<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear Captains,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We hope you have had a good first couple weeks of rowing in full term, and thanks for all the EMM reports.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Based upon EMM reports and Committee observation of early mornings last week, and following discussion, the CUCBC Committees have decided to enact the 15-minute rule, effective from Monday 30th January. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We will reiterate this at the captains meeting this Sunday. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">15 minute rule: "Only first Eights may boat within the first 15 minutes after Lighting Down, or after the allowed boating time on Saturdays and Sundays. All other crews may boat 15 minutes after Lighting Down." (15 minute rule: <a href="http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/earlies">http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/earlies</a>) Do note this is for 1st VIIIs only, and is not affected by position in Lents or Mays.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This should hopefully reduce frustrations and increase spacing of boats on the river. If this doesn't work, we'll look at bringing the two-boat system in instead; but our hope is that the 15-minute rule is sufficient to give crews more time rowing and less time queueing. Please can you inform EMMs to enforce this from this Monday , for everyone's benefit.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Secondly a reminder regarding lights (have solid white lights on stern+bow), traffic (full crew, full slide, spin at lock if pushing off in first 15 minutes) and noise (minimal noise before 0730 upstream of the *railway* bridge; except for emergencies (e.g. capsize, imminent crash, attacking lions).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">With Kind regards,</div><div dir="auto">Lee</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Limeng Zhu</div><div dir="auto">CUCBC Executive Committee</div><div dir="auto">On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs</div></div>
<br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Limeng Zhu<div>CUCBC Executive Committee</div><div>On Behalf of Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs</div></div><br>