[CUCBC Captains] May Bumps substitutions

[Limeng Zhu]

Dear Captains,

This is a reminder that all subs in all boats for any Bumps race (including
and especially for the GoR) must be approved by the CUCBC Exec Committee.
It's much easier if you get planned subs approved now, so we only have to
deal with injury/illness subs during Bumps.

A sub is anyone who isn't in the crew listed on the CUCBC website (or, in
the case of last minute changes, someone who won't have trained much with
the crew this term). If you're just swapping people between crews
permanently (e.g. you've discovered a third boat rower makes your second
boat go faster), you can do this on the CUCBC website up until the Getting
On Race without requesting permission explicitly from us.

In general, subs should meet the following requirements (I've added the
rules inspiring this info to an appendix below):

Subs should have been eligible to row in the boat they are subbing into,
had they been entered as a member of the crew (i.e. bona fide student at
that college, not rowing in another boat, no blues or first Mays colours
below third boat/third division, whichever is lower)

Subbing for someone who cannot make the races for a reason which is
acceptable depending on the division they are competing in (see rule 25
below), or for someone who cannot make the race due to
accident/illness/family emergency (which is the only case we'll accept a
sub request with less than 24 hours notice).

Subs may not come from a higher boat, without exception (i.e. any sub which
would give an unfair advantage to the crew they're subbing into, e.g. M1 to
M2 or W3 to W4, even for the GoR, is expressly forbidden).

Subs must not have been training with a town club outside college hours
more than four times. (except for coxes.)

If you submit requests for subs in the following format (hat tip to Sidney
for this example), we'll be able to approve them very quickly in most cases:
Sub 1 seat number, FIRSTNAME SURNAME
Race Saturday division 4
Boat Sidney W1
Reason e.g. [injured shoulder | stomach bug | details of compulsory
academic commitment]
Substitute FIRSTNAME SURNAME - confirmation of student status at relevant
college, confirmation not rowed in any other crew in this set of Bumps,
confirmation not rowed with a town club this term, brief description of
rowing history (especially relevant for coxing subs, who will also need to
attend the coxes briefing and be competent enough to control the crew
they're subbing into).

Please ensure your requests are sent to BOTH committee at cucbc.org AND
seniorcommittee at cucbc.org, and where possible group your requests into as
few emails as possible. Please also ensure that you reply all to follow up
enquiries.

If need be, feel free to plead your case for why an exception should be
made for your particular sub request, but we'll just fall back on the
precedent set by previous decisions (that is why the Senior Committee
exists after all).

Please forward this email onto any LBCs / VCs / crew captains who might be
making substitution requests.

Kind regards,
Lee
CUCBC Exec.

Appendix

Rule 5 of 'Rules for Racing - General':
a. That the crew which competes in the first heat of a CUCBC event
(including the Getting on Race) be considered the official crew for the
duration of that event. No change in the official crew shall be allowed,
except with the permission of the Executive Committee, which will usually
be given only in exceptional circumstances such as accident or illness, or
subject to Rule 25 in the case of the Lent and May races.
b. That before the first heat, approval may be sought from the Executive
Committee for a substitute in the first heat. If this is granted, the
official crew should be provided in writing by the club concerned to the
Executive Committee, and is expected to be the crew which has trained
together that term. The official crew must be provided in advance of the
first heat.
c. That substitution of rowers from crews in a higher position on the River
to those in either a lower position or those competing in the Getting on
Race shall not be permitted.

Rule 21 of 'Rules for Racing - Lent and May Races'
a That no person who has gained first Lent or May Colours or a Trial Cap
may row or steer below the third division of the CUCBC Lent or May Races or
below his/her College third crew, whichever is the lower, without the
permission of the Hon. Secretaries. This shall normally be given only in
the case of accident or illness.
b That no person who has rowed in, steered or been a reserve for any of the
CUBC, CUWBC or CULRC crews may row below his/her College third May Boat
without the permission of the Hon. Secretaries, which shall normally be
given only in the case of accident or illness.
c That anyone infringing 21.a and/or 21.b be forbidden to row or steer in
any crew for the remainder of the Races.

Rule 22 of 'Rules for Racing - Lent and May Races'
a That, with the exception of the sandwich boats, no-one may row or steer
in more than one division in one day, and that no-one who has rowed in a
particular crew in the races may then row in another crew, except with the
permission of the Executive Committee, which shall usually be given only in
cases of accident or illness.
b That anyone may row in one division and steer in another on the same day.
c This rule shall span both the Men’s and Women’s races, such that it is
not permitted to row twice (once in the Men’s races and once in the Women’s
races) or cox twice (once in the Men’s races and once in the Women’s races)
in one day, notwithstanding sandwich boats as exempted in rule 22.a.

Rule 25 of 'Rules for Racing - Lent and May Races'
Substitutes must be deemed capable by the Executive Committee of competing
safely in the division they will be subbing into, and all substitutes must
be eligible competitors for the crew they will be subbing into. Permission
for substitution shall only be given in the exceptional circumstances
allowed by Rule 5 and:
a. to crews in the first or second division in the case of compulsory and
immovable academic commitments;
b. to crews in the third division in the case of academic commitments, or
other sporting commitments;
c. to crews in lower divisions for those reasons or any other reason,
d. provided permission for any eligible substitute is sought at least 24
hours before racing.
e. For the purposes of substitution eligibility, a crew’s division shall be
the division it starts the races in. In the case of a crew competing in the
Getting-On Race, Rule 25.c. shall apply.

Rule 28 of 'Rules for Racing - Lent and May Races'
That no-one who has rowed or steered in a successful boat in the Getting-On
Race row or steer respectively in a higher boat during the races which
follow, except with the permission of the Executive Committee, which shall
usually be given only in cases of accident or illness of someone in a
higher boat.

The full bumps rules can be found here for those interested, or in need of
bedtime reading:
http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/racing/bumps

Limeng Zhu
CUCBC Executive Committee
On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
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