From conor at cucbc.org Sun Feb 5 20:40:37 2017 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 20:40:37 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring Lent Bumps 2017 Message-ID: <5ACA19D7-B7F7-47AB-8BFF-9F0AD5EDD8C0@cucbc.org> *Captains please forward this message to your clubs* Dear all, The time has come for Umpiring Sign Up. Umpiring 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 umpire along the course. As a 'thank you' for your time, all umpires are offered a free dinner (including drinks) at the Cambridge Blue pub, the week after bumps. Furthermore, everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 20th Feb will count towards their college's marshal allocation. You don't need to have umpired before. There will be a meeting for all umpires ahead of racing where we explain everything and all new umpires are paired with a 'senior' one during racing. However, we do ask that you have rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps before so that you understand how the races work. Please remember that you can both compete and umpire. We suggest you leave 2 divisions clear before your race and 1 after to allow you to get to and from the boathouses. The division times are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/lents/times The umpires briefing will be on Sunday 26th February, at 18:30, in the Divinity School, St John?s College. It'll last about half an hour, and I?ll endeavour to distribute a first draft of the umpiring rota before the meeting. You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at conor at cucbc.org Many thanks, Conor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Tue Feb 14 10:11:26 2017 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:11:26 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring Lent Bumps 2017 In-Reply-To: <5ACA19D7-B7F7-47AB-8BFF-9F0AD5EDD8C0@cucbc.org> References: <5ACA19D7-B7F7-47AB-8BFF-9F0AD5EDD8C0@cucbc.org> Message-ID: *TL;DR:* Please sign up for umpiring here and forward to anyone who might sign up too. Thank you very much to everyone who has signed up to umpire the Lents. We're about halfway to the number of Umpires we need to run the races, so *Captains please encourage anyone who's eligible to consider some umpiring*. Even doing a few divisions on one day is better than none! A reminder that everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 20th Feb will count against their college's marshal allocation. Finally, don't forget there's the Umpires Dinner to thank everyone for their efforts. You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 See email below for full details. Good luck with the training, Conor On 5 February 2017 at 20:40, Conor Burgess wrote: > **Captains please forward this message to your clubs** > > Dear all, > > The time has come for Umpiring Sign Up. Umpiring 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 > umpire along the course. > > As a 'thank you' for your time, all umpires are offered a *free dinner* (including > drinks) at the Cambridge Blue pub, the week after bumps. Furthermore, > everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 20th Feb will count > towards their college's marshal allocation. > > You don't need to have umpired before. There will be a meeting for all > umpires ahead of racing where we explain everything and all new umpires are > paired with a 'senior' one during racing. However, we do ask that you have *rowed > or coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps* before so that you understand how > the races work. > > Please remember that you can both compete and umpire. We suggest you leave > 2 divisions clear before your race and 1 after to allow you to get to and > from the boathouses. The division times are available here: > http://www.cucbc.org/lents/times > > The umpires briefing will be on Sunday 26th February, at 18:30, in the > Divinity School, St John?s College. It'll last about half an hour, and I?ll > endeavour to distribute a first draft of the umpiring rota before the > meeting. > > You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at conor at cucbc.org > > Many thanks, > Conor > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Sun Feb 19 14:01:33 2017 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 14:01:33 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring Lent Bumps 2017 In-Reply-To: References: <5ACA19D7-B7F7-47AB-8BFF-9F0AD5EDD8C0@cucbc.org> Message-ID: <131fbcdc-094f-4955-92a4-f6f87b89e42b@Spark> Hi all, LINK: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 Final call for Umpires for the Lents! We're doing well so far, but 10 more people would make the rota a lot nicer, and mean everyone's wishes can be accommodated a bit better - so if you've signed up already, thanks very much, but encourage your friends, fellow rowers, ex-coxes etc. :) As added motivation, here's the current sign ups by college: Caius 2 Christ's 1 Churchill 6 Clare 2 Darwin 4 Downing 1 Emmanuel 3 First & Third 5 Fitzwilliam 1 Girton 2 Homerton 1 Hughes Hall 2 Jesus 11 King's 4 Lady Margaret 5 Magdalene 2 Murray Edwards 2 Newnham 5 Peterhouse 1 Robinson 2 Sidney Sussex 7 St Catharine's 5 St Edmunds 2 Trinity Hall 1 Anyone who signs up by midnight tonight (Sunday 19th) will be included against their college's marshalling allocation, so if your college isn't on that list, or has a low number, nows the time to get encouraging people - umpiring is organised around the umpires availability, whereas marshalling slots are not! Thanks again to everyone who's signed up so far - the Bumps couldn't happen without you! Conor On 14 Feb 2017, 10:11 +0000, Conor Burgess , wrote: > TL;DR: Please sign up for umpiring here (http://www.cucbc.org/node/421) and forward to anyone who might sign up too. > > Thank you very much to everyone who has signed up to umpire the Lents. We're about halfway to the number of Umpires we need to run the races, so Captains please encourage anyone who's eligible to consider some umpiring. Even doing a few divisions on one day is better than none! > > A reminder that everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 20th Feb will count against their college's marshal allocation. Finally, don't forget there's the Umpires Dinner to thank everyone for their efforts. > > You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 > > See email below for full details. > > Good luck with the training, > Conor > > On 5 February 2017 at 20:40, Conor Burgess wrote: > > *Captains please forward this message to your clubs* > > > > Dear all, > > > > The time has come for Umpiring Sign Up. Umpiring 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 umpire along the course. > > > > As a 'thank you' for your time, all umpires are offered a free dinner (including drinks) at the Cambridge Blue pub, the week after bumps. Furthermore, everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 20th Feb will count towards their college's marshal allocation. > > > > You don't need to have umpired before. There will be a meeting for all umpires ahead of racing where we explain everything and all new umpires are paired with a 'senior' one during racing. However, we do ask that you have rowed or coxed in at least 2 sets of bumps before so that you understand how the races work. > > > > Please remember that you can both compete and umpire. We suggest you leave 2 divisions clear before your race and 1 after to allow you to get to and from the boathouses. The division times are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/lents/times > > > > The umpires briefing will be on Sunday 26th February, at 18:30, in the Divinity School, St John?s College. It'll last about half an hour, and I?ll endeavour to distribute a first draft of the umpiring rota before the meeting. > > > > You can sign up here: http://www.cucbc.org/node/421 > > > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at conor at cucbc.org (mailto:conor at cucbc.org) > > > > Many thanks, > > Conor > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert at cucbc.org Tue Feb 21 21:35:57 2017 From: robert at cucbc.org (Robert Nimmo) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:35:57 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Coxes Briefings Message-ID: Dear coxes, Apologies for anyone getting this twice. I can't find any sign the original actually made it through... The standard coxes briefings for Lents 2017 will be held this Sunday (the 26th) in the Old Divinity School Lecture Theatre (opposite the St Johns College) 19:00 - Refresher for Senior Coxes (those who have coxed in CUCBC bumps at least once) 19:30 - Novice Coxes (those who have not) Every cox competing in bumps is required to attend one of these meetings. Many thanks, and good luck with the last week of training, Robert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Wed Feb 22 05:57:33 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:57:33 +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 wind speed with strong gusts, not set to die down before 9am. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Feb 22 09:14:32 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:14:32 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Advance warning - the flag will likely be at least yellow for all of tomorrow (Thursday) due to high winds. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Feb 22 18:00:00 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +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. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu Feb 23 05:57:35 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:57:35 +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 not dying down. Gale force winds forecast later. Flag will be reassessed around 9am. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu Feb 23 10:02:28 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:02:28 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Red Flag Message-ID: The flag is Red. The river is closed to all crews. Outlook: Gale force 8 or 9 winds, not expected to subside before lighting up. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu Feb 23 22:02:04 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:02:04 +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: Wind has died down a lot, so provisional yellow for Friday morning, flag will be re-assessed in the morning. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Fri Feb 24 05:57:17 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:57:17 +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 robert at cucbc.org Fri Feb 24 19:15:07 2017 From: robert at cucbc.org (Robert Nimmo) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:15:07 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Coxing the Tideway Racing Line - Monday 6th March Message-ID: Dear college coxes, While I know most of you are obsessively focussed on Lents, and will remain so for at least the next week, a number of you will be entering either WEHoRR on the 11th of March or ManHORR on the 25th. Ro Thompson has very kindly agreed to give a talk to any competing college cox to discuss the racing line for these races on Monday the 6th at 7:30pm*. Ro has been coxing for 13 years, including three years training on the Tideway with Vesta Rowing Club based in Putney. She has four Tideway pennants, three from WeHORR and one from HORR. Whilst as Vesta she coxed the top womens crew to 3rd and 4th place in WeHORR and raced twice in the elite womens 8s event at Henley Royal Regatta. She is a Level 2 British Rowing coach and until retiring in 2015 was the M1 cox at Cantabs Rowing Club, winning two headships. Outside of the UK she has raced at Ghent Regatta, Basel Head and twice at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, MA. For those who have yet to experience Tideway, the complexities cannot be compared with the Cam**. The difference between a good and bad racing line can be measured in 10s of seconds, while even a few seconds margin can cost you upwards of 25 places in the finish order. On a purely personal note, I've gained enormously from hearing Ro speak in the past both in terms of Tideway results, but also in terms of feeling confident navigating on a river which is much busier and more dangerous than the Cam. I would very strongly urge any of you planning to compete in WEHoRR or ManHORR this year to pop this in your diary, to be remembered after the haze of BCD fades. All the best for next week, Robert * The observant amongst you will note I haven't said where... This will be confirmed shortly, but will be a lecture room in a college somewhere near the centre. ** Yes fine, oh pedants of the coxing mailing list. They can be compared, but only in terms of 'one is much bigger than the other!' -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charlie at cucbc.org Fri Feb 24 22:30:21 2017 From: charlie at cucbc.org (Charlie Prior) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:30:21 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Getting-On Race Results Message-ID: Dear all, The start order has been updated to reflect the results of the Getting-On Race: http://www.cucbc.org/bumps/startorder/17 The times for crews who failed to get on, and those who raced for time only, are as follows: *Men:* Robinson III (Time Only) 00:07:50 Downing III 00:07:59 Trinity Hall III 00:08:01 Pembroke III 00:08:03 Hughes Hall II 00:08:05 Darwin II 00:08:06 First and Third IV 00:08:12 Trinity Hall IV 00:08:14 Queens' IV 00:08:16 Selwyn II 00:08:17 Emmanuel III 00:08:18 Christ's III 00:08:27 Caius V (Time Only) 00:08:29 Wolfson II 00:08:31 Pembroke IV 00:08:39 Clare IV 00:08:39 Churchill IV 00:08:41 Lady Margaret IV 00:08:45 Homerton II (Time Only) 00:09:02 Peterhouse III (Time Only) 00:09:04 Jesus V 00:09:23 *Women* Magdalene II (Time Only) 00:09:03 Pembroke III 00:09:20 St Catherine's III 00:09:21 Caius III 00:09:23 Emmanuel III 00:09:25 Fitzwilliam II 00:09:28 Trinity Hall III (Time Only) 00:09:29 Girton II 00:09:39 Selwyn II 00:09:47 Sidney Sussex II 00:09:48 Homerton II 00:09:59 First and Third III 00:10:31 A reminder that *all* coxes *must *attend the briefing *this Sunday *in the *St John's College Divinity School Main Lecture Theatre* at *1900 *(Senior Coxes) or *1930 *(Novice Coxes). The pre-Bumps Captain's Meeting will be held at *1800.* Kind regards, Charlie -- Charles Prior CUCBC Honorary Secretary (e) charlie at cucbc.org | cucbc at cucbc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Sat Feb 25 10:52:25 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:52:25 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Flag is just about green - please ensure coxes are suitably cautious for the strong headwind on the reach, especially if they're not used to dealing with one. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Feb 25 14:08:41 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 14:08:41 +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: Wind speed has increased. Will be reassessed in a few hours. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Feb 25 16:17:40 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:17:40 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Wind seems to have dropped off a lot. Please remain cautious though and make your own decision about whether to go out. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Feb 26 11:43:57 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 11:43:57 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Conditions are currently quite gusty, especially along the Long Reach. Coxes should remain cautious and make their own decisions about whether to go out. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Feb 26 13:49:04 2017 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 13:49:04 +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. 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