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Which FaT/BPBC boat will complete the Fairbairns course in the shortest time? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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by mjb - Sun 23rd Nov 2003, 6:15pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Will BPBC be bringing the wormhole generator with them again this year ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
by Dubya - Sun 23rd Nov 2003, 11:09pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
this year they won't need it, I hear |
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by Man on the inside - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 6:26pm | |
My sources reveal the BPBC boats to stack up something like this atm: 1st Carbonnel Robson Fisher A Maltarp Glass Darley Withers Pickard/Rose Blackburn 2nd Liu Rose/Pickard Dewire Backhouse Were Hogley Robinson Fisher G Ponsonby For those to whom these mean little, I should point out that: The 1st viii contains: - 4 people who came 3rd in the Head of the Charles this year - 1 category winner from last week's erg champs - 1 Blue - 2 Lwts - numerous triallists - 2 ironmen and about a 6:20 average 2k time The 2nd viii is made up from 4 people who have been Head of the River, 7 and 6 from the Fairbairn VIII of '98, the stroke of the 2nd May VIII '00 and a Henley day 1 winner from this year. | |
by dw229 - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 6:46pm | |
To add to the stats - the low commitment VIII contains: 1 Lwt 1 Granta colour 4 May colours 2 2nd May colours (1 having rowed in the 1st Div) Average 2k is probably somewhere around 6:45 | |
by mjb - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 7:11pm | |
And FaT M1 has 2 May Colours 4 2nd May Colours 4 of the Uni IV's 2nd div. winning crew from this term. 3 of last year's 2nd div. winning crew. Av.2k around 6.45-6.50, I reckon. | |
by pedantic - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 8:13pm | |
"2 ironmen" aren't they going to be very heavy and not very flexible? | |
by Dubya - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 10:47pm | |
pedantic said: aren't they going to be very heavy and not very flexible? "yes, dear" | |
by dw229 - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 11:22pm | |
Cor...ze bitches really love BPBC don't they? | |
by mjb - Mon 24th Nov 2003, 11:22pm | |
pedantic said: "2 iron men" They could sit in the stern and really raise the bows out of the water, maybe ? And they're probably quite strong and able to put a lot of power down.aren't they going to be very heavy and not very flexible? | |
by Simon - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 9:31am | |
"2 ironmen" When ironmen are doing ironman competitions, do they have to be really careful during the swimming bit to make sure they don't start rusting? | |
by Let's not get carried away - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 10:16am | |
Man on the inside said: Hmmmm. Perhaps a bit optimistic to say we still have a 6:20 average erg. Remember we have Andy dragging back the crew average with his recent 6:37!and about a 6:20 average 2k time Anyone got any good gen on which crews CUBC are entering? How far ahead will they finish? How many times will their empachers hit the bank? | |
by jpd - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 10:30am | |
Anyone got any good gen on which crews CUBC are entering? How far ahead will they finish? How many times will their empachers hit the bank? Fairbairn crews haven't been announced yet.Rob (our boatman) has bought small fins and A4 rudders, so hopefully we'll get round the corners. | |
by "dear" - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 12:10pm | |
Simon said: When ironmen are doing ironman competitions, do they have to be really careful during the swimming bit to make sure they don't start rusting? no: they grease themselves up like channel swimmers do. i'd be more worried about sinking actually | |
by mjb - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 12:17pm | |
"dear" said: no: they grease themselves up like channel swimmers do. i'd be more worried about sinking actually surely being ironmen, they don't have to breathe and could just run along the bottom ? | |
by engineer - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 12:24pm | |
mjb said: surely being ironmen, they don't have to breathe and could just run along the bottom ? think of the drag | |
by Mike - Tue 25th Nov 2003, 12:40pm | |
engineer said: think of the drag They do it in a dress and make-up? | |
by jmg - Wed 26th Nov 2003, 4:07pm | |
Let's not get carried away said: Hmmmm. Perhaps a bit optimistic to say we still have a 6:20 average erg. Perhaps not right now, but the average PB would be pretty impressive, but that's as it should be for an alumni crew! | |
by Ingers - Wed 26th Nov 2003, 8:17pm | |
I was actually referring to average PB, though the current average would still be pretty good! | |
by Dubya - Thu 27th Nov 2003, 11:27pm | |
41 votes! that's a lot of people on our website!! | |
by Gent - Thu 27th Nov 2003, 11:32pm | |
unfortunately, none of them for the Gent's VIII! | |
by Dubya - Thu 27th Nov 2003, 11:35pm | |
do you expect to be faster than all the others listed? | |
by mjb - Thu 27th Nov 2003, 11:40pm | |
FaT M1 have caught up with the L-C VIII, but the Grads have a surprising number of votes. Interesting to see that most people have gone for BPBC I. | |
by Gent - Thu 27th Nov 2003, 11:42pm | |
Well I suppose I didn't exactly vote for us - and I'm not expecting us to be quicker than all of those crews - but it would be nice to avoid getting 0% 2 weeks running! | |
by Simon - Fri 28th Nov 2003, 7:45am | |
mjb said: FaT M1 have caught up with the L-C VIII, but the Grads have a surprising number of votes. Well, with that sort of insightful analysis, Peter Snow must be running scared.Interesting to see that most people have gone for BPBC I. | |
by Dubya - Fri 28th Nov 2003, 12:12pm | |
If Martin wants more hits, he'll now reveal the website's next new feature, a Fairbairns fantasy betting ring, offering odds adjusted according to poll results and bets placed. (Mini-bumpsdaq but without the stock price aspect) | |
by Becca - Sat 29th Nov 2003, 12:04pm | |
Go 1st women's iv! I'll be racing fairbairns too, but with my Oxford crew. We'll be in a Maggie boat, with Maggie blades, but still support us - please! | |
by Ingers - Sat 29th Nov 2003, 2:29pm | |
Becca said: Are you quite mad?"...with my Oxford crew." "...We'll be in a Maggie boat" "...with Maggie blades" "but still support us" | |
by jmg - Sun 30th Nov 2003, 9:38am | |
Dubya said: If Martin wants more hits, he'll now reveal the website's next new feature, a Fairbairns fantasy betting ring, offering odds adjusted according to poll results and bets placed. Well I'm going to be selling the Grad VIII short on that basis. | |
by obsessed techy geek in need of shrink - Sun 30th Nov 2003, 6:21pm | |
47 votes?! cool. This makes me happy. As does an average of 45,000 page downloads per week over the last month; not bad. However, I demand that everyone who's able takes lots of nice pictures of people rowing Fairbairns, because I won't be here... :-( | |
by Dubya - Sun 30th Nov 2003, 11:59pm | |
It's interesting that the graph of hits by time of day has changed significantly. It used to be that most hits were in the evening (8-10pm) with a huge spike at 11pm to midnight. But now most hits are between 3 and 6 in the afternoon (although the increase around midnight is still present, in smaller proportion). This suggests a lot more hits from bufties when slacking in the mid-afternoon... compared to students who check last thing before going to bed. | |
by RTT - Mon 1st Dec 2003, 8:54am | |
Could be students getting bored in the afternoon (lighting up is now around 1615) and bufties returning from the pub? | |
by Little "Mathmo" Jenners - Fri 5th Dec 2003, 8:52pm | |
I like the fact that you all commented that we should win it statistically but very few of you actually voted for us. We did 13.57 which is over a minute faster than 15.03, I think, correct my maths if I'm wrong! |