[CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag

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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