<div dir="ltr">Dear Captains,<div>A few updates, including Bumps:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Emails:</b><br><div>Again our apologies for the various email issues. Someone techhy is investigating what's going on, and we thought we had fixed it late last night- evidently not.</div><div>An archive of the emails that we and others have tried to send to captains can be found here: <a href="http://lists.cucbc.org/pipermail/captains_lists.cucbc.org/">http://lists.cucbc.org/pipermail/captains_lists.cucbc.org/</a> </div><div>Until we fix the issue, please can you copy/paste the recipients from this email if you need to contact captains- it should reach everyone; apologies for the faff, especially those working hard to organise races this term.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Clarification of 15 minute rule:</b></div><div>Thanks for the email enquiries- to clarify the 15 minute rule is for first Eights only (i.e. VIII boats, not IV boats with first crew in it). The rationale of the 15 minute rule in Lent term is to get first eights away as quickly as possible. Whilst there will be variation in speeds of first VIIIs, we restrict the rule because allowing first crew IVs (or smaller boats) would cause a markedly larger variation in speeds. This compromises the purpose of the 15 minute rule, and risks forcing us to use further measures if traffic doesn't improve. </div><div>To clarify, only first VIIIs are allowed out in the first 15 minutes of lighting down; any ineligible boats caught/reported out in the first 15 minutes (i.e. second boats, smaller boats) will be fined.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Lent Bumps Entries Open:</b></div><div>Please see below a message from Conor-</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Dear all,</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Entries for Lent Bumps 2022 are now open on the CUCBC
website - you will need your CUCBC website captain login to access the entry
form. Entries will remain open until Sunday 13th February at 23:45. Please try
to make these crews as accurate as you can, but you can update your crew
members after the deadline if need be (we just need to know crew numbers early
so we can plan accordingly).</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Once entries have closed, Dr Dan Wilkins (CUCBC Senior
Treasurer) will issue your CUCBC bills, which will include a charge of £45 per
crew, plus any outstanding charges against your club. Your bill will include
payment details. Payment will be due by 21st February, so please be prepared to
organise payment promptly once you receive your bill.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best wishes,</font></p></div><div>-----</div><div>Details of umpire sign-up will be circulated closer to to the time by Conor,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>All best,</div><div>Lee</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Limeng Zhu<div>CUCBC Executive Committee</div><div>On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>