This is so cool. Congrats, Jonathan.?
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On Jul 6, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
? Hi all, ? This interview and conversation is courtesy of Nancy D. (!!), about rowing and the arts, in my case mostly but not all writing, so here it is for Thursday, tomorrow, at ?2:00 pm.? It will be recorded etc. forward at will. ?
feel free to participate and comment, ask imponderable questions etc!!
? ? jonathan ? ?
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Hi all, ? This interview and conversation is courtesy of Nancy D. (!!), about rowing and the arts, in my case mostly but not all writing, so here it is for Thursday, tomorrow, at ?2:00 pm.? It will be recorded etc. forward at will. ?
feel free to participate and comment, ask imponderable questions etc!!
? ? jonathan ? ?
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Yankee Rowing -- Club Boat Care
Yankee Rowers who use club boats, ? We’ve had some problems regarding some of the club boats and ask for your help in avoiding them: ? The seat screws on the Fluidesign single (the “Andy Larkin,” the green mid-weight shell) came loose from the seat frame, making the seat unusable. (It’s been repaired and should be ok now.) We think this may be due to rowers hitting the bumpers on the end of the tracks at either the catch or the finish. This can be avoided by adjusting the tracks before rowing so that you have sufficient room in your stroke so that you avoid hitting the bumpers. (The track position can be adjusted by loosening each of the two wingnuts under each track: there is one wingnut for each track that is accessible by opening the round deck hatch, and there is another wingnut for each track toward the stern end of the track, just under the deck. After adjusting the tracks, please be sure to re-tighten the wingnuts, so the tracks don’t move. But don’t tighten the wingnuts or the deck hatch too much--just make them “finger-tight” so the tracks and hatch don’t move. If you can’t figure out how to adjust the tracks, please ask me or Craig, or another club member who has a Fluidesign shell.) ? The hulls on some of the club recreational boats (e.g., the Maas boats, or the Dreher RecRacer) have been getting scratched/ scraped up a bit, usually on the bow end of the hull. If you use wheels to transport one of these shells to and from the dock, please be extra careful when transporting the boat and when maneuvering it between the dock and the water in order to avoid the bow (or other parts of the hull) scraping the hardtop, the ramp, or the dock. If you need to put the bow down on the dock when getting it in or out of the water, please put a piece of foam or a cushion under the bow to avoid scraping it on the dock.? ? If you have questions or need help regarding any of this, please let me know.? ? Thanks very much, Ernie? ? ? ?
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Thanks, Jonathan!
Jenn
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On Jun 29, 2022, at 5:04 PM, Jonathan Wright <JWright@...> wrote:
75 yards south of boy scout island, about 30% of f the way from Hadley toward Hatfield!!
Give it 10' of clearance and you will be good.
J
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver
Where is it? Specificity is the soul of narrative.
Nick
On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The
end with the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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Mirror, mirror, on the hat
Now I just have
To look at that.
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]>
On Behalf Of Robin Barber via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 8:59 PM
To: Yankee Rowing < [email protected]>
Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver
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Jonathan -- this is good to know, and be able to see the buoy.
Now I just need to look where I'm going....
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On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 5:49 PM cpotter258 <potterc@...> wrote:
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Where is it?? Specificity is the soul of narrative.?
Nick
> On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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> Hi all
> I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The end with
> the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
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> Happy navigating!
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> Jonathan
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PROFESSOR OF HISTORY |?EXECUTIVE EDITOR,?
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For the record, I found this submerged tree by mangling our pontoon boat propeller on it LOL. Just a mechanical oh s--it
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jonathan Wright Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:05 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver 75 yards south of boy scout island, about 30% of f the way from Hadley toward Hatfield!! Give it 10' of clearance and you will be good. J -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:03 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver Where is it? Specificity is the soul of narrative. Nick On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The
end with the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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Jonathan -- this is good to know, and be able to see the buoy. Now I just need to look where I'm going.... Thank you? Robin
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 5:49 PM cpotter258 < potterc@...> wrote:
Where is it?? Specificity is the soul of narrative.?
Nick
> On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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> ?
> Hi all
> I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The end with
> the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
>
> Happy navigating!
>
> Jonathan
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CLAIRE BOND POTTER |?THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH?
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY |?EXECUTIVE EDITOR,? 79 FIFTH AVENUE ROOM 1625 |?NEW YORK, NY 10011
OFFICE | 646 909 2143 CELL | 718 249 7733
TRY OUT MY SUBSTACK
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Thank you, Jonathan! Our river guide
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On Jun 29, 2022, at 8:37 PM, Jonathan Wright <JWright@...> wrote:
?75 yards south of boy scout island, about 30% of f the way from Hadley toward Hatfield!!
Give it 10' of clearance and you will be good.
J
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver
Where is it? Specificity is the soul of narrative.
Nick
On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
?
Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The
end with the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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75 yards south of boy scout island, about 30% of f the way from Hadley toward Hatfield!!
Give it 10' of clearance and you will be good.
J
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:03 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Snag upriver Where is it? Specificity is the soul of narrative. Nick On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The
end with the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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Where is it?? Specificity is the soul of narrative.?
Nick
> On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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> ?
> Hi all
> I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The end with
> the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
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> Happy navigating!
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> Jonathan
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-- CLAIRE BOND POTTER |?THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH?
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY |?EXECUTIVE EDITOR,? 79 FIFTH AVENUE ROOM 1625 |?NEW YORK, NY 10011
OFFICE | 646 909 2143 CELL | 718 249 7733
TRY OUT MY SUBSTACK
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Where is it? Specificity is the soul of narrative.
Nick
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On Jun 29, 2022, at 16:58, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
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Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The end with
the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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Hi all
I made up this striped warning float for a just submerged tree. The end with
the marker is about 8" below the current surface.
Happy navigating!
Jonathan
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To Those all those Who Use the Double Fluid Design
To all who use the Double Fluid Design: ? ? ? ? ??
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?I have put on the name? "Tom and May Carhart ~Yankee Rowing Club #1" on our Fluid Double. I left the bow cover unzipped and just strapped down just for today and have removed the hatch cover in this heat. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? For those who don't know? our YRC procedure this is how we do it:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1-Take the double to the slings on the grass. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2-Undo the cover there and if wet allow to dry opened up on? slings. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3-When finished with rowing, please wash the algae and duck-weed off the hull with the solution of soap and water from under the desk. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (There are small cloths to the left of the towels and on the knee wall.) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4-Clean Out the Tracks; this leaves no grease or gunk for sand and dirt to ruin the tracks. (Small rags, left of the towels.) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5-You can throw the track rags away, and please don't use full towels for the tracks. This only makes a mess of a towel. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6-Put the cover on while the boat is on the slings over the grass. Try to avoid any dirt etc from getting in the cover. Better over grass than the asphalt which picks up too much grit. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 7-In this hot weather, pull off the hatch cover and store it in one shoe. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8-Strap it down gently on the gunnels, the flat part of the stern and bow; firm, but not so much it will crack. It's not going anywhere. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thanks ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?craig
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I have the inside MAAS reserved?
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On Jun 23, 2022, at 7:21 PM, e <wrower@...> wrote:
? Chiming in: ?there is no “red” RecRacer. There is a red Maas Aero on the outdoor rack.? As I said in a previous email, the outdoor racked white (now somewhat “off white”) RecRacer on loan from UMASS is a narrower, lighter, stiffer, faster and less stable shell than the Maas Aeros. It’s sort of a halfway point between the Maas and the Peinert 1Xs.? Rowers should be proficient with the Maas before moving to the RecRacer.?
Eric On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM Jonathan Wright < waterrat@...> wrote: Jonah Zuckerman 917-373-6069 ? Will with me for a few lessons starting tomorrow at 6:45.? If the timing works out, before we go on the water, Ernie if you are around you could ?connect with him. ? He iskeen on getting a new sport. ? I will need the mass or the #15 rec racer. Is the red rec racer row able? ? I always my HUNKY DORY II in a pinch ? Thanks all, ? JONATHAN
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Chiming in: ?there is no “red” RecRacer. There is a red Maas Aero on the outdoor rack.? As I said in a previous email, the outdoor racked white (now somewhat “off white”) RecRacer on loan from UMASS is a narrower, lighter, stiffer, faster and less stable shell than the Maas Aeros. It’s sort of a halfway point between the Maas and the Peinert 1Xs.? Rowers should be proficient with the Maas before moving to the RecRacer.?
Eric
On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM Jonathan Wright < waterrat@...> wrote: Jonah Zuckerman 917-373-6069 ? Will with me for a few lessons starting tomorrow at 6:45.? If the timing works out, before we go on the water, Ernie if you are around you could ?connect with him. ? He iskeen on getting a new sport. ? I will need the mass or the #15 rec racer. Is the red rec racer row able? ? I always my HUNKY DORY II in a pinch ? Thanks all, ? JONATHAN
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Jonah Zuckerman 917-373-6069 ? Will with me for a few lessons starting tomorrow at 6:45.? If the timing works out, before we go on the water, Ernie if you are around you could ?connect with him. ? He iskeen on getting a new sport. ? I will need the mass or the #15 rec racer. Is the red rec racer row able? ? I always my HUNKY DORY II in a pinch ? Thanks all, ? JONATHAN
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Re: Boathouse Rack Rebuild
Thank you Eric, and Craig -- truly excellent design and execution?of the racks.? Agreed about the socks! Robin Robin Barber Gallery of Readers Press cell 4*3-695-5343 land 4*3-585-8530 16 Vernon Street Northampton, MA 01060-2862
On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 4:04 PM e < wrower@...> wrote: Everyone,
Anyone who went to the boathouse today probably noticed that the front right rack (as you enter the main door) has been rebuilt.? Craig & I did this yesterday.? With one of the Maas Aeros away for repair, I believe Craig may have rearranged a boat or two so talk to him if any problem exists.? This is the fourth rack we have rebuilt over the last few years - each rack involves an entire day's work as none of these fittings are available as off-the-shelf items.? The rebuilt racks offer increased shell protection and support and better ingress/egress because of the strap saddles (where appropriate)?and increased?vertical?distance between each shell.
However, I write this email because, once?again, from moving all these boats out of the boathouse and then back in and onto the new rack, it becomes glaringly apparent how much protection is offered by using something soft to cover both of your oarlocks.? Simple, thick, winter socks do just fine.? I use an old pair of pogies at Yankee and thick socks at other?locations - but anything that covers the oarlocks helps.? Our boathouse was never designed to be a boathouse.? To fit as many shells as possible, racks were erected very close to one another and there is very little room between shells.? When taking your shell off the rack it is all too easy for the inside oarlock to drag across the shell below and it's just as easy for the outside oarlock to hit a shell on the adjacent rack.? Without protection this causes chips and scratches?on your neighbors shell.? All of this is alleviated with a simple thick sock or something similar.? So I encourage their?use.? If the BOD is listening, this should be a requirement for all club boats imho.
OK.? Tomorrow is the longest day of the year, so it's all downhill from here.
Eric
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FW: Swift Boats & Perfect Catch Racing
Hi Friends, ? Tony has been the UMass Men’s guru for some years and an excellent coach and human. Looks like he is working on the equipment side as well. See the attached. These are very good and very serviceable shells, maybe much better than that since I have seen. ? Hope this is useful. ? ? Enjoy ?
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From: Tony Cronin <tcronin@...> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2022 6:11 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Swift Boats & Perfect Catch Racing ? Happy Summer and congratulations to all who earned the opportunity to compete at Youth Nationals! During the regatta in Sarasota Swift racing shells were represented in the A Finals in 4 different events taking home bronze, silver and gold in the Women's 4-, Men's 2- and the M1x respectively. Congratulations to?Niskyuna, Saratoga, Canisius and the Woodlands Rowing Club athletes and coaches for making that happen!? I wanted to take a moment to share some good news! Swift Racing Shells now has a new US distributor in the US. All things Swift in the US will now be managed by?. We want to?provide you with the best support for your Swift shells and we want you to experience the?quality that Swift brings to the water. To that?end, we are working hard to re-establish a supply of boats and parts-now and for many years to come.?? With that in mind we have a small fleet of lightweight and midweight 1x's and 2-/x's arriving in the beginning?of August. These shells are available in Club A and Elite Plus construction molds. All of these shells come equipped with Aluminum Reverse wings. That's right... ALL of them! Even the 2-/x's include Reverse wings for both Sweep and Sculling. And as usual these boats include the standard free rigger and boat covers, a pair of slings, tool kit and DELIVERY!? So please take a minute and come give us a look?at??to see the new face of Swift Racing Shells in the US. And as always, feel?free to reach out to me directly with any questions you may have about anything Swift, especially these incoming shells that could be yours in time for?the fall season!
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Re: Boathouse Rack Rebuild
Craig and Eric, ? This is a continuation of a precision refit from the early and ingenious racking that has gotten YRC from almost 3 decades ? I am pretty sure the whole operation was minimum 7 hrs. for both, and wonderful contribution. ? Work like this can appear to be just an adjustment here and there. That’s how good it is. ? Thank you both so much. ? Jonathan ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of cpotter258 Sent: Monday, June 20, 2022 4:28 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yankeerowing] Boathouse Rack Rebuild ? Thank you, friends, for this labor. ? On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 4:04 PM e <wrower@...> wrote: Everyone, Anyone who went to the boathouse today probably noticed that the front right rack (as you enter the main door) has been rebuilt.? Craig & I did this yesterday.? With one of the Maas Aeros away for repair, I believe Craig may have rearranged a boat or two so talk to him if any problem exists.? This is the fourth rack we have rebuilt over the last few years - each rack involves an entire day's work as none of these fittings are available as off-the-shelf items.? The rebuilt racks offer increased shell protection and support and better ingress/egress because of the strap saddles (where appropriate)?and increased?vertical?distance between each shell. However, I write this email because, once?again, from moving all these boats out of the boathouse and then back in and onto the new rack, it becomes glaringly apparent how much protection is offered by using something soft to cover both of your oarlocks.? Simple, thick, winter socks do just fine.? I use an old pair of pogies at Yankee and thick socks at other?locations - but anything that covers the oarlocks helps.? Our boathouse was never designed to be a boathouse.? To fit as many shells as possible, racks were erected very close to one another and there is very little room between shells.? When taking your shell off the rack it is all too easy for the inside oarlock to drag across the shell below and it's just as easy for the outside oarlock to hit a shell on the adjacent rack.? Without protection this causes chips and scratches?on your neighbors shell.? All of this is alleviated with a simple thick sock or something similar.? So I encourage their?use.? If the BOD is listening, this should be a requirement for all club boats imho. OK.? Tomorrow is the longest day of the year, so it's all downhill from here.
-- CLAIRE BOND POTTER |?THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH? PROFESSOR OF HISTORY |?EXECUTIVE EDITOR,? 79 FIFTH AVENUE ROOM 1625 |?NEW YORK, NY 10011
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Re: Boathouse Rack Rebuild
Excellent work Craig and Eric, although I was too sleepy to
notice today but I will certainly take note tomorrow.
Also good advice about a simple act to help protect everyone's
boats.
The last bit about the longest day of the year and downhill is
too depressing - don't tell me things like that!
Carol MacColl
Paradise Copies, Inc
21 Conz St
Northampton, Ma 01060
413.585.0414
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Everyone,
Anyone who went to the boathouse today probably noticed
that the front right rack (as you enter the main door) has
been rebuilt.? Craig & I did this yesterday.? With one of
the Maas Aeros away for repair, I believe Craig may have
rearranged a boat or two so talk to him if any problem
exists.? This is the fourth rack we have rebuilt over the last
few years - each rack involves an entire day's work as none of
these fittings are available as off-the-shelf items.? The
rebuilt racks offer increased shell protection and support and
better ingress/egress because of the strap saddles (where
appropriate)?and increased?vertical?distance between each
shell.
However, I write this email because, once?again, from
moving all these boats out of the boathouse and then back in
and onto the new rack, it becomes glaringly apparent how much
protection is offered by using something soft to cover
both of your oarlocks.? Simple, thick, winter
socks do just fine.? I use an old pair of pogies at Yankee and
thick socks at other?locations - but anything that covers the
oarlocks helps.? Our boathouse was never designed to be a
boathouse.? To fit as many shells as possible, racks were
erected very close to one another and there is very little
room between shells.? When taking your shell off the rack it
is all too easy for the inside oarlock to drag across the
shell below and it's just as easy for the outside oarlock to
hit a shell on the adjacent rack.? Without protection this
causes chips and scratches?on your neighbors shell.? All of
this is alleviated with a simple thick sock or something
similar.? So I encourage their?use.? If the BOD is listening,
this should be a requirement for all club boats imho.
OK.? Tomorrow is the longest day of the year, so it's all
downhill from here.
Eric
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