coxless boats - please make it a bit easier!
 coxless boats - please make it a bit easier! | |
 kasia katarzyna.bera@trinity |  15:46, 25th Oct 2009119 weeks ago |
| to add to the list of name and shame - saturday morning between 8 and 10 am, many many boats....with several near-hits if youre out and see a coxless boat (quad, double, pair, single) approach you - give a shout. the cox, the bankrider but also the stroke of your eight should have an eye out for all the boats around and if you see someone approaching, please shout out loudly to make sure they see you. this applies particularly to the boats that suddenly decide to stop in the middle of the river, are stationary perpendicular to the river flow for some reason etc etc. if youre bankrider is coaching or busy otherwise, at least stroke has no excuse not to warn others since s/he is facing the direction from which otehrs are catching up on you thanks guys, this should hopefully make it all a bit easier and more fun...... | |
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| Sahil Sinha sahil.sinha@st-hildas | 11:21, 9th Nov 2009 117 weeks ago |
| This is very true, and coaches/bankriders are in a particularly good position to help coxless boats. In the interest of safety and general politeness it is nice to see anyone warn of possible collisions. However, it must be emphasised that coxless boats have a responsibility to look back frequently and make sure that they are not going to cause an accident. If they are concerned about this, they should arrange to have someone bankriding to help them but it is still ultimately the rowers' responsibility. This is common sense and associated with basic EA rules of the river. | |
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| Sahil Sinha sahil.sinha@st-hildas | 11:33, 9th Nov 2009 117 weeks ago |
| Sorry to add a rule citation to the above reply. OURCs Rules Chapter 2 Rule 4(1)(a) Crews must, at all times, be aware of what is happening around them. | |
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| Chris christopher.cooper@sgc | 12:20, 9th Nov 2009 117 weeks ago |
| The point is a little common sense on all parts is required, that's all. It would be good if coaches/coxes can remind the stroke of their boats to shout out if a sculler (or any boat) is bearing down on them. Most scullers are conscientious - it's stationary crews sticking too far out from the bank that are one of the biggest dangers to both parties, or if they are too close to the bank and hidden by foliage. Small boats will always come off worse in a collision - many of these are privately owned (thus expensive to repair) and most scullers don't want a dunking in this weather, as that's the inevitable consequence of a non-minor collision of a single with an 8+! So please everyone just look take care so we can all enjoy it! | |
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| kasia katarzyna.bera@trinity | 15:52, 9th Nov 2009 117 weeks ago |
| i think you will find very few suicidal scullers who would go out without turning around. on the others side, you cant expect to turn around *every* stroke, and if you are following a boat during stroke 1 when you turn around - and they suddenly and *QUiETLY* stop - you might find yourself pretty much in their stern during stroke 3 or 4. the note was not to say that scullers can go out without looking, but if you stop, and see a boat approaching, it does not hurt to give them a shout. especially if its a fast approaching quad doing race pieces. even if they turned around every stroke, they do travel very fast. thanks :-) i dont think there is any rule to be quoted here, it was just a plea for a bit of common sense. and some of the new rowers sitting at stroke might not be aware of it,so if coxes / coaches would let them know this would help immensely. | |
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| Sahil Sinha sahil.sinha@st-hildas | 18:34, 9th Nov 2009 117 weeks ago |
| Rule citation was to bring forum post in line with wishes of Ben. | |
