Revised weekend rowing arrangements
between CRA and College Boat Clubs. (Includes Summary of CUCBC Rules of
the River).
Weekend
Restrictions
During teach full term time College crews will be permitted to
boat after 11am on Saturday and Sundays. There will be no restriction
on when CRA crews can boat.
For Easter Term 2009 only Sidney Sussex Boat Club can use the
river between 8am and 11am due to existing
commitment.
When the river is to be closed on a Sunday for rowing, fishing or
other events, the CUCBC Executive Committee will normally give
permission for College crews to boat all day on the Saturday of that
weekend.
CRA Clubs have been asked by the College captains to endeavour to
restrict their use of the river to experienced crews between 5.30pm –
8.00pm during the week in the Easter Term (Late April – Mid June) as
CUCBC restricts the use of the river to College crews in the top
divisions of the May Bumps during these hours.
During University Vacations there will be no restriction on
College rowing at weekends (other than when the river is closed for
rowing or fishing events.
Extracts from CUCBC Rules of
the River - for the awareness of CRA clubs
Rights of
Way
Below Baitsbite Lock and above Chesterton footbridge boats must
keep to their right and boats going downstream must give way to boats
coming upstream.
Boats going downstream must keep to the non-towpath side of the
river until after Ditton Corner when they cross over to the towpath
side. At the sign after Grassy Corner, they must cross back to the
non-towpath side, and stay on the side until Baitsbite Lock.
Boats going upstream must keep to the towpath side until the
middle of the Gut when they must cross to the non-towpath side, taking
the inside of Grassy Corner. At the top of Plough Reach they must
cross back to the towpath side, taking the inside of Ditton Corner, and
stay on that side until the boathouse.
Where there is any danger of collision, boats going downstream
must give way to boats going upstream between Baitsbite Lock and
Chesterton footbridge.
All boats (whether going upstream or downstream, and whether
rowing or paddling) give way to CUWBC, CULRC, CUBC crews and Trial
Eights, subject to general navigation law.
Easying
and Overtaking
When a boat easies, it must draw in close to the bank and allow
other boats to pass.
No boat may easy on any corner if it is possible to go on, unless
preparatory to rowing from the bottom of the Long Reach at Ditton.
No boat may overtake on a corner or when it cannot see that it is
safe to do so.
A slower boat being overtaken must give way (pulling in if
necessary) to allow a faster boat to pass.
Spinning
No boat may spin without ascertaining that there is no other boat
coming which might be impeded.
