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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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><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'>REMINDER : CLOSING DATE TOMORROW AT 6PM<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'>(THANK YOU TO THOSE CREWS THAT HAVE ALREADY ENTERED)<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 information below 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 - SUNDAY 17th MAY 2015<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Link to poster:<o:p></o:p></b></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/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHead-Poster-2015.pdf"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHead-Poster-2015.pdf</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Link to online entry form:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=7"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=7</span></a></span></b></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Link to race info:</b> <br><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><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/"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</span></a></span></b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>It is fine for crews to race in more than one division if space permits.</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></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><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'>GREAT PRIZES: <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'>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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dated Event</span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span lang=EN-US>Tankards (with free fill of beer if collected at prizegiving at City boathouse at approx. 5pm)</span></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 + GoR crews) <br>College Women’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3, 4 + GoR crews)<br>College Alumni Men’s & Women’s 8s <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>CRA Men’s & Women’s 8s (Masters<span style='color:#1F497D'>, </span>Novice 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;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>(<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Getting on crews are welcome to 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<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>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><b><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/"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</span></a></span></b></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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. <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'>Paypal payment</span></a> with online entry preferred:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> </span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=7"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=7</span></a></span></b></span><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'><br></span></u></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2. BACS transfer <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>3. 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</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=ecxmsoplaintext><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(Closing date Tuesday 12th May 2015- 6.00pm)<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please email with any queries to:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#E36C0A'><a href="mailto:8shead@championrowing.org.uk"><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'>8shead@championrowing.org.uk</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#1F497D'> </span></b><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>and Kathy</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><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'>===========================<br>Events Secretary<br>Champion of the Thames RC<br>64 de Freville Ave<br>Cambridge<br>CB4 1HU<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>