On Nov 10, 2020, at 18:55, Jane Kent <jkent@...> wrote:

?Bob,
Thank you for all of this great information, and for everything you have done for us during this epic year! Thanks, too, to Ernie, Craig, Moi, Jonathan and everyone else who made this season such a great one at YRC.
Be well and enjoy your winter,
Jane

-----Original Message-----
From: yankeerowing@groups.io <yankeerowing@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob Sproull
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:07 PM
To: yankeerowing@groups.io
Cc: Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...>
Subject: [yankeerowing] End of club rowing season Nov. 14

November 14 will be the last day this season for rowing club boats. The water temperature is already slightly below our 50F threshold. Thanks to exceptional weather we've been able to extend the season considerably (last
year we closed down on Nov. 1). Thank you for rowing carefully and safely
as the water temperature has dropped and winds have been more challenging.

Those of you with private boats are free to row at your discretion, but please be cautious and careful: hypothermia, strong currents, and winds are dangerous.
It's best to row with a buddy nearby. If you leave access ports open on your boats in the boathouse, you are likely to discover in the spring that your hulls have been used for small-animal shelters. Best is to figure out a way to put screen or hardware cloth over an open port in such a way that an animal, working 24/7, will not gain access.

The boathouse will remain accessible throughout the winter. There will be no heat and no water. But the club erg is there for you to enjoy! It's not hard to lift the non-flywheel end and roll it out onto the asphalt where the view, the temperature, and the sunshine may be nicer. Please share; I have no intention of setting up a reservation system!

A small piece of news: We have sold the Tom & May heavyweight double to Northampton Community Rowing. Sally Linowski and Gloria DiFulvio, NCR alums who joined YRC, delivered the Tom & May by water! We have bought a mid-weight Fluid double that should arrive in the next month or so. The hope is that the new boat, though not ideal for every pair of rowers, will suit more pairs than a heavyweight.

Thanks to Moi, we have set up a new group messaging system to replace the Yahoo group (All Yahoo groups vanish on Dec. 15). Messages from the group will have [yankeerowing] in the subject field so you can search for them easily. A message sent to yankeerowing@groups.io will send the message to everyone. If you have trouble or questions, please contact Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...>
or Moi Wurgaft <moiwurgaft@...>. A few more details about the group are
given below.

I am very grateful to all of you for making this season enjoyable and smooth.
You gracefully adapted to COVID-19 precautions, to a surge in membership, to musical chairs for rack assignments, and to a reservation system for club boats. And thanks to all who pitched in to do what needed doing without being asked; special thanks, as always, to Ernie and Craig. Many thanks.

It's ludicrous to wish you as pleasant an off-season as a season on the water, but please enjoy yourself as best you can.

Bob

A few more details about the groups.io message service:

Everyone who is on this list has a groups.io "account." This is group.io's way of letting you control settings about your receipt of messages. You can log in by pointing your browser at and entering the email address you use to receive Yankee Rowing email. Initially, the account has no password; you can set one if you wish. Using your email address for login is just a way to identify you; it has NOTHING to do with your email account.

After you log in, you can see the group (yankeerowing@groups.io) and its messages. You can change settings using the Subscription and Admin buttons on the left.

Attachments such as photographs should sail through.

If you reply to a message sent to the group, your reply will go to the whole group unless you change the To: field when you compose your reply.

If you uncover tricks and tips about using the group, feel free to inform the whole club by sending out a message.

If you want to see general information about the group, go to

Comments and questions to Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...> or Moi Wurgaft <moiwurgaft@...>

November 14 will be the last day this season for rowing club boats. The
water temperature is already slightly below our 50F threshold. Thanks to
exceptional weather we've been able to extend the season considerably (last
year we closed down on Nov. 1). Thank you for rowing carefully and safely
as the water temperature has dropped and winds have been more challenging.

Those of you with private boats are free to row at your discretion, but please
be cautious and careful: hypothermia, strong currents, and winds are dangerous.
It's best to row with a buddy nearby. If you leave access ports open on your
boats in the boathouse, you are likely to discover in the spring that your hulls
have been used for small-animal shelters. Best is to figure out a way to put
screen or hardware cloth over an open port in such a way that an animal, working
24/7, will not gain access.

The boathouse will remain accessible throughout the winter. There will be no
heat and no water. But the club erg is there for you to enjoy! It's not hard
to lift the non-flywheel end and roll it out onto the asphalt where the view,
the temperature, and the sunshine may be nicer. Please share; I have no
intention of setting up a reservation system!

A small piece of news: We have sold the Tom & May heavyweight double to
Northampton Community Rowing. Sally Linowski and Gloria DiFulvio, NCR alums
who joined YRC, delivered the Tom & May by water! We have bought a mid-weight
Fluid double that should arrive in the next month or so. The hope is that the
new boat, though not ideal for every pair of rowers, will suit more pairs than
a heavyweight.

Thanks to Moi, we have set up a new group messaging system to replace the Yahoo
group (All Yahoo groups vanish on Dec. 15). Messages from the group will have
[yankeerowing] in the subject field so you can search for them easily. A
message sent to yankeerowing@groups.io will send the message to everyone. If
you have trouble or questions, please contact Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...>
or Moi Wurgaft <moiwurgaft@...>. A few more details about the group are
given below.

I am very grateful to all of you for making this season enjoyable and smooth.
You gracefully adapted to COVID-19 precautions, to a surge in membership,
to musical chairs for rack assignments, and to a reservation system for club
boats. And thanks to all who pitched in to do what needed doing without being
asked; special thanks, as always, to Ernie and Craig. Many thanks.

It's ludicrous to wish you as pleasant an off-season as a season on the
water, but please enjoy yourself as best you can.

Bob

A few more details about the groups.io message service:

Everyone who is on this list has a groups.io "account." This is group.io's way
of letting you control settings about your receipt of messages. You can
log in by pointing your browser at and entering the
email address you use to receive Yankee Rowing email. Initially, the account
has no password; you can set one if you wish. Using your email address for
login is just a way to identify you; it has NOTHING to do with your email account.

After you log in, you can see the group (yankeerowing@groups.io) and its
messages. You can change settings using the Subscription and Admin buttons
on the left.

Attachments such as photographs should sail through.

If you reply to a message sent to the group, your reply will go to the
whole group unless you change the To: field when you compose your reply.

If you uncover tricks and tips about using the group, feel free to
inform the whole club by sending out a message.

If you want to see general information about the group, go to


Comments and questions to Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...> or
Moi Wurgaft <moiwurgaft@...>

On Nov 5, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Robin Barber <robertebarber@...> wrote:

?

Works for me -- thanks to Moi, Ernie, Bob for taking?this step.

Robin Barber

Gallery of Readers Press

cell 4*3-695-5343

land 4*3-585-8530

16 Vernon Street

Northampton, MA 01060-2862

On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 3:59 PM <ateschner@...> wrote:

hope this is working.? ?-anne?

?

?

Hi Jonathan-

If you haven't done them yet...? I did the twenty or so towels stacked on the top of both piles last week! Since few have been rowing most should be clean.

Carol MacColl

?

Paradise Copies, Inc

413 585 0414

Good morning

?

Beautiful on the water this morning!

?

The water is still on, amazingly. I grabbed the towels and the bath mats for a late season launder.

?

Jonathan

?

Good morning

?

Beautiful on the water this morning!

?

The water is still on, amazingly. I grabbed the towels and the bath mats for a late season launder.

?

Jonathan

On Nov 4, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Jaime Caron <jaimemsw@...> wrote:

Just trying this out.?

is there a way to write to just one or a few members? ?

On Nov 1, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Robin Barber <robertebarber@...> wrote:

how about a photo?

Robin Barber

Gallery of Readers Press

cell 4*3-695-5343

land 4*3-585-8530

16 Vernon Street

Northampton, MA 01060-2862

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 12:23 PM Moi W. via <moiwurgaft=mac.com@groups.io> wrote:

I am testing the settings.

Moi

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