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<p class=MsoNormal><b>CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2009</b><br>
<br>
<b>DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm</b><br>
This is a great pre Bumps Cam event for university and town club eights.<br>
Course runs from Plough lawns to the Penny Ferry. Last year 105 eights took
part.<br>
<br>
<b>PRIZES</b><br>
<br>
<b>1. EVENT CATEGORIES</b><br>
Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at prize
giving at City boathouse)<br>
University categories:<br>
Men’s Mays Div 1, 2, 3 and lower (divs 4-6) enter event as M1, M2, M3 or
ML. Ladies Mays Div 1, 2, 3 and lower (divs 4-6) enter event as W1, W2, W3 or
WL<br>
Please enter your crews as the position you will be rowing in May Bumps not
your crew position in your boat club e.g. M2 not 1st boat. Any crews that will
be entering the Getting-on Race are also very welcome to enter as ML/ WL
category<br>
<br>
Town categories (dependent on entries):CRA Men’s Senior, Novice, Vet,
Junior /CRA Ladies Senior, Novice, Vet, Junior<br>
<br>
<b>2. COURSE RECORD</b><br>
A magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne for the fastest men’s and ladies
crews (Town or Gown) if they break the current Champs 8’s Head course
record.<br>
These stand as 4.24.1seconds set by Downing M1in 2008 and 5.07.6 seconds set by
Christs W1 also in 2008.<br>
<br>
<b>3. JUDGED BEST STARTS AT THE PLOUGH </b><br>
9 bottles of "Champs" for:<br>
Most Impressive Men’s start<br>
Most Impressive Ladies start<br>
Most "Interesting" Men’s start<br>
Most "Interesting" Ladies start<br>
<br>
<b>4. COXING PRIZES</b><br>
Coxes prizes for the judged best cornering of Ditton Corner.<br>
First prize 2 tickets on a Georgina cruise (with a complimentary bottle of
Bollinger champagne) and a cox award tankard.<br>
Runner up prize a pair of tickets on a public cruise and a cox award tankard.<br>
4 other special cox award tankards and chocolate oranges.<br>
<br>
This is an invitational event and as such does not require ARA membership.<br>
Link for all previous years’ results and copies of poster, entry form,
map, safety plan and competitor information (downloadable documents at foot of
Champs 8’s Head page):<br>
<a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=61"><span
style='color:windowtext'>http://www.championrowing.org.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=61</span></a><br>
<br>
Please email with any queries to: <a
href="mailto:events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk"><span style='color:windowtext'>events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk</span></a><br>
Please email your entry form or post with your cheque to the address below.<br>
<b>Closing date Tuesday 6.00pm 12th May 2009</b><br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
Lesley<br>
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Lesley Corbett<br>
Events Secretary<br>
Champion of the Thames RC<br>
38 Chesterton Hall Crescent<br>
Cambridge<br>
CB4 1AP<br>
t: 01223 328418<br>
<a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk">http://www.championrowing.org.uk</a><br>
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