<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Champion of the Thames RC will be hosting the Champs Eights Head on Sunday
19th May 2018. Divisions are at 12:00, 13:30 and 15:00 with racing on a 1450m
course from the Plough to the site of the former Penny Ferry pub.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Entries are accepted in the following categories:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">College Mens 8s: Mays
Divisions M1, 2, 3, 4, 5 + GoR</span></p>
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W1, 2, 3, 4 + GoR</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">CRA 8s*: Championship,
Club A, Club B, Novice, Masters, Junior </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">College crews, please note that your category is the division in which
your boat will start in this year’s May bumps (e.g. Darwin women’s first boat
will race in the W2 category).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">CRA crews, event categories are defined as per criteria set out in CRA
winter league races (see * below for full details).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">As usual we will be awarding tankards to category winners (if collected
at the prize giving these come with a complimentary fill of Milton Brewery
beer). The fastest crews will also be awarded the John Stewart (Men’s) or Helen
Patterson (Women’s) Trophy. Additionally we will have tankards for Champion
Coxes awarded based on lines taken around Ditton corner, and crew awards for the
best start as judged plus the opportunity to take home a Magnum of Champagne
for the fastest crew that breaks the current course record (Men's record held by LMBC M1 set in 2018, Women's record held by Cantabs Senior Women set in 2018).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">The prize giving will be held at Clare boat house from approximately
16:30 on race day. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Entries are open now and will be accepted by <a href="https://forms.gle/abjGTCYjnvyVQfHRA">online entry</a> until Wednesday 15th May (or when divisions are full, whichever is sooner) and full race details can be found on our website:
<a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/">http://www.championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Entries will close at 6pm on Wednesday 15th May. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">£8/seat (£64/crew) if payment received on or before Wednesday 15th May</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">£9/seat (£72/crew) for payments received from Thursday 16th May until
the morning of the race.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Any queries, please contact the event organiser Jen Bromley: </span><a href="mailto:events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:Times,serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">We're looking forward to another exciting day of racing and we hope that you will join us!<br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Jen </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*CRA categories are defined as follows (following the same category
status as CRA Winter League):</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Championship - highest category: aimed at crews who will be racing
off-cam at National events this season. (See notes below)</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Club A - average more than 2 BR or CRA event wins in last 24 months
(head race or regatta) who are below Championship level.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Club B - average less than 2 BR or CRA event wins in last 24 months
(head race or regatta) on or off cam</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Novice - Maximum of 2 members of the crew have won a BR or CRA
event (head race or regatta) before 1st January 2018.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">A crew may always enter a higher category than that for which they
are qualified</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The status of a crew is as at close of entries (5PM ON WED 16 MAY
2018). If your category changes between making the entry and close of
entries, please advise the entries secretary</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">No substitutions that will take the crew into a higher category are
allowed without the crew changing status or racing Time OnlyShould any
category have more than 8 entries the organiser reserves the right to
expand the categories (e.g Club A, Club B, Club C or Novice and Beginner).</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
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the right to combine categories to create meaningful competition.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></li>
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