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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Captains/Secretaries/Rowing Coaches/Coxes</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please can you forward this email to the relevant members of your club.</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>CHAMPS EIGHTS HEAD - SUNDAY 12th MAY 2013</span></u></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Link to poster:</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHeadPoster-2013.pdf"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Champs8sHeadPoster-2013.pdf</span></b></a></span></span><u><span style='color:#E36C0A'><br></span></u><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Link to online entry form:</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1</span></a></span></b><u><span style='color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DIVS AT 12.00, 1.30 and 3.00pm</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is fine for crews to race in more than one division if space permits.</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is a great pre Bumps Cam event for university and town club eights.</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The course runs from the Plough to the Penny Ferry - 1450 metres. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>PRIZES SPONSORS - MILTON BREWERY AND RIVERBOAT GEORGINA</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.<span style='color:navy'> </span></span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>EVENT CATEGORIES</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Event Tankards (with free fill of Milton Brewery beer if collected at prizegiving at City boathouse)</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Entry categories:<br>College Men’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><br>College Women’s 8s (Mays 1, 2, 3 & 4)<br>College Alumni Men’s & Women’s 8s <span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>CRA Men’s & Women’s 8s (Senior, Novice, Masters and Junior)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Getting on crews can enter Men’s Mays 6 or Women’s Mays 4 categories)</span></strong></span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>2.</b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>COURSE RECORD</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> for the fastest Men’s and Women’s crews (Town or Gown) if they break the current Champs 8’s Head course record.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These stand as 4m 24.1 seconds set by Downing M1 in 2008 and 5m 07.6 seconds set by Jesus W1 also in 2008.</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>3.</b><b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></b><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>FASTEST TIME</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Fastest Men’s and </span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Women’s</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>crews on the day will be awarded the “John Stewart” and “Helen Patterson” Trophies</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>4.</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>JUDGED BEST STARTS</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9 bottles of "Champs" for:</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Most Impressive Men's start<br>Most Impressive Women’s start</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Photos will also be taken of crews at the start and will be emailed to your club entries secretaries after the event FOC)</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>5.</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>COXING PRIZES</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coxes prizes for the judged best cornering of Ditton Corner</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>First prize 2 tickets on a Georgina cruise (with a complimentary bottle of champagne) and a cox award tankard.</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5 other special cox award tankards.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Link for all previous years’ results and copies of poster, map, safety plan and competitor information (downloadable documents at foot of Champs 8’s Head page):</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/champs-races/eights-head/</span></b></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online entry only via the Champion of the Thames RC Entry System</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>:</span> <b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>http://champs.aci-net.co.uk/register.cgi?event=1</span></a></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Closing date : Tuesday 7<sup>th</sup> May 2013 - 6pm</span></strong><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Payment options:<br>1.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Cheque payable to “Champion of the Thames RC”, with crew entry details written on the reverse of the cheque to the address below<br>2. <span style='color:#1F497D'>L</span>ink to online Paypal payment<span style='color:#1F497D'> : </span></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://championrowing.org.uk/about-us?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=2" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#E36C0A'>http://championrowing.org.uk/about-us?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=2</span></a></span></b></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>3. BACS transfer (please ask for details)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please email with any queries to:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="mailto:events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>events.secretary@championrowing.org.uk</span></a></span></b> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you</span></strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lesley</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>===========================<br>Lesley Corbett<br>Events Secretary<br>Champion of the Thames RC<br>38 Chesterton Hall Crescent<br>Cambridge<br>CB4 1AP<br>t: <a href="tel:01223%20328418" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>01223 328418</span></a><br><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://www.championrowing.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>www.championrowing.org.uk</span></a></span></span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>=========================== </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>