<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that the deadline for umpires signing up to count towards the marshalling allocation is this Saturday at noon!</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks to all the sign-ups so far!</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Luke</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 at 16:12, Luke Barratt <<a href="mailto:lukebarratt@cucbc.org">lukebarratt@cucbc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div id="m_-6157359698100282257m_-7065164694549087870gmail-:14p" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_-6157359698100282257m_-7065164694549087870gmail-:14o" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(66,66,66)"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b style="color:black"><i>*Captains please forward this message to your Clubs*<br aria-hidden="true"></i></b></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(66,66,66)"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></font></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(66,66,66)"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Dear all,</span></font><br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true"><font color="black">I hope you're all looking forward to the upcoming set of Bumps races, which of course cannot run without sufficient <span>umpires</span>. This is only the third set of Bumps since the pandemic saw the races cancelled, so we still require a large proportion of those around with two more sets of Bumps under their belts to help out and <span>umpire</span>, so please do encourage members of your Clubs to <span>sign</span> <span>up</span> - especially if they're not rowing in the top four divisions.</font></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><i>Some carrots:</i></font><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>Umpiring</span> is a great way to get involved in the racing and you get the chance to be right at the centre of the action - either by cycling along with the crews or acting as a static <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span> along the course </span></font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">As a 'thank you' for your time, all <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>s are offered a </span></font><b style="color:black">free dinner</b><font color="black"> (including drinks) at a pub the week after Bumps.</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="black">Each Club will have a certain allocation of marshalling to ensure the safe and smooth running of the Bumps. </font></span><span style="color:black;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit">Everyone who volunteers for <span>umpiring</span> by noon on Saturday 17 February will count towards this marshal allocation. Trust me: <span>umpiring</span> is a lot more fun than marshalling.</span></li></ul></div><div style="font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"><font color="black" style="font-style:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">You don't need to have <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>d before to <span>sign</span> <span>up</span>. There will be a briefing on the evening of either Saturday 24 or Sunday 25 February for all <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>s ahead of racing where we explain everything, and all new <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>s are paired with a 'senior' one during racing. However, we do ask that you have </span></font><b style="color:black">rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps (Lents, Mays, or Towns)</b><font color="black" style="font-style:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> before so that you understand how the races work.</span></font><br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true"><font color="black" style="font-style:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Please remember that you can both compete and <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>. We suggest you leave </span></font><b style="font-style:inherit;color:black">two divisions clear before</b><font color="black" style="font-style:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> your race and </span></font><b style="font-style:inherit;color:black">one after</b><font color="black" style="font-style:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> to allow you to get to and from the boathouses. The division times are available here: </span></font></span><a href="https://www.cucbc.org/lents/times" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-style:inherit;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://www.cucbc.org/lents/times</a><span style="font-style:inherit;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true">The <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>s briefing will be in the evening of Saturday 24 or Sunday 25 February - with an online option - and last about 25 minutes, and I’ll endeavour to distribute a first draft of the <span>umpiring</span> rota before the meeting.<br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true">You can <span>sign</span> <span>up</span> here: </span><a href="http://www.cucbc.org/lents/umpires/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-style:inherit;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">http://www.cucbc.org/lents/<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span>umpire</span></span>s/<span>signup</span></a><span style="font-style:inherit;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true">If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at <span dir="ltr" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><a href="mailto:lukebarratt@cucbc.org" target="_blank"><font face="inherit"><span style="border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">l</span></font>ukebarratt@cucbc.org</a></span><br aria-hidden="true"><br aria-hidden="true">Many thanks,<br aria-hidden="true">Luke</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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