<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear Captains,</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Please see the message below and forward to your alumni boat club contacts to see if there is interest. Please contact Chris Hesketh (CCed) if you are interested or if you have any questions.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="Arial">Regards,</font></font></p><p>Thomas<br>CUCBC Secretary<br><br></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear Fellow Rower,</font>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Arial">Alumni Regatta - Sunday 27 September 2009</font></b>
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<p><font size="2" face="Arial">In 2009 the University will celebrate
its 800th anniversary. Some of you will know I ran a regatta in
previous years, but a falling number of entries did not make this
viable to continue and the regattas stopped.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">I have had exploratory interest from a
number of contacts and consequently I am writing to you to see if there
are a sufficient number of alumni of your college, who would have an
interest in participating in a regatta as part of the 800th anniversary
activities. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">The format would be as before with two
crews racing side by side from the Plough Pub end of the Long Reach
upriver for about 1000/1200 metres finishing after going under the
railway bridge. The winner of a race would go forward to the next
round. Depending on the number of crews, the regatta would start
around 9.30am/10am and aim to finish before lunch. Again depending on
numbers, there may be repechage races.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Those interested would arrange to use
their college boats, which covers insurance; the aim is to have VIIIs
racing side by side, but we have had IVs in the past.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">As a first step I would be grateful if this message could be circulated to your alumni rowers </font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">/ rowing club</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><font size="2" face="Arial">so
I can gauge the level of interest. I would be the contact in the
Development Office, if people want to contact me direct with queries or
whatever.</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Yours sincerely </font>
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<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Chris </font>
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