http://www.ourcs.org.uk A RSS feed of the OURCs name and shame forum en-us Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:55:08 +0100 webmaster@ourcs.org.uk Im sure its short for "To Annoy" :-) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:39:11 +0000 tony.harris@regents Thanks for this feedback, will make sure it gets passed on tomorrow! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:37:24 +0000 thomas.baker@jesus Also, I know the racing is very exciting, but when the commentators shout during racing we cant hear what theyre saying! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:42:26 +0000 alice.lighton@balliol Would it be possible for whoever is in charge of the tannoy system at race desk possibly turn the volume setting down from 11? Im sure Im not the only one who has had difficulty hearing something our cox has said, either in a warmup or racing. Cheers, Paul. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:15:39 +0000 Paul.Taylor@bioch I will restate that coxes and coaches should know where the spinning areas are. If you dont - go and look now. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:14:55 +0000 sahil.sinha@st-hildas I spent much of this morning watching disaster after near-miss unfold at the head of the river. Please can I urge a number of things to consider when spinning at the head, particularly when the stream is quite strong, as it was this morning. 1) Please have a coach/bankrider with Novice coxes. For crews on boathouse island this does not mean that the coach comes around to the towpath side when their crew is spinning. The coach must be on hand to supervise the spin. I know that Tom is treating this very seriously and you can be penalised for effectively having a novice cox out without a bankrider. 2) Go deep into the spinning area. This means that when you are spinning with someone, the higher crew should be past the second steamer and the bridge on the left. This is to allow plenty of room for you and possibly the crew below you. When the stream is strong your boat will drift considerably downstream and it is worth going higher to give yourself more room. 3) Know where the spinning area is. R6(a)(i) " upstream of the second large mooring post on the City side at the Head of the River." This means that your stern must be passed the second mooring post, which currently has the bows of the first Salters steamer moored to it. A number of crews today span well below this, risking damage to their own boat and the crews below them. 4)When waiting to spin, please tap up so that you are close the crews in front of you. However, do not tap up to crews that are actually spinning. Give the crews in the spinning area the room they need, considering that they are going to come down towards you fairly quickly when side-on to the stream. 5) During the spin itself, please be aware of the effects of the stream and where it is fastest. This morning, and usually, it was fastest on the City or meadow side of the river. If when you spin you make sure that you cross to the county side, this will reduce the chance of you drifting downstream and becoming speared by a crew waiting. The stream also means that many novice crews will not have a strong enough stroke or stroke and six to back down and swing the stern in. It is worth remembering that when side on, bow will be able to turn you much more effectively that stroke; they are working with and not against the stream. 6) Finally, even if you have permission to spin with another crew, if you feel that they have not left you enough room, do not spin with them. It may be inconsiderate of them, but you must look after your own crew and not put yourself in a position where you may clash with other boats. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:11 +0000 sahil.sinha@st-hildas I would like to apologise for the LMH M2 boat spining early at longbridges this morning. The rigger of the five man had just split in half and so they were trying to get back into the boathouse as quick as possible in order to see the extent of the damage. Sorry if this caused any incovenience to anyone. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:26:15 +0000 andrew.wilton@lmh Pembroke IV+ around 6.40am, and then again pembroke VIII+ around 8 am. both times they paddle past isis boathouse, and then stop for a nice coaching session, of course it is convenient to stop outside the isis tavern since no other boats are allowed up there!!!?? same coach, twice in one day. not sure if he doesnt know the rules (that were kindly pointed out to him by several academicals) or just chose not to follow them. 6. Spinning 1. Under green flag boats may only spin at the following places from iii below the red and white post on Haystacks Corner. A spinning crew must not keep paddling once downstream of this post, and must stay upstream of the white Isis Boathouse post as they spin. Crews must not use the stretch between the white post and Iffley Lock to be coached. Crews racked at the Isis Boathouse may use the area just below the white post to boat or land only but are recommended under blue or amber flag to spin above the post and drift or back down to land. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:59:23 +0000 katarzyna.bera@trinity Rule citation was to bring forum post in line with wishes of Ben. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:34:28 +0000 sahil.sinha@st-hildas The point is a little common sense on all parts is required, thats 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 - its 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 dont want a dunking in this weather, as thats 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! Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:20:41 +0000 christopher.cooper@sgc