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Re: YRC Oars not being put away safely or properly- cpotter258 All Messages By This Member #606 Dear Craig, Thanks for this, and I hope you weren't hurt. Here is a question: my private oars are on the left-hand rack and were moved to an upper peg. I moved them back to where they were last year, but there is no card with my name on it to say where they should go. If you tell me where I don't mind making the card. But I fear that I am always in someone's way at this point. best, Claire toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 3:37?PM ZZooey via <zzooey=[email protected]> wrote: YRC members: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The main oar-rack (back right) was a jumbled mess this morning. It looked like someone just threw the oars up on the rack without any consideration as to how they go back. When I went to put away my club oars down at the bottom, an oar from on top fell an hit me. This season, racking oars properly has become a real problem.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Racking the oars is pretty simple. Since these racks are very close vertically, and very short in length off the wall, if? you don't stack them in some kind of order they will fall and usually pull other oars with them. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Here is how we order the oars in the YRC main oar-rack: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1)? Put them concave-face to concave-face. ( That would be the Opposite way of spoons in a drawer.) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2)? One pair of blades go to the left, the other pair goes to the right, the downside of the blades goes down. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3)? Offset the Buttons on the sleeves so you gain a little more room on the dowel. ????????????????????????????? ?Four of the six YRC levels had oars misplaced. I taped a card on each pair, and taped the oars together. Feel free to undo the taped oars and use them, but you will see how NOT to put away oars. I assume this is from carelessness and being oblivious to the boat house surroundings after rowing. Please be aware: you are in a sculling boathouse with delicate boats worth thousands of dollars all around you. These are not aluminum canoes or plastic kayaks. If you see someone doing it wrong, tell them and show them the proper way.? Please pay attention to what you are doing inside. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Craig Schiff ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Equipment Committee \? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- 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 CHECK OUT MY HISTORY PODCAST, "?" PERSONAL EMAIL: TENURED.RADICAL@... TRY OUT MY SUBSTACK
YRC Oars not being put away safely or properly- ZZooey All Messages By This Member #605 YRC members: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The main oar-rack (back right) was a jumbled mess this morning. It looked like someone just threw the oars up on the rack without any consideration as to how they go back. When I went to put away my club oars down at the bottom, an oar from on top fell an hit me. This season, racking oars properly has become a real problem.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Racking the oars is pretty simple. Since these racks are very close vertically, and very short in length off the wall, if? you don't stack them in some kind of order they will fall and usually pull other oars with them. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Here is how we order the oars in the YRC main oar-rack: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1)? Put them concave-face to concave-face. ( That would be the Opposite way of spoons in a drawer.) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2)? One pair of blades go to the left, the other pair goes to the right, the downside of the blades goes down. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3)? Offset the Buttons on the sleeves so you gain a little more room on the dowel. ????????????????????????????? ?Four of the six YRC levels had oars misplaced. I taped a card on each pair, and taped the oars together. Feel free to undo the taped oars and use them, but you will see how NOT to put away oars. I assume this is from carelessness and being oblivious to the boat house surroundings after rowing. Please be aware: you are in a sculling boathouse with delicate boats worth thousands of dollars all around you. These are not aluminum canoes or plastic kayaks. If you see someone doing it wrong, tell them and show them the proper way.? Please pay attention to what you are doing inside. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Craig Schiff ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Equipment Committee \? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bleeding the hose, Gary does not rent any kind of boats now, the U'mass, loaned Rec Racer #15 on the outside rack. ZZooey All Messages By This Member #604 ?For all YRC members: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It seems sometimes?in the late mornings the hose has been left On . If you could remember to coiled it up and be sure to? *Shut it Off , and Bleed it,* this will save the hose. Water pressure is high at the boathouse, and if the hose is left On and? *In the sun, the hose will quickly fail. So try to remember to bleed it, after it is shut off and coiled. Of course, if people are landing or coming back from the dock, leave it on for them. The last sculler using it shuts and bleeds it. ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Gary wants us all to know that he know longer rents boats*. He hasn't for about five years. If anyone ask where or if they can rent a boat, a motorboat, a canoe, or a kayak, Gary doesn't rent them anymore. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Although it wasn't row much last year, the? RecRacer #15, on the outside rack is a great boat to row. Like the Maas, it is stable but it glides longer. Feel free to try it out. I have cleaned it up, and the slides, shoes,? seat, wheels, et cetera are all in good working order. Just be sure? the 'splash guard' doesn't wind up on a sling. They are so thin they break easily. In the RecRacer it is easier to do pause drills, square oars, and all the finesse work. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Keep your eyes open for any equipment problems and let me know asap.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Craig? zzooey@... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Yankee Rowing Double Ernie Alleva All Messages By This Member #603 The Yankee Rowing Fluidesign double is now available for club use. It's stored on the outdoor rack for the rowing?season. Some requests for those of you using it: The double has a boat cover on it when not in use to protect the hull from sun damage. Please bring the boat from the rack with the cover on it to a set of slings on the grass (to avoid damage to the cover from the hardtop), with the boat upside down. Roll up the cover while the boat is on the slings, and place the cover inside the boathouse while you are rowing.? To cover the boat again after rowing, washing, and drying it, please roll out the cover while the boat is on the slings, again, over the grass. And then buckle the bow and use the zipper and buckles in the back end. (The zipper is broken/stuck on one end of the cover--please don't try to fix or move it. We need to get it repaired professionally.) When washing the boat, please?be sure to clean and wipe the seat tracks. Then return the boat to its space on the outdoor rack. Thanks very much. Craig & Ernie?
Re: YRC 2023 Season Begins! - Don't forget the Application/Waiver/Payment ZZooey All Messages By This Member #602 开云体育 ?Jamie, we should certainly send a message to the BOD later about an outside light cover for $500. But FIRST let me get a price from the man in Florida , because I thought it was rather high from Burhnam. ($575 for a full travel cover with heavy padding and lining too!) ? ? ?We really need a cover when it’s outside. The boat is black, it heats up like crazy, and the UVA will deteriorate the carbon fiber.? ? ? ? If necessary we can always have Carol’s friend resew ?the zipper on the heavy duty one,and use it ?but that causes more damage when it’s mal-used ?and gets dirt and grit in it. So wait a bit on the BOD ; first I ll ?will get a price comparison from Alex in Florida. Carol knows about it.? ? ? ? We also should have four or eight wheels on stock at all times. The Fluid Design double ,last year had ?Both sets of four ?completely shot. That is both sets underneath the seats – eight wheels. I was able to repair a few from my stock and then add six brand new ones. So the Fluid Design double is fine now, but we need to keep certain parts in the house. Carol knows about that too. She might even bring her old used one which is fine. As long as they’re good and rolling we can use them as replacements.? ? ? ?BTW Our Normal procedure Is to have the equipment committee i.e. me or Ernie ask Leslie, or the treasurer, to just OK most purchases below $100. If we need a tool, or some special glue, or epoxy , or paint It makes sense just to have the treasurer OK it . Small potatoes.? ? ? ? If it’s really a major purchase over $100 ?then we can bring the BOD in. This seems to have workEd ?really well for the past few decades because Ernie and I are so parsimonious. And that’s no joke, we really keep as much as we can for the club. Yours Craig toggle quoted message Show quoted text On May 10, 2023, at 1:33 PM, J. Momot <jamomot@...> wrote: ? I sent mine on Monday. ?Do you want me to wait until you get it? On May 10, 2023, at 11:32 AM, Jaime Caron <jaimemsw@...> wrote: ?Also, I meant to include a friendly reminder regarding the application, waiver, and payment which is expected to be sent to YRC in advance of your first row. ? I have attached the document to this email for your convenience if needed. ? Thanks! Jaime Begin forwarded message: From: Jaime Caron <jaimemsw@...> Subject: YRC 2023 Season Begins! Date: May 10, 2023 at 8:05:59 AM EDT To: [email protected] Hi everyone! ? On this beautiful spring day I am happy to announce on behalf of the board that our sculling season can officially begin! ? The water is below 20 kfcf and is expected to drop further over the coming days. That being said, the flow is still something to pay attention to…in advance of your planned row and certainly while you’re on the water. If you head up river, consider taking the Congo route, given the swirl around the bridge pilings. And enjoy the ride back, when you head back down river.? Here is the link to the YRC website that includes helpful links for planning your row, including the reservation log.?

Happy rowing season to you all! ??

Best,?

Jaime