<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear all,<div><br></div><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The results of Thursday's racing are available here: <a href="https://www.cucbc.org/mays">https://www.cucbc.org/mays</a></div></div><div><h3 style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Notes from the Umpires</h3><ul style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li>Any bumped out crews in the W5 division must paddle home quickly, as soon as the last racing crew has passed them, to ensure they clear the course ahead of the M5 division.</li><li>After bumps happen, crews must clear quickly, sensibly and in control, ideally to the outside of corners, and must be aware of approaching crews from behind. Coxes <u>must</u> retain control, and crews <u>must</u> respond to them. There have been several incidents today, both serious and avoidable, which were fundamentally caused by coxes not making decisions promptly. Please remember that it is NEVER acceptable to collide with a stationary boat, nor can you afford to lose sight of what is going on around you. In the past poor standards have led us to reduce the size of the event to maintain a basic minimum standard of ability, and we will consider the running of the next two days when deciding on how many divisions to run in 2024.</li><li>Friday and Saturday are likely to be busier on the towpath, which will make it more difficult or impossible to hear bank parties. To reiterate, coxes must remain in control. In addition as the towpath gets busier, please take care when cycling, and ensure all bike brakes are in good working order.</li><li>Bank parties may instruct their own cox, and their own cox only, to concede a bump. Under no circumstances should any bank party instruct the cox of another college to concede; only a CUCBC Umpire and/or their own bank party may do this. If any bank party is observed instructing a different crew’s cox to concede, they will be liable to have that bump denied.</li><li>Coxes should try to look behind them when they have bumped / been bumped, to check which side of the river is best to clear to and to check how much time they have to clear. If time permits, please do not head to the inside of a corner, and in particular please do not head to the inside of Grassy corner unless it is the only option (alternatives include rating back up to race pace to get around the corner and pull in on Plough reach, or just heading straight for the outside of Grassy if it won’t impede any racing crews).</li></ul><h3 style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fines</h3><ul style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li>Caius M1 - foul and abusive language - £25</li><li>Churchill W1 - failure to hold it up - £30</li><li>Clare M3 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15</li><li>Clare Hall M2 - bank party instructing cox of leading crew to concede - £30</li><li>Darwin W1 - extremely dangerous coxing - £100</li><li>Darwin W1 - very late acknowledgement - £50</li><li>Emmanuel M2 - early celebration - £20</li><li>Emmanuel M3 - excessive delay before practice start - Warning</li><li>Emmanuel M4 - foul and abusive language towards an umpire - £30</li><li>Girton M1 - late acknowledgement - £30</li><li>Girton M2 - poor clearing - £25</li><li>Girton W2 - foul and abusive language - £25</li><li>Homerton M2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15</li><li>Jesus M1 - early celebration - £20</li><li>Magdalene M5 - illegal crew member (GoR) - £50</li><li>Magdalene M5 - illegal crew member (GoR, second offence) - £50</li><li>Pembroke - failure to provide marshal (first offence) - £15</li><li>Pembroke M1 - excessive bank party (first offence) - £30</li><li>Pembroke W1 - late acknowledgement - £30</li><li>Pembroke M3 - foul and abusive language towards an umpire - £30</li><li>Pembroke M3 - dangerous coxing - £30</li><li>Pembroke M4 - extremely dangerous coxing - £100 and disqualification of coxswain from the remainder of this set of May Bumps</li><li>Selwyn W1 - extremely foul and abusive language (Wednesday) - £100</li><li>St Catharine's M1 - foul and abusive language - £25</li><li>St Catharine's M1 - boating without a lifejacket - £50</li><li>St Catharine's M2 - illegal practice start - £20</li><li>CUCBC - Hon Sec '22 bumping Hon Sec '20 - apology beer to be brought to next meeting</li></ul><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fines can be appealed by emailing Dr Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (<a href="mailto:fines@cucbc.org">fines@cucbc.org</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">) within 48 hours of this email being sent.</span></div></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best wishes,</span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conor</span></div></body></html>