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Which are your favourite regattas/heads in the May Term?

Choose your favourite four; nb this is just regattas during the summer term/up to HRR.

CUCBC Small boats		30%

Head of the Cam (when in summer)		0%

Notts City		20%

Oxford City bumps		10%

BUSA		5%

Bedford		35%

Summer Head2Head		5%

City Sprints		45%

Cambridge Champion 8s Head		0%

99s regatta		20%

Peterborough May (1000m)		10%

Peterborough May (500m)		5%

Docklands		5%

CUCBC May races		80%

HWR		20%

Marlow		10%

HRR		40%

Total: 20 members' votes

by Dan - Sun 11th Apr 2004, 9:32pm

Although I like the idea of this poll I think it is flawed. Some of us have far too little experience of mays races to be able to make a sensible choice of 4. Despite having rowed for college for both of the last two may terms, I have only ever raced in the Head of the Cam, City Sprints, Peterborough Sprints and May Bumps. So how can I make a reasoned decision?

I have therefore decided to screw up this poll from the beginning and only vote for one race. I suggest everyone else does likewise.

by Old Man - Sun 11th Apr 2004, 10:26pm

Can't say I've done particularly many of the available options, either.

by dw229 - Mon 12th Apr 2004, 8:45am

Well I've 'done' Henley Royal Regatta and enjoyed the Pimms thoroughly. The beer tent on the finish line at Bedford gets my vote too.

Notts City is just great because it's multi-lane and we don't do enough of that and it's also on my favourite course.

by Dubya - Mon 12th Apr 2004, 3:06pm

Old Man said: Can't say I've done particularly many of the available options, either.

Why do you call yourself "old man"?

by mjb - Mon 12th Apr 2004, 4:54pm

Dubya said: Why do you call yourself "old man"?

Because I just had another birthday go by and am feeling particularly ancient.

by very old man - Tue 13th Apr 2004, 12:17am

To make up for Din, I have voted for 7 options, all of them being regattas at which I have had success (and therefore enjoyed)

by don't like the wind, rain, hail, sleet etc. - Tue 13th Apr 2004, 1:24pm

Notts City... it's also on my favourite course....

what? how? are you mad?

by dw229 - Tue 13th Apr 2004, 2:06pm

Multi-lane is great and the clubhouse at Holme Pierrepoint has food, chairs and nice girls in lycra :)

by gf - Tue 13th Apr 2004, 2:08pm

dw229 said: Multi-lane is great and the clubhouse at Holme Pierrepoint has food, chairs and nice girls in lycra :)

lycra-covered food sounds disgusting, and lycra-covered chairs seem pointless...

by true romantic - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:21am

dw229 said: Multi-lane is great and the clubhouse at Holme Pierrepoint has food, chairs and nice girls in lycra :)

...where your chat up lines consist of "come here often? poor you", or "let me get out of these wet things"

by Dubya - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:55am

Perhaps the next poll should be ... "Which regattas/heads have you won pots in during May term? (blades count as pots but spoons dont)" as that would more accurately measure what this question is asking ;)

by RTT - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:59am

Or perhaps "Which is the best chat up line to use on a fit boatie you meet at a regatta?"

by dw229 - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 11:04am

I think this is a case where members suggestions are needed first, rather than a vote on someone elses.

So...chat up lines at a regatta...

"Nice lycra"

by sat - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 11:19am

Is that a rigger jigger in your lycra or are you just pleased to see me?

by RTT - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:15pm

May I stroke your pair?

by jpd - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:16pm

"Get your splash-top love, you've pulled."

by RTT - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:16pm

Is that a ladder in your leggings or a stairway to heaven?

by jpd - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:18pm

"It's getting dark; want to go sculling?"

by RTT - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:19pm

Do you believe in love at first sight or should I scull by again?

by jpd - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:19pm

"Hi, I row for Cambridge..."

by RTT - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:23pm

Our cox (sic) just weighed in at sixty kilos

by jpd is running out of ideas - Wed 14th Apr 2004, 9:29pm

"You sort out your back-end and I'll sort out my entry."

by True romantic - Thu 15th Apr 2004, 8:05am

When my boats a-rockin', don't come a-knocking...

by Being careful about the capitals - Thu 15th Apr 2004, 8:22am

"You don't sweat much for a fat bird"

by Simon, in Sydney - Fri 16th Apr 2004, 8:32am

Dubya said: as that would more accurately measure what this question is asking ;)

Yes and No... Remember, it's just as much about the beer tents as the taking part in bufty land.

by Dubya - Fri 16th Apr 2004, 10:26am

The beer tents are mostly rubbish though!

by dw229 - Fri 16th Apr 2004, 11:29am

Talking of which, how can I get my hands on some Steward's Enclosure tags for Henley this year? Dan H?

Am willing to pay if anyone is a member/knows a member and will buy a couple for me.