What OTW Training have you done today

[Rocket Roy]

YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM BYRON............But where oh where are the pic's of the goodies spread on plates, doughnuts, pumpkin pie, etc.

Your are losing your camera touch.

[Bob S.]

YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM BYRON............But where oh where are the pic's of the goodies spread on plates, doughnuts, pumpkin pie, etc.

Your are losing your camera touch.

Well it looks to me like the pie is there. You have to scroll to the lower right hand corner.

Lightweight competitors should not have goodies on their minds - nor multiple pints of Guiness, for that matter. Yeah, I am just jealous. One full British pint of Guinness would more than do me in. My limit is one bottle of US beer - and only before 3 PM. The alcohol content of US beer is only about half that of your beer, especially Guiness, and the bottles are only 12 oz US which is only about 60% of a British pint.

Bob S.

[Citroen]

The alcohol content of US beer is only about half that of your beer, especially Guiness, and the bottles are only 12 oz US which is only about 60% of a British pint.

Guinness (4.1%ABV). The warm brown hoppy stuff (4.1%ABV). Stella (5.1%ABV). Newcastle Brown Ale (4.7%ABV).

We have an arbitrary measure here - the "alcohol unit (25mls of liquour 40%ABV)" - which is so the general public can tell which is stronger and how many they should drink per week (the allowance for men (3-4 units/day) being different to the allowance for women (2-3 units/day)). http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and ... d-measures

I found a nice easy to digest list at: http://www.barnet.nhs.uk/files/trustupl ... _table.pdf

[Byron Drachman]

YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM BYRON............But where oh where are the pic's of the goodies spread on plates, doughnuts, pumpkin pie, etc.

Your are losing your camera touch.

Hi Roy,

I would need a special high speed camera. The food vanished the instant it was put on plates. You can't tell from the photo, but the plates are Noritake china, my guess is from the 1940's or earlier.

Byron

[Byron Drachman]

It was like summer this morning in Michigan. Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration but not much of one. The jacket came off after a while. It was unusual to be wearing a T-shirt after Thanksgiving. The temperature right now is 53 F. I did 16K on flat water.

[Rocket Roy]

It was like summer this morning in Michigan. Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration but not much of one. The jacket came off after a while. It was unusual to be wearing a T-shirt after Thanksgiving. The temperature right now is 53 F. I did 16K on flat water.

Very nice! Enjoy the weather while it lasts. You must have been zinging along on that flat water.

[Nosmo]

It was so cold this morning that I had to wear tights for the second time this season.
Heavy fog in the dark which made it a day for drills. Coach only wanted two boats on the water and 12 women showed up so he put out an 8+ and a 4x with me in bow. I was happy because I did not want to row my wife's single in the fog.

[Bob S.]

It was so cold this morning that I had to wear tights for the second time this season.
Heavy fog in the dark which made it a day for drills. Coach only wanted two boats on the water and 12 women showed up so he put out an 8+ and a 4x with me in bow. I was happy because I did not want to row my wife's single in the fog.

But you will still be rowing through the next three months, while Byron will need his ice skates and Roy would probably need at least wet suit.

Bob S.

P.S. Did the 12 include a regular coxswain or did they have to draw straws? I still remember one time at LBRA when a women's 8+ went out and somehow they ended up with the largest one stuck with coxing. Stuck is a good word for it. She wasn't all that much over weight but she was quite tall and built to proportion. She was also quite broad-beamed and the narrow cox seat was very tight. Her crew mates were kidding that if they flipped, she would be suspended from the upturned shell with her rear jammed in the seat.

[Nosmo]

Hi Bob,
They have one regular Coxswain who usually comes out once or twice a week. The rest of the women take turns coxing--and yes some have trouble fitting in the seat and apparently our best 8+ is much worse the best 4+ in terms of room. It is not ideal, but not the worse thing to have the rowers all have coxing experience---easy for me to say since I never have to cox! We have to remain pretty flexible since with masters rowing the turnout varies a lot. It also helps that most everyone also sculls.

[Byron Drachman]

It was so cold this morning that I had to wear tights for the second time this season.

It was so cold I saw a lawyer put his hands in his own pockets. It was so cold...

I did 8K. The river will freeze fairly soon but in the meantime it is quiet and peaceful. We had a good snowfall last night:

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[Byron Drachman]

11K. I took some video this morning but there must be some mistake. Somebody must have switched videos on me. The video I got shows a geezer barely moving the boat. That can't be me.

The river is still flowing but I have no idea how long that will last. How is this for flat water?

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[Rocket Roy]

Beautiful! But I could soon mess that up

[Rockin Roland]

Thanks for the cold snaps Byrom. It maybe time for you to put the boat away and get those skis on.

Downunder things are warming up.
Yesterday was a beautiful and warm summer's day. Hence I decided to have two rows, one before and the other after work. At first light, around 5 am, I went out in my single. As the sun rose the glare from the intense sun made it hard to see. Fortunately no mishaps as there were plenty of crews out training before work.

The one thing you notice about rowing a single on a busy river is that single scullers hate being overtaken by another single sculler. This is irrespective of age and sex. They hate being overtaken, so if you catch up to someone, they steer wide forcing you to row in an arc to get around. As you have to travel in an arc it obviously takes longer to get around them forcing you to increase the rating and pressure and to burn more energy. Others that can't hold you off, once you catch them, pull over to the river bank and pretend to adjust something, giving them an excuse for letting you pass. Yesterday morning I encountered a number of both of these kinds of scullers. It was quite an enjoyable row but this constant game playing on the river takes its toll on your body and when I could no longer play this game decided to head back to the dock.

After work it was time for another row. This time in the eight. It was still calm, warm and sunny. A very good bow stroke rigged Sykes eight was made available for us to row in that evening. The Coach broke the bad news to me that I had to stroke it. I much prefer to row in 7 seat and follow someone.However since it was bow stroke rigged it seemed to be the next best option. The problem with stroking an eight I found was the fear of people behind you trying to rush you. However I was determined no to shorter up so kept the strokes long and strong. We got into a rhythm and before long you could hear the bubbles under the hull. The hot setting evening sun made the sweat pour off my face and into the eyes causing them to sting. But I kept the pressure on all the way back to the sheds.

Afterwards the crew gathered at the bar, overlooking the setting sun on the river, and enjoyed some cold ales together. Nothing like a cold beer to quench a hard earned rowing thirst on a warm evening.

[Byron Drachman]

Thanks for the cold snaps Byrom. It maybe time for you to put the boat away and get those skis on.

Downunder things are warming up.
Yesterday was a beautiful and warm summer's day. Hence I decided to have two rows, one before and the other after work. At first light, around 5 am, I went out in my single. As the sun rose the glare from the intense sun made it hard to see. Fortunately no mishaps as there were plenty of crews out training before work.

The one thing you notice about rowing a single on a busy river is that single scullers hate being overtaken by another single sculler. This is irrespective of age and sex. They hate being overtaken, so if you catch up to someone, they steer wide forcing you to row in an arc to get around. As you have to travel in an arc it obviously takes longer to get around them forcing you to increase the rating and pressure and to burn more energy. Others that can't hold you off, once you catch them, pull over to the river bank and pretend to adjust something, giving them an excuse for letting you pass. Yesterday morning I encountered a number of both of these kinds of scullers. It was quite an enjoyable row but this constant game playing on the river takes its toll on your body and when I could no longer play this game decided to head back to the dock.

After work it was time for another row. This time in the eight. It was still calm, warm and sunny. A very good bow stroke rigged Sykes eight was made available for us to row in that evening. The Coach broke the bad news to me that I had to stroke it. I much prefer to row in 7 seat and follow someone.However since it was bow stroke rigged it seemed to be the next best option. The problem with stroking an eight I found was the fear of people behind you trying to rush you. However I was determined no to shorter up so kept the strokes long and strong. We got into a rhythm and before long you could hear the bubbles under the hull. The hot setting evening sun made the sweat pour off my face and into the eyes causing them to sting. But I kept the pressure on all the way back to the sheds.

Afterwards the crew gathered at the bar, overlooking the setting sun on the river, and enjoyed some cold ales together. Nothing like a cold beer to quench a hard earned rowing thirst on a warm evening.

Hi Roland,

That sounds like a glorious row. Nature has made the decision for me. I went to the river hoping to get in a row this morning even though it was well below freezing, but the river is now covered with ice.

What happened with the fellow who kept changing the rules in order to get into the A boat?

Byron

[Rockin Roland]

Sorry Byron to hear about your water freezing up. I guess it's the erg for you now.
The bloke that kept on changing the rules is still in our crew. We've been told that his seat is assured. He is totally unsuitable for the crew(we call these types "boat stoppers"). That's club politics for you.
The eight rows very well together when we have him in 3 seat, that's where he does the least amount of damage.