We don’t set the flag outside term time, but for reference the conditions today are definitely yellow, bordering on red/yellow. Anyone still considering an outing should make an assessment of the reach before heading downstream!
Conor On 15 Mar 2019, 11:32 +0000, Seb Walker <ccrccapt...@gmail.com>, wrote: > Hi All, > > I have had a number of people expressing an interest in this including: 99’s, > Cantabs, Hughes, Magdalene, Homerton and Darwin. > > However, the weather is currently forecast to have SW gusts of 43 mph from > 11am to 8pm. That means crews would be rowing down the Long Reach into a big > head wind. I’m therefore not sure it is currently a runner. > > If the wind drops then it may be worth doing, but for now I suggest that we > assume it wouldn't be safe/fun to row. > > Seb > > Seb Walker > Captain > City of Cambridge Rowing Club > 07789 917763 > > > into a > > On 14 Mar 2019, at 09:06, Seb Walker <ccrccapt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > With the weather forecast looking uncertain, I wanted to float an idea of > > us putting together a contingency plan for an on Cam timed event should > > WeHoRR be cancelled. This was something that City and 99’s did when HoRR > > was cancelled a couple of years ago. The aim would be to give people a > > chance to have some form of informal competitive occasion. > > > > A few points: > > > > > > • We would need to be sure that the Cam was safe to row on and any club > > wanting to take part should check conditions with their safety officer. > > Safety would be the responsibility of each club. > > • We would not be able to get a river closure and so so this would not be a > > “race" but rather we would collectively be offering a timing service to > > crews doing pieces on the Cam. This means that any crew taking part would > > need to give way to other river users where the normal traffic rules apply > > and would need to steer the normal navigation lines > > > > > > How it might work > > > > > > • I estimate that there would be up to 25 crews wanting to take part > > • We would set up a start and finish timing post using the RowClock app at > > the motorway bridge and at the top finish - this would need to be manned by > > volunteers. We could run this from 2:30pm to 3:30pm when the river > > generally has less traffic > > • Each crew would have a bank party for safety. The bank party would be > > there to advise the crew if they needed to stop or take action to avoid > > other river users > > • The bank party would give the crew’s name to the timers and their piece > > time would be recorded > > • Afterwards crews could meet at the Waterman to compare times, make > > excuses and so on > > > > > > Please let me know if this might hold interest for you, or if you see any > > issues with the above. > > > > Best regards > > > > Seb > > > > Seb Walker > > Captain > > City of Cambridge Rowing Club > > 07789 917763 > > > > > > > > __________ > CUCBC Captains' Mailing List > capta...@lists.cucbc.org > > List Manager: webmas...@cucbc.org
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