From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 1 10:41:17 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:41:17 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: It's currently a bit hazy, and the sun's glare is worsening visibility. However, it's ok at ground level in places where there is sufficient shade. If your novice crews choose to boat, please exercise caution. I would recommend sunglasses for coxes. The CUCBC Committee From mark at cucbc.org Sun Nov 1 22:02:15 2015 From: mark at cucbc.org (Mark Jacobs) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 22:02:15 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Observation, courtesy and caution Message-ID: <56368BE7.2080608@cucbc.org> Dear All, We're getting to the point in term where lots of novice crews venture further than the P&E, adding to the morning traffic on the lower stretch of the river as well as making the row home something of an obstacle course. So far this term I've seen plenty of low-level incidents resulting from crews either not looking/planning ahead or by making inappropriate choices (e.g. the go/no-go decision when lining up an overtake). Less happily, we have had a couple of incidents that have caused reasonably serious damage to boats (though as yet we have avoided injuries, to the best of my knowledge). I would ask that as the river gets busier, and particularly as the mornings begin to shorten again, that all crews act with courtesy and consideration to other river users. If you see a novice crew skewed across the river and trying to sort themselves out, it's probably better to hang back and give them space to do so than to barge through with blades drawn in at the last minute. Yes, you might get through, but you'll make life harder for the novice cox (as well as delaying the three or four crews behind said novice boat!) Similarly, if you find a crew on the wrong side of the river (particularly at the crossovers), better to easy, even if it's your right of way, than to bullishly press on and risk damage and injury. Play nicely, and you might find that other crews try to make your life easier too. Finally, CUCBC rules require that any boat on the water within 15 minutes of lighting up / down carry a white light on each end. They must also use lights at any time during limited visibility (i.e. fog). I've long given up explaining the difference between red lights and white lights, as it seems too difficult a concept for certain individuals, but if you're going to use a red light please make sure it's on your stern rather than the bows! Please also make sure that you have decent batteries in your lights - if your stern is visible before your stern light, not only is the light useless but you are at risk of getting rear-ended in a queue. You may also be fined, unless you're so invisible that you slip past the early morning marshal completely unnoticed (not a recommended tactic). Captains - the deadline for safety statements is fast approaching. So far I've had about half the number I expect. As ever, let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Mark Jacobs CUCBC Safety Advisor From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 1 22:30:22 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:30:22 +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: The Flag is provisionally yellow for tomorrow morning due to forecast fog. This will be reassessed at 7AM for novice boating. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 2 06:44:12 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:44:12 +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: Very foggy as predicted, so flag will stay yellow until it clears. Flag won't change before 9am. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 2 13:56:24 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:56:24 +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 Mon Nov 2 21:16:22 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:16:22 +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: Possibility of fog again in the morning. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Nov 3 06:18:43 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:18:43 +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 flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 7 09:39:45 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2015 09:39:45 +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: Strong cross-gusts on the reach, which are forecast to worsen. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 7 20:53:21 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2015 20:53:21 +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: Cross-gusts predicted for tomorrow hence provisional yellow. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 8 10:37:57 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:37:57 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: The conditions are currently ok. They are however forecast to worsen throughout the day. At this stage in the term, there is a large range of ability in the novices. Consider critically the ability of your crews to handle the conditions, both as you boat and as you proceed down the river. A green flag is not a license to boat. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 8 15:15:48 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2015 15:15:48 +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: Wind has picked up. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 9 06:38:26 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 06:38:26 +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: Strong gusts on the reach and is forecast to strengthen through the morning. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 9 21:36:49 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:36:49 +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: The forecast for tomorrow predicts strong gusts throughout the day. Expect the flag to remain yellow. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Nov 10 06:49:27 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:49:27 +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: Strong gusts as expected. Flag will most likely remain yellow for the rest of the day. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Nov 10 19:06:08 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:06:08 +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: Provisional yellow for tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, but the forecast looks reasonable for tomorrow and Thursday, so there's a decent chance it will change to green. Flag will be updated by 06:15. It will still be windy, so even if it does change to green, only very competent novice crews with coxes who have experience of controlling a boat against cross/head winds should be planning to boat. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 11 06:16:52 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:16:52 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Still windy, but not enough to warrant yellow. This is not a license for everyone to boat; please be sensible, assess the conditions, and be critical of your crew's (and especially cox's) ability - they must be able to deal with unexpected gusts. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu Nov 12 19:55:38 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:55:38 +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: Strong Gusts predicted for tomorrow, peaking at 46mph in the middle of the day. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Fri Nov 13 07:32:43 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:32:43 +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: Though conditions are marginal at current, they are still forecast to worsen by 0830 as they have on similar days previous. As conditions further worsen throughout the day, senior crews are reminded of the need to consider the suitability of their plans in the context of the prevailing conditions. In particular, fairly inexperienced fours will probably struggle in 40mph gusts. The CUCBC Committee From nc414 at cam.ac.uk Fri Nov 13 23:01:00 2015 From: nc414 at cam.ac.uk (Naomi Clarke) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:01:00 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Urgent!!! Cox required for Winter Head Message-ID: <9687FC9E-D18F-4975-BED6-946C40CAADDA@cam.ac.uk> Hey I?ve had a message from a friend at the Royal Vet College in London. They?re coming for Winter Head and one of their coxes has pulled out last minute. They have 4 boats: 2 in division 3 and 2 in division 5, but only 1 cox. If anyone could step in for the 11:40 div, that would be ideal. It would be such a shame for them to come from London and not be able to race. Please ring them on 07854148368 if you can help. Thanks Naomi Clarke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Fri Nov 13 23:16:25 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:16:25 +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 Sat Nov 14 16:35:37 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:35:37 +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 Sun Nov 15 10:04:31 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:04:31 +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: Currently gusting at 40mph, but should die down a bit by 11am. Second VIIIs (those few who are allowed to boat in yellow flag), IVs, and small boats will almost certainly struggle with the head wind on the reach, so should either not boat, or not row beyond the P&E. First eight coxes should be completely confident in their and their crew's ability to maintain control in 35-40mph gusts - today is not the day to find out if you can! The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 16 07:06:25 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:06:25 +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 Tue Nov 17 15:34:41 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:34:41 +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: Storm Barney moving in, resulting in high winds. It will hopefully clear before tomorrow morning. Flag will be updated by 06:30 tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Nov 17 22:10:04 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:10:04 +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. Outlook: The current Met Office forecast suggests a possibility of green flag tomorrow morning somewhere between the hours of 0400 and 0900. However, it is unclear exactly when the conditions will become bad enough to require the yellow to be raised again. It could very will happen before 0900, with many novice crews still on the water (if the flag is set to green in the early morning). We would ask that in the event the flag is set to green in the early morning, clubs consider seriously whether the crews they want to boat will be able to handle conditions if they worsen significantly over the course of their outing. In particular, if coxes and rowers are not, at this point, experienced enough to hold position on their side of the river in a queue without constant input from the bank, then they probably shouldn't boat. Ultimately, the decision to boat lies with the coach and cox concerned, but CUCBC will take a very dim view of any crew found to have caused problems in what were known to be potentially challenging conditions for an inexperienced crew. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 18 06:31:36 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:31:36 +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 Wed Nov 18 12:31:01 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:31:01 +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: High winds are back. The CUCBC Committee From lclack at birchwoodhigh.org.uk Wed Nov 18 11:51:49 2015 From: lclack at birchwoodhigh.org.uk (Laura Clack) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:51:49 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Coxing City Womens crew tonight Message-ID: <68E3D41E794C2B408928ECABED4548200120E09B12@BHS-EXCHANGE> Hi All, We are looking for 2 coxes for the City women's squad. We will be pushing off at 6:45 from City RC. If you are willing and able to help out please let me know. Thanks Laura ________________________________ The information in this message should be regarded as confidential and is intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated. If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and the sender notified. The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those of Birchwood High School unless explicitly stated. Please be aware that emails sent to or received from Birchwood High School may be intercepted and read by the School. 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The CUCBC Committee From bg340 at cam.ac.uk Thu Nov 19 00:27:45 2015 From: bg340 at cam.ac.uk (B. Gallant) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:27:45 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairn Cup Entries 2015 + Compulsory Novice Coxes Briefing Message-ID: Dear all, The deadline for entry in the Fairbairn Cup Races 2015 is today at 23:59 - Please make sure you get all your entries in before then! For those who have already entered the Fairbairn Cup, I have already contacted you separately (if you have not received an email and think you should have, please let me know). The only bit you have not seen is regarding the FAIRBAIRN CUP NOVICE COXES BRIEFING: This briefing is compulsory for all coxes who have never competed in Fairbairns before and is advised for all senior coxes too. I put it in the hands of LBC's and Captains to ensure all your novice coxes attend - I shall be taking an attendance register. The briefing will be held on Sunday 22nd November at the Riley Auditorium in Clare College. The briefing for Fairbairns will begin at 20:30, but will be preceded at 19:45 by the briefing for the Clare Novices regatta which is compulsory for all novice coxes competing in Clare Novices also. I look forward to seeing many of you over the coming days and weeks. Best wishes, Ben Gallant Jesus College Boat Club Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015 From flag at cucbc.org Thu Nov 19 06:49:21 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:49:21 +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 Fri Nov 20 18:43:06 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:43:06 +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: We have an yellow severe warning for wind for tomorrow http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings®ionName=ee&fcTime=1447977600 The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 21 16:41:50 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:41:50 +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-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk Mon Nov 23 00:41:17 2015 From: jcbc-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk (B. Gallant, Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:41:17 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairn Cup - Coxes meeting documents Message-ID: <5e54b6c7d3262f945d2001665b3714b4@cam.ac.uk> Hi all, Thanks to those who came to the coxes meeting last night. As always it was great to see lots of enthusiastic new faces! Please find attached the presentation from last night and also some supplementary notes for you to peruse, perhaps the night before your race (or not, if that's not your jam). LBC's and coaches, can you please make sure you get these documents in sight of any novice coxes you have who you know were not able to make it to the briefing tonight. Coxes with a good idea of what's going on, especially regarding marshalling make the regatta run far smoother which hopefully means everyone enjoys their day a lot more. As I said at the meeting, I will publish the provisional start order for Fairbairns on the morning of the 1st December, and then a revised version on the evening of 2nd December. Best wishes, Ben -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Fairbairn Cup 2015 - Coxes Presentation.ppt Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint Size: 941056 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Fairbairn Cup 2015 - Coxes Notes.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 543467 bytes Desc: not available URL: From hp366 at cam.ac.uk Wed Nov 25 20:47:18 2015 From: hp366 at cam.ac.uk (=?UTF-8?Q?Helena_P=C3=A9rez_Valle?=) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:47:18 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Cox wanted! Message-ID: Hello! My name is Helena, and I'm women's captain for the Clare Hall Boat Club. We currently need a cox (preferably experienced, but if a novice wants to join us, we'd be happy as well!) to cox the women's team. We usually row 3-4 times per week. Please let me know if you might be interested! Helena -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 28 16:26:00 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:26:00 +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: Provisional yellow flag for tomorrow, where we expect high wind speeds and gusts to keep it yellow all day. Flag will be updated to confirm by 10:30am. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 29 10:06:28 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 10:06:28 +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: High winds & gusts already, and only forecast to get worse. The CUCBC Committee From jcbc-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk Sun Nov 29 16:13:58 2015 From: jcbc-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk (B. Gallant, Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:13:58 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairn Cup 2015 - Provisional Start Order, and additional notes Message-ID: <88925b1fb068a51ca0afcbaf3ab0ef4c@cam.ac.uk> Dear all, START ORDER: Due to a general wish to give you all more time to peruse this and ensure everything is as you would want it (I've had a lot of requests, almost all of which I was happy to accommodate, but I'm sure I will have forgotten one or two so please check - Sorry in advance!) I've put together a provisional start order a couple of days earlier than I promised. It can be found here: http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/old/fairbairns/start_order.php As already mentioned, please please have a good look over this and check that all your crews are where you expected. If you let me know over the next couple of days I've made a silly mistake I'll happily change it. If you let me know on the morning of the regatta I won't, sorry. PAYMENTS: As this list is published before I originally promised, I have generously included on it one or two crews who I've still to receive payment from... You probably know who you are and there's probably a good reason why you haven't paid, but I haven't heard it, so please either pay immediately or let me know why immediately, thank you. PRE-PADDLING: Now, this has become something of a contentious issue... I have told several people who have contacted me that they may not pre-paddle on the morning of either day of the regatta (not even seniors on novice day), as this is clearly set out in the rules and regs. However. After an animated discussion with my own men's captain this morning, I have decided to partially waive this rule for this year only. To be clear: ***Having short outings (pre-paddles) the morning of the regatta day upon which you are due to race (i.e. no seniors on novice day, please, as the novices will be out), so long as you are back at your boathouse by 08:30am at the latest, will now be allowed and will not lead to disqualification. Please bear in mind, however, that both the hours of darkness and the two boat rules are still in effect. Any crews found downstream of the combined boathouses (Cantabs excluded) later than 08:30am will be subject to the same rules as usual.*** If anybody has any queries regarding any of this, please just let me know! Although I'd gently request you to check on the website to see if the information you require is on there (the 'News' section is a good place to look!) before you contact me, please. Best wishes, Ben Gallant JCBC Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015 From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 29 23:14:08 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:14:08 +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 Mon Nov 30 12:46:18 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:46:18 +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: wind The CUCBC Committee From jcbc-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk Mon Nov 30 16:58:30 2015 From: jcbc-fairbairns at jesus.cam.ac.uk (B. Gallant, Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:58:30 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Fairbairn Cup 2015 - Pre-paddling in the morning on the days of the Fairbairn Cup (continued.) In-Reply-To: <88925b1fb068a51ca0afcbaf3ab0ef4c@cam.ac.uk> References: <88925b1fb068a51ca0afcbaf3ab0ef4c@cam.ac.uk> Message-ID: <87f849c0059aab8610ccba6d78ee2eb5@cam.ac.uk> Dear all, Sincere apologies for having to contact you all once again. This email is concerning the section of my previous email setting out the rules regarding pre-paddling for the Fairbairn Cup on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th December. I feel I owe you all an explanation for the barage of emails regarding this and so I have set this out below, however I'm sure most of you will not be interested and so, to cut to the chase; **We are going to have to revert to the interpretation of the rules regarding pre-paddling as enforced in previous years, which means, any crew may boat in the mornings on thursday and friday at any time, so long as they are within the CUCBC rules, etc., before 8:45am** The busy and/or disinterested please stop reading here! The following is an explanation of why you have been receiving contradictory emails about this! The reason I originally wished to rule out all pre-paddles was as follows: I actually believe it is fairer not to allow any pre-paddles. Having a pre-paddle is a benefit (especially for crews in the first division of the day!), so if only certain crews were able to have one and others not then that would be unfair. This is the case for many crews as a direct result of the two boat rule. Particularly for larger colleges with multiple crews it is inevitably the case that some crews will not be able to have a pre-paddle whereas a direct competitor from a smaller college would be able to, simply because they have fewer boats entered. This would be unfair in my eyes. Further, with crews in a single category competing across a range of divisions, again some might be allowed a pre-paddle ahead of others based on their division, which is arbitrary in terms of the results. This was the premise upon which I based my original stance. However. I foolishly partially conceded to the position set out in the email previous to this one, under request, but thus (unintentionally) ruined the logic set out above regarding negating the impact of the two boat rule. Furthermore, the CUCBC committee have quite rightly taken umbrage at my enforcing Fairbairns rules outside of the times of the regatta (although I'd note there is no reason in the rules why entrants cannot be asked to behave in a certain fashion outside of the racing times, in the interest of fairness or any other reason) and, in light of the original benefit of the rule change being ruined, it is obvious that the best course of action is to return to the original interpretation of the rules. Once again, I must take full responsibility for this and I am very sorry for all the inconvenience I have caused you all. I hope everyone is looking forward to taking part in the regatta on thursday and friday! Please continue to send me requests r.e. the start order - I will continue to do my best to accommodate them! Happy paddling! Best wishes, Ben Gallant Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015 On 2015-11-29 16:13, B. Gallant, Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015 wrote: > Dear all, > > START ORDER: > Due to a general wish to give you all more time to peruse this and > ensure everything is as you would want it (I've had a lot of requests, > almost all of which I was happy to accommodate, but I'm sure I will > have forgotten one or two so please check - Sorry in advance!) I've > put together a provisional start order a couple of days earlier than I > promised. It can be found here: > > http://jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/old/fairbairns/start_order.php > > As already mentioned, please please have a good look over this and > check that all your crews are where you expected. If you let me know > over the next couple of days I've made a silly mistake I'll happily > change it. If you let me know on the morning of the regatta I won't, > sorry. > > PAYMENTS: > As this list is published before I originally promised, I have > generously included on it one or two crews who I've still to receive > payment from... You probably know who you are and there's probably a > good reason why you haven't paid, but I haven't heard it, so please > either pay immediately or let me know why immediately, thank you. > > PRE-PADDLING: > Now, this has become something of a contentious issue... I have told > several people who have contacted me that they may not pre-paddle on > the morning of either day of the regatta (not even seniors on novice > day), as this is clearly set out in the rules and regs. However. After > an animated discussion with my own men's captain this morning, I have > decided to partially waive this rule for this year only. To be clear: > > ***Having short outings (pre-paddles) the morning of the regatta day > upon which you are due to race (i.e. no seniors on novice day, please, > as the novices will be out), so long as you are back at your boathouse > by 08:30am at the latest, will now be allowed and will not lead to > disqualification. Please bear in mind, however, that both the hours of > darkness and the two boat rules are still in effect. Any crews found > downstream of the combined boathouses (Cantabs excluded) later than > 08:30am will be subject to the same rules as usual.*** > > If anybody has any queries regarding any of this, please just let me > know! Although I'd gently request you to check on the website to see > if the information you require is on there (the 'News' section is a > good place to look!) before you contact me, please. > > Best wishes, > > Ben Gallant > > JCBC Fairbairn Cup Secretary 2015 From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 30 22:25:09 2015 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:25:09 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. The CUCBC Committee