From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 1 06:11:51 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:11:51 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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 forecast is improving, but it's still quite gusty at the boathouses, so the yellow holds for now, to be reviewed again at 7:00 The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 1 07:09:41 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:09:41 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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: Still too windy and gusty to let novices out, although forecast to improve somewhat in a couple of hours. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 1 22:33:46 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:33:46 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Forecast for Thursday morning is very wet but with reduced wind. The flag will be reassessed at 0600. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Thu Nov 2 05:54:19 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:54:19 +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 flag at cucbc.org Fri Nov 3 06:15:27 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:15:27 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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: With river levels raised and a very fast stream this morning, conditions will be challenging for Novices. Water currently over the hard in central Cambridge. Take care when steering as the bank won't be as visable The CUCBC Committee From limeng at cucbc.org Fri Nov 3 11:51:38 2023 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2023 11:51:38 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Novice cox and LBC briefing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ***Captains and Senior Coxes please distribute to your novice coxes and LBCs*** Dear all, The link for Sunday evening's forum is below, along with a brief summary of the panel members. Please can I remind all that this is intended for novice coxes and LBCs only, and is intended as introductions to coxing and supporting novice coxes/crews with Q&A throughout. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWQyZGYyMTktOTE3NC00ZmEyLTg0NTctMjY3ZWZkYmMwYTMy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249a50445-bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ab3f3315-03e3-4f58-ac11-187531aee812%22%7d Meeting ID: 385 983 637 375 Passcode: 4cTrFC Panel Members: Isabel Nimmo - CUCBC Coxing - 140+ bumps (including 1 headship and 3 blades), 40+ tideway races (including 1 win), extensive experiences with Fairbairns and Henley races. Cat Darsley - CUCBC Exec - 2yrs experience as captain, 14 bumps coxed Luke Barratt - CUCBC Exec - 2 yrs experience as captain, 2 bumps coxed and 2 series of fairbairns races Limeng Zhu - CUCBC Exec - 4 yrs experience as captain, 6 yrs experience coaching novice boats Kind regards, Lee ----- Dr Limeng Zhu CUCBC Executive Committee On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 at 19:50, Limeng Zhu wrote: > ***Captains and Senior Coxes please distribute to your novice coxes and > LBCs*** > Dear novice coxes and LBCs, > > We hope you have been enjoying the challenges and thrills of coxing and > coaching novices on the River Cam so far this term! > This is to inform you that we are running a virtual Novice Coxes' and LBC > briefing *This Sunday 5th November at 6:30pm*. This is intended for Novice > Coxes and LBCs only. > > The aim of this meeting is to help novice coxes consolidate coxing > technique, introduce you to the idiosyncrasies of coxing on the River Cam > and give you an opportunity to ask questions of senior coxes on the > committee. We also aim to give LBCs some ideas of how to help, support and > develop your novice coxes, and likewise an opportunity to ask open > questions to the panel pertaining to novice rowing. > > There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask any of > the panel, and each other, questions in regards to coxing and LBCing. > Attendance is highly recommended, but by no means compulsory. > > Meeting link will be sent around in due course > > Kind regards > Lee > > ----- > Dr Limeng Zhu > CUCBC Executive Committee > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Fri Nov 3 11:53:48 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:53:48 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: River levels are dropping, but the stream remains strong. Clubs are reminded that a green flag is not a license to boat, the final decision lies with the cox and coach as to whether that crew is able to handle the conditions and whether an outing will be safe and productive, particularly for novices. We'll continue to monitor flow as water from storm Ciar??n moves downstream. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 4 10:51:27 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2023 10:51:27 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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: Stream deemed too high for safe navigation by lower boats after an outing with town club this morning. Apologies for late notice. Flag to be reviewed 12.00 and 14.00. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 4 12:12:35 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2023 12:12:35 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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: Conditions are still yellow. Will be updated c14:00. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Nov 4 14:04:47 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:04:47 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Yellow Flag Message-ID: The flag is Yellow. Boating is restricted to University crews, first VIIIs and tub pairs. During Lent Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the Lent Bumps may boat. During Easter Term, any VIIIs in the first or second division of the May Bumps may boat. 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: Stream still substantial. River levels at Great Chesterfield and Dernford falling towards normal levels, so fingers crossed the flag may be green tomorrow. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Nov 5 09:04:51 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2023 09:04:51 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Stream and breeze gusts still relatively high, but acceptable. Please ensure novice coxes are aware of how conditions may have changed, e.g. impact on cornering/steering, space needed between crews, spin earlier in the spin zone) The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Nov 8 07:15:31 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:15:31 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: The conditions are currently green, but the wind speeds and gusts are forecast to get worse over the next two hours. Please brief novice coxes to prepare them for this, including how they can adapt to cope (e.g. taking a slightly more central line to give them leeway if they are caught by a gust when the wind direction is blowing them towards the bank, and when the wind might catch the bows and blow them into the middle of the river, asking for pressure from rowers early to counteract that). The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Nov 13 07:11:34 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:11:34 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Wind and gusts currently borderline yellow flag, and predicted to worsen. All crews must make their own decisions with regards to the safety of their boating, and less experienced coxes/crews may be better off staying off river. The CUCBC Committee From cat at cucbc.org Mon Nov 20 23:07:56 2023 From: cat at cucbc.org (Catrin Darsley) Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:07:56 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] WARNING: object in river In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, The pole has apparently now been removed. Happy rowing, Cat On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 19:49, Catrin Darsley wrote: > Dear Boatmen and Captains, > > We've received a report that a barge pole has been deliberately dropped > into the river and is currently wedged upright. This is off the downstream > side of the Green Dragon bridge, on the inside corner. > > Cam Conservators have been made aware and I'll go down for 06.30 tomorrow > to check on the situation. I'll report to these email addresses at that > point, but please let crews and bank parties planning to boat tomorrow > morning to be more aware than usual of potential floating debris. > > Many thanks > Cat > > -- > Cat Darsley (she/her) > CUCBC Exec Committee > -- Cat Darsley (she/her) CUCBC Exec Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: