Rowing from Newport Beach to Dana Point

[Xeno Olympic Gold 1996]

Last night my friend Val called me and said he would be rowing in a river coxed four from the Newport Aquatic Center to the Dana Point Harbor which is approximately 20 miles along the California coastline. His group is using a wider four that has room for a fifth rower who steers the boat who can be rotated in to releave another rower.
This could be the beginning of ocean rowing here in Southern California. It is pretty ridiculous that it has not happened twenty years ago. The only human powered crafts are those slow Hawaiian outriggers.
I will check in again when I hear how they did.
I hope you all are having a great Sunday.
XENO

[Bob S.]

This could be the beginning of ocean rowing here in Southern California. It is pretty ridiculous that it has not happened twenty years ago.
XENO

Xeno,

Ocean rowing in SoCal has been around for quite a while, it is just that is has been sort of low key. The Catalina to Marina del Rey has been going on for a couple of decades - at least I think that it is still going on - I have been out of touch lately. Another is the Bay to Bay (i.e. San Diego and Mission Bays) race in San Diego. I don't know too much about that one, but there has even been adaptive rowing involved in it.

regards,

Bob S.

[Xeno Olympic Gold 1996]

Hello Bob

It would be great to see more ocean rowing clubs. The only one I know of is in Sausalito.

XENO

[marathonoflife]

ocean rowing:

currently this is going on:


Sheppards Ocean Fours Rowing Race
http://212.104.158.156/Docs/Races/northatlantic.shtml

(3,100 nautical miles)

Ocean Rowing Club House:
http://www.woodvale-events.com/Docs/com ... 2b20d77c9e

(it is a forum like this, but for Ocean rowers)

the ocean rowing society
http://www.oceanrowing.com/

this club is holding the World Coastal Rowing championships (in sept. i think)
http://www.guernseyrowingclub.org.gg/grc/index.htm

[FB1]

Xeno,

Didn't you post a picture of surfboat wipeout yourself earlier this year?

1 or 2 person dories have been raced mostly by lifeguards for around 50 years in CA. In 1991 Aussie surfboats (4 rowers plus a sweep) were brought over and have been raced since. There is an Aussie surfboat still in LA and maybe one down in San Diego.

The rest have made their way to the East coast.

If you are interested in getting hold of one of these boats send me a PM.

Cheers
Gary

[xeno]

hi the website that shows the boats that I am talking about can be found at www.eurodiffusions.com (i believe)

[Xeno Olympic Gold 1996]

Sunday evening I received a text message from VAL. He is texting because his phone is on the fritz and in a week his phone plan runs out and will then get a new phone.

I thought that he was going to row down to Dana Point and then load the boat on a pick up truck with a rack on it... NOT SO!

They landed in Dana Point Harbor, ate their PB sandwiches, had their sports drink and then ROWED BACK!!! On the way down it took them three hours on flat water, which was good because their four was a river going boat and NOT meant for open ocean waters and swells. It took them four hours to row back. Every ten minutes two took turns to bail water out of the boat. By the time they were rowing back the large yachts in and out of Dana Point and Newport Beach were burrying their bow and the had to bail water faster.

In all they were out there for S E V E N hours. I do not questions Val's survival ability since he was the anchor man during our 24 hours relay for life rowing marathons. He did 120 000 meters on the second relay. AFTER THE ROW HE WENT TO WORK AT Sports Chalet until 930 at night. After being slightly late this morning he ran the 6AM workout.

Sometime in the near future he will tackle the 40 mile hike of three mountains here in SOCAL in 24 hours. The event is put together by some sport promotor JANSPORT. The event is kept low key and only the employees of major sporting stores are invited, stores such as REI, SPORT CHALET, and ohters. The goal is not to finish first but just to finish. Val made it last year.

Val is also getting ready to ride up the coast to San Francisco. He will do over one hundred miles a day.

That is it for now.

[Spectre]

It sounds like Val needs to take on the CPR in Oregon. The CPR is a 115 mile extreme distance rowing race down the Willamette river, starting in the town of Corvallis, Oregon, and finishing at the dock of the Willamette rowing club in Portland Oregon. The racing takes two days and just may be the longest inland rowing race in north america. Organized By Tiff Wood, the motto of the race is Nulli Complorantor (no complaining). All you need is a boat (no eights due to desasterous results a few years ago) and a very comfortable seat! www.newworldrowing.com

[Byron Drachman]

Every ten minutes two took turns to bail water out of the boat.

Hi Xeno,

The ocean rowing sounds like fun. I don't know anything about it, but wouldn't you want a self bailer on your boat?

I'm still enjoying your DVD's. They're always fun, but since we're having great weather in Michigan these days I'm mostly on the water now. I never get tired of riding along with you in your boat on DVD #5 and #6. I get worried as we go under the bridge with narrow passage but we make it every time.

Byron

[Bob S.]

Every ten minutes two took turns to bail water out of the boat.

Hi Xeno,

The ocean rowing sounds like fun. I don't know anything about it, but wouldn't you want a self bailer on your boat?

Byron

Ocean boats generally have them, but Xeno mentioned that those rowers were in a river boat.

Bob S.