Bumps, Blades, and Bowballs- Cambridge Boatie Chat

Yes, coxing is a lot more difficult than it looks, I'm glad someone appreciates that!

Hell's bells - we have the Getting On Race for bumps on friday which I'm dreading; there are 34 crews racing for all of 10 places. I'm not entirely sure why we even have to do it; looking at the list, we're one of the few 2nd boats on there, most are 3rd, 4th and 5th crews. How do they decide who has to do the race, does anyone know?

Also what's the course exactly - I've heard motorway bridge to railway bridge, is that about right?

aah, I know the crew will be really quite pissed if we don't make it to bumps, but in all honesty we haven't a hope in hell; most of the boats we're racing beat us at the newnham short course (although we did have bad luck then - involving a jammed seat and a dropped hankerchief) and our captain's talking about the bumps races like its just a given that we're going to get in.

Also, if we don't qualify for the lent bumps, does that mean we're don't qualify for the may bumps as well?

Also what's the course exactly - I've heard motorway bridge to railway bridge, is that about right?

Anyone have the times of the boats that did get on on last year?

We're racing on Friday too.
Am very annoyed stash *still* isn't here : (

Anyone have the times of the boats that did get on on last year?

Am very annoyed stash *still* isn't here : (

we ordered our kit before christmas, and we still don't have it...

we ordered our kit before christmas, and we still don't have it...

"you should be as quiet as a submarine"...

We have kit as of this afternoon! Yay!!!!

We did some mini bumps-style races with our M3 today.

We won

I'm umpiring all divisions on Thursday and Friday - see you guys out there!

No, I'm fat and lazy now. Being out of Cambridge all the time (and living miles from the boathouse the rest of the time) isn't really conducive to rowing much.