Notes and fines from the umpires will be posted here as the week's racing progresses.
​Fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dr Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (fines[at]cucbc.org) within 48 hours.
Wednesday
Notes from the Umpires
- There has been some confusion regarding the finishes for M5 division. The first three crews in M5 division row to top finish, and the fourth crew has the choice of top/bottom finish. This was highlighted in the coxes’ briefing.
- There have been multiple cycling incidents today. Bank party must cycle carefully and be mindful of umpires overtaking and overtaking umpires. Umpires will be moving to ensure clear line of sight to adjudicate.
- Bank party must be aware the towpath is public, and be mindful of the other users.
- The bank is overgrown and has not been maintained. Coxes clearing must be aware of where the bank is and how they are going to park: pointing bows into the bank and hoping is not a good strategy.
- Crews must know where they are marshalling, and bank party should aid in this through discussion with marshals.
- Crews rowing home after being bumped out must stop at the railway bridge to allow the next division to push off. This has caused delay today.
- Practice starts must be started off from “10” at the plough, and fines will be levied for those ignoring this instruction.
- Please can all polers be careful when poling out crews. Two poles have already been lost and another damaged. The running of bumps is compromised if further such damage/loss occurs this week.
Fines
- Caius M3 - Holding it up upon being bumped - £50
- Caius W2 - Dangerous coxing - £75
- Churchill M3 - Excellent coxing judgement on blocked river - commendation
- Clare W2 – Ignoring umpire instructions – £25
- Clare W4 - Sporting behaviour in offer of bow-ball - commendation
- Clare Hall W1 - Foul language -£25
- Clare Hall W1 - Obstructing umpire and towpath during race - £15
- Corpus Christi M1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Darwin - Late marshal - £5
- Downing M1 - Foul and abusive language - £75
- Emmanuel M4 - Early celebration- £20
- Emmanuel M4 - Failure to hold it up - £50
- Emmanuel W3 – Ignoring Umpire instructions – £ 25
- Fitzwilliam M1 - Obstruction of umpire - £25
- Fitzwilliam M2 - Ignoring umpires instructions - £50
- Girton - Failure to provide a Marshal – £15
- Jesus M4 - Ignoring umpires instructions - £25
- Jesus W1 - Hitting marshalled boat - £50
- Jesus W1- Failure to attend scheduled cox briefing without making alternative arrangement - £50
- Jesus W3 - Failure to easy - £50
- Jesus W3 - Poor clearing - warning
- King’s – Slightly late marshal -Warning
- LMBC M2 - Handheld filming - £75
- LMBC M3 - Slow to clear - £30
- Lucy Cavendish W2 - Dangerous coxing - £75
- Pembroke M3 - Early celebration -£20
- Pembroke W1 - repeated foul language - £50
- Peterhouse M1 - Excessive bank party - £30
- Peterhouse M4 - Failure to concede - £25
- Peterhouse W2 - Exuberant marshalling – attach larger bowball
- Queen’s W1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Robinson M2 - Foul language - £25
- Robinson W1 - Failure to attend scheduled cox briefing without making alternative arrangement - £50
- Selwyn M2 - Rowing into stationary crew - £75, penalty bump awarded against crew and cox removed for rest of may bumps.
- St. Catharine's W1 - Ignoring umpires instructions -£15
- St. Edmund's M2 - Foul language - £25
- Trinity Hall M3 - Excessive bank party - £30
- Wolfson M2 - Excellent coxing judgement on blocked river - commendation
Thursday
Notes from the Umpires
- Handheld filming rules also apply on the row down and the row home.
- Bank parties should carry additional water rather than it being poured into the river. It is important that crews have water available at all times.
- Umpires please don’t wear rucksacks over your high-vis and completely obscure it, it makes it really difficult to tell who is an umpire.
- Two large bins are available for any litter at Grassy (or anyone heading back upstream around Grassy). They don’t fit all the way to the towpath, so are located approximately 10m up the footpath which leaves the river from the middle of Grassy corner. Please ensure all litter is properly disposed of or taken home.
- Bungs should be held as high as practical and certainly above the waterline. If we can’t see it, you might as well not be holding it .
- Running bank parties are not allowed due to the danger of obstruction. Further offenses will incur fines.
Fines
- Caius M2 - Failure to concede - £25
- Christ’s W1 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Christ’s W1 - Incompetent clearing - £50
- Christ’s W2 - Excellent clearing, rowing around grassy to find a clear spot - commendation
- Clare M2 - Excellent clearing - rowing on to find a clear and accessible spot - commendation
- Corpus Christi M1 - Easying upon being bumped - £25
- CUCBC Coxing Rep - Crashed on First Post - don’t provide advice on the racing line.
- Darwin W1 - Running bank party - Warning
- Downing M3 - Late concession - £20
- Emmanuel M4 - Incompetent concession - £15
- Emmanuel W2 - Failure to stop at railway bridge - £25
- Emmanuel W3 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- First and Third M3 bow seat - fished bottle out of the river, anti-littering - commendation
- Fitzwilliam M3 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Fitzwilliam W2 - Early celebration - £20
- Fitzwilliam W2 - Failure to clear - £25
- Hughes Hall W1 - Excellent holding it up around an obstruction and restarting at rate - commendation
- Jesus M1 - Late to hold it up - £30
- Jesus M2 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - £30
- Jesus M3 - Serious failure to concede - £40
- Jesus M4 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- King’s M2 - Running bank party - warning
- King’s W2 - Incompetent marshalling - warning
- Lady Margaret W1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Lady Margaret M1 - Public urination - £85
- Lucy Cavendish W1 - Poor clearing (from Wednesday) - £40
- Medics - Reuniting owner with dog - commendation
- Murray Edwards W3 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Peterhouse M3 - Dropped Bung, no advantage - £15
- Peterhouse M3 - Slow to hold it up - £20
- Peterhouse M3 - Slow clearing - £20
- Robinson - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Robinson M1 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Robinson M2 - Failure to hold it up when faced with blocked river - £50
- Sidney Sussex M3 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - £25
- St Catherine’s W1 - Excellent clearing - commendation
- St Edmund’s M1 - Impersonating an umpire - prematurely calling for the cox ahead to concede - £50
- St Edmund’s W1 - Poor clearing - £25
- Trinity Hall W1 - Handheld filming on the row home - £75
- Queen’s M1 - Repeated foul language - £50
- Queen’s M3- Serious failure to hold it up upon bumping - £40
- Queen’s M3- Repeated foul language - £50
- Queen’s M3- Early celebration - £20
- Wolfson M2 - Boating without lifejacket - £50
- Wolfson M2 - Illegal practice start - £15
- Wolfson W2 - Boating without lifejacket - £50
Friday
Notes from the Umpires
- All crews must resume normal navigation once they have finished racing, whether that be after bumping out or rowing over. Crews rowing down to the start must likewise observe normal navigation.
- The towpath is going to be extremely busy today. Bank parties must take care on the public path, and allow extra time to get to the start. Clubs should instruct members to be careful also.
- A reminder that no running bank party are allowed, and bank parties are strictly limited to four cyclists.
- A reminder that bins are available on Grassy corner for all litter. They are approximately 10 meters down the path at the apex of Grassy.
- Today is going to be hot. A reminder again that crews must bring extra water, and seek shade whenever possible.
- A reminder that portaloos are available at Control, and it is neither acceptable nor legal for crews/bank parties to urinate in view of the public.
- Programmes are still available for purchase at Control for £5, cash or card.
- Swapping of cox and rower for the row home must only occur where the cox is a competent rower and the rower is a competent cox. The Chief Umpires will fine crews heavily if this is not the case and the crew causes any delays to subsequent divisions or fails to follow correct navigation. If above the Railway Bridge, the cox must be aware of the navigation procedure on the row home from Bumps (i.e. the need to stop at the Railway Bridge to wait for the next division to push off).
- Please remember everything is two hours earlier today!
Fines
- Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - £30
- Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - £45
- Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (third offence) - £60
- Caius M1 - Excessive bank party (fourth offence) - £75
- Caius M1 - Public urination (Thursday, first offence) - £85
- Caius M1 - Public urination (Thursday, second offence) - £85
- Caius M1 - Public urination (Thursday, third offence) - £85
- Caius W2 - Failure to follow proper navigation on row home - £50
- Caius W3 - Serious failure to hold it up when faced with blocked river - £75, penalty bump awarded against the crew, and disqualification narrowly avoided by holding it up at the last second
- Christ's M1 - Failure to concede - £30
- Christ’s M1 - Ignoring umpire’s instructions; failing to stop at Railway Bridge on row home - £20
- Churchill W1 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Churchill W2 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - £30
- Churchill W2 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - £45
- Corpus Christi - Failure to supply a marshal - £15
- Corpus Christi W1 - Extremely slow to clear - £50
- Darwin - Failure to supply a marshal - £15
- Darwin M2 - Running bank party - £30
- Downing - Late marshal - £5
- Downing W1 - Handheld filming - £75
- Emmanuel M4 - Forgot bung, no advantage - £15
- Emmanuel W1 - Slow to hold it up upon bumping - £20
- Emmanuel W1 - Serious failure to clear - £50
- Hughes Hall W1 - Running bank party - £30
- Hughes Hall W1 - Running bank party (second offence) - £30
- Hughes Hall W2 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Jesus W2 - Failure to row on upon being bumped - £25
- Jesus W4 - Holding it up upon being bumped - £40
- Pembroke M2 - Slow to clear - £20
- Queens' - Late marshal - £5
- Queens' W1 - Early celebration - £15
- Robinson - Late marshal - £5
- Selwyn M3 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - £30
- Selwyn M3 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - £45
- Selwyn W1 - Foul language - £30
- St Edmund's M1 - Failure to hold it up upon bumping - £50
- St Edmund's M2 - Early celebration - £15
- Trinity Hall W2 - Late concession - £25
- Wolfson W1 - Excellent clearing - Commendation
Saturday
Notes from the Umpires
- Thank you to all of the crews, coaches, bank parties, umpires, marshals and spectators for another excellent set of Bumps! We look forward to seeing many of you again for the Lents next year.
- Congratulations to Jesus W1 and Lady Margaret M1 on their Mays Headships.
- A small number of Bumps Programmes remain. Please contact the Executive Committee if you would like to purchase one.
Fines
- Caius W2 cox - Truly excellent steering around Grassy - commendation
- Christ’s M2 - Failure to hold it up upon bumping - £20
- Clare M3 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Clare W3 - Excess bank party (first offence) - £30
- Clare W3 - Excess bank party (second offence) - £45
- Clare W3 - Handheld filming (first offence) - £75
- Clare W3 - Handheld filming (second offence) - £75
- Darwin - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - £30
- Darwin - Failure to provide a marshal (third offence) - £45
- Emmanuel M1 - Extremely foul and abusive language - £75
- Emmanuel M1 - Dropped bung, slight advantage - £25
- Emmanuel M2 - Foul language - £30
- Emmanuel W2 - Failure to clear - £30
- First & Third M2 - Excessive greenery - Put it in a pot and water it, use to supply next year’s greenery
- Fitzwilliam W1 - Dropped bung, no advantage - £15
- Girton - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - £30
- Homerton - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Hughes Hall - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Jesus M2 - Serious failure to row on upon being bumped - £50
- Jesus W1 - Dangerously obstructing the finish line - £50
- King’s - Late Marshal - £5
- Lady Margaret M1 - Excessive bank party (first offence) - £30
- Lady Margaret M1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - £45
- Lady Margaret W3 - Failure to hold it up upon bumping - £20
- Lucy Cavendish W1 - Boating without a lifejacket - £50
- Magdalene - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Newnham - Late marshal - £5
- Queens’ M2 - Forgot bung, slight advantage - £25
- Queens’ M3 - Forgot bung, slight advantage - £25
- Robinson - Failure to provide a marshal (second offence) - £30
- Robinson M2 - Failure to follow normal navigation on row home (firm pressure rowing above Green Dragon) - £50
- Sidney Sussex - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Trinity Hall - Failure to provide a marshal - £15
- Trinity Hall W1 - Running bank party - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Running bank party (second offence) - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Running bank party (third offence) - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Running bank party (fourth offence) - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Running bank party (fifth offence) - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party - £30
- Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (second offence) - £45
- Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (third offence) - £60
- Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (fourth offence) - £75
- Trinity Hall W1 - Excessive bank party (fifth offence) - £75
