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Dear All,<br>
<br>
Attached is this term's 12-outing declaration form for the Lent
Bumps. Please note the following:<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li>One form per club please - not separate submissions per crew
or for men's/women's sections.</li>
<li>This is the first term that the modified Rule 18a is in force
- rather than 10 outings, the new requirement is 12 outings,
where weekday sessions after 9am count as 1.5 towards the total.</li>
<li>Races count as 1 outing, irrespective of the time of day (i.e.
Robinson Head is not 1.5). The Getting-on-Race may count towards
the total for those crews entered.</li>
<li>Please take a common sense view when it comes to subs/crew
shuffling. In particular, each member should ordinarily have
undertaken at least 8 outings with the crew (though we're
flexible and reasonable when it comes to putting experienced
subs in at the last minute). Please contact me to discuss if you
think it necessary, especially in the case of coxes.<br>
</li>
<li>Note also Rule 18b, that you may not have more than 2
Lent-term novices in any crew.<br>
</li>
<li>I'd appreciate it if in your return you could indicate which
of your crews have been training regularly on weekdays after
9am. This is simply a straw poll to see how many crews are
making use of this quiet time.</li>
<li>As usual, a random sample of 6 clubs will be asked to submit
copies of their outing logs for the term. These may be in any
format convenient, but please ensure that you send me a log of
outings actually undertaken, not a Google Docs outing planner
that has not been updated to reflect outings missed due to flags
etc.</li>
<li>If you have crews entered that have not managed 12 outings,
they will still be welcome to race for time only in the GoR (but
will not be eligible for the 50% non-qualifier's refund).</li>
<li>If you think you have a good excuse for not having made the
12-outing requirement by the deadline, feel free to plead your
case with me before scratching.</li>
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<p>Forms are to be returned to me by the end of Wednesday 17
February.<br>
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<p>Any questions, please ask.<br>
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<p>Regards,<br>
<br>
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<p>Mark Jacobs<br>
CUCBC Safety Advisor<br>
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