From flag at cucbc.org Wed May 2 05:32:45 2018 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 06:32:45 +0100 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. Conditions will be reassessed later. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed May 2 15:41:44 2018 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 16:41:44 +0100 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 Thu May 17 19:17:23 2018 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 20:17:23 +0100 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. Conditions will be reassessed later. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu May 17 19:34:11 2018 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 20:34:11 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Sorry everyone - that was entirely inadvertent! Flag is green! The CUCBC Committee From felicity at cucbc.org Fri May 18 09:53:58 2018 From: felicity at cucbc.org (Felicity Parker) Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 10:53:58 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Wildlife reminders Message-ID: Captains, please pass this on to coxes, coaches and users of small boats: Dear all, There have been ducklings sighted at the boathouses, both along Midsummer Common and at Combined, and there are two known swans' nests on the river, one on the outside of Ditton Corner, one down near Bottisham Lock. You should avoid harm to wildlife as a matter of course. Unless doing so would present more of a danger to human life than to animal life, you should easy and if necessary draw in blades or hold it up rather than hit animals, whether infants or adults. This is particularly relevant along Midsummer Common and at Cantabs Corner, where there are often large gatherings of adult swans. There is no good reason to be rowing at high rate around the outside of Ditton Corner; preferably, you should avoid piecing round the corner at all, though we accept that it is necessary to practise longer pieces on occasion. Wherever possible, avoid rowing or stopping between a swan and its nest; in particular, bear this in mind if queuing to cross over at the top of Plough Reach - you may need to leave space to allow the parents access to the nest. Swans are powerful and can be aggressive if provoked. One recently put a sizable hole in a single. Further guidance is available on the CUCBC website: *http://www.cucbc.org/wildlife-guidance * Regards, Felicity Parker CUCBC Exec Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Mon May 21 21:50:28 2018 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 22:50:28 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring May Bumps Message-ID: <75BECBEB-17FF-44FE-88C8-04D1E6AD307B@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 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. 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URL: From martin.green3672 at gmail.com Mon May 28 19:35:07 2018 From: martin.green3672 at gmail.com (Martin Green - rowing) Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 20:35:07 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Reminder: entries close for the X-Press 'bumps course' VIIIs only head midnight Sat 2nd June In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <267D3883-1087-43BB-A1EB-C514FD93CD95@gmail.com> Dear College Captains, Coxes, Boatmen and Boatwomen, > > entries are now open for the X-Press BC VIIIs only ?bumps course? head race on the evening of Tuesday 5th June 2018 with Divisions starting at 7.00pm and 8.20pm. > > The event is specifically designed to aid college crews with bumps training, and to practice the bumps course without interruption. > > An intermediate time is offered at the Plough which may suit crews that want to go flat out over the early part of the course and then cruise to the finish. There is an option of a standing or rolling start. > > Medals will be awarded for the fastest crew in each category and additionally to coxes for the best line at grassy. Complimentary racing photographs will be available a few days after the event. > > Please see the poster here: http://www.xpressbc.org.uk/images/xp%20head%20poster%202018 > > and the entry form here: https://goo.gl/forms/pifxts6KYktT3GKw1 > > Entries cost ?56 per boat in advance or ?64 on the day. > > Please email any queries to xpresshead at xpressbc.org.uk > > Entries close midnight June 2nd June and may also be made via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2077062259281186/ > > regards, > > Martin Green > www.xpressbc.org.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From co323 at cam.ac.uk Tue May 29 15:39:06 2018 From: co323 at cam.ac.uk (Conor O'Malley) Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 16:39:06 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Geology boat coxing Message-ID: Hi all, The geology crew (training with X-Press for town bumps) are short a cox for outings this week (tomorrow (Weds) 5:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 4pm). If anyone could help out please reply ASAP to co323 at cam.ac.uk, although I realise this is a busy time for most. All the best, Conor -- Conor O'Malley PhD Student, University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences, Bullard Laboratories, Madingley Rise, CB3 0EZ +44(0)1223337196 From izzy at cucbc.org Wed May 30 12:50:25 2018 From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo) Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 13:50:25 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps Cox Briefings Message-ID: 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: