[CUCBC Contacts] Champs Eights Head - Sunday 13th May 2012 - CLOSING DATE - TUESDAY 8TH MAY

[Lesley Corbett]

Hi Captains/Secretaries/Rowing Coaches/Coxes 

Thank you to those that have already entered online.

 

***REMINDER***
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS NEXT TUESDAY 8TH MAY 6pm

 

Link to info:

 <http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/> http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/

Link to poster:

 <http://championrowing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHeadPoster20121.pdf> http://championrowing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHeadPoster20121.pdf

Link to online entry form:

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

 

DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm

It is fine for crews to race in more than one division if space permits.

 

This is a great pre Bumps Cam event for university and town club eights.

The course runs from the Plough to the Penny Ferry - 1450 metres. 

 

PRIZES SPONSORS - MILTON BREWERY AND RIVERBOAT GEORGINA

 

NEW THIS YEAR – SILVERWARE FOR THE TROPHY CABINET.

THE FASTEST LADIES AND MENS CREWS WILL BE AWARDED THE “HELEN PATTERSON”  and “JOHN STEWART” TROPHIES

 

1. EVENT CATEGORIES 

Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at prizegiving at City boathouse)

Entry categories:
College Men’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) 
College Women’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3 & 4)
College Alumni Men’s & Women’s 8s (new categories this year)
CRA Men’s & Women’s 8s (Senior, Novice, Masters and Junior)

(Getting on crews can enter Men’s Mays 6 or Ladies Mays 4 categories).

 

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 4m 24.1 seconds set by Downing M1 in 2008 and 5m.07.6 seconds set by Jesus W1 also in 2008.

 

3. JUDGED BEST STARTS 

9 bottles of "Champs" for:

Most Impressive Mens start

Most Impressive Ladies start

(Photos will also be taken of crews at the start and will be emailed to your club entries secretaries after the event FOC)

 

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 champagne) and a cox award tankard.

5 other special cox award tankards.

 

Link for all previous years’ results and copies of poster, map, safety plan and competitor information (downloadable documents at foot of Champs 8’s Head page):

 <http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/> http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/

Online entry only via the Champion of the Thames RC Entry System :  <http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1> http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1 
Payment by cheques payable to “Champion of the Thames RC”, with crew entry details written on the reverse of the cheque to the address below
(Closing date Tuesday 8th May 2012- 6.00pm) 

Please email with any queries to:  <mailto:events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk> events.secretary at championrowing.org.uk

 

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/> www.championrowing.org.uk

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