From cat at cucbc.org Mon Oct 3 20:27:53 2022 From: cat at cucbc.org (Catrin Darsley) Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 21:27:53 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Minutes - Mich Term Captains' meeting (2nd October) Message-ID: Dear Captains, Thanks everyone who attended the meeting on Sunday; here are the minutes. Several upcoming Cam rowing events are listed here, but please also keep an eye on other river closures via the CUCBC website. I'll pass on event details sent through to the committee but these should also be available on individual club pages and/or the CRA website as appropriate. All the best, Cat ------- Cat Darsley (she/her) CUCBC Hon Sec 2022-2023 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For those unfamiliar with the Uni IVs competition, this is a timed competition along a ~2km course, starting just downstream of the A14 bridge, and finishing just downstream of the railway bridge, however, two crews race the course at the same time! Crews start (standing start) after being lined up ~120 m apart, the crew that starts furthest downstream then chases the other crew along the course, both boats race to a finish separated by the same distance as the start posts, the chasing crew races until the first finish and the crew that starts further upstream races to the further finish (i.e. closest to the railway bridge). Overtaking is permitted on the long reach only, if the chasing crew overtakes their race will still end when they cross the lower finish. Further information about the regulations of Uni IVs, including which division crews should be entered to can be found here . Finally, please note that clubs which enter the Uni IVs competition will be required to be supply marshals to help with the running of races, a marshalling rota will also be published once the racing timetable is finalised. Marshals are compulsory and essential to the safe running of the races; any club which fails to provide their allocated marshal(s) may be disqualified from the event. Best wishes, Luke & Luke CUCBC Executive Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cat at cucbc.org Sun Oct 9 18:43:56 2022 From: cat at cucbc.org (Catrin Darsley) Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 19:43:56 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Reminders - river safety key notices *PLEASE PASS ON* Message-ID: Dear all, The CUCBC Committee would like to highlight several safety notices following several incidents and near-incidents this last week. Please ensure that coaches, bank parties and coxes are aware of the following: 1. Coaches should know which side of the river their boats should be on, and ensure that coxes are reminded of their side when they stray away from it (especially novice coxes). Everyone recognises that mistakes happen, but there have been various sightings and reports of corrections not being reinforced. 2. Coaches must remind coxes early of impending collisions / potential collisions, especially with powered or moored craft. Powered craft (especially narrowboats) can't stop quickly, and could take at least a boat length to come to a halt. 3. If a rowing boat strikes or comes into contact with a moored boat, *they must NOT push off below the waterline*: doing so will damage the waterproofing of the boat. Ideally no contact would be made by oars on the hull - use fenders if possible and, if not, the 'rubbing strake' (the raised wooden / rubber section that protects the hull if it rubs against the bank or other boats) should be used instead of the hull proper or any paintwork. 4. Do not overtake a powered vessel and then immediately start to spin (see above note about stopping distances). You are placing yourselves in considerable danger and the vessel's captain in an exceedingly stressful situation that they couldn't have avoided. 5. If you / your crew have made a mistake, please apologise. Especially if you have inconvenienced another river user / made contact with a moored boat / caused a collision, no matter how minor. It will go a huge way towards maintaining/ improving relations between rowing clubs and other river users (and between rowing clubs!)! 6. *Spinning point rules must be followed at all times.* These are clearly set out here . Crews breaking these rules will be fined. (Please note that the Combined Boathouse / new CRA is not a legal spin point on the river, and that all crews - with particular mention to tub pairs, currently; we see you being sneaky - should check that the river is clear and it is safe for them to spin before doing so. Crews travelling downstream should give priority to those coming upstream (re. rules 18/20 )) Additional information for coxes and coaches is available online; please share this email and link with LBCs. http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/coxes_coaches Finally, further to discussion at this term's Captains' meeting, the CUCBC Committee has reviewed our position on rules around swimming capability for rowers and coxes and we do not have the intention of bringing a rule change proposal to Captains at this time. Many thanks, and here's to a sunny and safe week on the river. Cat (on behalf of CUCBC Committee) ------- Cat Darsley (she/her) CUCBC Hon Sec 2022-2023 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cat at cucbc.org Mon Oct 10 15:37:18 2022 From: cat at cucbc.org (Catrin Darsley) Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:37:18 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] [CUCBC] Restricted access to the river, Sunday 16th Message-ID: Dear all, The Cambridge Town and Gown races will take place this Sunday, October 16th, 8am until 1pm and will make getting to and along the river difficult between these times. Please take a look at the route map and road closures and let those affected know that they'll probably need to leave extra time to get around the city. Coaching will also be affected along the towpath next to Jesus Green and Midsummer Common (although this looks like it will be more of an issue for town club crews out before 11am). More details: https://findarace.com/events/cambridge-town-and-gown Thanks, Cat (If you have also received notification of the Cambridge Half Marathon taking place this Saturday, please disregard - it's Cambridge, New Zealand, so is unlikely to cause us any issues) ------- Cat Darsley (she/her) CUCBC Hon Sec 2022-2023 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luke at cucbc.org Mon Oct 17 08:38:44 2022 From: luke at cucbc.org (Luke Pattison) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:38:44 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Uni IVs 2022 - Entries Open! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <47B9AA98-001D-45E0-8041-2ADDA4DE1E3B@cucbc.org> Morning! Quick reminder that entries for this years? Uni IVs competition will close this Friday at midday. We will aim to publish a racing timetable before 5 pm on Friday. Best wishes, Luke & Luke > On 4 Oct 2022, at 09:37, Luke Pattison wrote: > > Good morning! > > Entries for this years' University IVs races are now open on the CUCBC website, entries will remain open until midday Fri 21st October 2022. > > Racing will take place w/c Mon 31st October, a timetable of races will be published once entries have closed. All races will take place in the afternoon, with the first races usually starting ~2:30 pm, it may not be necessary for races to be held every day of the racing week. > > For those unfamiliar with the Uni IVs competition, this is a timed competition along a ~2km course, starting just downstream of the A14 bridge, and finishing just downstream of the railway bridge, however, two crews race the course at the same time! Crews start (standing start) after being lined up ~120 m apart, the crew that starts furthest downstream then chases the other crew along the course, both boats race to a finish separated by the same distance as the start posts, the chasing crew races until the first finish and the crew that starts further upstream races to the further finish (i.e. closest to the railway bridge). Overtaking is permitted on the long reach only, if the chasing crew overtakes their race will still end when they cross the lower finish. > > Further information about the regulations of Uni IVs, including which division crews should be entered to can be found here . > > Finally, please note that clubs which enter the Uni IVs competition will be required to be supply marshals to help with the running of races, a marshalling rota will also be published once the racing timetable is finalised. Marshals are compulsory and essential to the safe running of the races; any club which fails to provide their allocated marshal(s) may be disqualified from the event. > > Best wishes, > > Luke & Luke > > CUCBC Executive Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cat at cucbc.org Wed Oct 19 08:37:22 2022 From: cat at cucbc.org (Catrin Darsley) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:37:22 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fwd: Welfare Officer Training - College Boat Clubs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, Please see the below (of particular relevance to you as boat club captains and to your welfare officers). Please contact Callum directly with any questions. Best wishes, Cat ------- Cat Darsley (she/her) CUCBC Hon Sec 2022-2023 ------------------------------ *From:* Callum O'Shea *Sent:* 19 October 2022 08:45 *Subject:* Welfare Officer Training - College Boat Clubs Hi Cat, [name removed] reached out recently to ask if college boat club welfare officers could attend the welfare training that we facilitate for university sports clubs. I think it is definitely a potential area for development and would like to invite college boat club welfare officers to attend the next scheduled session. The content is likely to be of great use to college boat club welfare officers. Are you able to help me to get the invitation out to college boat club captains and welfare officers? All details and booking info available here: https://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/sports-club-training *Welfare Officer Training * The training, Essential Skills for Supporting Students, is delivered by the Students' Unions' Advice Service and provides attendees with tools to support their role as a Welfare Officer. This is an important role in club committees, and training is provided free of charge. We want to ensure that Officers are equipped as well as possible to deal with any issues that may arise in their club. *The Welfare at Sport guides also details where Welfare Officers can look to for support, including through the Sports Service. Contact us on welfare at sport.cam.ac.uk if you need support or have concerns within your club. * *The next training sessions will take place online on:* - *Friday 21st October, 10AM-1PM* If you need to cancel your place, please email us at bucs at sport.cam.ac.uk with as much notice as possible. Book your place here: https://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/sports-club-training 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 *[image: signature]* *For the latest sports news & updates, follow @camunisport 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. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email (or telephone) and delete the original message. 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If you can't find anyone who can cover both divisions, then you can supply two people to swap over, but it is your responsibility to make sure your Club is covering it. *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. *Please also make sure your marshals are competent. *Wednesday* *Thursday* *Friday* Caius Caius Caius Churchill Churchill Emma First and Third Downing Downing Girton Homerton Hughes Hall King's Jesus King's LMBC LMBC LMBC Magdalene Magdalene Magdalene Pembroke Pembroke Pembroke Selwyn Sidney St Catz Happy racing, Luke & Luke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hj343 at cam.ac.uk Sat Oct 22 16:56:21 2022 From: hj343 at cam.ac.uk (Heather Jones) Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:56:21 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Fairbairn Cup entries Message-ID: Dear all, I'm really excited to announce that entries for the Fairbairn Cup are now open! Please follow this link for more information on how to enter and payment details: https://www.jesusboatclub.co.uk/2022-race or find the race entry form here: https://forms.gle/8YYM4GH7Riq9F1Gk6 Novice VIIIs divisions will be held on Thursday 1st December whilst the Senior and Invitational VIIIs and IVs divisions will be held the next day on Friday 2nd December. Entry fees are ?77 per VIII and ?42 per IV and entries will close on the 17th November. Do get in contact with me via email if you have any questions regarding the race and entries. Best wishes, Heather Jones Fairbairn Secretary 2022 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The race itself returns in its traditional form, a 500m erg sprint relay in crews of 8, with the fastest crews of each division being invited back to compete in the finals! ENTER QErgs 2022 using the form below! https://forms.gle/zsjAtz6ZYwmt8o4i7 Once you have registered, you will need to fill in the form attached to the rules below - info on handing that in to us is on the document! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GKnRienGm6DGinUr1U1OEO5s-iRTBK1Cmdgu3_uecUE/edit?usp=sharing We can't wait to see you all there! Charlotte, Beanie and Heramb Queens' QErgs Presidents -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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. *Row-throughs* Any seniors crews wanting to row through should let me know through this form: *Emma Sprints Row Throughs 2022 * (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 wishes, *Annabel Cardno * Vice-Captain 2022?2023 Emmanuel Boat Club -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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