From izzy at cucbc.org Sun Jun 2 08:45:40 2019 From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo) Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 09:45:40 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] May Bumps Cox Briefings - 9th June Message-ID: Dear Coxes, A quick reminder that the May Bumps Safety Briefings will be held a week today in the QB Lecture Theatre in Emmanuel college (June 9th). The Senior Cox briefing will be held 6:30-7pm. The Novice Cox briefing will be held 7-7:45pm. Novice coxes (defined as those who have not competed *as a cox* in a set of CUCBC* run bumps before) must attend in person, unless they receive prior permission to miss it from the CUCBC Safety Officer. Senior coxes (those who have competed before) may be represented by another senior cox, provided that representative undertakes to brief them in turn before the start of racing. Members of bank parties and rowers who'd like a bit more insight into what their coxes might be doing are very welcome to attend either (or both!) briefings. *There will also be an informal (and very optional) Q&A with some senior college coxes on how to race bumps well (in addition to safely) immediately after at 7:45pm.* Best wishes, Isabel * CUCBC rules are somewhat different to CRA, Torpids, Eights and Oxford town bumps, so I'm afraid they don't count. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Sun Jun 2 08:52:47 2019 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 09:52:47 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring May Bumps 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <12e956b0-5d54-495b-b660-f7f883e5a0cb@Spark> Thanks to everyone who has signed up for umpiring so far. We?re about 2/3 of the way to the number we?ll need, so please keep encouraging people who might be interested to sign up! Thanks, Conor On 27 May 2019, 16:08 +0100, 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 a pub the week after Bumps. Furthermore, everyone who?volunteers for umpiring before Thursday 6th 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 9th June at 18:00 in Emmanuel 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/mays/umpires/signup > > 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 Wed Jun 5 07:13:46 2019 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 08:13:46 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Umpiring May Bumps 2019 In-Reply-To: <12e956b0-5d54-495b-b660-f7f883e5a0cb@Spark> References: <12e956b0-5d54-495b-b660-f7f883e5a0cb@Spark> Message-ID: <8b3bb7bd-90d2-4c6b-922b-f2bd2631b261@Spark> Thanks to everyone who has signed up for Umpiring! I?ll start compiling the rota tomorrow, so if anyone hasn?t yet signed up and has been thinking about doing so, today?s the day to do it! I?ll also be taking the number of signups from each club at the end of today as the number used to calculate the marshals rota allocations, so if you want an easier time organising marshals, now is the time to encourage friends in your club to sign up. Sign up link: http://www.cucbc.org/mays/umpires/signup Thanks also to people who?ve let me know about corrections to availability - if anyone else needs to make corrections my life will be a lot easier if you can drop me an email before tomorrow. Finally, a quick reminder that the Umpires briefing will be held at 18:00 on Sunday 9th June, in Emmanuel college. Best wishes, Conor On 2 Jun 2019, 09:52 +0100, Conor Burgess , wrote: > Thanks to everyone who has signed up for umpiring so far. We?re about 2/3 of the way to the number we?ll need, so please keep encouraging people who might be interested to sign up! > > Thanks, > Conor > On 27 May 2019, 16:08 +0100, 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 a pub the week after Bumps. Furthermore, everyone who?volunteers for umpiring before Thursday 6th 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 9th June at 18:00 in Emmanuel 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/mays/umpires/signup > > > > 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 Wed Jun 5 13:20:20 2019 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 14:20:20 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Wildlife Reminders Message-ID: Dear all, I've been asked by the Conservators of the River Cam to remind you (and in particular coxes, coaches, bank parties, and steerspersons) of your responsibility to avoid collisions with wildlife, and in particular to be aware of the cygnets and ducklings that are now moving about on the river. Whilst adult swans and ducks are quite good at moving out of the way of rowing boats, the same is not true of their offspring. The nests on Grassy corner and at the Railway Bridge both have cygnets now, and both families are moving up and down the river, so you need to exercise caution at all times to make sure you spot them and take the necessary precautions to avoid collisions. This includes stopping a piece if a collision is imminent. We try to keep the information on this page up to date, but please do drop us an email if you know something we don't: http://www.cucbc.org/wildlife-guidance Best wishes, Conor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew at cucbc.org Sat Jun 8 11:05:37 2019 From: matthew at cucbc.org (Matthew Temple) Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 12:05:37 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Sewage in Cam Message-ID: Dear all, We have received a report that the pump-out station on Jesus Green has blocked up and overflowed into the Cam. While it currently does not appear to be overflowing any further, we believe that at least some sewage entered the river this morning. There isn't really anything we can do about this, short of setting a red flag, but I strongly recommend that every college club takes the following precautions as a minimum: 1. No small boats to go out this weekend. 2. All boats and blades to be thoroughly washed down after every outing, ideally with some sort of antiseptic or detergent. 3. All rowers and coxes to thoroughly wash their hands, arms and faces immediately after every outing, and definitely before eating or drinking anything. Stay healthy, and good luck with the last weekend of training before bumps! Matthew Temple CUCBC Exec. Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From izzy at cucbc.org Mon Jun 10 11:43:39 2019 From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo) Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:43:39 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Slides from briefings Message-ID: Dear coxes, Slides from last night should be at the link below (for those of you acting as representatives of other coxes). https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5ttq9inlivvr20n/AACge2LH0ZnBtW6VjXdcwmYFa?dl=0 As always, I'm very open to feedback on the content (and tone) of the briefings. It's a fairly constant process of evolution, and I'm very keen to make it as useful as possible. Best of luck for the week's racing, Isabel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at cucbc.org Thu Jun 13 00:21:59 2019 From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess) Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:21:59 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Wednesday Results and Notes & Fines Message-ID: <7B8A03F7-84A7-443D-B439-F43B53E3E39B@cucbc.org> Dear all, The results of today?s racing are available here: http://www.cucbc.org/mays Notes from the Umpires? Crews returning upstream having bumped out MUST stop on the reach before reaching the Railway Bridge, to allow the next division to push off. We will start fining crews which do not stop. We've had a CamCard handed in at control - come and check if you've lost yours. Fines Caius M6 - Illegal crew member in GoR - ?50 and disqualification Caius M5 - Illegal crew member in GoR - ?50 and disqualification Caius M4 - Failure to declare crew member for GoR - ?25 Caius M2 - Early celebration - ?20 Christ's M1 - Public urination - ?85 Clare - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15 Clare - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - ?30 Clare W1 - Late concession - ?20 Downing M2 - Aggressive bank party attempting to influence umpire - ?30 Fitzwilliam M2 - Extremely dangerous coxing - cox removed from river Girton M2 - Forgot bung, no advantage - ?15 Homerton M1 - Dangerously late concession - ?40 Jesus W4 - Dangerous failure to concede - ?40 Jesus W2 - Failure to concede overlap bump - ?25 Jesus M1 - Failure to clear blades from towpath after pulling in, leading to cyclist injury - ?20 King's - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15 Lady Margaret W2 - Illegal practice start - ?25 Lady Margaret M1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 Magdalene - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15 Magdalene M5 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 Magdalene M4 - Slow to hold it up - ?20 Magdalene M1 - Foul language (bank party) - ?50 Magdalene M1 - Excessive bank party - ?30 Magdalene M1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - ?45 Pembroke W1 - Late to hold it up - ?30 Peterhouse M1 - Public urination - ?85 Peterhouse M1 - Urinating on CUCBC (equipment) - we appreciate this is how many of you feel, but please try and be less literal about it Queens' W1 - Foul and abusive language (bank party) - ?50 Queens' M4 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 Queens' M1 - Public urination - ?85 Selwyn M3 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 St Edmund's - Failure to provide a marshal - ?15 St Edmund's M2 - Late concession - ?30 Trinity Hall W2 - No lifejacket - ?50 Wolfson M2 - Failure to hold it up - ?40 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. 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Fines - Caius W1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Caius W1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - ?45 - Caius M3 - Excellent clearing to outside of Ditton - Commendation. Bring trestles and lift the boat off the water tomorrow to leave the river completely clear for the rest of your division. - Caius M3 - Not holding at railway bridge for next division - ?20 - Christ's M3 - Incompetent coxing, clipping blades with a crew parked on the outside of Ditton - ?25 - Clare - Failure to provide a marshal (third offence) - ?45 - Clare M1 - Public urination - ?85 - Clare M2 - Late concession - Warning - Downing M1 - Early celebration - ?20 - Fitzwilliam M2 - Public urination - ?85 - First and Third M3 - Not holding at railway bridge for next division - ?20 - Hughes Hall W1 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - ?40 - Jesus M5 - Illegal practice start - ?25 - Peterhouse M1 - Foul language towards own crew members - ?50 - Queens' W3 - Dangerous failure to clear (Wednesday) - ?50 - Queens' M3 - Foul language towards own crew members - ?50 - St Catharine's M2 - Dropped bung, slight advantage, did not affect result - ?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. 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Cyclists must watch where they are going and spectators should be on the grass, not the path. - Bank parties are strictly limited to four. This includes boatmen, college masters, alumni, VIPs, and anyone else. Crews with excessive bank parties may not be allowed to start the race. - 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. - Remember that everything is two hours earlier on Saturday! *Fines* - Anglia Ruskin M1 - Boating without lifejacket - ?50 - Caius W4 - Early celebration - Warning - Caius M1 - Ignoring umpire's instructions - ?20 - Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - ?45 - Caius - Public urination (bank party) - ?85 - Christ's W1 - Illegal crew member (Wednesday) - ?75 - Christ's W1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Clare - Failure to provide marshal (fourth offence) - ?60 - Corpus W1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - CUCBC Senior Committee - Accidentally setting off siren at control desk - Demonstrate correct use of megaphones at next umpires' briefing - Downing M5 - Wearing traffic cone on head - Replace with buoy as more appropriate navigational marker for water-based sport - Homerton W3 - Dropped bung, slight advantage, did not affect race outcome - ?15 - Jesus M5 - Impeding umpire - ?20 - Jesus M4 - Dangerous failure to concede - ?40 - Jesus M3 - Wearing greenery after bumping in defiance of club tradition - Paint boats and blades green to match - Jesus M2 - Foul and abusive language - ?20 - Jesus M2 - Impeding umpire - ?20 - Jesus M2 - Poor clearing - ?20 - King's W1 - Public urination - ?85 - Magdalene marshal, 12:50-14:50 - Very competent marshalling despite little assistance - Gratitude and commendation - Newnham W3 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Pembroke W2 - Late concession - Warning - Peterhouse M1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Peterhouse M1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - ?45 - Queens' W2 - Clearing well in difficult circumstances - Commendation - Robinson W2 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - ?15 - Robinson M1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Selwyn W1 - Rowing into a stationary crew - ?50 - Selwyn M1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 - St Catharine's M3 - Easying upon being bumped - ?20 - St Catharine's W1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - St Edmund's - Failure to provide marshal (second offence) - ?30 - Trinity Hall W3 - Dropped bung, no advantage - ?15 - Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - ?30 - Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - ?45 - Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (third offence) - ?60 - Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (fourth offence) - ?75 - Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (fifth offence) - ?90 - Trinity Hall W1 - Impeding umpire - ?20 Fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dr Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer ( seniortreasurer at cucbc.org) within 48 hours. -- Felicity Parker CUCBC Honorary Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From flag at cucbc.org Wed Jun 19 21:45:50 2019 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:45:50 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Not Operational Flag Message-ID: The flag is Not Operational. CUCBC does not set the flag status during vacations. The CUCBC Committee From elliedarlington at gmail.com Sun Jun 23 16:46:51 2019 From: elliedarlington at gmail.com (Ellie Darlington) Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 17:46:51 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Vacation coxing, coaching and rowing Message-ID: Dear All If you or anyone in your club is going to be in Cambridge over the summer, and are keen to get some more water time, be it as a cox, rower or even coach, then there are plenty of opportunities at Cantabs. There is a town equivalent of Bumps which take place Monday 15th until Friday 19th July, with divisions starting at 1815 (1655 on the Friday). Cantabs will have around 30 crews entered this year, and it probably won't come as a surprise that we don't have 30 *coxes* and 30 coaches! So if anyone is interested in spending a few weeks training with any one of our squads and having some extra bumps racing practice ready for next year, then please get in touch. For *rowing*, we are more than happy to have college rowers join us over the summer to keep on top of their training. We have several squads from which you can pick from depending on the amount of rowing and racing you would like to do. We tend to race at a variety of different regattas over the summer including Peterborough, Sudbury and Oxford, and there would be opportunities to be involved in racing there if you were keen on some off Cam experience. We don't have any set crews and there are plenty of opportunities for people to try new boat types. For *coaches*, if you're someone who'd like to do more coaching or if you're considering trying coaching novices next year, then you are welcome to join our squads and take on a crew. We are also happy to have inexperienced coaches come and shadow our experienced coaches in outings. Between them, the Cantabs coaches have wins in recent years at races such as Henley Women's, WEHORR, Fours Head, Pairs Head, Met, and Wallingford, as well as earning Town Bumps blades and headships, and have prepared athletes who have gone on to trial and represent Cambridge in various Boat Races, so they are a knowledgeable bunch. If you would like to find out more about any of these coxing, coaching and rowing opportunities please email me (club.captain at cantabsrowing.org.uk) or visit our website for more information. Best wishes Ellie *Cantabrigian RC Club Captain* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: