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Aye, 'twas a dark and foul morning when I navigated up the Merrimack to pick up my matey, Ricky B, for the voyage to Brandeis for the 2025 CRASH Bs regatta. We passed many a shipwreck on the coast of Route 128 as we cruised south to Waltham. A lesson to all captains: it doesn't matter how much FWD, ...

New England’s fifth season was over by 2 November when Greater Lawrence Rowing (http://www.glrowing.org/ ) hosted their end of the year half-marathon row on the Merrimack River. This was not a race, just a long row to celebrate the end of the season. It was primarily for the masters’ members, but I ...

New England’s fifth season was almost over when Lowell’s Boat Shop https://www.lowellsboatshop.org/ hosted the Mighty Merrimack Race on 26 October on the Merrimack River in Amesbury MA. The skies were the color of pewter and there was a brisk northeast wind that combined with a strong ebb tide to ma...

New England’s fifth season continued into a beautiful day on October 19th when I loaded up my Peinert Zephyr and drove through the old mill towns of northeastern Massachusetts to the cranberry bogs of southeastern Massachusetts for the Buzzards Bay Challenge hosted by the Buzzards Bay Rowing Club ht...

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November 22nd, 2024, 1:15 am

Congratulations Paul, and thanks for sharing.

I do have to say one thing about the HLM: it is a bit amusing that a lifesaving museum is sponsored by a funeral home. I'm sure the irony is not lost on either organization.

Ha! I never noticed that.

Saturday Oct 5 brought the annual Head of the Weir race hosted by the Hull Lifesaving Museum https://www.hulllifesavingmuseum.org/ We gathered at Jake’s Seafood in Hull https://www.jakesseafoods.com/ to register and launch, and use their parking lot and bathrooms. Thanks Jake’s. I’ve written about t...

As I’ve chronicled earlier, there are fewer open water races in New England, although they are making a comeback. Part of the problem is that clubs have realized that they weren’t making any money after accounting for special harbormaster details etc. So, in response, the best Doryman in New England...

That looks like a lot of fun. Was that Yam the Great Dane that I spotted in the video?

PaulG and I have C2 Bantams for our boats on the Merrimack River in Haverhill, MA. He for his Peinert Zehpyr and me for my Alden Star. Mine are three years old and his are about four years old and we both are fully satisfied with them. I'd used Aldens, Crokers, and some nameless oars before and lik...

All the Cx1 boats are very, very stable. They are very hard to tip over. However they are also very heavy. Check the specifications on the manufacturer's website to make sure you are comfortable moving a boat that heavy around the boathouse. You likely will need a rolling dolly to move it to the wat...

Peintert Zephyrs seem to be hard to come by. Try: row2k.com https://www.adirondackrowing.com/. They have used boats. https://www.craftsbury.com/. They sell their old boats sometimes. https://www.rocknrow.org/. Same as above Paul Milde, the owner of Peintert, may know of some Zephyrs for sale. DId yo...

I forgot to mention any of the many FISA compliant coastal water racing boats. Swift, Wintech, and others all make these boats. For a high end alternative see https://nextboatworks.com/

As I chronicled a few pages back, the number of open water races in New England has dwindled. But the Mighty Merrimack River Race remains, hosted by Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury MA, the oldest continually operating shop in the country www.lowellsboatshop.com. The race was originally scheduled for ...

Try Edon, Echo, or Peinert Zephyr. Paul Milde at Peinert will let you know if you are too big for the Zeohyr.

Yes it is very possible to row strapless on the Dynamic. I do it all the time. It just takes a little practice.