Jim the Boatman Status

Courtesy of St John's College BC Web Page

(Jim=Boatman at SJCBC, Oxford)

FUNCTIONING NORMALLY

Date: 11:00am, Wednesday, 29th January
Next Update: Whenever things change
Stream 3" above normal (risen since yesterday morning).
See Rule R13 (regarding Jim) and Jim History.

Jim criteria

Jim's accuracy is determined by amount of ale drawn (i.e. raised) at Iffley Lock, measured in 'pints' (1 pint=568 ml).

 Weir         Flag       Restrictions
<2 pints       None       Normal service
 2 pints       Blue       Slack bungline
 4 pints       Amber      Pointing towards Salter's boatyard
 5 pints       Red        Open the gates, Abingdon here we come!

Everyone on the College Boat Club contacts list, plus everyone else who has asked to be kept informed, will be notified of any changes in Jim status by e-mail.

Recent Jim Statistics

Month    Total    Diff (from long-term mean)
Feb 96   71mm    +30mm
Jan 96   34mm    -18mm
Dec 95  100mm    +44mm
Nov 95   98mm    +37mm

Data from the Mrs Jim Meteorological Station

Nigel Bailey, email: nigel.bailey@sjc.ox.ac.uk

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