<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs members, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Champion of the Thames RC will be running the Champs 8s Head on Sunday 22nd May 2016. Divisions are at 12:00, 13:30 and 15:00 with racing on a 1450m course from the Plough to the site of the former Penny Ferry pub.<br class=""><br class="">Entries are accepted in the following categories:<br class=""><ul class=""><li class="">College Mens 8s: Mays Divisions M1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 + GoR</li><li class="">College Womens 8s: Mays Divisions W1, 2, 3, 4 + GoR</li><li class="">CRA 8s: Masters, Junior, Novice, Intermediate</li></ul>College crews, please note that your category is the division in which your boat will start in this year’s May bumps (e.g. Trinity Hall women’s first boat will race in the W2 category) <br class=""><br class="">As usual we will be awarding tankards to category winners (if collected at the prize giving, with a complimentary fill of Milton Brewery beer). The fastest crews will also be awarded the John Stewart (Men’s) or Helen Patterson (Women’s) Trophy. Additionally we will have tankards for Champion Coxes and crew awards for the best start as judged on the day plus the opportunity to take home a Magnum of Champagne for the fastest crew that breaks the current course record.<br class=""><br class="">The prize giving will be held at CCRC boat house from 17:00 on race day.<br class=""><br class="">Entries will be accepted by an online entry system found on our website: <a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/" class="">http://www.championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</a><br class=""><br class="">Entries will close at 6pm on Tuesday 17th May.<br class=""><br class="">£7/seat (£56/crew) if payment received on or before Tuesday 17th May<br class=""><br class="">£8/seat (£64/crew) for payments received from Wednesday 18th May until the morning of the race.<br class=""><br class="">Any queries, please contact the event organiser Jen Bromley: <a href="mailto:events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk" class="">events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk</a><br class=""></div></body></html>