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[[old] philt]

Wilko well done on the PB. <br />Not bad after the morning session and I guess it was in the heat as well that must add a second or two.<br /><br />Phil

[[old] philt]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->STOP PRESS - looks like me, Chippy, Dykie, and Graho are oof to Monmouth rowing club next week to try out some water rowing.....will let you know how much strongbow dykie drunk............Tidy Like </td></tr></table> <br /><br />I heard earlier in the year that Monmouth do an event for novices any ideas when this might be? All this time on the erg and have never sat in a boat. Wilko or any others in a similar position who fancy a go?<br />

[[old] Niall]

<!--QuoteBegin-philt+Jul 16 2005, 01:40 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(philt @ Jul 16 2005, 01:40 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->STOP PRESS - looks like me, Chippy, Dykie, and Graho are oof to Monmouth rowing club next week to try out some water rowing.....will let you know how much strongbow dykie drunk............Tidy Like </td></tr></table><br /><br />I heard earlier in the year that Monmouth do an event for novices any ideas when this might be? All this time on the erg and have never sat in a boat. Wilko or any others in a similar position who fancy a go? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I'd be interested in more details.

[[old] Dykie]

[quote=AussieTaff,Jul 15 2005, 02:31 AM]<br />Thanks Niall, that's just what I was hoping for.<br /><br />What's next for the Taffios ?<br /><br />Dykie, Chippy, Bore Da and Ramboyo rowing on water Tuesday July 19th Monmouth Rowing Club. Hope the boat does'nt sink <br /><br />Watch this space <br /><br />Dykie

[[old] Dykie]

I heard earlier in the year that Monmouth do an event for novices any ideas when this might be? All this time on the erg and have never sat in a boat. Wilko or any others in a similar position who fancy a go? <br />[/quote]<br /><br />I'd be interested in more details. <br />[/quote]<br /><br />Niall,<br /><br />There is a fun Regatta on August 7th which is open to members of the public. Check out website www.monmouthrc.org.uk<br /><br />Dykie

[[old] philt]

[quote=Dykie,Jul 16 2005, 05:25 PM]<br />I heard earlier in the year that Monmouth do an event for novices any ideas when this might be? All this time on the erg and have never sat in a boat. Wilko or any others in a similar position who fancy a go? <br />[/quote]<br /><br />I'd be interested in more details. <br />[/quote]<br /><br />Niall,<br /><br />There is a fun Regatta on August 7th which is open to members of the public. Check out website www.monmouthrc.org.uk<br /><br />Dykie <br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />Thanks <br />Website doesn't have too many details. However I will be in the land of the Goggs that weekend. Encouraging my kids in their national sailing championships at Pwhelli. <br />Perhaps I leave getting into a real boat for a bit longer.

[[old] wilko51]

<!--QuoteBegin-dadams+Jul 15 2005, 08:37 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Jul 15 2005, 08:37 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-wilko51+Jul 15 2005, 02:14 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(wilko51 @ Jul 15 2005, 02:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Currently set at 5....not sure if that is good or bad <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Probably a bit high. I would recommend no more than a 120 (about a 2 on a C model).<br /><br />What this will cause you to do is be quicker out of the catch. It will force you to engage your legs faster than you're doing now. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I know this is going to be one of those RTFM questions but how do you check the drag factor on a PM3? Spent the day sunning myself at the Fairford air tattoo. Excellent day out with lots of things to do. The red arrows were just incredible (haven't seen them since I was a kid). If you have a spare day Sunday go along.<br /><br />Phil, yes I'm up for some water rowing. Might be even able to keep up with you <br /><br />Mike

[[old] Niall]

<b>Displaying the drag factor on a PM3:</b><br /><br />1) Make sure the PM3 display is on the initial menu<br />2) Press the bottom button for More Options<br />3) Press the top button for Display Drag Factor<br />4) Pull a few strokes and a number will be shown on the PM3 display<br />5) Move the lever up/down as appropriate and try another few strokes to get an updated display<br />6) Repeat step 5 until the drag factor displayed is what you want to row at.<br /><br /><b>Evesham Golden Mile Video Files</b><br />For your viewing pleasure, I have created some video files of some of the races at Evesham. I've created a simple web page from which you can access the video files. Races available so far are::<br /><br />1) Race 02 - 30-30 MLwt <b>(my race!)</b><br />2) Race 09 - 30-39 MLwt, 19-29 WHwt, U23 WHwt, 30-39 WHwt<br />3) Race 10 - 40-49 WHwt, 50-59 WHwt, 50-59 WLwt <br />4) Race 11 - 19-29 WLwt, 40-49 WLwt (heat 1) <b>(Sue/Blod and Tracey's race)</b><br />5) Race 12: 40-49 WLwt (heat 2)<br />4) Race 16 - 40-49 MHwt (heat 3)<br /><br />The video files can be accessed through the following link:<br /><br /><a href='http://homepage.ntlworld.com/niall.w/C2 ... ideos.html' target='_blank'>Evesham Golden Mile Race Videos</a><br /><br />I'll get some more files created and uploaded during the course of the weekend (domestic duties allowing ).<br /><br />Hope you like them.

[[old] Niall]

Okay, I've got a real treat for you. I've created some animated gifs from the video I took at Evesham (just in case downloading each of the video files is too much):<br /><br />Ladies first (Sue/Blod and Tracey):<br /><br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... Tracey.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Next up is Ramboyo:<br /><br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... amboyo.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Then Dykie:<br /><br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... -Dykie.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />And Chris:<br /><br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... -Chris.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />And Grumpy (suspect Chippy spotted a bare midriff - Cathy or Kelly probably - judging by his distraction ):<br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... Grumpy.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />And Eddie:<br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... -Eddie.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />Last but not least, Chippy:<br /><br /><img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ ... py_180.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />(And if you haven't seen the video of Chippy's race, you've got to take a look! It's worth it just for the ending!!)<br /><br /><a href='http://homepage.ntlworld.com/niall.w/C2 ... t%202).wmv' target='_blank'>Click here for Chippy's race video from Evesham</a><br /><br />The video of Dykie's race is up on the Race Video page now too (<a href='http://homepage.ntlworld.com/niall.w/C2 ... ideos.html' target='_blank'>click this link for the video page</a>)<br /><br />Chris, Ramboyo, and Eddie/Grumpy's video files should hopefully be available some time tomorrow.

[[old] wilko51]

Thanks for the set-up info Niall. I was at 130 and adjusted down to 120 and was about 2 secs quicker per 500 which is a big bonus. The question is whether I can translate that into a 2k time <br /><br />I also tried downloading some of the videos but it didn't seem to work. First time round it looked like an NTL hosting issue and the second was a media player problem. I'll have another go later.<br /><br />Mike

[[old] Niall]

Had a couple of broken links for races 12, 14 and 15 <br /><br />All fixed now though!

[[old] porky]

Well done Niall on all of the pictures videos etc. Not being computor literate i have not got a clue how you do it. Looked at my work rota for Enfield and am working, but good luck to everyone and if you do anymore vids, clps etc i will look forward to them.<br /><br /><br /> Porky.

[[old] Daren C]

<!--QuoteBegin-wilko51+Jul 16 2005, 08:25 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(wilko51 @ Jul 16 2005, 08:25 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Spent the day sunning myself at the Fairford air tattoo. </td></tr></table><br /><br />A friend of mine took a load of pictures using his spiffing new 400mm lens at RIAT this weekend. <a href='http://www.badgersnaps.com/v/airshows/riat05/' target='_blank'>RIAT 05 (BadgerSnaps)</a>.<br /><br />Some of the images are pretty good. I particularly like this one of a Spitfire and one of the Red Arrows:<br /><br /><img src='http://www.badgersnaps.com/d/4232-4/23b ... rrows2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />And this one of the two Arrows:<br /><br /><img src='http://www.badgersnaps.com/d/4236-10/24_redarrows11.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />

[[old] Daren C]

Well, my garage conversion is finally finished. <br /><br />First, here's a reminder of my old "rowstation" in the garage:<br /><br /><img src='http://www.kop.nildram.co.uk/images/rowstation.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, I finally had someone start on the conversion of my garage into a usable office space. The reason is that my son and daughter (approaching 3 and 7, respectively) currently share a room. I use the third bedroom as my office since I work from home.<br /><br />The garage has been converted in such a manner as to retain a space at the pront for the family bikes:<br /><br /><img src='http://www.kop.nildram.co.uk/images/garage_2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />The rest of it has benefitted from a floating floor, lined and insulated walls and a false ceiling. This weekend the plaster was dry enough, so I painted, laid the floor and put up the shelves. The flooring is a cheap as chips laminate. I was amazed to find that the laminate was even cheaper than carpet tiles. As you can see from the following pics, my desk fits in there nicely along with the erg. I've still another bookcase and stuff to move in, but it's all worked out pretty well.<br /><br />No worries about the garage being too cold and damp for winter rowing now, but I'll tell you what -- it's bloody hot at the moment!<br /><br /><img src='http://www.kop.nildram.co.uk/images/garage_6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='http://www.kop.nildram.co.uk/images/garage_7.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='http://www.kop.nildram.co.uk/images/garage_9.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[[old] Niall]

Great setup Daren! If I had a room like that, the only time my wife and kids would see me would be at meal times (when they delivered my food to me!!). <br /><br />Actually, if I had catering packs of malt loaf and jaffa cakes, I could probably survive in there for months, no problem !!