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| by Mike - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:47pm | ||
Mike said: How bored are you? You could check the last few years' charts for any such occurrences... To answer that question: no-one has yet achieved the uber-blades of bumping five times on five different days. Fitzwilliam W1 were on course in 2001, having bumped up three times (into the first division) in the first three days before plague struck and racing was cancelled.After day 1 this year, four crews (King's M1, Pembroke M2, Robinson W1 and Caius W2) are still on course to manage it. Yes. I am bored. | ||
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| by Mike - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:36pm | ||
Dubya said: no but you'd have sub-spoons, which is arguably just as cool. Maybe, but as there is no way of being bumped more than four times (this being a sensible institution with a sensible set of bumping rules) it would therefore also be impossible to be bumped on five consecutive days.There goes your race plan... | ||
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| by Dubya - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:25pm | ||
Mike said: That wouldn't really qualify you for uber-blades though would it? no but you'd have sub-spoons, which is arguably just as cool. | ||
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| by Mike - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:22pm | ||
Dubya said: Cant you also do it by being bumped down, That wouldn't really qualify you for uber-blades though would it? | ||
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| by Mike - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:22pm | ||
Bored said: the stupid new Lents rule I was also going to point out that Chris was showing his age ;) I suspect that the 'new' rule has been around longer than any current club rowers. Mind you, I remember rowing in (the 7th VIII at the bottom of) the now-defunct 5th division, and I agree that the current setup is both stupid and new... | ||
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| by Dubya - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:18pm | ||
Mike said: Not necessarily. You could start 2nd in Division 2, bump up on day 1 to sandwich boat, then bump the remaining four days in Division 1. Or start 3rd in Division 3, bump up to sandwich boat by the 2nd day, then bump three days in Division 2. Or start 4th in Division 4 etc etc. Cant you also do it by being bumped down, assuming you start in the 2nd or 3rd divisions? Cant be bothered to work out the details but am sure it is possible.How bored are you? You could check the last few years' charts for any such occurrences... | ||
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| by gf - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:15pm | ||
Simon said: It's now in its 8th year... when does it stop being new? The New Forest hasn't been renamed yet... | ||
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| by Simon - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:14pm | ||
Bored said: With the stupid new Lents rule It's now in its 8th year... when does it stop being new? | ||
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| by Mike - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:14pm | ||
Bored said: (I imagine this could only work starting in the 4th division?) Not necessarily. You could start 2nd in Division 2, bump up on day 1 to sandwich boat, then bump the remaining four days in Division 1. Or start 3rd in Division 3, bump up to sandwich boat by the 2nd day, then bump three days in Division 2. Or start 4th in Division 4 etc etc.How bored are you? You could check the last few years' charts for any such occurrences... | ||
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| by mjb - Tue 1st Mar 2005, 5:11pm | ||
Bored said: (I imagine this could only work starting in the 4th division?) No, you just have to ensure you start off (n-1)th in the nth division ... | ||
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