Notes and Fines

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​

  • If there's a crew closely following you, do not hold it up unless at risk of crashing into something ahead - including if you have just rowed past the finish.
  • If you are bumped, you must continue rowing until safe to wind down and pull in.
  • There is no excuse for colliding with a stationary crew while restarting after obstruction. Or at any other time. 
  • There were a few too many very slow clearances today, several resulting in stoppages. Ultimately coxes must remain in charge of their crews, and crews must respond to their coxes. Coxes should also be aware of the existence and position of following crews after bumps happen.
  • Turn up to marshalling on time, unless explicitly advised otherwise by CUCBC.
  • Marshalling crews should get back in boats as boats race past; you should not need to be told to do so.
  • Practice starts at the Plough must be started promptly with countdowns no longer than 10 seconds.
  • If you suffer from asthma or hay fever etc, make sure you bring relevant medications with you, eg inhalers and antihistamines. Even mild conditions may be exacerbated this week by high pollen count and temperatures.
  • We ask that bank parties do not wear high-visibility jackets as they are easily confused for umpires.
  • Bank parties should stay aware of commuters and dogs on the towpath.

Fines

  • Caius M1 - excessive delay on paddle down - Warning
  • Caius M2 - early celebration - £20
  • Caius W2 - late concession - £40
  • Caius W2 - failure to clear - £40
  • Caius W4 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Caius W4 - ignoring umpire's instructions - £20
  • Christ's W2 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Churchill W2 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Clare M3 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
  • Clare W1 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
  • Downing M1 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
  • First and Third W2 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Fitzwilliam M2 - late to marshalling - £10
  • Fitzwilliam M2 - forgot bung, no advantage - £15
  • Fitzwilliam M2 - foul & abusive language - £25
  • Hughes Hall W1 - colliding with stationary crew - £75
  • Jesus M2 - excessive bank party (1) - £30
  • Jesus M2 - excessive bank party (2) - £45
  • King's M1 - early celebration - £20
  • King's M1 - dangerous failure to hold it up - £75
  • King's W2 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Lady Margaret M3 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Lady Margaret M4 - serious failure to clear - £50
  • Magdalene M4 - serious failure to clear - £50
  • Murray Edwards W1 - late to marshalling - £10
  • Newnham W1 - excessive delay on paddle down - Warning
  • Pembroke W2 - boating without lifejacket - £50
  • Peterhouse M2 - late to marshalling - £10
  • Peterhouse W1 - failure to acknowledge bump - £30
  • Queens' M1 - failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
  • Queens' W3 - ignoring umpire's instructions - £20
  • Robinson M2 - late to marshalling - £10
  • Robinson M2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Selwyn M2 - late to marshalling - £10
  • St. Catharine's W3 - no clear concession - £20
  • St. Catharine's W3 - serious failure to row on upon being bumped - £50
  • Trinity Hall W2 - serious failure to clear upon being bumped - £50
  • Vet School W1 - very late to marshalling - £20
  • Wolfson W1 - early celebration - £30
  • Wolfson W1 - serious failure to hold it up - £50
  • M3 division - excessive bucket rigs - bring matching bucket hats
  • Conor (CUCBC) - eating pasta salad with one's hands - awarded spoons this week

Thursday

Notes from the Umpires​

  • 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.
  • 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 must retain control, and crews must 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Fines

  • Caius M1 - foul and abusive language - £25
  • Churchill W1 - failure to hold it up - £30
  • Clare M3 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Clare Hall M2 - bank party instructing leading crew to concede - £30
  • Darwin W1 - extremely dangerous coxing - £100
  • Darwin W1 - very late acknowledgement - £50
  • Emmanuel M2 - early celebration - £20
  • Emmanuel M3 - excessive delay before practice start - Warning
  • Emmanuel M4 - foul and abusive language towards an umpire - £30
  • Girton M1 - late acknowledgement - £30
  • Girton M2 - poor clearing - £25
  • Girton W2 - foul and abusive language - £25
  • Homerton M2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Jesus M1 - early celebration - £20
  • Magdalene M5 - illegal crew member (GoR) - £50
  • Magdalene M5 - illegal crew member (GoR, second offence) - £50
  • Pembroke - failure to provide marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Pembroke M1 - excessive bank party (first offence) - £30
  • Pembroke W1 - late acknowledgement - £30
  • Pembroke M3 - foul and abusive language towards an umpire - £30
  • Pembroke M3 - dangerous coxing - £30
  • Pembroke M4 - extremely dangerous coxing - £100 and disqualification of coxswain from the remainder of this set of May Bumps
  • St Catharine's M1 - foul and abusive language - £25
  • St Catharine's M1 - boating without a lifejacket - £50
  • St Catharine's M2 - illegal practice start - £20
  • CUCBC - Hon Sec '22 bumping Hon Sec '20 - apology beer to be brought to next meeting

Friday

Notes from the Umpires​

  • ​A reminder that all divisions are two hours earlier tomorrow.
  • If you are bumped, it is important that as many rowers who can continue rowing even if some cannot.
  • Boats heading to marshalling or rowing home must follow normal navigation rules.
  • If you accidentally hit a (narrow) boat, apologise immediately. Be careful and do not allow yourself to drift into the narrow boats near control when waiting to park at marshalling.
  • If you have cleared to the non-towpath side, after all racing crews have passed you may cross to the towpath, but if you do not do so immediately, please do not cut up other crews rowing home when you cross.
  • Do not cause queues/congestion on the way to marshalling.
  • If any crews stationed 10 downwards find a set of keys, please hand them into Control.

Fines

  • Christ's W1 - cleared into stationary crew - £50
  • Clare Hall M1 - poor clearing - £50
  • Clare M1 - Public urination - £75
  • Clare W3 - handheld filming - £50
  • Corpus Christi - failure to provide marshal - £15
  • Corpus Christi M1 - dropped bung, slight advantage - £20
  • Corpus Christi M2 - late to marshalling - £10
  • CUCBC Chief Umpire - confusing Hughes Hall with St. Edmund's - complete the Sporcle quiz
  • CUCBC Safety Officer - lost hat at the Plough - bring hat strings for tomorrow
  • Darwin M1- severe failure to concede - £75
  • Emmanuel M3 - early celebration - £20
  • Emmanuel M3 - public urination (1) - £75
  • Emmanuel M3 - public urination (2) - £75
  • Emmanuel M3 - public urination (3) - £75
  • Emmanuel M4 - late to marshalling - £10
  • Emmanuel W2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Emmanuel W3 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • First and Third M3 - late concession - £30
  • Fitzwilliam W2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Fitzwilliam W2 - excellent clearing - commendation
  • Hughes Hall W1 - ignoring umpire's instructions - £20
  • Jesus M1 - public urination (1) - £75
  • Jesus M1 - public urination (2) - £75
  • Jesus W2 - slow to hold it up upon bumping - £50
  • Lady Margaret - marshal late to slot - £5
  • Lady Margaret M3 - public urination - £75
  • Lady Margaret W3 - bank party instructing cox of leading crew to concede - £30
  • Magdalene M1 - public urination - £75
  • Murray Edwards W2 - dropped bung, slight advantage - £20
  • Peterhouse W1 bank party - saving a dog (Lady) - meatballs
  • Queens' M3 - illegal practice start - £20
  • Queens' W1 - excessive bank party - £30
  • Queens' W1 - slow to clear - £20
  • Queens' W1 - slow to hold it up upon bumping - £50
  • Robinson M2 - forgot bung, no advantage - £15
  • Selwyn M2 - public urination - £75
  • Sidney Sussex M1 - dangerous clearing - £50
  • Sidney Sussex M1 - serious failure to concede - £50
  • Sidney Sussex W2 - dangerous failure to follow umpire's instructions - £40
  • Trinity Hall M1 - excessive greenery - start a hedge-trimming business
  • Wolfson M2 - late to marshalling - £10

Saturday

Notes from the Umpires​

  • The CUCBC committees thank all the competitors, bank parties, coaches and umpires for another set of successful bumping races, with particular thanks to all those who have volunteered time to make bumps happen. 
  • We would like to retract the fine given to Selwyn W1 for foul language on the second day of bumps and apologise for inconvenience caused. 
  • Particular congratulations to Caius M1 for retaining headship and Jesus W1 for gaining headship. 
  • A reminder that all crews must be sensible, keep control of their boat and must adhere to normal navigation rules when rowing home
  • The CUCBC committees look forward to Lent Bumps 2024

Fines

  • Churchill - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Churchill W2 - Extremely dangerous coxing - £100 and Cox disqualified from future bumping races
  • Churchill W3 - Ignoring umpire’s instructions - £30
  • Clare M3 - Late acknowledgement - £30
  • Clare M4 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Clare W2 - Excessive bank party, first offence - £30
  • Corpus Christi M2 – Holding it up upon crossing Top finish - £40
  • CUCBC - Temporarily losing the fines and results - don't go to BCD next year
  • Darwin - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Darwin W1 - Failure to attend cox briefing or send a suitable representative - £50
  • Darwin W2 - Failure to attend cox briefing or send a suitable representative - £50
  • Emmanuel - Failure to provide a marshal first offence - £15
  • Emmanuel M1 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
  • Emmanuel M1 - Excessive bank party (1) - £30
  • Emmanuel M1 - Excessive bank party (2) - £45
  • First and Third M3 - Clearing into stationary crew - £50
  • Homerton - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Jesus W1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
  • Kings M1 - Early celebration - £30
  • Lady Margaret - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Lady Margaret M4 - Excessive bank party (1) - £30
  • Lady Margaret M4 - Early celebration - £30
  • Lady Margaret M4 - Failure to hold it up - £30
  • Lady Margaret W1 - Bank party obstructing umpire - £75
  • Magdalene M3 - Excessive bank party, first offence - £30
  • Magdalene M3 - Excessive bank party, second offence - £45
  • Murray Edwards - Failure to provide a marshal, first offence - £15
  • Murray Edwards W1 - Bank party abusive and obstructing umpire - £75
  • Newnham W1 - Dangerous coxing on row home - £75
  • Pembroke - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - £30
  • Pembroke M3 - Holding it upon being bumped - £75
  • Pembroke M3 – Incompetent clearing - £50
  • Peterhouse W1 – good clearing - Commendation
  • Robinson - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Robinson M1 - Public urination - £75
  • Robinson M1 - Public urination, in addition to the above - £75
  • Robinson M1 - Public urination, in addition to the two above - £75
  • Robinson M2 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - £20
  • Selwyn M1 - Public urination - £75
  • Selwyn M1 - Public urination, in addition to the above - £75
  • Selwyn W1 - Handheld filming - £75
  • Sidney M1 - Bank party obstructing umpire - £75
  • Sidney M1 - Bank party crashing into a member of the public - £75
  • Sidney M1 - Foul and abusive language from bank party - £50
  • Sidney W2 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
  • St Edmunds - Failure to provide a marshal (first offence) - £15
  • Trinity Hall M2 - Failure to acknowledge bump clearly - £20
  • Trinity Hall W2 - Failure to hold it up - £30

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