Dear all,
Further to last week's email, please make sure that everyone in your
club is aware of the following:
At crossover points, you are obliged to give way to crews coming
upstream. This is not optional. There have been too many crews lately
barging their way through, leading to blade clashes and hold-ups on the
river.
Lights are on your boat for a reason. If, as on Tuesday morning, you are
boating in fog, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are visible
to other river users. If the batteries in your lights are so weak that
the light is pathetically dim, you are essentially unlit. This means
that there is very little to stop another crew from rowing at pressure
into your stern! Of course, in such conditions you may decide that
boating with or without lights is unsafe, or that the outing should be
cut short if conditions worsen.
'Half crew, half slide' is an incredibly simple concept. Why does it
prove so elusive, and why did I see this morning an VIII rowing with
arms and bodies around Chesterton corner? It causes queues, and also
leads to people trying to overtake when they are less than certain that
the river is clear. Please remember to have at least half of your crew
rowing half slide or more (I don't care which half) until you are below
Chesterton.
I hope that no further reminders about courteous and safe use of the
river are necessary this term...
Regards,
Mark Jacobs
CUCBC Safety Officer
On 11/11/2011 13:49, Holly Hedgeland wrote:
Dear all,
After a brief respite when the clocks went back, the incidence of
selfish, inconsiderate and dangerous behaviour is once again on the
rise. I shouldn't have to be telling you:
- don't queue jump;
- don't obstruct by rowing with less than half-crew at half-slide
above Chesterton;
- don't boat a mixed novice/senior crew that is noticeably slow at
senior boating time. If there are enough novices in the crew that it's
easily apparent from the bank, then it should go out with the novices
at 7.30am.
Rules of the river are at http://www.cucbc.org/handbook
Be considerate on the river and don't act like you own it. You don't.
Thanks,
Holly
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Dr Holly Hedgeland
Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
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