[CUCBC Captains] Tideway briefing

[Isabel Nimmo]

Dear Captains and Coxes,

The meeting will be held at 7:30pm Tuesday on Teams at the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTAxYTA3YzgtYjE0NS00YTFmLTk5NjUtMGRkNzdjZTMzMjRl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249a50445-bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a0030cd7-7173-4507-8b36-3fc1b1dbf235%22%7d

Captains - please do pass this message on to any interested coxes from your
colleges who might not be signed up to the CUCBC coxes list.

Best wishes, and hope to see many of you there,
Isabel

On Mon, 7 Mar 2022 at 07:56, Isabel Nimmo <izzy at cucbc.org> wrote:

> Dear Captains and Coxes,
>
> This is only really of interest to those of you planning to race WEHoRR or
>  ManHORR.
>
> Ro Thompson has agreed to run a briefing for any interested coxes on the
> 8rd of March (tomorrow) at 7:30pm. Racing on the Tideway is not like the
> Cam - the stream makes positioning of your shell much more important when
> racing, and marshalling is considerably more complex (though no less
> chaotic...) I can thoroughly recommend this talk to anyone, whether they've
> raced on the Tideway before or not. A link to join will be circulated later
> today.
>
> Ro has been coxing for 15 years, including three years training on
> the Tideway with Vesta Rowing Club based in Putney. She has
> four Tideway pennants, three from WeHORR and one from HORR. Whilst as
> Vesta she coxed the top womens crew to 3rd and 4th place in WeHORR and
> raced twice in the elite womens 8s event at Henley Royal Regatta. So she is
> exceptionally well placed to offer guidance on handling racing on the
> Thames.
>
> I will absolutely be attending, and I'd strongly urge any college coxes
> planning to race this year to come along too.
>
> Apologies for the short notice, and hope you've all recovered from last
> week
>
> Isabel
>
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