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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Captains/Secretaries/Rowing Coaches/Coxes<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please can you forward the attached poster to the relevant members of your club.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SATURDAY 17th MAY 2014<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Link to info:</b> <br><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</span></b></a></span></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Link to online entry form:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is fine for crews to race in more than one division if space permits.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is a great pre Bumps Cam event for university and town club eights.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The course runs from the Plough to the Penny Ferry - 1450 metres. </span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>PRIZES SPONSOR - MILTON BREWERY </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>– FREE FILL OF WINNERS TANKARDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.<span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='color:#E36C0A'>EVENT CATEGORIES</span></span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at prizegiving at City boathouse at approx. 5pm)</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=ecxmsoplaintext><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Entry categories:<br>College Men’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><br>College Women’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3 & 4)<br>College Alumni Men’s & Women’s 8s <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>CRA Men’s & Women’s 8s (Senior, Novice, Masters and Junior)</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Getting on crews can enter Men’s Mays 6 or Ladies Mays 4 categories).</span></strong></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>2.</b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>COURSE RECORD </span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> for the fastest men’s and ladies crews (Town or Gown) if they break the current Champs 8’s Head course record.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.<span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='color:#E36C0A'>JUDGED BEST STARTS</span><span style='color:navy'> </span></span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9 bottles of "Champs" for:</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Most Impressive Mens start</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Most Impressive Ladies start<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Photos will also be taken of crews at the start and will be emailed to your club entries secretaries after the event FOC)</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4<span style='color:#E36C0A'>. COXING PRIZES</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coxes prizes for the judged best cornering of Ditton Corner</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>First prize <span style='color:#1F497D'>- </span>A bottle of "Champs" and a cox award tankard.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5 other special cox award tankards for runners up.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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):</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</span></b></a></span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=ecxmsoplaintext><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online entry only via the Champion of the Thames RC Entry System</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>:</span> <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1</span></a></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><p class=ecxmsoplaintext><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A;text-decoration:none'>Payment options:</span></b></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>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<br>(Closing date Tuesday 13th May 2014- 6.00pm) <br>2. <a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/about-us/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=5" target="_blank" title="Online Payment for Champs Eights Head 2014"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Champs Online Paypal payment</span></a>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> </span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/about-us/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=5"><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/about-us/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=5</span></b></a></span></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>3. BACS transfer (please ask for details)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please email with any queries to:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="mailto:events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lesley</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>===========================<br>Lesley Corbett<br>Events Secretary<br>Champion of the Thames RC<br>38 Chesterton Hall Crescent<br>Cambridge<br>CB4 1AP<br>t: 01223 328418<br><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk/"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>www.championrowing.org.uk</span></a></span></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>=========================== </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>