http://www.ourcs.org.uk A RSS feed of the OURCs coxing forum en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:09:28 +0100 webmaster@ourcs.org.uk Are there any coxes out there not doing anything this Saturday whod be up for coxing Christ Church men in Head of the River? Their usual cox (me) is snowed under with Finals work (insert string of panicked swear-words here) and family commitments that shed much rather not have to rearrange. Gratitude/alcohol on offer to anyone who can help out, its also a chance to cox on the Tideway for anyone who doesnt get off the upper Thames much. Contact me @chch.ox if you think you can help us out. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:30 +0000 Hertford alumnus and ex-Osiris cox, Jude Cohen has very kindly offered her assistance to a senior division crew in need of a cox if still X and S only for Saturday.judithmcohen[at]gmail[dot]com07886528105She is also coming armed with a few other small and loud people, if they are needed too. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:43:41 +0000 Yet another request for a cox - this is for a double outing on Saturday morning in Reading, with CORC (leaving Oxford at 6.45am), coxing their Womens Senior squad.  This is good experience off the Isis for anyone looking for a status change.  They (and I, since Im double-booked and cant help them) will be eternally grateful, probably to the point of buying you breakfast between trips.    Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:29 +0000 Merton M2 are looking for a cox for Torpids and also for rowing on on friday of this week. For rowing on youd need to be available from 12.45 (race starts at 13.30). Your help would be much appreciated and you will be rewarded/reimbursed for your time! If youre interested, please let me know as soon as poss (hannah.leadbetter@merton....etc) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:54:02 +0000 [posted on behalf of CORC]City of Oxford Womens Senior Squad are in need of a reasonably experienced cox to come racing with us in Nottingham this weekend for Head of the Trent. We are racing both eights and coxed fours and would love to have you join us and gain some experience on a different river (its not unlike the tideway in its sizeand bendy-ness!). Transport, sweets etc...gratefully provided.If youre interested, please contact Emily Lyons at corcwomen@gmail.com Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:21:13 +0000 Hi,Lincoln need a cox for their outing on the isis this afternoon - all are welcome.  Please email douglas.bruce@lincoln...etc if you can make it.Janette x Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:20:05 +0000 New College W1 are looking for a Senior status cox for tomorrow (Sunday) morning at Godstow, and possibly for future outings it it stays at amber. If anyone is available, please get in touch with our coach Nick Halford on 07908679093, and we will shower you with our everlasting love and affection - and chocolate! Ceri x Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:57:41 +0000 On an outing this morning I noticed some fairly important rules being ignored. Being blue flag, it was only X and S coxes out on the river and thus there is NO REASON AT ALL for not knowing the rules. Transgressions I saw this morning were... (1) A crew out before allowed time - sunrise today was at 7.48, meaning you can be out on ther water from 6.48am. I saw a crew out at least 10 mins early today. Luckily for them it was too dark to see which college. (2) A crew spinning at Longbridges - Its a new rule, but coxes should still know that you cant do this on blue or amber flag. (3) A crew spinning WAY below haystacks corner twice - again, under blue or amber flag you must spin between the turn early post, and upstream of the regular spinning post. This is especially the case now that the flags have been changed such that they allow for even higher stream. The crew in question then had the cheek to complain to me that I was spinning in the wrong place. Not impressed.    Coxes, if you dont know them, READ THE RULES. Also, if you have a coach who doesnt know the oxford way of doing things then make them read them too. I will point out though that this was by no means all crews, just a select few. Right, rant over.     Tom     Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:48:26 +0000 Posted on behalf of Abingdon RC;"Abingdon Ladies are looking for a cox for the Bedford Head on Sunday 10th February.  Division 1 WS3 8+ (9.15), Division 2 WS4 8+ (10.30) and Division 4 WS4 4+ (13:00).  If you are available for any or all of these, then please call 07776 188406 (Becky Hart) or email hartybec@yahoo.co.uk.  River levels permitting we will be training in Abingdon this weekend and Saturday next week, if you are also available.Thank you in advance,Becky"Additional note: Bedford head is a great course for coxes; four bridges to shoot, decent turns to nail, and a river only just wider than an eight is long to hone your precision spinning skillz... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:46:29 +0000 Lincoln M1 (owing to an unfortunate lack of S-status coxes of our own) are looking for an S-status cox for a morning outing on the Isis tomorrow, flags permitting.  Bribery is very definitely involved. Janette x 07763932526 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:46:33 +0000