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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Coxes,</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Welcome back for the summer term. At the end of this
term, I will be stepping down as Coxing Representative on the CUCBC committee
and am therefore looking for people interested in taking on the job next year.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Like most of the other roles on the committee, the coxing
rep. helps out with some of the general CUCBC stuff, especially running the
events throughout the year. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The coxing rep. is then also responsible for running the coxing
talks at the start of the year. These are delivered to all new coxes and
also the new Lower Boats Officers (at separate events), where the aim is to
cover some of the basics of what a cox will need to know (ie, basic boat
handling and rules of the river, etc). You will also be responsible for
giving the pre-bumps safety talks to both novice and experienced coxes.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The coxing rep. also deals with coxing related queries which
come in to the committee and looks to find ways to improve the level of coxing
in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cambridge</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I think ideally the coxing rep would have 2 or more years of
coxing experience, though that is by no means a pre-requisite. You will
however need to have a fair grasp of the college rowing system, especially bumps.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In terms of electing the new Coxing Rep, we’ll follow
the same procedure as previous years, namely that we will have a brief hustings
between the novice and senior coxing meetings before May bumps, after which the
new Coxing Rep will be decided by the coxes present. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you are interested in standing, please send in a short
manifesto (less than 1 A4 page) before the 29<sup>th</sup> May. If you
want to know more about the job, get in touch and I’ll be more than happy
to discuss the role with you.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lastly, a few start of term things: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When you go out in the mornings, if it looks like there
could be low visibility, then take lights with you as a precaution, even if it
is after lighting down. This should stop being a problem in a couple of
weeks, but there was a bit of light fog this morning…</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you go out for an early, be aware that noise MUST be kept
to a minimum before </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>7:30</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and coaches may
not use megaphones at all before this time.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As lighting up gets late enough to allow outings after Men’s/Women’s
hour, you will need to take lights with you if you are likely to be on the
water within 15 minutes of lighting up.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Happy Coxing</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CUCBC Coxing Representative</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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