Notes and fines from the umpires will be posted here as the week's racing progresses.
Fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dr Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (fines[at]cucbc.org) within 48 hours.
Tuesday
Notes from the Umpires
- Welcome back and thank you for a successful first day of racing and here are some reminders:
- Concessions must be a clear raise of the hand. Keep your hand nice and high, hold it as high above your head as possible.
- The finishes for the O4/W4 division are as follows: bottom finish is the railings and top finish is the railway bridge. Crews 1-9 in the W4 division are racing until the railway bridge, crew 10 gets the choice and crews 11-12 are racing until the railings. All crews in the O4 division are racing until the railings.
- Handheld filming at any time is unacceptable. Cameras mounted to bikes, people and boats are ok.
Fines
- Churchill W2 - excellent steering around first post with bumped out crews - commendation
- Churchill W3 - handheld filming - £75
- Corpus Christi O1 - excellent clearing - commendation
- Girton W1 - failure to hold it up upon bumping - £15
- Hughes Hall O1 - excellent clearing - commendation
- Hughes Hall W1 - excess bankparty - £30
- Hughes Hall W1 - handheld filming - £75
- King's W2 - very sensible coxing - commendation
- Peterhouse W1 - slow to push off when asked - warning
- Peterhouse W2 - foul language - £25
- Queens' coaches - removing a massive log from the river - commendation
- Selwyn W2 - handheld filming - £75
- Sidney Sussex O1 - rowing into a stationary crew - £75, penalty bump awarded against the crew and cox disqualified for the remainder of racing
- Sidney Sussex O2 - dropped bump no advantage - £15
- Trinity Hall O2 - foul language - £25
- Wolfson W1 - foul language - £25
Wednesday
Notes from the Umpires
- When clearing to the inside of Grassy corner, please do not clatter into the moored boats. When pushing off from them, do so above the waterline and under no circumstances push off below the waterline.
- When clearing, please make sure the river is clear ahead.
- Please wind it down, but continue rowing, after your finish, particularly if other crews are stationary or moving slowly beyond the line.
Fines
- Anglia Ruskin O1 - poor clearing - £20
- Caius O1 - early celebration - £25
- Caius O1 - public urination - £85
- Christ's O1 - foul language - £25
- Clare Hall W1 - handheld filming on the row down - £75
- Emmanuel W4 - slow to hold it up in a checkmate - £25
- First and Third O1 - attempting to move on before crew ahead clear - warning
- Fitzwilliam O1 - foul language - £25
- Homerton W1 - not following marshal's instructions - £30
- Jesus O3 - poor clearing - £20
- King's O1 - foul language - £25
- King's W2 - slow to hold it up in a checkmate - £25
- Lucy Cavendish O1 - racing past top finish - learn the finishes
- Magdalene - failure to provide a marshal (Tuesday) - £15
- Pembroke W1 - serious failure to hold it up - £50
- Peterhouse O1 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £50
- Queens’ O1 - dropped bung no advantage - £15
- Queens’ O1 - foul language - £25
- Queens’ O2 - excess bankparty - £30
- Sidney Sussex W1 - not following marshal instructions - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - very slow to clear - £40
Thursday
Notes from the Umpires
- More care must be taken by cyclists. Members of the public and the medics have been hit by cyclists in multiple incidents. Cyclists must be more respectful of other towpath users. We do not have towpath closure and there is no one way traffic. If we cannot respect the towpath as a shared space, we cannot run bumps. We will ban people from the towpath if they behave dangerously or cause an incident. We will also bring in further restrictions on bank party numbers if necessary.
- For coxes clearing, once you've picked a direction to clear, generally stick to your guns. Changing your mind is both unpredictable and slower for the crews behind you to get past.
- Rain is potentially forecast, mudguards advised!
- If you count from more than 10 at the Plough, it will be fined from Friday onwards.
Fines
- Caius O2 - repeated foul language - £50
- Churchill O1 - foul language from bankparty - £25
- Churchill O1 - foul language from rower - £25
- Darwin O2 - extremely late to hold it up upon bumping - £40
- Darwin O2 - early celebration - £25
- Emmanuel W1 - handheld filming on the row down - £75
- First and Third O2 - excessive greenery - plant a tree
- Hughes Hall W1 - abject failure to clear, causing a checkmate - £50
- Jesus O2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Jesus W1 - illegal practice start - £15
- Magdalene W1 - failure to wait at the railway bridge - £25
- Murray Edwards W1 - counting from 15 at the Plough - warning
- Pembroke W2 - stopping promptly upon checkmate - commendation
- Peterhouse O1 - rowing on after being bumped to find a sensible place to clear - commendation
- Queens’ O1 - dropped bung, slight advantage - £25
- Queens’ O1 - dropped bung, advantage (Wednesday) - £20
- Sidney Sussex O3 - late to start - warning
- St Catharine’s W2 - poor clearing - £25
- St Catharine’s O1 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
Friday
Notes from the Umpires
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There were several incidents of extremely foul language today including complaints from the public. This is not acceptable under any circumstances. The Chief umpires have sent a separate note about this. Fines tomorrow will start at £75.
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Lents has arrived in earnest, and as such the towpath has become extremely muddy - bring appropriate equipment and allow time to navigate the towpath, especially as it will likely be busier tomorrow.
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Bank Parties - be aware of umpires around you, and give way to them if they are trying to move forward or backwards - it is essential that umpires have a clear view of racing crews, and failure to follow their instructions will result in fines.
Fines
- Anglia Ruskin O1 - failure to hold it up upon bumping - £15
- Caius O1 - foul language - £75
- Caius O1 - foul language (in addition to the above) - £75
- Caius O1 - unsportsmanlike conduct including foul and abusive language - £100
- Caius O1 - slow to hold it up behind stationary crew - warning
- Christ's O1 - foul language (complaint from public) - £75
- Clare O2 - counting from more than 10 on practice start - warning
- Darwin - failure to provide marshal (Thursday) - £15
- Downing O1 - foul and abusive language - £75
- Downing O1 - foul and abusive language (in addition to the above) - £75
- Downing O1 - foul and abusive language (in addition to both the above) - £75
- Emmanuel W1 - obstructing an umpire - £30
- Emmanuel - failure to provide marshal - £15
- First and Third O1 - safe decision making following close bump ahead - commendation
- Fitzwilliam O1 - foul language (complaint from public) - £75
- Girton O1 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- King's O1 - foul language (complaint from public) - £75
- Lady Margaret O1 - extremely abusive language from bank party - £75
- Lady Margaret O2 - obstructing an umpire - £45
- Lady Margaret O2 - extremely foul and abusive language directed at an umpire - £75
- Lady Margaret O2 - excessive Bank Party - £30
- Lady Margaret O2 - excessive Bank Party (2nd offence) - £45
- Lady Margaret O2 - failure to concede - £30
- Lady Margaret O3 - failure to concede - £30
- Lucy Cavendish - failure to provide marshal - £15
- Pembroke O2 - foul language - £30
- Pembroke - failure to provide marshal (Thursday) - £15
- Peterhouse W1 - failure to hold it up upon bumping - £25
- Peterhouse W1 - early celebration - £40
- Peterhouse - failure to provide marshal - £15
- Queens’ - failure to provide marshal - £15
- Selwyn O1 - counting from more than 10 on practice start - warning
- Sidney Sussex W1 - handheld filiming on row down - £75
- St Edmund's O1 - early celebration - £30
- St Edmund's O1 - failure to clear - £30
- St Edmund's O1 - handheld filming - £75
- Trinity Hall O2 - poor clearing - £15
- Trinity Hall W2 - excellent clearing - commendation
- Trinity Hall - failure to provide marshal (Thursday) - £15
- Trinity Hall - failure to provide marshal (2nd offence) - £30
- W3 division - exceedingly early to marshal - have a lie-in tomorrow
- Wolfson W3 - running bank party - £50
- Wolfson W3 - handheld filming - £75
Notes from the Umpires
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We are missing one radio - if anyone has this or knows where it went, please let us know as soon as possible - we would be very grateful to have it returned, as they are very expensive to replace!
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Thank you all for an excellent and generally smooth Lents, especially those who have volunteered their time to umpire and marshal throughout the week - we couldn't run the races without you! But also of course to rowers, bank parties, coaches, spectators, and everyone else who makes bumps the unique and endlessly fulfilling experience it is!
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Photos are available to purchase from JET photographic
Fines
- Anglia Ruskin O1 - early celebration - £20
- Anglia Ruskin O1 - incompetent clearing - £40
- Caius O1 - excessive bank party - £30
- Churchill O1 - incomplete clearing - £20
- Churchill W1 - serious failure to hold it up upon bumping - £50
- Corpus Christi W1 - abject failure to concede - £50
- Corpus Christi O1 - early celebration - £20
- Darwin O1 - failure to clear - £30
- Downing W2 - boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Emmanuel O2 - foul language - £75
- First and Third W2 - handheld filming - £75
- First and Third O2 - failure to stop at railway bridge - £30
- Hughes Hall O1 -failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
- King's W1 - late to marshalling - £15
- King's W1 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £20
- King's O1 - foul language - £75
- Lady Margaret O1 - excessive bank party - £30
- Lady Margaret O1 - excessive bank party (2nd offence) - £45
- Lady Margaret O3 - late concession - £25
- Lucy Cavendish W1 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Murray Edwards W2 - very slow to clear - £40
- Pembroke W1 - excessive bank party - £30
- Pembroke W1 - excessive bank party (2nd offence) - £45
- Queens' - extremely late marshal - £10
- Robinson O2 - foul language - £75
- Selwyn O1 - foul language - £75
- St Catharine's O2 - late to start - £15
- Trinity Hall O2 - illegal practice start - £15
- Trinity Hall W1 - excessive bank party - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - excessive bank party (2nd offence) - £45
- Trinity Hall W1 - excessive bank party (3rd offence) - £60
- Trinity Hall W1 - excessive bank party (4th offence) - £75
