<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear Prof Convey,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you for your statement, which I found to be interesting reading. You raise some important points which do need discussing. Before tonight’s CUCBC meeting could you please clarify two things:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1) Which section of the CUCBC constitution do you interpret as meaning that a vote must be proposed prior to a meeting?</div><div class="">2) Has the CUCBC insurer ever been contacted to discuss if poor quality rowing makes the cover invalid, as hypothesised in your statement? If so, what was the response?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is important that we have this information before tonight’s meeting so all can act accordingly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I look forward to meeting with you this evening,</div><div class="">Nick Jones</div><div class="">Selwyn BC Captain </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="">
<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 11 Feb 2015, at 12:30, Wilfried Genest <<a href="mailto:wilfried@cucbc.org" class="">wilfried@cucbc.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple" class=""><div class="">Dear all,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">May I remind you first that an extraordinary Captains' meeting will take place this evening (11 February) from 18:00 to 19:00 in the Large Lecture Theatre in the School of Divinity at St John's. Please be on time.<p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><p class="MsoNormal">The meeting this evening was called in response to the letter copied below , and the agenda therefore consists of one item, namely consideration of the issues raised. Also attached is a response from the committees. May I remind you that
Captains' meetings are not an open forum but attendance and voting (two votes per club) is limited to current captains according to the list held by CUCBC, and CUCBC committee members. I look forward to a useful and I hope fruitful meeting.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">With my best wishes,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr D J Munday, Chair CUCBC.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><p class="MsoNormal">------</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">"Dear Chairman of CUCBC,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We, the undersigned, call upon you to hold a Captains' Meeting to discuss the reduction in the number of divisions in the Lent Bumps 2015.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The decision from the CUCBC senior committee to reduce the number of divisions and cut one day of racing has led to a frankly ridiculous situation, with every single second women's boat having to qualify, and over 400 people who want to
row being prevented from racing.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The reasoning that was supplied to us to explain this change is flawed and short-sighted. More importantly, as recorded in the minutes, the change was not debated with the captains or even voted on!<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">It seems obvious that CUCBC has failed its own purpose, which is to "take into account the wishes of the college clubs", represented by their elected captains, and hence we wish to call a meeting to go back to AT LEAST 4 men's and 3 women's
divisions.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is essential to the development of college and university rowing that the hundreds of rowers in lower boats do not become dissatisfied with rowing and decide to drop out. If going back to the original number of divisions requires that
the racing take place over five days, then we demand our representatives and CUCBC to use the resources available to them and make this possible.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Captains of College Boat Clubs in the attached email thread"<u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p>
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