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ancho · Post by **ancho** » April 11th, 2007, 7:19 pm

Remember Eakins wasn't a Brit but American

Not very humble, but a friend of mine filmed my start on a single competition in Banyoles a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l2TtXPuA2s
aka "The lonelyness of the single sculler"
Luckily he didn't arrive to film the arrival (I didn't get to maintain the pace for the whole 2k

)
Anyway, 40+ spm for the first meters (JR would be proud of me), and without flipping!

ancho · Post by **ancho** » June 30th, 2007, 12:20 pm

I just fouind this site with nice old (and not so nice and not so old) rowing posters:
http://www.turaris.net/rem.php?tipus=cartell
I specially like this one:

Kinda reminds me of the MAD-IRC logo:

ancho · Post by **ancho** » July 16th, 2007, 10:28 am

I found this last weekend in Banyoles:
My former coach and actual masters-crewmate Martinico rowing on the bow of Spain's lwt eight in Lucerne 1981.
That year they got bronze in the world champs in Munich!

Ahh, good ol' wooden oar-times

They are wearing the traditional Spanish yellow and black aio.
Today in Spain, the rowing aio's still are called "platanito" (small banana)

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » July 16th, 2007, 11:34 am

And I thought "platanito" was the nickname for all the spanish guys!!

greatr pic BTW

ancho · Post by **ancho** » July 17th, 2007, 4:29 am

More an erging related pic, but didn't know where to post it...

Alissa · Post by **Alissa** » July 17th, 2007, 12:23 pm

ancho wrote:More an erging related pic, but didn't know where to post it...

Looks like a good story might go with this one?

Alissa

ancho · Post by **ancho** » July 18th, 2007, 5:23 am

Don't know the story, just found the pic...

Noe a nice refreshing one for july, brrr!

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » July 18th, 2007, 9:11 am

Alissa wrote:
ancho wrote:More an erging related pic, but didn't know where to post it...

Looks like a good story might go with this one?

Alissa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_ ... efault.stm

De nada

ancho · Post by **ancho** » August 9th, 2007, 6:12 am

Now this must be the real essence of inddor rowing!

ancho · Post by **ancho** » October 8th, 2007, 6:45 am

Training in autumn in Barcelona (these pictures were taken yesterday

):

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » October 8th, 2007, 9:03 am

Great pictures Ancho!!

thanks for sharing!!

Bob S. · Post by **Bob S.** » October 8th, 2007, 1:41 pm

[quote="ancho"]
Training in autumn in Barcelona
quote]

Ancho,

What kind of boat is it? With the high free board and short bow, it appears to be a touring boat, especially since is a 4x+, an unusual combination. I know that you have done some surfboat competition, but it did not appear to me to be that sort of craft.

Bob S.

ancho · Post by **ancho** » October 8th, 2007, 8:21 pm

It's a 4x+ gig boat, and it's quite usual for coastal rowing in Europe.
The most known builders are Euro-Diffusions and MPS, but there may be others.
In Germany there are lots of gigs for river rowing, which, with some adaptions, maybe also may be adequate.

And in Amsterdam I have seen a very nice Hudson gig.
The usual competition boat types are 1x, 2x and 4x+

BTW, although I have tried surf-rowing, I have not (yet) competed in surf boats!

Bob S. · Post by **Bob S.** » October 8th, 2007, 11:45 pm

ancho wrote:It's a 4x+ gig boat, and it's quite usual for coastal rowing in Europe.

It is nice to see that they have real, stern-mounted rudders rather than the postage stamps that serve on the current racing shells.

Bob S.

ancho · Post by **ancho** » November 14th, 2007, 12:42 pm

Mmh!