<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Captains,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hope everyone had a good first week of term on the river.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A few general points have come up from the Early Morning Marshal reports this week that we’d like to remind everyone of:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">Lights: </b>If you are boating within the first 15 minutes of Lighting Down you should have solid white lights on the bow and stern of your boats - these should be visible to other boats on the water (and the marshals on duty), please make sure they have charge and are switched on.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">Traffic: </b>If you are boating within the first 15 minutes of Lighting Down, you should set off with full crew at full slide if the river in front is clear and until passing under the Chesterton footbridge. Additionally, no crew should spin before Baitsbite Lock in the 15 minutes after Lighting Down.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">Noise:</b> As Lighting Down times move earlier, a reminder that excessive/loud coxing is not permitted before 7:30 am. Coaching from the bank is also prohibited before 7:30 am or upon passing under the railway bridge.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">Have a great weekend,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Luke</div></div></body></html>