympians found that most? ?didn?t feel like they could speak freely on the topic without being accused of transphobia?. I?m not sure how to deal with that, and as a cis-man I am aware I am completely on the outside, and am unaffected by what I am arguing to change. > > The paper finds that testosterone reduction has a very small effect on the strength of trans-female athletes.?It doesn?t come close to equalising the playing field. > > There is a lack of studies to show how testosterone reduction affects endurance. Haemoglobin levels in trans-women (which affect oxygen carrying capacity) have been shown to be reduced to cis female levels. > > ?However, haemoglobin mass is not the only parameter contributing to VO2max, where central factors such as total blood volume, heart size and contractility, and peripheral factors such as capillary supply and mitochondrial content also plays a role in the final oxygen uptake? some of which could never be affected by reducing testosterone levels. > > To conclude, testosterone reduction has little affect on strength and might have an affect on endurance. I?d like to suggest that testosterone levels in transgender female athletes are therefore a poor indicator of fairness in rowing. > > At this point it becomes a debate about fairness verses inclusion. At the olympic/ national level, British Rowing have chosen to use testosterone levels as an indicator of fairness. It is not perfect but it is tangible and testable. > > But this isn?t an olympic/ national level, this isn?t university level, this college sport. Granted rowing is probably the most competitive college sport. > > Tokyo 8+ gold medal times: > Men?5:24?Women?5:59?= men exactly 10% faster - not much compared to other sports > so in theory one trans women in a women's 8 should be 1.25% faster - pretty small > > I don?t have the data at a college level. Looking at average 2k times might also put things into perspective. > > The proposed rules have tried to make the process as easy as possible, but it remains a hard line and a barrier to entry for some. > > I would argue that inclusivity in a college sport should be valued highly. And letting people take part where they feel most comfortable should be a part of that. > > To conclude I am suggesting that testosterone levels which are a poor indicator of fairness should not be used as a barrier to transgender females competing with cis women. > > Best, > > Francis Treherne Pollock > LMBC Men?s Co-Captain > (He/Him) > __________ > CUCBC Captains' Mailing List > captains at lists.cucbc.org > > List Manager: webmaster at cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Conor ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date:?19 Oct 2021, 10:53 +0100 To:?Seb Walker On 17 Oct 2021, at 7:40 pm, Nick Hubble wrote: > > Hi Seb and I hope you are well. > > do you have access to a regional/coaching database that you could punt around the link to this new event please. > > Peterborough Autumn Head 2021 - Peterborough City Rowing Club > Ta, > > > Hub. > > > -- > Nick Hubble > British Rowing Board |?British Rowing > E:?nick.hubble at britishrowing.org?|?W:?www.britishrowing.org > For the latest British Rowing updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) please see?britishrowing.org/coronavirusPlease note, our offices in Hammersmith are currently closed until further notice and therefore our landline numbers are switched off.??For more details on how to contact Head Office please visit?britishrowing.org/contact -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Wed Oct 20 11:05:39 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:05:39 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Piecing on the River- reminder to all. Message-ID: Dear Coxes and Captains, We have had reported a significant incident which occurred on the Cam due to an eight piecing and colliding with an easied crew, injuring rowers. This was discussed at the Captain's meeting yesterday, where it was agreed a reminder would be beneficial to all, Do not overtake when unsafe, ensure you have clear river to do so and to come back onto the correct side. *If you can't see if it is safe or not, it isn't safe!* A bank party is good for cycling ahead and checking for clear river, but the responsibility lies on the cox to judge if an overtake or maneuver is safe. Please be aware that all experience levels of boats are out during michaelmas term, so boatspeeds will be more unpredictable. We are also getting continued reports of loud coxboxes before 0730- please check the volume before you boat and turn down if too loud. Kind regards, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Executive Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Thu Oct 21 01:00:05 2021 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:00:05 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] CamCons Fees Consultation Message-ID: <9D86FED0-AFB7-4D3B-B49C-D1D56BEB156B@cucbc.org> Hi all, Following on from the Captains? Meeting, please find attached the documents which John and Bill have put together based on their insights into the Conservancy. Additionally, I also include the Conservators recent announcement of their restructuring (only published last week, right towards the end of the consultation period) and an additional paper which explains their rationale for this restructure in greater detail. Whilst the fee increases and the restructuring are in theory separate, I?d be surprised if the timing and motivations behind them are not linked. Ultimately, the headline figure is that the Conservators income from rowing vessels, if the proposed fees are accepted by the Conservators, will increase by around 38% in a single year, and go on to increase further over subsequent years at a rate which will still exceed the likely increases in inflation / CPI. You can find the consultation documents here: https://www.camconservancy.org/about-1 Please note that John?s document was written before the question numbers were fixed; what were Q11-13 are now Q10-12. For Q8 I?d suggest you consider only the costs they ask about; i.e. owning and operating your boats, and not your club?s expenses as a whole, or boathouse costs etc. The only other fees that you likely pay to own and operate your boats specifically are insurance and (if applicable) racking fees, so Cam Conservators License Fees may amount to a large proportion of the ?overall cost of owning or operating your boats?. For Q9, you might mention other things that you?d have to cut back on to afford the increase, e.g. coaching or updating equipment etc. For Q11, a large proportion of the Conservators income is from commercial vessels (and in particular commercial punts) - these vessels generate income and thus you could argue that charging them more is entirely fair and appropriate, rather than increasing the fees applied to people who are trying to use the river to keep fit and healthy. 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URL: From conor at cucbc.org Thu Oct 21 08:19:09 2021 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:19:09 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IVs - Entries Open Message-ID: <31A11FD1-FFE9-4212-A0EE-74B5A04D5807@cucbc.org> Dear Captains, Entries for the University IVs 2021 are now open, and will close at 23:45 on Monday 25th October. Entries should be made via Captains' accounts on the CUCBC website - after you login, you should see a link to "Regatta Entries" on the right hand side of the page. The entry fee (?25 per crew) and any outstanding balance on your CUCBC bill must both be paid by the same deadline (which will be on the bill). If the balance on your bill is negative, this is a credit and should be subtracted from any entry fees. You will receive your CUCBC bill by email. Bill queries should be addressed to Dr Dan Wilkins (seniortreasurer at cucbc.org). Please email Dan to claim any payments you make to CUCBC. The preferred method of payment if by bank transfer; the CUCBC bank account details will be on your college?s CUCBC bill. If you have any queries about the Uni IVs then please contact the committee (committee at cucbc.org). The list of forthcoming river closures has now been updated and can be found at https://www.cucbc.org/river-closures Best wishes, Conor From jcbc-president at jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk Thu Oct 21 15:39:33 2021 From: jcbc-president at jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk (JCBC President) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:39:33 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] CamCons Fees Consultation In-Reply-To: <9D86FED0-AFB7-4D3B-B49C-D1D56BEB156B@cucbc.org> References: <9D86FED0-AFB7-4D3B-B49C-D1D56BEB156B@cucbc.org> Message-ID: Dear all, As Conor mentioned at the meeting, several of the Conservators are elected councillors. I've highlighted them below, as well as their wards, and student areas within the wards. Remember that, in local elections, students can vote BOTH at their term time and out-of-term addresses. British, EU, and Commonwealth citizens are all eligible to vote in local elections. - Mike Seargent (Labour, City Council) represents West Chesterfield. This is the area North of Jesus Green and Midsummer Common including Magdelene and Clare Colony. - Katie Thornburrow (Labour, City Council) represents Petersfield. This is the area North of the station up to around Grafton and West of the station around Botanic Gardens. It includes Hughes Hall, Caius Harvey Road, ARU, and Mill Road town side of the bridge. - Alan Cox (Lib Dem, City Council) represents Trumpington, popular for private accommodation. - Anna Bradnam (Lib Dem, County Council) represents Milton & Waterbeach. Personally, I would be highlighting that rowing is beneficial for your health and well-being, as well as having a much lower risk of coronavirus transmission than many alternative student activities (eg: clubbing), and how fee increases are likely to impact this. Kind regards, Josh ------ Joshua Blake President & Coxing Captain 2021-22 Jesus College Boat Club On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 02:02, Conor Burgess wrote: > Hi all, > > Following on from the Captains? Meeting, please find attached the > documents which John and Bill have put together based on their insights > into the Conservancy. Additionally, I also include the Conservators recent > announcement of their restructuring (only published last week, right > towards the end of the consultation period) and an additional paper which > explains their rationale for this restructure in greater detail. Whilst the > fee increases and the restructuring are in theory separate, I?d be > surprised if the timing and motivations behind them are not linked. > > Ultimately, the headline figure is that the Conservators income from > rowing vessels, if the proposed fees are accepted by the Conservators, will > increase by around 38% in a single year, and go on to increase further over > subsequent years at a rate which will still exceed the likely increases in > inflation / CPI. > > You can find the consultation documents here: > https://www.camconservancy.org/about-1 > > Please note that John?s document was written before the question numbers > were fixed; what were Q11-13 are now Q10-12. > > For Q8 I?d suggest you consider only the costs they ask about; i.e. owning > and operating your boats, and not your club?s expenses as a whole, or > boathouse costs etc. The only other fees that you likely pay to own and > operate your boats specifically are insurance and (if applicable) racking > fees, so Cam Conservators License Fees may amount to a large proportion of > the ?overall cost of owning or operating your boats?. > > For Q9, you might mention other things that you?d have to cut back on to > afford the increase, e.g. coaching or updating equipment etc. > > For Q11, a large proportion of the Conservators income is from commercial > vessels (and in particular commercial punts) - these vessels generate > income and thus you could argue that charging them more is entirely fair > and appropriate, rather than increasing the fees applied to people who are > trying to use the river to keep fit and healthy. > > For the final question, you might like to mention who your response > represents, as I don?t see how they?ll know who?s responded otherwise. This > is where you can put together your impassioned arguments about how the > proposed fee increases will reduce accessibility to the river for health > and wellbeing purposes, or the crippling impact of a potentially 60% > increase in costs (if you register mostly eights) when your budgets for the > year have likely been set and agreed already (or will be soon), or even > question why the Conservancy aren?t doing more to source funding from other > avenues, such as the City and County Councils etc. > > As a final reminder, the consultation is only open until the 25th October, > so please do take 10-15 minutes to respond this week. > > Best wishes, > Conor > > __________ > CUCBC Captains' Mailing List > captains at lists.cucbc.org > > List Manager: webmaster at cucbc.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Sun Oct 24 19:23:12 2021 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:23:12 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IVs - Entries Open In-Reply-To: <31A11FD1-FFE9-4212-A0EE-74B5A04D5807@cucbc.org> References: <31A11FD1-FFE9-4212-A0EE-74B5A04D5807@cucbc.org> Message-ID: Dear all, Just a quick reminder that entries for Uni IVs close at 23:45 tomorrow (Monday 25th). Crew lineups can be changed after the deadline, but late entries will not be accepted. Best wishes, Conor > On 21 Oct 2021, at 09:19, Conor Burgess wrote: > > Dear Captains, > > Entries for the University IVs 2021 are now open, and will close at 23:45 on Monday 25th October. Entries should be made via Captains' accounts on the CUCBC website - after you login, you should see a link to "Regatta Entries" on the right hand side of the page. > > The entry fee (?25 per crew) and any outstanding balance on your CUCBC bill must both be paid by the same deadline (which will be on the bill). If the balance on your bill is negative, this is a credit and should be subtracted from any entry fees. > > You will receive your CUCBC bill by email. Bill queries should be addressed to Dr Dan Wilkins (seniortreasurer at cucbc.org). Please email Dan to claim any payments you make to CUCBC. The preferred method of payment if by bank transfer; the CUCBC bank account details will be on your college?s CUCBC bill. > > If you have any queries about the Uni IVs then please contact the committee (committee at cucbc.org). > > The list of forthcoming river closures has now been updated and can be found at https://www.cucbc.org/river-closures > > Best wishes, > Conor From limeng at cucbc.org Sun Oct 24 22:34:46 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 23:34:46 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IVs logistics- FAO entrants. Message-ID: Dear Captains- Following close of entries tomorrow 11:45PM (Monday 25th), we will be arranging racing pairs, marshalling rotas and race times shortly after. For this year only, I will try to take into account *immovable* academic commitments and *medical* appointments. ((Do note CUCBC do not normally take these into account, given the option of your crew to get a sub for immovable academic commitments. I have volunteered to do this and it should not be expected to be repeated next year, unless other members of the committee volunteer to do so (as was done with the Small Boat's Regatta.). We have a small Exec. committee, without any race secretaries.)) Whilst I'll try and accommodate all requests, it is likely not all requests can be accommodated. Requests made will not affect the random formation of racing pairs. Keep your requests to *immovable* commitments only so that other captains/clubs are not disadvantaged and so we run the event as efficiently as possible. The link is here, with a strict deadline of 22:00, Tuesday 26th Oct. https://forms.gle/eyfUXHN255fQp9E68 Kind regards, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Executive Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ebcvice at gmail.com Tue Oct 26 20:27:28 2021 From: ebcvice at gmail.com (Daniil Soloviev) Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:27:28 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Emma Sprints 2021 - Entries, Row Throughs, and Emma Cocktails! Message-ID: Dear all, Captains please pass this on to LBCs: Emma Sprints is back for 2021, and will be taking place on Sunday 21 November! Entries are now open until Sunday 14 November. The entry form is available here: Emma Sprints 2021 Entry and is also on the website, alongside additional information: http://ebc.soc.srcf.net/sprints/ Get keen as this is the first race of the Novice calendar and a great introduction to racing. Every crew is guaranteed at least two races. We anticipate a good turnout and with the standard fancy dress, mince pies, and exciting racing, this event is not to be missed! Division winners will receive free tickets to Emma Cocktails. I'll be uploading the draw on the website as soon as possible after the deadline, along with live results as the racing unfolds. Standard safety rules apply: heel restraints in place, life jackets for coxes, and correctly fitted bow balls. We reserve the right to turn away any crew we deem 'unsafe' with no refund of entry fee. Tickets are now also on sale for Emma Cocktails, which takes place on the evening of Sunday the 21st. It's a great way for competitors to relax after a hard day of racing, and a good way for senior rowers to get to know (and hopefully celebrate the victories of) their novice crews. Unlimited alcoholic cocktails and non-alcoholic mocktails, and some live music all for only ?10. Tickets can be purchased via the cocktails page here: http://ebc.soc.srcf.net/sprints/emma-cocktails/. *Row-throughs* Any seniors crews wanting to row through should let me know through this form: Emma Sprints Row Throughs 2021 (also available on the website). Slots are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. If anyone would like any further information, please contact me on ebcvice at gmail.com . Looking forward to seeing you there on the day! Best regards, *Daniil Soloviev*Vice-Captain 2021?2022 Emmanuel Boat Club Phone: +447831875751 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limeng at cucbc.org Wed Oct 27 00:14:21 2021 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:14:21 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IV Draw and Timetable Message-ID: Dear Captains, The draw and timetable are *final* and now available here: http://www.cucbc.org/uni_fours All form responses were considered for unmovable commitments, and the vast majority were adjusted for, coinciding with racing on three days. Note those responses which could not be adjusted for were mainly because individual responses were inputted for crew members (which raises concerns for me as to whether you could field a full IV on any day, at any time in the afternoon....) or the times given were too restrictive. Given these are all immovable academic commitments you can send in sub requests if needed, or re-evaluate whether any of these commitments are indeed movable. You are required to provide marshals and we will provide information on this in due course. I will not be monitoring emails the next couple days so please direct emails to the committee, not me directly. Regards, Lee Limeng Zhu CUCBC Executive Committee On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjs225 at cam.ac.uk Wed Oct 27 13:17:42 2021 From: cjs225 at cam.ac.uk (Casey Shepheard) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:17:42 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fairbairn Cup 2021: entries open 1st November Message-ID: Entries for the Fairbairn Cup 2021 will open on Monday 1st November! The races will take place on: Thursday 2nd December - men's and women's novice VIIIs Friday 3rd December - men's and women's senior and invitational IVs and VIIIs Entries are made via this form where payment details may also be found: https://forms.gle/H8nL6huUbbM7QZTY9 Entry fees: ?70 per VIII, ?38 per IV. All entrires must be received and paid for by the 26th November. Of course, we will be monitoring the Covid situation closely and will be doing everything we can to ensure the races can be held safely. Rules and regulations, along with further information on division times and Covid-safe marshalling can be found on the website: https://www.fairbairns.jesusboatclub.co.uk If you have any questions regarding entries or the race, please do contact me at jcbc-fbsecretary at jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk Hope to see lots of you racing! Casey Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2021 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luke at cucbc.org Wed Oct 27 13:49:41 2021 From: luke at cucbc.org (Luke Pattison) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:49:41 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IV Draw and Timetable In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Captains, Please find allocations for marshalling for Uni IV's below. Please note some colleges will be required to supply two marshals on certain days, allocations have been made based on the number of race entries per college. It is your responsibility to ensure the correct number of representatives from your boat club attend marshalling for the entirety of each day of racing, racing will conclude before 5 pm each day. *Marshals are compulsory and essential to the safe running of the races; any club which fails to provide their allocated marshals is liable to have their crews disqualified.* Marshals should meet beneath the railway bridge (towpath side) at the meet times listed below for a short briefing before racing crews start to arrive. Best wishes, Luke Marshalling Rota Tues 2/11 Thu 4/11 Fri 5/11 Meet 14:30 Meet 14:50 Meet 14:55 Caius Caius Caius Caius Caius Christ's Clare Downing Downing Downing Homerton Homerton Jesus King's King's King's Lady Margaret Lady Margaret Lady Margaret Lady Margaret Lady Margaret Magdalene Magdalene Magdalene Pembroke Pembroke Pembroke Selwyn Pembroke Pembroke Sidney Sussex Sidney Sussex Sidney Sussex St Catharine's St Catharine's Wolfson On Wed, 27 Oct 2021 at 01:14, Limeng Zhu wrote: > Dear Captains, > The draw and timetable are *final* and now available here: > http://www.cucbc.org/uni_fours > > All form responses were considered for unmovable commitments, and the vast > majority were adjusted for, coinciding with racing on three days. > Note those responses which could not be adjusted for were mainly because > individual responses were inputted for crew members (which raises concerns > for me as to whether you could field a full IV on any day, at any time in > the afternoon....) or the times given were too restrictive. Given these are > all immovable academic commitments you can send in sub requests if needed, > or re-evaluate whether any of these commitments are indeed movable. > > You are required to provide marshals and we will provide information on > this in due course. > I will not be monitoring emails the next couple days so please direct > emails to the committee, not me directly. > > Regards, > Lee > > Limeng Zhu > CUCBC Executive Committee > On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From af667 at cam.ac.uk Wed Oct 27 19:56:25 2021 From: af667 at cam.ac.uk (Anna Feest) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:56:25 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] QErgs - entries, registration and t-shirts Message-ID: Dear Captains, We have decided to extend the deadline for entries to QErgs until Sunday 31st October at 12pm - we've already got lots of entries, but we know there are still more to come! We also really encourage entering more than two novice crews if you can and want to, there is quite a high chance of being successful in the ballot for places and that means more of your crews and novices competing. Similarly, please keep entering senior crews! (All colleges are guaranteed a senior crew as well as an NM1 and NW1 crew.) If you have any questions about the limits on who can compete (or are struggling to make a crew up) please let us know, we can work out how to make it work for you. A provisional draw will be published at the start of next week. Please ask your lower boat captains to check it carefully and let us know as soon as possible of any clashes or issues. We will inform any crews who have not been successful in the ballot - otherwise, please assume that all of your crews are competing. A final draw will be published on Friday 5th November. Registration and t-shirts are a bit different this year - we are asking that captains bring a printed and signed registration form (which can be found on our website) to the QCBC boathouse where they will be able to pick up t-shirts. One person may come from each college and bring forms/pick up t-shirts for all crews from that college. You may also buy extra t-shirts if you wish - we have some spares which will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Please note that all competitors must be wearing their t-shirt to compete, but equally please remind novices to have lots of layers underneath as the event is outside! To do this, please come to the QCBC boathouse between 12pm and 5pm on Thursday 4th November or between 2:30pm and 6pm on Friday 6th November. Come up the stairs outside the boathouse and someone will be in our coaching rooms straight ahead of you to take your forms and give you the right number of t-shirts. 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The aim of the squad is to provide some additional input for those who are considering trialling for CUBC's men?s program for the 2023 Boat Race. The intention is to supplement the good work that you are already doing with your colleges. Dev Squad will begin with land based training sessions at Goldie through the second part of Michaelmas term, dates are below: 19th November 26th November Further dates will be communicated. Each session will run for 45? and you can sign up for the 11:00, 11:45 or 12:30 sessions. We have capacity for 12 rowers per session. For those who wish to sign up please fill in the attached google form so we can get a bit of a gauge on your current rowing level and use the google sign up sheet to book a spot which suits your schedule. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eo68vTu3kuh2xKEeqi7VECehH5lRcXUgcvCsIx9Lc9Q/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtLtUEslXzYAAWGELM_Z3Ipaq8_N6jFI7tdLI79XWKIgmUlw/viewform?usp=sf_link Bill ---------------------------------------------- Alister Taylor Executive Secretary (Operations) Cambridge University Boat Club The Goldie Boathouse Kimberley Road Cambridge CB4 1HG T: +44 (0) 1223 354 258 M: +44 (0) 754 107 6905 Working days: Monday-Friday CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NUMBER 09729310 IT IS A CHARITY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION BY VIRTUE OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011 SCHEDULE 3 ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: