From coxing at cucbc.org Thu Nov 3 09:26:07 2011 From: coxing at cucbc.org (Mat Bryan) Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 09:26:07 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Common Sense (concerning both Seniors and Novices) Message-ID: Dear All, This e-mail comes in two parts applicable to different sets of people, though each would be well served to read the other's. For seniors, pushing off at lighting up does not mean you are the first crew on the water. University crews, town clubs, and small boats thereof are very often out before you. You must obey navigational rules for your entire outing, not just when you start encountering others. You do not know what is around the next corner or if they're aware of you. There have been two separate mentions of this by users of the river so far. For novices (particularly coxes); be patient and plan ahead. If a corner or maneuver is going wrong then stop the boat immediately and correct, rather than letting it happen and fixing it after the fact. Other crews will thank you for not blocking both sides of the river, and in the long run your own will thank you too (e.g. for not being involved in the multi boat, multi direction pileup under Chesterton footbridge this morning). The river is getting steadily busier, and this is by far and away the worst time as people learn the ropes. Be patient, be courteous, and plan your outings away from early mornings if possible. Best, Mat. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coxing at cucbc.org Sun Nov 6 12:01:58 2011 From: coxing at cucbc.org (Mat Bryan) Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 12:01:58 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Advisory Warning Applicable Today Message-ID: Dear All, I've just been informed that a crew this morning have come across a dead body in the river just upstream of Chesterton. The Fire Brigade and Police are responding. Crews are advised to cancel outings for the next few hours while the situation is handled by the emergency services. 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I shouldn't have to be telling you: - don't queue jump; - don't obstruct by rowing with less than half-crew at half-slide above Chesterton; - don't boat a mixed novice/senior crew that is noticeably slow at senior boating time. If there are enough novices in the crew that it's easily apparent from the bank, then it should go out with the novices at 7.30am. Rules of the river are at http://www.cucbc.org/handbook Be considerate on the river and don't act like you own it. You don't. Thanks, Holly -- Dr Holly Hedgeland Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 16 07:49:29 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:49:29 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs, men's crews in the top 2 divisions of the May Bumps and women's crews in the top division of the May Bumps as well as first fours and tub pairs. Members of crews permitted to boat under a Yellow Flag may do so in fours or small boats (i.e. single and double sculls and pairs) with the express permission of the Club Captain and/or Boatman. Outlook: Due to low visibility the river has been yellow flagged. Please be objective in sending your crews out in bad conditions, if they aren't safe to be out then the responsibility lies with you an you alone. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 16 10:07:31 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:07:31 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. The CUCBC Committee From mark at cucbc.org Thu Nov 17 18:51:28 2011 From: mark at cucbc.org (Mark Jacobs) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:51:28 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Rules of the River AGAIN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4EC557B0.9020407@cucbc.org> Dear all, Further to last week's email, please make sure that everyone in your club is aware of the following: At crossover points, you are obliged to give way to crews coming upstream. This is not optional. There have been too many crews lately barging their way through, leading to blade clashes and hold-ups on the river. Lights are on your boat for a reason. If, as on Tuesday morning, you are boating in fog, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are visible to other river users. If the batteries in your lights are so weak that the light is pathetically dim, you are essentially unlit. This means that there is very little to stop another crew from rowing at pressure into your stern! Of course, in such conditions you may decide that boating with or without lights is unsafe, or that the outing should be cut short if conditions worsen. 'Half crew, half slide' is an incredibly simple concept. Why does it prove so elusive, and why did I see this morning an VIII rowing with arms and bodies around Chesterton corner? It causes queues, and also leads to people trying to overtake when they are less than certain that the river is clear. Please remember to have at least half of your crew rowing half slide or more (I don't care which half) until you are below Chesterton. I hope that no further reminders about courteous and safe use of the river are necessary this term... Regards, Mark Jacobs CUCBC Safety Officer On 11/11/2011 13:49, Holly Hedgeland wrote: > Dear all, > > After a brief respite when the clocks went back, the incidence of > selfish, inconsiderate and dangerous behaviour is once again on the > rise. I shouldn't have to be telling you: > > - don't queue jump; > > - don't obstruct by rowing with less than half-crew at half-slide > above Chesterton; > > - don't boat a mixed novice/senior crew that is noticeably slow at > senior boating time. If there are enough novices in the crew that it's > easily apparent from the bank, then it should go out with the novices > at 7.30am. > > Rules of the river are at http://www.cucbc.org/handbook > > Be considerate on the river and don't act like you own it. You don't. > > Thanks, > Holly > > -- > Dr Holly Hedgeland > Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs > > From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 21 07:17:04 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:17:04 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs, men's crews in the top 2 divisions of the May Bumps and women's crews in the top division of the May Bumps as well as first fours and tub pairs. Members of crews permitted to boat under a Yellow Flag may do so in fours or small boats (i.e. single and double sculls and pairs) with the express permission of the Club Captain and/or Boatman. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 21 10:59:52 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:59:52 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. The CUCBC Committee From set41 at cam.ac.uk Mon Nov 21 14:35:46 2011 From: set41 at cam.ac.uk (S.E. Thompson) Date: 21 Nov 2011 14:35:46 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fwd: Regular cox wanted for Darwin womens boat Message-ID: Hey, Just wondering if anyone on this list would be interested in coxing regularly for Darwin women? We're hoping for 1-3outings a week with a mostly novice but keen crew. One of our regular coxes just had to quit and the other is going to have to leave very soon so we're a little desperate! No experience is necessary, we're happy to train someone and you don't have to be from Darwin but especially someone who would be able to commit to a term or more would be great but really anyone who could step in for a few weeks till we could try and train up one of the girls would be great. Thanks, Sarah Thompson From jess.upton at gmail.com Sat Nov 26 13:57:25 2011 From: jess.upton at gmail.com (Jess Upton) Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:57:25 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] City need a cox for Wallingford Message-ID: Hi all, City are going to Wallingford tomorrow (27th November) and our cox has come down ill. We are in need of someone to cox Mens IM2 8+ in Div 1. Leave Cambridge around 6am, lift etc can be provided. Please get in touch if you can help. 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Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs, men's crews in the top 2 divisions of the May Bumps and women's crews in the top division of the May Bumps as well as first fours and tub pairs. Members of crews permitted to boat under a Yellow Flag may do so in fours or small boats (i.e. single and double sculls and pairs) with the express permission of the Club Captain and/or Boatman. Outlook: Please be sensible when sending out your crews, the wind is very strong, and this flag may be updated to red-yellow in due course. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 27 14:47:57 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:47:57 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 27 15:00:08 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:00:08 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs, men's crews in the top 2 divisions of the May Bumps and women's crews in the top division of the May Bumps as well as first fours and tub pairs. Members of crews permitted to boat under a Yellow Flag may do so in fours or small boats (i.e. single and double sculls and pairs) with the express permission of the Club Captain and/or Boatman. Outlook: Please ignore previous flag change - it is still gusty on the reach, so the yellow flag will stay in effect. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 27 22:47:43 2011 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:47:43 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. The CUCBC Committee From jcbc.sec at gmail.com Mon Nov 28 19:04:29 2011 From: jcbc.sec at gmail.com (JCBC Secretary) Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:04:29 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairns Final Draw Message-ID: Dear Rowers, A revised final draw for Fairbairns 2011 is now available. http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/admin/view_startorder.php ***READ THESE ESSENTIAL IMPORTANT NOTES*** - SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL TIME GAP REQUESTS BY 10PM TOMORROW USING THIS FORM: http://goo.gl/BtKL7 ***email requests will be ignored*** - Substantial changes have been made in the senior VIIIs divisions. Please check you are happy with your start position, and submit time gap requests using the form above. No further order changes will be made. - Crews will race in order of RACE NUMBER - i.e. the order shown for the senior women's VIIIs division is incorrect - the invitational men's VIIIs will go off first. Look forward to seeing you all for the races! 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URL: From ob266 at esc.cam.ac.uk Mon Nov 28 19:28:12 2011 From: ob266 at esc.cam.ac.uk (Oscar Branson) Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:28:12 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairns Final Draw In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7C84ACB2-1D35-4F8D-82E2-90A94BC0AB7C@esc.cam.ac.uk> Sorry! Link is: http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/start_order.php It's been a long day... Best, Oscar. On 28 Nov 2011, at 19:04, JCBC Secretary wrote: > Dear Rowers, > > A revised final draw for Fairbairns 2011 is now available. > http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/admin/view_startorder.php > > ***READ THESE ESSENTIAL IMPORTANT NOTES*** > > - SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL TIME GAP REQUESTS BY 10PM TOMORROW USING THIS FORM: http://goo.gl/BtKL7 ***email requests will be ignored*** > > - Substantial changes have been made in the senior VIIIs divisions. Please check you are happy with your start position, and submit time gap requests using the form above. No further order changes will be made. > > - Crews will race in order of RACE NUMBER - i.e. the order shown for the senior women's VIIIs division is incorrect - the invitational men's VIIIs will go off first. > > Look forward to seeing you all for the races! > > Best, > > Oscar. > > > -------------------------------------- > Oscar Branson > JCBC Secretary > > jcbc-secretary at jesus.cam.ac.uk > +44 7825 225619 > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcbc.sec at gmail.com Tue Nov 29 22:19:02 2011 From: jcbc.sec at gmail.com (JCBC Secretary) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:19:02 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] ***IMPORTANT*** Fairbairns Race Info Message-ID: Dear All, Please take a moment to read this brief email to ensure the smooth-running of this year's Fairbairns Races. ***GENERAL*** 1 - LISTEN TO AND OBEY ALL MARSHALS. If you are in doubt about anything, ask a marshal. 2 - Please double-check your crews start position to make sure you know which division you are racing in. If you don't turn up, you can't race... obviously. (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/start_order.php) 3 - Crews will race in order of race number. If you are waiting to start, and the boat ahead of you has a higher number than you, you are in the wrong place. 4 - A list of extended time gaps can be found here (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/docs/time_gaps_2011.pdf). Please check it. 5 - One representative from each club should come and collect the race numbers for their whole club. Numbers will be available from 7am on Thursday, and can be collected at any point during racing. 6 - There will be a supply of space blankets available when you pick up your race numbers. We recommend that the bank party for ALL crews carry space blankets for the entire crew in case of hold-ups. 7 - The maximum bank party size is 4 people per crew. ***NOVICES*** 1 - Please ensure you arrive to the start on time (30 mins before the published start time). Late arrivals will be penalised, or disqualified (depending on lateness). 2 - Bring plenty of warm clothes. There will be an inevitable wait at the finish before you can row back - it can get extremely cold after the race. 3 - ALL novice boats must be accompanied by a bank party. Boats without a bank party will not be allowed to start. ***CAPTAINS / LBCs / ORGANISERS*** 1 - In the even of a Red or Yellow flag on either of the race days, a decision will be made as to whether the races will continue or not. Whatever the decision made by the organisers, it is the responsibility of your club captains/coaches/LBCs to assess whether your crews can cope with the conditions. Be realistic. If they cannot cope with the conditions, do not let them race. Crews racing in conditions that are beyond them will cause chaos on the river, and greatly increase the chance of injuries, so this decision should not be made lightly. 2 - Please make sure all your coxes are well briefed on the race course (especially novices!) ***COXES*** 1 - Make sure you are familiar with the coxes notes (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/docs/FairbairnsCoxesNotes.pdf). 2 - If you need to overtake a slower crew, you may only do so AFTER Chesterton footbridge. 3 - If you are being overtaken, CONCEDE THE RACING LINE. Crews failing to concede the line will be penalised. Fingers crossed for a smooth race! Best, Oscar. -------------------------------------- Oscar Branson JCBC Secretary jcbc-secretary at jesus.cam.ac.uk +44 7825 225619 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcbc.sec at gmail.com Wed Nov 30 01:16:51 2011 From: jcbc.sec at gmail.com (JCBC Secretary) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:16:51 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] ***IMPORTANT*** Fairbairns Race Info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2C6AD2D5-89DE-4EE8-B585-CD53E3F8A61E@gmail.com> Further to my last email: All boats within the marshalling area are permitted to push off directly into their start position (rather than rowing down to Jesus lock and spinning), provided it does not cause a disruption to the start marshalling pattern. Please use common sense, and if in doubt, ask a start marshal. Best, Oscar. -------------------------------------- Oscar Branson JCBC Secretary jcbc-secretary at jesus.cam.ac.uk +44 7825 225619 On 29 Nov 2011, at 22:19, JCBC Secretary wrote: > Dear All, > > Please take a moment to read this brief email to ensure the smooth-running of this year's Fairbairns Races. > > ***GENERAL*** > 1 - LISTEN TO AND OBEY ALL MARSHALS. If you are in doubt about anything, ask a marshal. > 2 - Please double-check your crews start position to make sure you know which division you are racing in. If you don't turn up, you can't race... obviously. (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/start_order.php) > 3 - Crews will race in order of race number. If you are waiting to start, and the boat ahead of you has a higher number than you, you are in the wrong place. > 4 - A list of extended time gaps can be found here (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/docs/time_gaps_2011.pdf). Please check it. > 5 - One representative from each club should come and collect the race numbers for their whole club. Numbers will be available from 7am on Thursday, and can be collected at any point during racing. > 6 - There will be a supply of space blankets available when you pick up your race numbers. We recommend that the bank party for ALL crews carry space blankets for the entire crew in case of hold-ups. > 7 - The maximum bank party size is 4 people per crew. > > ***NOVICES*** > 1 - Please ensure you arrive to the start on time (30 mins before the published start time). Late arrivals will be penalised, or disqualified (depending on lateness). > 2 - Bring plenty of warm clothes. There will be an inevitable wait at the finish before you can row back - it can get extremely cold after the race. > 3 - ALL novice boats must be accompanied by a bank party. Boats without a bank party will not be allowed to start. > > ***CAPTAINS / LBCs / ORGANISERS*** > 1 - In the even of a Red or Yellow flag on either of the race days, a decision will be made as to whether the races will continue or not. Whatever the decision made by the organisers, it is the responsibility of your club captains/coaches/LBCs to assess whether your crews can cope with the conditions. Be realistic. If they cannot cope with the conditions, do not let them race. Crews racing in conditions that are beyond them will cause chaos on the river, and greatly increase the chance of injuries, so this decision should not be made lightly. > 2 - Please make sure all your coxes are well briefed on the race course (especially novices!) > > ***COXES*** > 1 - Make sure you are familiar with the coxes notes (http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/docs/FairbairnsCoxesNotes.pdf). > 2 - If you need to overtake a slower crew, you may only do so AFTER Chesterton footbridge. > 3 - If you are being overtaken, CONCEDE THE RACING LINE. Crews failing to concede the line will be penalised. > > Fingers crossed for a smooth race! > > Best, > > Oscar. > > -------------------------------------- > Oscar Branson > JCBC Secretary > > jcbc-secretary at jesus.cam.ac.uk > +44 7825 225619 > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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