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.
Wednesday
Notes from the Umpires
- There has been some confusion regarding the finishes for M5 division. The first three crews in M5 division row to top finish, and the fourth crew has the choice of top/bottom finish. This was highlighted in the coxes’ briefing.
- There have been multiple cycling incidents today. Bank party must cycle carefully and be mindful of umpires overtaking and overtaking umpires. Umpires will be moving to ensure clear line of sight to adjudicate.
- Bank party must be aware the towpath is public, and be mindful of the other users.
- The bank is overgrown and has not been maintained. Coxes clearing must be aware of where the bank is and how they are going to park: pointing bows into the bank and hoping is not a good strategy.
- Crews must know where they are marshalling, and bank party should aid in this through discussion with marshals.
- Crews rowing home after being bumped out must stop at the railway bridge to allow the next division to push off. This has caused delay today.
- Practice starts must be started off from “10” at the plough, and fines will be levied for those ignoring this instruction.
- Please can all polers be careful when poling out crews. Two poles have already been lost and another damaged. The running of bumps is compromised if further such damage/loss occurs this week.
Fines
- Caius M3 - Holding it up upon being bumped - £50
- Caius W2 - Dangerous coxing - £75
- Churchill M3 - Excellent coxing judgement on blocked river - commendation
- Clare W2 – Ignoring umpire instructions – £25
- Clare W4 - Sporting behaviour in offer of bow-ball - commendation
- Clare Hall W1 - Foul language -£25
- Clare Hall W1 - Obstructing umpire and towpath during race - £15
- Corpus Christi M1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Darwin - Late marshal - £5
- Downing M1 - foul and abusive language - £75
- Emmanuel M4 - Early celebration- £20
- Emmanuel M4 - Failure to hold it up - £50
- Emmanuel W3 – Ignoring Umpire instructions – £ 25
- Fitzwilliam M1 - Obstruction of umpire - £25
- Fitzwilliam M2 - Ignoring umpires instructions - £50
- Girton - Failure to provide a Marshal – £10
- Jesus M4 - Ignoring umpires instructions - £25
- Jesus W1 - Hitting marshalled boat - £50
- Jesus W1- failure to attend scheduled cox briefing without making alternative arrangement - £50
- Jesus W3 - Failure to easy - £50
- Jesus W3 - Poor clearing - warning
- King’s – Slightly late marshal -Warning
- LMBC M2 - Handheld filming - £75
- LMBC M3 - Slow to clear - £30
- Lucy Cavendish W2 - Dangerous coxing - £75
- Pembroke M3 - Early celebration -£20
- Pembroke W1 - repeated foul language - £50
- Peterhouse M1 - Excessive bank party - £30
- Peterhouse M4 - Failure to concede - £25
- Peterhouse W2 - Exuberant marshalling – attach larger bowball
- Queen’s W1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Robinson M2 - Foul language - £25
- Robinson W1 - failure to attend scheduled cox briefing without making alternative arrangement - £50
- Selwyn M2 - Rowing into stationary crew - £75, penalty bump awarded against crew and cox removed for rest of may bumps.
- St. Catharine's W1 - Ignoring umpires instructions -£15
- St. Edmund's M2 - foul language - £25
- Trinity Hall M3 - Excessive bank party - £30
- Wolfson M2 - Excellent coxing judgement on blocked river - commendation
Thursday
Notes from the Umpires
- Handheld filming rules also apply on the row down and the row home.
- Bank parties should carry additional water rather than it being poured into the river. It is important that crews have water available at all times.
- Umpires please don’t wear rucksacks over your high-vis and completely obscure it, it makes it really difficult to tell who is an umpire.
- Two large bins are available for any litter at Grassy (or anyone heading back upstream around Grassy). They don’t fit all the way to the towpath, so are located approximately 10m up the footpath which leaves the river from the middle of Grassy corner. Please ensure all litter is properly disposed of or taken home.
- Bungs should be held as high as practical and certainly above the waterline. If we can’t see it, you might as well not be holding it .
- Running bank parties are not allowed due to the danger of obstruction. Further offenses will incur fines.
Fine
- Caius M2 - Failure to concede - £25
- Christ’s W1 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Christ’s W1 - Incompetent clearing - £50
- Christ’s W2 - Excellent clearing, rowing around grassy to find a clear spot - commendation
- Clare M2 - Excellent clearing - rowing on to find a clear and accessible spot - commendation
- Corpus Christi M1 - Easying upon being bumped - £25
- CUCBC Coxing Rep - Crashed on First Post - don’t provide advice on the racing line.
- Darwin W1 - Running bank party - Warning
- Downing M3 - Late concession - £20
- Emmanuel M4 - Incompetent concession - £15
- Emmanuel W2 - Failure to stop at railway bridge - £25
- Emmanuel W3 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- First and Third M3 bow seat - fished bottle out of the river, anti-littering - commendation
- Fitzwilliam M3 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Fitzwilliam W2 - Early celebration - £20
- Fitzwilliam W2 - Failure to clear - £25
- Hughes Hall W1 - Excellent holding it up around an obstruction and restarting at rate - commendation
- Jesus M1 - Late to hold it up - £30
- Jesus M2 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
- Jesus M3 - Serious failure to concede - £40
- Jesus M4 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- King’s M2 - Running bank party - warning
- King’s W2 - Incompetent marshalling - warning
- Lady Margaret W1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Lady Margaret M1 - Public urination - £85
- Lucy Cavendish W1 - Poor clearing (from Wednesday) - £40
- Medics - Reuniting owner with dog - commendation
- Murray Edwards W3 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Peterhouse M3 - Dropped Bung, no advantage - £15
- Peterhouse M3 - Slow to hold it up - £20
- Peterhouse M3 - Slow clearing - £20
- Robinson - Failure to provide a marshal - £10
- Robinson M1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Robinson M2 - Failure to hold it up when faced with blocked river - £50
- Sidney Sussex M3 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - £25
- St Catherine’s W1 - excellent clearing - commendation
- St Edmund’s M1 - Impersonating an umpire - prematurely calling for the cox ahead to concede - £50
- St Edmund’s W1 - Poor clearing - £25
- Trinity Hall W1 - Handheld filming on the row home - £75
- Queen’s M1 - Repeated foul language - £50
- Queen’s M3- Serious failure to hold it up upon bumping - £40
- Queen’s M3- Repeated foul language - £50
- Queen’s M3- Early celebration - £20
- Wolfson M2 - Boating without lifejacket - £50
- Wolfson M2 - Illegal practice start - £15
- Wolfson W2 - Boating without lifejacket - £50
