From flag at cucbc.org Mon Oct 2 18:07:16 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:07:16 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Welcome back to the Cam! CUCBC wishes you all a term filled with green flags and sharp catches. The CUCBC Committee From lukebarratt at cucbc.org Mon Oct 9 09:34:49 2023 From: lukebarratt at cucbc.org (Luke Barratt) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 10:34:49 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] IMPORTANT: Early Morning Noise Message-ID: Dear all, I had the pleasure of being down the river this morning. However, the excessive noise prior to 07:30 was unacceptable. Captains, it is imperative that you impress these crucial regulations on *all* rowers, coxes, and coaches. 32. All crews must ensure that they *do not create unnecessary noise anywhere on the river before 7.30am*. 33. In particular, loud hailers may not be used anywhere on the towpath, and the use of cox-boxes, and coaching from the bank should be kept to a minimum before 7.30am. *Coaching from the bank above the railway bridge is not permitted at all before this time. *CUCBC may stop coaches from accompanying crews from the boathouses to the Penny Ferry for breaching this rule. There should be no reason whatsoever for coaches to communicate with their crews before 07:30 above the Railway Bridge. If absolutely necessary for safety, these crews should not be on the water before 07:30. After 07:30 above the Railway Bridge, coaching should still be kept to a minimum. Cox-boxes must be set at the minimum safe volume at all times before 07:30. Coxes should limit their commands, and comments on rowing are unnecessary. Rowers, you are expected to maintain silence. The minimisation of noise also applies when you are at your boathouses warming up or taking boats out. Keep your balcony doors closed if you are making noise inside, and do not engage in loud conversations on the hard. Just because you have chosen to start your day at 6am does not mean you should subject all the houseboat residents to the same early wake-up call. Let me be clear: this noise issue poses a significant existential threat to College rowing. We do not want a byelaw banning rowing on the river before 07:30. Failure to keep the noise levels down could lead to this drastic measure becoming a reality. This is not a mere suggestion; it is a directive that must be followed without question. EMMs are urged not to hesitate reporting crews breaching these regulations. Sincerely, Luke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Thu Oct 12 19:51:13 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:51:13 +0100 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: Well, the green flag didn't last long, did it? Forecast for the morning looks quite gusty indeed, so setting a provisional yellow for now. The stream has also not been ideal today, but it's not clear this is set to continue into tomorrow. This flag will be confirmed or retracted by 06:24 tomorrow morning. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Fri Oct 13 05:39:53 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:39:53 +0100 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: Gusts remain very strong. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Fri Oct 13 13:25:17 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:25:17 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: The gusts were fun while they lasted, but back to green now. Gusts are dying down quickly, and forecast to continue to die down for the rest of the day. We wish everyone racing tomorrow a good race! The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Oct 21 08:29:15 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 09:29:15 +0100 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: River levels are significantly high. Expect yellow all day however this will be reviewed. Crews eligible to boat should pay due care to position of the bank when boating, and coxes especially should consider their ability in steering safely without sight of the bank. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Oct 21 15:01:56 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 16:01:56 +0100 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: River levels are significantly high. Expect yellow all day however this will be reviewed. Crews eligible to boat should pay due care to position of the bank when boating, and coxes especially should consider their ability in steering safely without sight of the bank. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sat Oct 21 18:16:48 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:16:48 +0100 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 river level is still high, however is expected to fall overnight. There is considerable stream as the river level falls - - forecasted river conditions are not favourable for novices tomorrow, however the situation will be reassessed before 11am and flag updated then. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Oct 22 09:51:05 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:51:05 +0100 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: Though the weather is good, there is a significant stream which is not suitable for novice crews. The situation will be reassessed through the day. Senior crews and coxes must be aware of the stream on the corners and other crews taking corners wide. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Sun Oct 22 21:48:12 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 22:48:12 +0100 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: River level is still high and stream substantial. The conditions will be reviewed and flag updated at 06.30am. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Oct 23 05:40:40 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:40:40 +0100 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: River and stream are still high. Mist/foggy conditions and a regional flood warning in place. Expect yellow flag to remain this morning but will be reviewed at 07.15 and throughout day. Boating crews please continue to take particular care on corners and spin with plenty of space. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Mon Oct 23 06:13:29 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:13:29 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Steam and river levels have improved considerably likewise the fog has dissipated. There is still a stream so crews must make their own assessments as to their ability and extra caution taken - - a green flag is not a licence to boat. The CUCBC Committee From izzy at cucbc.org Mon Oct 23 12:39:16 2023 From: izzy at cucbc.org (Isabel Nimmo) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:39:16 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Coxing this term Message-ID: Dear Coxes, There have been an unacceptably high number of near misses this term already as crews are ignoring the right of way at the crossing point. By way of a reminder, crews heading upstream (back towards town) have right of way over crews heading down to Baitsbite. This means if you are heading downstream at a crossing point you must stop and give way to crews heading upstream. We've already had some near misses, but continued ignoring of this rule is going to lead to a very nasty accident. This must stop. *CUCBC Golden Rules 8 & 9 https://www.cucbc.org/handbook/golden_rules * In addition, there is significant unnecessary congestion being caused by crews sitting in the spinning zone to chat. Please row on out of the spinning zone so others can spin and do your crew chats elsewhere. *CUCBC Golden Rule 10 https://www.cucbc.org/handbook/golden_rules * Captains, please pass this on to your coxes and coaches. Many thanks, Isabel Nimmo CUCBC Coxing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flag at cucbc.org Wed Oct 25 06:01:09 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:01:09 +0100 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: Outlook: Fog at the boathouses indicating visibility poor on the reach. All crews must carry lights even after 15 minutes past lighting down. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Oct 25 06:38:11 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:38:11 +0100 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 foggy to allow novice boating. Crews allowed out should beware of very poor visibility on the Reach and must be equipped with lights. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Wed Oct 25 12:45:59 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:45:59 +0100 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Green Flag Message-ID: The flag is Green. There are no restrictions on which crews may boat. Outlook: Fog has lifted this afternoon so return to green flag. Please carry lights with you in case conditions change. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Oct 31 15:42:30 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:42:30 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Red Flag Message-ID: The flag is Red. The river is closed to all crews. Outlook: Lightning. Will keep an eye on it and change back once lightning has moved away. The CUCBC Committee From flag at cucbc.org Tue Oct 31 16:23:56 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:23:56 +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 limeng at cucbc.org Tue Oct 31 19:50:24 2023 From: limeng at cucbc.org (Limeng Zhu) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:50:24 +0000 Subject: [CUCBC Coxes] Novice cox and LBC briefing Message-ID: ***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 Tue Oct 31 20:39:23 2023 From: flag at cucbc.org (flag at cucbc.org) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:39:23 +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: Current Met Office forecasts suggest yellow flag conditions in the morning vis-??-vis wind. The flag will be re-assessed and updated at 06.00. The CUCBC Committee