<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: Honorine Van Den Broek <<a href="mailto:honorine.van-den-broek@eleves.ec-nantes.fr">honorine.van-den-broek@eleves.ec-nantes.fr</a>><br>Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 at 13:39<br>Subject: French Regatta - May 6-7th<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:chair@cucbc.org">chair@cucbc.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Dear rowers,</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">We would like to invite you to participate in the <strong class="gmail_msg">33rd edition of France’s largest International University Regatta</strong>:<strong class="gmail_msg"> les Régataïades,</strong> <strong class="gmail_msg">6th–7th May 2017, in Nantes.</strong></span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Université Nantes Aviron has organised many international regattas with high quality contest setups, starting gates and buoy lane installations, and federal referees invited.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Each year we welcome teams from France, Germany, Spain, and the UK and we look forward to having your teams join us for this year’s edition!</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">We will be holding two contests:</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">- Saturday 6th May, 1000m races</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">- Sunday 7th May, 500m sprint races</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">With various categories: 8+, 4x for university and 4+, 4x for masters. Other fields can be added upon request.</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">You are also warmly invited to the party on Saturday night!</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.53600000653948;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">The rowing club is located in the centre of Nantes and meals can be provided upon booking (up to 4th April). Please find more information on transport, accommodation and boat rentals online:</span><a href="http://regataiades.fr/index.en.html" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"> <span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">http://regataiades.fr/index.en.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">.</span></span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.53600000653948;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Registrations are now open:</span><a href="http://regataiades.fr/index.en.html#registration" style="text-decoration:none" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"> <span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">http://regataiades.fr/index.en.html#registration</span></a></span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.53600000653948;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">We hope to see you all at the Regataïades in May!</span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg">Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!</span><br class="gmail_msg"></div><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.53600000653948;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Kind regards,</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg">Honorine van den Broek, on behalf of the Regataïades Comittee</span></div><br class="gmail_msg"><p style="line-height:1.71428571428571;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:10pt" class="gmail_msg"><em class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Phone: +33 6 34 14 19 65</span></em></span></p><p style="line-height:1.71428571428571;margin:0px" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:10pt" class="gmail_msg"><em class="gmail_msg">Address: 2 rue de la Houssinière 44300 Nantes</em></span><br class="gmail_msg"></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:10pt" class="gmail_msg"><em class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" class="gmail_msg">Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Regataiades/?fref=ts" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Regataiades/?fref=ts</a></span></em></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="gmail_msg"></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="times new roman,serif">Dr David Munday,<br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman,serif">Chairman, Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs<br></font> </div></div></div></div></div>