From flag at cucbc.org  Fri Jun  1 06:02:20 2018
From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org)
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:02:20 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag
Message-ID: <E1fOd8m-0006Tn-Ia@sr1.cucbc.org>

The flag is Green.

There are no restrictions on which crews may boat.

Outlook: A wee bit foggy; lights wouldn???t go amiss, and please remain vigilant of other crews.


The CUCBC Committee




From flag at cucbc.org  Fri Jun  1 12:27:39 2018
From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org)
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:27:39 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag
Message-ID: <E1fOj9f-000H0S-Mt@sr1.cucbc.org>

The flag is Green.

There are no restrictions on which crews may boat.


The CUCBC Committee




From conor at cucbc.org  Fri Jun  1 23:06:42 2018
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 00:06:42 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring May Bumps
In-Reply-To: <75BECBEB-17FF-44FE-88C8-04D1E6AD307B@cucbc.org>
References: <75BECBEB-17FF-44FE-88C8-04D1E6AD307B@cucbc.org>
Message-ID: <6fbde604-18b0-40c4-9b62-8afe54073a28@Spark>

Dear all,

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to Umpire the Mays so far. However, we could do with about 20 more people to make the rota nicer for everyone, so if you?re thinking of signing up and haven?t yet, or you know someone eligible who you think might be interested, now?s the time to sign up/encourage them to sign up!

Also, as some of you noticed, the briefing is not in March! It?ll be in the lecture theatre in Emma at 17:30 on Sunday 10th JUNE.

Thanks,
Conor

On 21 May 2018, 22:50 +0100, Conor Burgess <conor at cucbc.org>, 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 a pub the week after Bumps. Furthermore, everyone who volunteers for umpiring before Monday 4th June will count towards their college's marshal allocation (if you sign up after this, please drop me an email!).
>
> 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?two divisions clear before?your race and?one after?to allow you to get to and from the boathouses. The division times are available here:?http://www.cucbc.org/mays/times
>
> The umpires briefing will be on Sunday 10th March, likely at 17:30 in Emmanuel College?s Lecture Theatre, but I?ll confirm that nearer the time. 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/mays/umpires/signup
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at?conor at cucbc.org
>
> Many thanks,
> Conor
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From izzy at cucbc.org  Thu Jun  7 12:20:49 2018
From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo)
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2018 13:20:49 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps Cox Briefings - reminder
Message-ID: <CAPREJqH3akTCz3pDUHH8HQTZyUa1GNEazjD+Hi9O5caTDw4hww@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Coxes and Captains,

I appreciate there may be a few other demands on your time at the moment,
so my original message may have been missed.

This is a reminder that the compulsory May Bumps cox briefings are this
Sunday. Both will be held in the Lecture theatre in Emmanuel college.

Refresher briefing (you've coxed CUCBC bumps before at least once):
6:30-7:00pm.
Full briefing (you've not!): 7:00-7:45pm.
There will be (some) new and exciting videos to learn from (and laugh at).

If you're unable to attend:
i) those eligible to attend the refresher briefing may send a
representative from their club (who needs to be a senior cox who will then
brief them).
ii) those who have not yet coxed CUCBC bumps can only send a representative
by prior arrangement with the CUCBC safety advisor (mark at cucbc.org).

Good luck for the last week of training, and very best of luck to anyone
competing in the GoR tomorrow,

Isabel

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Isabel Nimmo <izzy at cucbc.org>
Date: 30 May 2018 at 13:50
Subject: May Bumps Cox Briefings
To: coxes at lists.cucbc.org


Dear Coxes,

This is a reminder that the compulsory May Bumps cox briefings will be held
on the 10th of June.

There will be a refresher briefing for anyone who has coxed CUCBC* bumps
before from 6:30-7:00pm. There will then be a full briefing for anyone who
has not coxed CUCBC bumps from 7:00-7:45pm. Both briefings will be held in
the Lecture Theatre in Emmanuel College.

Coxes who have previously coxed CUCBC bumps who are unable to attend either
briefing may send a suitable representative to sign in for them. This
should be a senior cox from their club who undertakes to brief them before
the start of racing on the 13th.

Coxes who have not coxed CUCBC bumps before must attend the full briefing
unless by prior arrangement with the CUCBC safety advisor (mark at cucbc.org).

Best wishes,

Isabel

* There are a number of differences between CRA, CUCBC and the various
flavours of Oxford bumps races, and so we do not consider them to be
equivalent.
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From izzy at cucbc.org  Sun Jun 10 20:45:32 2018
From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 21:45:32 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Slides from tonight
Message-ID: <CAPREJqGT7OLo2Ddc64iz3sbE=O7qCcgoEJWbwWSmOHVQ_SU5nQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear coxes,

Slides from the briefings tonight can be found here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1y756o4drjtl41g/AAAuCJehe-ik9wH6LfpZIljVa?dl=0

The videos are slowly being uploaded to the same dropbox, but my home
internet is slow and tired. Realistically, they'll go up tomorrow morning
when I get to work (thank goodness for eduroam!).

Do get in touch if you have any questions about stuff from tonight, or any
feedback (good or bad) on the content of the presentation. It's very much
an ongoing work, and I'm very open to discussion of improvements.

Good luck this week!

Isabel
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From conor at cucbc.org  Wed Jun 13 23:44:10 2018
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:44:10 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps 2018 Wednesday Results and Notes & Fines
Message-ID: <CAMG+Ax9YJ1d+bQMOCFxFp5VcxJs0iaK7GL27qENp+mb9Fi8UsQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,
The results of today?s racing are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/mays

*Notes from the Umpires*

   - Practise starts at the Plough should follow normal navigation - i.e.
   you should cross at the Plough and do your start on the towpath side. This
   is important as we often have other river traffic heading upstream between
   divisions.
   - After bumping, coxes please take a moment to consider where you will
   clear to.
      - Take a look behind you to see which side chasing crews are on
      - Be decisive, once you've picked where you're going, give clear
      instructions to achieve it as quickly as possible
      - Clear to the most suitable part of the bank - this may not be the
      closest part of the bank - sometimes it is worth going a bit
further to get
      to a safer position, especially if you have space behind you.
      - Clearing on top of another crew is very rarely that most suitable
      part of the bank
   - A cox has been disqualified and a penalty bump awarded against their
   crew for rowing into a stationary boat at race pace. This is an extremely
   dangerous thing to do and will be santioned accordingly.
   - Once you have cleared, please keep your boat (and blades) under
   control, and do not allow your bows or stern to drift into the racing line.
   - Follow normal navigation when rowing home.
   - Spectators may not run alongside racing crews - anyone doing so will
   be counted as an extra cycling bank party and lead to fines for excessive
   bank party.
   - An iSolem white bike light has been handed in at control, please
   collect by Saturday if it is yours.

*Fines*

   - ARU M1 - Hitting a stationary crew - ?75
   - ARU M1 - Hitting a stationary crew - Penalty bump awarded
   - ARU M1 - Hitting a stationary crew - Cox removed from river for the
   rest of the week
   - Christ's - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Christ's W2 - Incompetent clearing - ?50
   - Clare M4 - Failure to clear - ?25
   - Corpus Christi - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Corpus Christi M3 - Pink socks, Maggie red shirts, and black shorts -
   wash it all together and hope it turns Corpus red
   - Emmanuel W2 - Early celebration - ?20
   - First & Third - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Fitzwilliam M2 - Stern drifting into racing line after clearing -
   warning
   - Girton M2 - Slow to concede - ?20
   - Jesus - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Jesus M1 - Obstructing an umpire - ?20
   - Jesus M3 - Dangerous coxing, clipping stationary crew with blade - ?30
   - Lady Margaret - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - M5 Division - Failure to row in club colours - International rules on
   matching, official club kit apply tomorrow
   - M5, W4 and M4 Divisions - Repeated Checkmates (sirens) - provide new
   batteries for the sirens tomorrow (four D cells per megaphone please)
   - Pembroke W1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15
   - Selwyn M2 - Illegal standing start - ?20
   - Queens' W4 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - ?15
   - Trinity Hall W2 - Late to marshalling - ?10
   - Trinity Hall M4 - Negligent practise start on row home, almost
   resulting in collision - ?15
   - Trinity Hall W4 - Late to hold it up - ?20
   - Wolfson M2 - Early celebration - ?20
   - Wolfson M2 - Late to hold it up - ?20

All fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (
seniortreasurer at cucbc.org), within 48 hours of this email being sent.

Best wishes,
Conor
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From conor at cucbc.org  Thu Jun 14 22:00:04 2018
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:00:04 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps 2018 Thursday Results and Notes & Fines
Message-ID: <CAMG+Ax8L780=X4x5DrPoA3Xp0Yf9T4=CzjANkJWOnL=cfBA-Zw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,
The results of today?s racing are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/mays

*Notes from the Umpires*

   - Bank Parties and Marshals should not be using megaphones - with no
   exceptions. Only Umpires may use megaphones to communicate with crews.
   - Please ensure your crews are on time to marshalling. If you are late
   you must not come onto the course, as crews will be racing to top finish.

*Fines*

   - Caius - Late marshal - ?5
   - Caius M3 - Catching the control tent as it blew away - Thank you!
   - Caius M3 - Correctly following boatman's instructions to get through
   carnage and thus avoiding a checkmated division - Commendation!
   - Christ's - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30
   - Clare M1 - Performing a drill that looks like twerking - You can
   twerk, but can you floss?
   - Corpus Christi W1 - Late concession - ?20
   - CUCBC - Committee Members spotted swimming recklessly - come prepared
   with water wings and rubber ducks tomorrow
   - Darwin W2 - Failure to hold it up - ?30
   - Downing M2 - Late concession - ?20
   - Emmanuel - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - First and Third M2 - Extremely late to marshalling - ?30
   - Fitzwilliam M1 - Best Mascot - Can you make it bigger each day?
   - Girton M2 - Very late concession - ?30
   - Homerton - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Homerton M1 - Excessively squeeky riggers - get some oil so they're
   not mistaken for whistles
   - Homerton W2 - Very late to marshalling - ?20
   - King's M2 - No lifejacket on row down - ?50
   - Lady Margaret M4 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15
   - Lady Margaret M5 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15
   - Lucy Cavendish W2 - Failure to clear - ?30
   - Magdalene - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Magdalene W1 - Illegal practise start - ?20
   - Magdalene W2 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - ?20
   - Magdalene W2 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15
   - Peterhouse W1 - Foul and abusive language - ?20
   - Queens' M2 - Foul language - ?20
   - Queens' W3 - Bank party offered a spare bowball to a crew in need -
   Come and claim a chocolate bar from control
   - Selwyn - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - St Catharine's - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Trinity Hall - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
   - Trinity Hall W1 - Illegal practise starts outside boathouses - ?20
   - Trinity Hall M5 - Incompetent rowing home - ?15

All fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (
seniortreasurer at cucbc.org), within 48 hours of this email being sent.

Best wishes,
Conor
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From ian at cucbc.org  Fri Jun 15 17:05:18 2018
From: ian at cucbc.org (Ian Cowley)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:05:18 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Hitting stationary boats
Message-ID: <CAAqjEcUoJxMWoPUdTZF+WKUFCgmDDW0uC4bzqx6N7SSStFk3Ug@mail.gmail.com>

Dear coxes,

This week had seen far too many incidents involving boats colliding with
stationary ones. In two cases this week the incidents have been severe
enough to warrant us removing coxes from the river. Rudders have been
destroyed, coxes have taken blades and riggers to the back and rowers have
been hit by blades. Today a rower was hospitalised.

This is unacceptable.

As coxes, you should understand best of all that hitting stationary crews
is totally out of the question.  Some collisions have been major, as above,
some minor (blades clashing), but it's easy to see how a few inches
difference can turn a minor clash into a serious injury.

As cox, you are in sole charge and take responsibility for the movements of
your boat. We understand that Bumps is a busy and fast-changing
environment, however collisions with stationary boats will be dealt with as
the serious events they are.

It is necessary for all coxes during races to be aware of what is ahead, on
both sides and not just on the racing line.  You must pay attention not
just to the boat you are chasing.

I hope that we do not have any more examples of racing boats hitting
stationary ones.

Dr Ian Cowley
CUCBC Senior Committee
Bumps Chief Umpire
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From matthew at cucbc.org  Fri Jun 15 22:46:10 2018
From: matthew at cucbc.org (Matthew Temple)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:46:10 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps 2018 Thursday Results and Notes & Fines
In-Reply-To: <c8943118b420c568767d5537a60dc2d5@cam.ac.uk>
References: <CAMG+Ax8L780=X4x5DrPoA3Xp0Yf9T4=CzjANkJWOnL=cfBA-Zw@mail.gmail.com>
 <c8943118b420c568767d5537a60dc2d5@cam.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <b4c5e00b4686e13a0a3873f2eafd6506@cam.ac.uk>

 

Dear all,

The results of today's racing are available here:
http://www.cucbc.org/mays

NOTES FROM THE UMPIRES

 	* Another cox has been disqualified and a penalty bump awarded against
their crew for rowing into a stationary boat at race pace. This is an
unacceptably dangerous thing to do - do not row into stationary crews.
 	* Coxes: After you bump, clear the river quickly. Look behind for
approaching crews, decide which way to go and go for it.
 	* When racing, do not get tunnel vision - keep an eye out for
obstructions, crews clearing, etc.
 	* Row home sensibly - maintain normal navigation and do not attempt to
swap incompetent rowers into the cox's seat.
 	* Crews are permitted one standing start ONLY at the Plough. Standing
starts are not permitted at any other time.
 	* Bank parties: when not moving, please step off the towpath and keep
it clear - both after your crews have bumped out and on the way down to
the start.
 	* Captains: please make sure your club knows that supporters should
not run alongside the race. This is very dangerous and will be fined as
an excessive bank party.
 	* Tomorrow the towpath will be very busy, particularly for the later
divisions. Cyclists must watch where they are going and spectators
should be on the grass, not the path.
 	* Bank parties are strictly limited to 4. This includes boatmen,
college masters, alumni, VIPs, and anyone else. Crews with excessive
bank parties may not be allowed to start the race.

FINES

 	* ARU M1 - Foul and abusive language from bank party - Warning
 	* Christ's M1 - Foul and abusive language from bank party - Warning
 	* Christ's M2 - Illegal standing start - ?20
 	* Clare M1 - Excessive bank party (runner impeded umpire from ditch
into the gut and only desisted at 3rd time of asking) - ?30
 	* Clare Hall M1 - Foul and abusive language - ?50
 	* Clare Hall M1 - Early celebration - ?20
 	* Clare Hall M1 - Failure to clear - ?30
 	* Corpus Christi W1 - Late to marshalling - ?10
 	* Darwin M2 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15
 	* Downing M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Downing M1 - Bank party obstructing umpire - ?20
 	* Emmanuel M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Emmanuel M2 - Foul and abusive language - ?50
 	* Homerton - Failure to provide a marshal (2nd offence) - ?30
 	* Homerton - Failure to provide a marshal (3rd offence) - ?45
 	* Homerton W3 - Late to marshalling - ?10
 	* Jesus M3 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Jesus M5 - Early celebration - ?20
 	* Jesus M5 - Failure to clear - ?30
 	* King's M2 - Serious failure to clear (rowers not responding
appropriately to cox; causing significant impedance to crews behind) -
?50
 	* Lady Margaret - Failure to provide a marshal (2nd offence) - ?30
 	* Lady Margaret M1 - Illegal standing start - ?20
 	* Lady Margaret M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Lady Margaret M1 - Excessive bank party (2nd offence - runner
joining 5 cyclists along Plough Reach) - ?45
 	* Lady Margaret W1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Lady Margaret W1 - Excessive bank party (2nd offence) - ?45
 	* Lucy Cavendish - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
 	* Lucy Cavendish W1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Lucy Cavendish W2 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - ?25
 	* Magdalene M1 - Illegal standing start - ?20
 	* Magdalene M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Pembroke M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Pembroke M1 - Excessive bank party (2nd offence) - ?45
 	* Pembroke W4 - Hitting a stationary crew - ?75
 	* Pembroke W4 - Hitting a stationary crew - Penalty bump awarded
 	* Pembroke W4 - Hitting a stationary crew - Cox removed from river
 	* Queens' - Marshal arriving late - ?5
 	* Robinson M2 - Hitting a stationary crew - ?75
 	* St Edmund's - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
 	* Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
 	* Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (2nd offence) - ?45
 	* Trinity Hall W2 - Failure to follow marshal's instruction to get
back in the boat - Warning
 	* Wolfson - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
 	* Wolfson M1 - Failure to follow marshal's instruction to get back in
the boat - Warning
 	* Wolfson W1 - Late to hold it up - ?20
 	* Caius W3 - commitment to the leggings despite it being far too warm
for leggings - wear morph suits tomorrow
 	* W1 division - Too many rowovers, not enough bumps - start order to
be randomised tomorrow

All fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior
Treasurer (seniortreasurer at cucbc.org), within 48 hours of this email
being sent.

Best wishes,
Matthew

-- 
Matthew Temple
CUCBC Exec. Committee
 
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From flag at cucbc.org  Fri Jun 15 22:49:52 2018
From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:49:52 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Not Operational Flag
Message-ID: <E1fTxXU-000EUP-PR@sr1.cucbc.org>

The flag is Not Operational.

CUCBC does not set the flag status during vacations.

Outlook: Crews training during the long vacation are reminded to carry out an appropriate assessment of the weather and river conditions before they boat. River closures will be updated periodically throughout the summer so please check before planning outings.


The CUCBC Committee




From conor at cucbc.org  Sun Jun 17 18:22:46 2018
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:22:46 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps 2018 Saturday Results and Notes & Fines
Message-ID: <344C0FDA-2DD6-4B75-9F04-558EF0D0A8CB@cucbc.org>

Dear all,

The final results of May Bumps 2018 are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/mays <http://www.cucbc.org/mays>

Notes from the Umpires
Congratulations to Jesus W1 and Lady Margaret M1 for retaining the Women?s and Men?s Headships respectively.
The Chief Umpires and CUCBC Committees would like to thank all of the Umpires, Marshals, Bank Parties, Rowers, Coxes and Spectators for an excellent May Bumps 2018.
Fines
Churchill M1 - Excellent coxing in the face of rudder breakage - Commendation
Clare Hall M1 - Failure to hold it up upon bumping and dangerous coxing - ?75
Clare Hall M1 - Bank party instructing another club?s cox to concede, and foul and abusive language - ?50
Clare Hall M1 - Excessive bank party (x6) - ?180
Darwin W2 - Excessive bank party - ?30
Emmanuel -  Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30
Emmanuel W3 - Extremely sensible coxing - Committee too buy cox a drink after BCD
Emmanuel M1 - Foul and offensive language - ?20
First & Third  - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
First & Third W1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
First & Third M1 - Racing beyond the finish - ?30
First & Third M4 - Late to marshalling - ?15
Fitzwilliam  - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
Girton M1 - Public urination - ?85
Homerton W1 - Late to hold it up - ?15
Homerton M2 - Late to marshalling - ?15
Homerton M2 - Dangerous coxing - ?60
Homerton M2 - Foul and abusive language - ?20
Homerton M2 - Incompetent holding up after bumping - ?25
Homerton M2 - Ejecting a rower on the way to the start - Dry suits for Lents due to hypothermia risk
Jesus W2 - Slow to clear - ?20
Jesus M1 - Early celebration - ?20
Jesus M3 - Early celebration - ?20
Jesus M4 - Public urination - ?85
Lady Margaret - Failure to provide a marshal (third offence) - ?45
Lady Margaret M1 - Foul and offensive language - ?20
Lady Margaret M2 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - ?20
Lady Margaret M3 - Illegal standing start - ?20
Lucy Cavendish  - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
Lucy Cavendish W1 - Disobeying umpire?s instruction (x2) - ?50
Magdalene M1 - Illegal standing start (second offence) - ?30
Magdalene M3 - Late Concession - ?30
Queens? M2 - Cox providing entertainment to control whilst rowing home (by crabbing) - Are you here all week?
Queens? M5 - Excessive nipples - Crew t-shirts?
Robinson  - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15
St Catharine?s  - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30
St Catharine?s W2 - Early celebration - ?30
St Edmund?s  - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30
St Edmund?s M2 - Excessive bank party - ?30
St Edmund?s M1 - Obstructing an umpire - ?20
St Edmund?s M2 - Obstructing an umpire - ?20
Trinity Hall  - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30
Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party - ?30
Trinity Hall M2 - Excessive bank party - ?30
All fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (seniortreasurer at cucbc.org <mailto:seniortreasurer at cucbc.org>), within 48 hours of this email being sent.

Best wishes,
Conor

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From izzy at cucbc.org  Mon Jun 18 11:39:21 2018
From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:39:21 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Bumps accidents - how to reduce them?
Message-ID: <CAPREJqHgpm1QaAuipC_y1GL2XKRkpgOePdfTvQbLW8ua4b9ZYw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear coxes,

I hope you've all recovered from the excitements of Mays!

This message (and it's a bit long) is largely aimed at those who coxed
Lents and Mays this year. So anyone else - feel free to bail out now.
Senior college coxes - I'm in some ways most interested in the perspective
of recent novices who may not be on this mailing list. Please feel free to
pass it on. CRA coxes - if you're still reading, I'm interested in your
thoughts too if you've any bright ideas!

Since I took over the CUCBC cox briefing a couple of years back, I've tried
to alter it to look more at *why* accidents happen, rather than just urging
people not to have them. Hence all the videos of case studies we look at.
However, as events over the last two years have demonstrated, it's not been
as successful as I'd like*.

My current belief is that accidents stem from two major umbrella causes
(which in turn subdivide). Firstly, people just don't see or anticipate
things that they should. Things like the the idea of either 'tunnel vision'
or 'magic rudder' or 'poor concessions' which you've all had the dubious
pleasure of listening to me rant/grumble about already. I absolutely *DO
NOT* wish to minimise the seriousness of these, I'm very very open to
suggestions of ways to reduce those kinds of accidents and I'll be
continuously tweaking the cox briefing in response to new feedback and new
accidents. But I think part of it will rest on better coaching for coxes at
the crew level, which I can only provide to a small number of crews a term.

I suspect the second cause is fear. The fear coxes have of letting their
crew down which makes them run risks they don't think will come off, but
are somehow less worrying in the moment than winding down and stopping
their crew racing. This isn't something we talk about very much, so here's
my experience:

I remember very clearly my first bumps race. I got to the boathouse nice
and early, threw up quietly in the bathrooms, and then concealed all
evidence of that before putting on my best 'confident cox face' when my
crew rocked up. I was terrified, but with just enough experience on stage
to know that they couldn't be allowed to know that, and that I could fake
it for them. Terror came from two areas: 1) I had no idea what was going to
happen. 2) what if I let them all down, and we got bumped and it was all my
fault? (2 was not aided by the fact that I knew from previous races that
the crew behind us was quite a bit faster). So I was pretty nervous when I
experienced my first ever set of cannons. And as we raced towards the A14
bridge, the crew ahead caught a crab. We closed rapidly, I got hopeful, and
then they got it back and started to hold us again. They then caught two
simultaneous crabs on the same side, with a gap between us of slightly
under a length (oooops). I remember very clearly thinking 'I should go
round this'. I also remember thinking 'but what if they get the blades back
and start holding us again. And if only I'd gone straight for them we'd
have caught them.' Retrospectively, my brain must have been working fairly
quickly that day, because I had time for all of the above, and still to
steer to go wide of the basically stationary boat. But I remember very
*very* clearly the fear that if I did go round a boat (that wasn't *technically
*stationary, and was a racing crew, and hadn't conceded yet) then maybe we
wouldn't get the bump, and it would be my fault. And I would have failed my
crew.

Now over the last few years I've done some more bumps races, but I'm still
always afraid on the start line. We're no longer the first crew to boat, so
the throwing up has to be done at work when it proves necessary (usually
about once a year), but other than that my experience of bumps racing
hasn't changed that much. So I have huge sympathy with coxes who find the
whole thing stressful. I have loved dearly all but one of my bumps crews
(25+). I have *never* wanted to let them down. Deciding to take a
deliberately suboptimal line or wind down or hold it up is now something
I'm happy to do if I don't think I can get through a gap or otherwise avoid
another crew, and I'm fairly secure that my crew will now respect my
judgement in that. But that took time, and I am aware that not every cox
has that confidence from their crew, and not every cox gets that number of
races to develop the self-belief needed. And I'm telling this (long,
boring) story to try and underline that I think I do understand the very
real worries that go through the mind of a lot of coxes.

So my final question is this - how can we better armour coxes against the
fear of judgement or condemnation by their own crews? Actual condemnation
doesn't happen that often but the fear is, for many, very real. And
unfortunately, I'm not sure the risk of hurting other human beings is
sufficient to deter every accident**. We've always talked a bit in the
briefing about how it is other coxes who usually pay the price for cox
errors. In a more formal way, CUCBC tries to change the risk taking
calculus by giving bad race results in the form of penalty bumps to those
who run silly risks (basically, we're trying to shift 'I will let my crew
down if I don't go for it' into 'I will let my crew down if I try for a gap
I can't get through'), but I'm looking for a carrot or coaching approach to
go with that stick. Or an entirely new perspective.

I'm around Cambridge all summer, so if anyone has great ideas and wants to
chat, let me know. Otherwise, my inbox is always open. But I'm very bored
of seeing other coxes get hurt. It upsets me. And I would be extremely
interested in any suggestions of steps which can be taken to better protect
coxes next year, be that on accidents caused by inattentiveness, or
accidents caused due to fear of coxes own crews.

Have a fantastic May week, and I hope to see many of you again next year,

Isabel

* Yes, I do want a 0% accident rate. No, that's probably not realistic in a
bumps race. But I'm going to keep trying.
** To be very VERY clear, I'm not saying every accident on Cam is a cause
of people seeing something and deciding to prioritise their own fears over
the safety of others. But I do think some are. And I can understand and
sympathise with that, while still condemning them from an official
standpoint.
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From dan at cucbc.org  Mon Jun 18 17:46:51 2018
From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:46:51 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Michell and Pegasus Cups 2018
Message-ID: <0193BB45-9C40-440A-8710-5D7674A2227B@cucbc.org>

Hi all

With the conclusion of the May Bumps on Saturday, it is my great pleasure to announce that the 2018 Michell Cup was won by Wolfson and the 2018 Pegasus Cup was won by Clare Hall.

The final rankings are available on the CUCBC website:

Michell Cup: http://www.cucbc.org/michell_cup <http://www.cucbc.org/michell_cup>

Pegasus Cup: http://www.cucbc.org/pegasus_cup <http://www.cucbc.org/pegasus_cup>

Congratulations to both Wolfson and Clare Hall.

Best of luck to all those competing at Henley and over the summer. See you next year!

Dan

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Senior Treasurer
Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs

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From dan at cucbc.org  Mon Jun 18 17:52:29 2018
From: dan at cucbc.org (Dan Wilkins)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:52:29 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] [CUCBC Contacts] Michell and Pegasus Cups 2018
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Message-ID: <9E35B900-299A-4E09-A9A2-0836F2BCBDE2@cucbc.org>

My apologies, but due to Clare Hall having only entered a men?s crew in the Mays, the Pegasus Cup was won by Wolfson! Congratulations!

--
Dr Dan Wilkins
Senior Treasurer
Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs


> On Jun 18, 2018, at 18:46, Dan Wilkins <dan at cucbc.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> With the conclusion of the May Bumps on Saturday, it is my great pleasure to announce that the 2018 Michell Cup was won by Wolfson and the 2018 Pegasus Cup was won by Clare Hall.
> 
> The final rankings are available on the CUCBC website:
> 
> Michell Cup: http://www.cucbc.org/michell_cup <http://www.cucbc.org/michell_cup>
> 
> Pegasus Cup: http://www.cucbc.org/pegasus_cup <http://www.cucbc.org/pegasus_cup>
> 
> Congratulations to both Wolfson and Clare Hall.
> 
> Best of luck to all those competing at Henley and over the summer. See you next year!
> 
> Dan
> 
> --
> Dr Dan Wilkins
> Senior Treasurer
> Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
> 
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From tara_bt at hotmail.com  Tue Jun 19 15:29:30 2018
From: tara_bt at hotmail.com (Tara B)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:29:30 +0000
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Seeking: Town Bumps race cox
Message-ID: <AM5P190MB0337682F2CD9245FA5AEE25F80700@AM5P190MB0337.EURP190.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Hi

I've been given the details of this distribution group by Matthew Temple.

I'm the Vice Captain / Secretary for St Radegund Boat Club and I was wondering now May Bumps are over, if anyone would like to cox a crew for the Town Bumps? The women's crew has so far been unable to recruit a race cox this year so we're casting our net a bit wider to try and find a willing person before the crew deadline in a couple of weeks' time.

We're due to start in the second division at position 3.

Please do give me a shout if you'd like any more info... Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thanks

Tara Beattie
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From conor at cucbc.org  Wed Jun 20 21:09:14 2018
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:09:14 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Rowing Outside Term Time
Message-ID: <abc057f7-4529-4007-a987-dc6441160bda@Spark>

Dear all,

Unfortunately it seems some reminders are in order, as we?ve received several complaints today alone. Please ensure these are passed on to any crews which may be training over the summer vacation.

In short, almost all of the CUCBC rules continue to apply outside of term time. The only big difference is that we do not update the flag.

- Novice coxes (by which we mean, any cox who cannot competently control the crew and its position on the river for the duration of the outing without assistance) must be accompanied by a bank party at all times. This applies to tubs as well as coxed IVs and VIIIs.
- Early morning noise: unnecessary noise before 07:30 is unacceptable. Cox box volume should be kept to a minimum and, upstream of the Railway Bridge, calls should be kept to a minimum and there should not be any coaching from the bank.
- Crews must follow correct navigation at all times; just because college rowing has gotten quieter, there are still plenty of town crews training throughout the day.
- If your crew comes across a coxless boat, and either you or they are in the wrong position, please shout out to them (?single/pair/double/quad, take a look!?). If they are in the wrong place, allow time to manoeuvre around each other safely and try not to judge them too harshly (steering can be hard when you?re looking the wrong way...). If you are in the wrong place, try to get back to where you should be, and a polite apology won?t go amiss!
- Coxes and coaches should assess conditions before going out, and a cox feel comfortable refusing to go out if they are not confident that they can control the crew in the conditions. The weather is obviously pretty ideal at the moment, but it can still be pretty windy over the summer (as it was this afternoon; this website is handy: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/dtg/weather/daily-graph.cgi?today).

Best wishes,
Conor
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From stedmunds.women at cucbc.org  Tue Jun 19 16:23:29 2018
From: stedmunds.women at cucbc.org (Shaaroni Wong)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:23:29 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Seeking: Town Bumps race cox
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Message-ID: <debae5e9-4fd8-45be-9ef4-6a53980dc232@Spark>

Hi Tara,
I think all the coxes I know have been recruited for town bumps already unfortunately. I know two of us from Eddie?s are coxing for Rob Roy. Best of luck in finding someone!

Shaaroni

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St Edmund's College Boat Club
On 19 Jun 2018, 16:41 +0100, Tara B <tara_bt at hotmail.com>, wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been given the details of this distribution group by Matthew Temple.
>
> I'm the Vice Captain / Secretary for St Radegund Boat Club and I was?wondering now May Bumps are over, if anyone?would like to cox a crew for the Town Bumps? The?women's crew has so far been unable to recruit a race cox this year so we're casting our net a bit wider to try and find a willing person before the crew deadline in a couple of weeks' time.
>
> We're due to start in the second division at position 3.
>
> Please do give me a shout if you'd like any more info... Any?help would be very much appreciated!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tara Beattie
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From rwm41 at cam.ac.uk  Fri Jun 29 18:10:58 2018
From: rwm41 at cam.ac.uk (R.W. Mifsud)
Date: 29 Jun 2018 19:10:58 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Radio commentating Town Bumps with Cam FM (on
 17th-20th July)
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References: <0193BB45-9C40-440A-8710-5D7674A2227B@cucbc.org>
Message-ID: <Prayer.1.3.5.1806291910580.9001@hermes-2.csi.cam.ac.uk>

Dear most merry rowers, most cool coxes, most courageous coaches of CUCBC 
(or anyone else for that matter),

         Here is an interesting opportunity for you - ever thought about 
commentating on TOWN bumps? This year Cam FM, for the first time ever, are 
thinking of covering TOWN bumps in mid-July (17th-20th July). However, we 
are quite worried that most Cam FM members are not going to be around, and 
so we might need a bit of help commentating on it. No experience of 
commentating on radio (or of bumps itself, or of rowing though I would 
wonder why you are on this mailing list) is necessary. If this tickles your 
fancy (and it can work around any crews you are coxing/rowing in), then 
please sign up here

https://goo.gl/forms/G5nZcd5GnYoQF6ku1

         Any questions, email me. Thank you!!!

                Miffem