<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear all<div><br></div><div>25 May sees our annual 'Cambridge Nines' Spring Regatta. This 1000m side-by-side race down the Long Reach is an enjoyable afternoon of racing, and the perfect preparation for May bumps. Come and practise those racing starts, or size up the opposition in your division.</div><div><br></div><div>The regatta is a plate competition, meaning everyone will get at least two races. We'll run divisions back-to-back, so racing should be complete in under two hours.*</div><div><br></div><div>Pots will be awarded to the winning crews at the Cambridge '99 RC boathouse later in the afternoon, and the club fielding the most winning crews will be awarded bonus prize of a slab of beer.</div><div><br></div><div>Categories are:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px; "><div>Men’s CRA / Graduate / Alumni 8+</div><div>Men’s First May Bumps Division College 8+</div><div>Men’s Second May Bumps Division College 8+</div><div>Men’s Third May Bumps Division College 8+</div><div>Men’s Lower May Bumps Divisions College 8+</div><div><br></div><div>Women’s CRA / Graduate / Alumni 8+</div><div>Women’s First May Bumps Division College 8+</div><div>Women’s Second May Bumps Division College 8+</div><div>Women’s Lower May Bumps Divisions College 8+</div><div><br></div><div>Mixed 8+ (four men, four women)</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Please submit your entries to <a href="mailto:regatta@cambridge99.org">regatta@cambridge99.org</a> by Tue 13 May 2014. Payment of £48 per crew can be made by cheque (payable to 'Cambridge 99 RC Ltd' which can be dropped off at the boathouse any time before race day)</div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to seeing you at the regatta on 25 May.</div><div><br></div><div>- The Cambridge '99 Rowing Club</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div>* Last-minute scratchings or odd numbers of entries in a division may require a crew to be given a bye through to the next round. This may reduce the number of races, or could necessitate a wait while other crews race.</div></body></html>