[CUCBC Captains] Umpiring May Bumps

[Luke Barratt]

Dear all,

Just a quick addendum:

The Umpires Briefing (although wonderful in person) will be hybrid so no
need to attend in person. Here's the link.
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Best wishes,
Luke

On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 10:54, Luke Barratt <lukebarratt at cucbc.org> wrote:

>
> **Captains please forward this message to your Clubs**
> Dear all,
>
> I hope you're all looking forward to the upcoming set of Bumps races,
> which of course cannot run without sufficient umpires. This is only the
> fourth set of Bumps since the pandemic saw the races cancelled, so we still
> require a large proportion of those around with two more sets of Bumps
> under their belts to help out and umpire, so please do encourage members
> of your Clubs to sign up - especially if they're not rowing in the top four
> divisions.
>
> *Some carrots:*
>
>    - Umpiring is a great way to get involved in the racing and you get
>    the chance to be right at the centre of the action - either by cycling
>    along with the crews or acting as a static umpire along the course
>    - As a 'thank you' for your time, all umpires are offered a *free
>    dinner* (including drinks) at a pub the week after Bumps.
>    - Each Club will have a certain allocation of marshalling to ensure
>    the safe and smooth running of the Bumps. Everyone who volunteers for
>    umpiring by Monday 5 June will count towards this marshal allocation.
>    Trust me: umpiring is a lot more fun than marshalling.
>
>
> You don't need to have umpired before to sign up. There will be a
> briefing on the evening of Sunday 11 June for all umpires ahead of racing
> where we explain everything and all new umpires are paired with a
> 'senior' one during racing. However, we do ask that you have *rowed or
> coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps (Lents, Mays, or Towns)* before so that
> you understand how the races work.
>
> Please remember that you can both compete and umpire. We suggest you
> leave *two divisions clear before* your race and *one after* to allow you
> to get to and from the boathouses. The division times are available here:
> https://www.cucbc.org/mays/times
>
> The umpires briefing will be in the early evening of Sunday 11 June -
> 18:15 in the Main Lecture Theatre, St John's College - and last about 45
> minutes, and I’ll endeavour to distribute a first draft of the umpiring rota
> before the meeting.
>
> You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/mays/umpires/signup
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at l
> ukebarratt at cucbc.org - I will be sorting out the umpires rota etc for
> this set of Bumps. If anything comes up on the day which may affect your
> umpiring, please email the entire Committee at committee at cucbc.org so we
> can sort out the issue as quickly as possible.
>
> Many thanks,
> Luke
>
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