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<p>Dear All,<br /><br />This is probably the last email you receive from me before the Regatta, so please read carefully:<br /><br />The draw and timings are now confirmed but still subject to change if there is a last minute scratch. The weather appears good for Saturday so I do not expect any cancellations, but please still check <a href="https://twitter.com/pemregatta" target="_blank">@pemregatta</a> before boating for division delays.<br /><br />We have now also allocated race numbers. Race numbers must be worn as is expected and can be collected as usual at the Pembroke Boathouse from 06:30am.<br /><br />Winning crews will receive tankards at the Pembroke Boathouse at 18:00 prompt, please contact me for alternative arrangements.<br /><br />We will aim to let all crews do one practice start under the railway bridge at the start of their first division. Race starts further down the reach or in other divisions will be subject to marshals' permission and dependent on possible delays and weather.<br />Similarly to last year, we will be having portaloos next to the car park by the P&E at the end of the tow path. If a racing crew wishes to use them, we ask that they inform a marshal as soon as possible. Unless they have a rest division, they will be asked by marshals at the finish line to bank immediately on the tow path side (unless they lose and wish to row home immediately).<br /><br />We would provisionally also like to offer M3, W3 and MAlum category crews racing in Division 2 (8:30am) and Division 10 (13:00) a chance to race a second time if they lose their race. For the men's division for example: all 8 crews will race once; everyone will spin and row back downstream; the winning crews will race following the draw, and the losing crews will be paired off at the marshals discretion to race only once more. In the women's draw the same - this should give the less experienced crews more racing practice. In the MAlum category the crews losing races 10.3 and 10.4 will get the chance to race against each other in Division 11 (13:30). All of this is at our discretion, and will be dependent on division delays and weather. If you wish to opt-out, please inform me by email before Friday. Please understand that this is not possible for the crews which lose the races in Division 1 and Division 9 due to odd numbers. </p>
<p>Crews competing in the M1 and W1 categories are advised to bring lights.</p>
<p>Please read the marshalling instructions and rules. Short bursts of the whistle by a race marshal indicate the number of warnings to crew about straying off station, and at 3 warnings or any more significant offense a crew will be considered for disqualification at the end of a race. A continuous whistle is the emergency signal to stop rowing.<br />Should a crew gain a significant advantage (more than length), we ask that coxes stay on station and do not take the racing line or risk disqualification.<br /><br />Most crews will be asked to marshal at Chesterton and then the Plough Reach, but if a crew arrives early/on-time to their first division or has a rest division (after the first race in some categories) they may be asked to marshal at the Railway Bridge. During the race they must pull in or bury their blades to not impede racing crews.<br /><br />Please contact me as soon as possible if you have any questions, and stay up to date on the day of the regatta <a href="https://twitter.com/pemregatta" target="_blank">@pemregatta</a> or on the <a href="http://regatta.pembrokecollegeboatclub.com/home.php" target="_blank">regatta website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/130568707751216/" target="_blank">facebook page</a>. We will aim to update results live on the website on the day.</p>
<p><span>Best wishes</span></p>
<p><span>Štefan</span> </p>
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<p><small><span>Štefan Stanko<br />PCBC Regatta Sec 2017-18</span> <br />Tel: 07599487610<br /></small><em><small><a href="mailto:regattasec@pembrokecollegeboatclub.com">regattasec@pembrokecollegeboatclub.com</a></small><br /><a href="http://pembrokecollegeboatclub.com/"><img src="http://pembrokecollegeboatclub.com/img/PCBC_KS_Small.png" alt="Pembroke College Boat Club | Sponsored by King and Spalding" width="240" height="43" /></a><br /></em></p>
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