Dear All, We have assessed both river and towpath conditions mid morning today, and after careful discussion the CUs have decided that the combination of very low temperature, high wind and windchill, and frozen towpath surface, mean that racing cannot safely take place today, Thursday.
Today's racing is therefore cancelled completely due to safety reasons, and in particular the risks of consequences that could rapidly become extremely serious in the event of significant delays or accidents during racing. We are continuing efforts to see if gritting the towpath is allowable or practicable, but it is already clear from the County Council's initial response that we would need formal permission to do so ourselves. We would caution that with a further very cold night forecast and subzero temperatures and snow on Friday in the daytime, no significant improvement in conditions currently looks likely, but we will again assess later today and tomorrow morning -- Dr David Munday, Chairman, Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs -- Dr David Munday, Chairman, Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
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