[CUCBC Contacts] Fwd: CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 23rd MAY 2010

[Julian Granger-Bevan]

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From: Events Secretary <events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk>


CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 23rd MAY 2010


Link to info:

http://www.championrowing.org.uk/ChampsRaces/EightsHead/tabid/482/Default.aspx

Link to online entry form:

http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1

DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm
This is a great pre Bumps event for university and town club eights.
Course runs from Plough lawns to the Penny Ferry. Last year 131 eights
took part.

PRIZES

1. EVENT CATEGORIES
Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at
prize giving at City boathouse)

University categories:
Men’s Mays Div 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 enter event as M1 etc Ladies Mays
Div 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 enter event as W1 etc
Please enter your crews as the position you will be rowing in May
Bumps not your crew position in your boat club e.g. M2 not 1st boat.
Any crews that will be entering the Getting-on Race are also very
welcome to enter as M6 or W5.

Town categories (dependent on entries): CRA Men’s Senior, Novice, Vet,
Junior /CRA Ladies Senior, Novice, Vet, Junior

2. COURSE RECORD
A magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne for the fastest men’s and ladies
crews (Town or Gown) if they break the current Champs 8’s Head course
record.
These stand as 4.24.1seconds set by Downing M1 in 2008 and 5.07.6
seconds set by Christ’s W1 also in 2008.

3. JUDGED BEST STARTS AT THE PLOUGH
9 bottles of "Champs" for:
Most Impressive Men’s start
Most Impressive Ladies start

4. COXING PRIZES
Coxes prizes for the judged best cornering of Ditton Corner.
First prize 2 tickets on a Georgina cruise (with a complimentary
bottle of Bollinger champagne) and a cox award tankard.
Runner up prize a pair of tickets on a public cruise and a cox award tankard.
4 other special cox award tankards.

This is an invitational event and as such does not require BR membership.

Online entry preferred.

http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1



Link for all previous years’ results and copies of poster, postal
entry form, map, safety plan and competitor information (downloadable
documents at foot of Champs 8’s Head page):
http://www.championrowing.org.uk/ChampsRaces/EightsHead/tabid/482/Default.aspx

Please email with any queries to: events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk
Please post your cheque/race fees to the address below.
Closing date Tuesday 6.00pm 18th May 2010

Thank you
Lesley
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Lesley Corbett
Events Secretary
Champion of the Thames RC
38 Chesterton Hall Crescent
Cambridge
CB4 1AP
t: 01223 328418
http://www.championrowing.org.uk
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