Dear Captains,<br><br>Before and during the start of term, there are several things which need to be addressed. Also included are a few important things to note for this term.<br><br>**********<br>1) Captains' Meeting<br>
2) Lower Boats Captains Course<br>3) Club Information Form, Insurance<br>
4) Safety Form<br>5) Early Morning Restrictions<br>6) Early Morning Marshals<br>7) Early Morning Noise<br>**********<br><br>1) Captains' Meeting<br>There will be a meeting for all captains of college clubs to be held at Goldie Boathouse in the Captains' Room at 5pm on Monday, 5th October to address various pre-term issues. The agenda for this has already been sent around.<br>
<br>2) LBC Course<br>To be held at 2pm on Monday, 5th October, in Robinson Auditorium. Attendance is expected of all LBCs. A register will be taken and anyone not present will be expected to have emailed in advance to ensure that they receive, and read, the relevant safety information. (Please note the change in time from previously advised)<br>
<br>3) Club Information Form, Insurance<br>All club information on the CUCBC webpage needs to be updated, including (and most importantly) insurance. You can do this by signing in to your account at <a href="http://cucbc.org" target="_blank">cucbc.org</a>. All captains should have an account by now, similarly all email accounts @<a href="http://cucbc.org" target="_blank">cucbc.org</a> should have been switched over by now. Regulation 4a states that your club cannot boat if the insurance is not up to date by 6th October (the start of Michaelmas full term). If you have any website queries, direct them to <a href="mailto:webmaster@cucbc.org" target="_blank">webmaster@cucbc.org</a><br>
<br>4) Safety Form<br>All clubs need to have completed and returned the Safety Form (attached), and return it by week 4 of Michaelmas. This completes your obligation under rule 4 of the Safety Regulations.<br><br>5) Early Morning Restrictions<br>
This is a reminder that no college crew may be on the water during hours of darkness, as posted on the CUCBC website. No college crew may be on the water in the 15 minutes before lighting up or the 15 minutes after lighting down without lights. Lights must be WHITE on both ends and STATIC (not flashing). Lights also apply to university crews making use of the half hour before lighting down and after lighting up. <br>
<br>No novice crew may be on the water before 7:30am, or within 15 minutes of lighting down, whichever is later. All novice boats must be accompanied by a bank party, and in addition, the first outing of a novice crew must be coxed by an experienced cox.<br>
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It should also be emphasized that the yellow flag will be set when weather conditions are inclement, especially in Michaelmas term when there are lots of novices about. The yellow (or similar) flag is not a guideline, crews must obey the flag that is set on the CUCBC website (no flag will fly at goldie boathouse). However, at times when a green flag is set, it is at the discretion of the crew, cox, coaches and captains whether or not a crew should boat in current conditions. Information about flag changes can be found on the CUCBC website, as well as a flag forecast system.<br>
<br>6) Early Morning Marshals<br>A rota for Early Morning Marshals has been posted on the CUCBC website, as well as instructions for marshals here: <a href="http://www.cucbc.org/marshals" target="_blank">http://www.cucbc.org/marshals</a><br>
Clubs who do not send a marshal, or who send an incompetent marshal will be fined.<br><br>7) Early Morning Noise<br>Attention is drawn to rules 32 and 33 of the Rules of the River Handbook. No loud-hailers anywhere on the towpath. Noise before 7:30am to be kept to a minimum. Coaching from the bank above the railway bridge is not permitted before 7:30am. After this time, please do not make unnecessary noise, or crank up your cox boxes to full. Try to use enough to have a productive outing.<br>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br>Please send any general queries/requests/complaints/infringement reports/moans to me at <a href="mailto:cucbc@cucbc.org" target="_blank">cucbc@cucbc.org</a>. Especially this term however, any queries about college run events should be sent to the colleges organising them, and not CUCBC.<br>
<br>Regar</span>ds,<br>Derek O'Brien<br>CUWBC Secretary<br>CUCBC Secretary<br><br>