Novice Outings

• To sign up for an outing, email michael.tran@stcatz.ox.ac.uk
• MCR Rowers: you have your own system of novice outings but you are welcome to sign up here as well
• These outing times are the latest times at which you are expected at the boathouse. You no longer need to meet in the lodge beforehand. We assume you all know your way by now, if not, read [this] ("Where do you row")
• Initially seats in each outing will be reserved for those different levels of experience, indicated by the colour code (see below for explanation - the Novice Squad web-page also lists all those who are either "red" or "green"). If all the slots for your particular level are taken you will be put on the reserve list.
• 24 hours before an outing any remaining empty slots will first be filled from those on the reserve list first and then any remaining places assigned on a first come first served basis
• If you've not had either a tank session or an outing so far, what we'd like you to do first is turn up and help get the boat in and out, and cycle along the bank to watch how it's done and pick up some of the terminology. After that you can sign up for your next outing (eg following on the same day) for one of the "red" slots as if you had had a tank session
• For the moment we'd also like novice coxes to sign up for the rowing seats, and we'll let you loose in the coxing seat after you've been out 2 or 3 times and we have more experienced novice crews.
• Check this web-page or your email a few hours before your outing to make sure that there are no changes. You will normally only receive an email if we have had to cancel an outing at short notice. If in doubt: turn up!
• Seat positions will be assigned by your coach when you arrive at the boathouse
• Once you have signed up for an outing our displeasure will increase exponentially according to the following scale
  1. You declare that you cannot row with more than 24 hours notice - caution
  2. You declare that you cannot row with less than 24 hours notice - yellow card (same if you turn up late)
  3. You don't tell us that you cannot row, but just fail to show up - red card

Last updated Mon 09.00

Key
These slots are for experienced rowers or coxes
These slots are for novices who have had 1 or more water outings so far
These slots are for novices who've only had a tank session so far
These slots are for novices who've not yet had either a tank session or an outing
These slots are available for anyone to sign up