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Yankee Rowing: "No Wake" buoys back on the river
As of Friday, the white "No Wake" buoys are back on the river. Please keep an eye out for them when rowing near the marina. There are two buoys downstream of the marina in their usual locations. And there is one buoy a little upstream of the rail trail bridge in the middle of the river. There is also an orange "No Wake" buoy just upstream of the Northampton Community Rowing dock toward the Northampton side of the river. Best, Ernie
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FOR SALE: exceptional Echo Classic w/ Dreher Oars
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Carol and I highly recommend the Echo -- easy set up, tough, durable, stable and FUN Robin Barber Gallery of Readers Press cell 4*3-695-5343 land 4*3-585-8530 16 Vernon Street Northampton, MA 01060-2862 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Little Harbor Boathouse | Rowing For All <maryellen@...> Date: Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 6:35 AM Subject: FOR SALE: exceptional Echo Classic w/ Dreher Oars To: <robertebarber@...> Don't miss this one! She's a Beaut'! Echo Classic w/ Dreher Oars For Sale Echo Classic Rowing Shell: $4895 From the collection of one of Echo's long-time rowing enthusiasts Rarely used (for guest rowers) meticulously maintained Seeking a new grateful for Echo Rowing owner. Is that you?! To buy or sell your Echo contact: maryellen@... or call Maryellen: 781-504-8420 We sell gently used Echo Rowing shells fast: typically within 48 hours of offering. If it's time to sell your own Echo, please call us. We'd be glad to find a new grateful owner. ? Echo Rowing sets the standard for unparalleled stability, safety and performance in all water conditions. Freedom, versatility, fun whether you're just starting out, looking for life-time fitness or want the top-of-the-line touring open water racer. Maintenance-free, innovative folding riggers provide ease of set-up, storage and transport. ?Little Harbor Boathouse 40 Doaks Lane, Marblehead, MA Call Maryellen: 781-990-3552 Want to sell your used boat? We can help! Little Harbor Boathouse 40 Doaks Lane, Marblehead, MA 01945 781-990-3552 Contact Us Little Harbor Boathouse | 40 Doaks Lane, Marblehead, MA 01945 Unsubscribe robertebarber@... Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by maryellen@... powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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U/Mass men's rowing schedule
Yankee Rowers, The U/Mass men's crew will be rowing around 6:00 - 8:30/9:00 AM. Best, Ernie
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Paper City Regatta-- Masters local regatta at Holyoke Rows.
Paper City Regatta Holyoke, MA. Master - HS - Adaptive - Novice - Head. c: John Hooks Davis , 25 Jones Ferry Road Holyoke, MA 01040 , ph: 413 387-5584 , email: office@... c: Stephanie Moore. Host: Holyoke Rows. Entry Deadline: September 16, 2023. ? Regatta Website
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Yankee Rowing Club: College Crews Returning
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Yankee Rowers, The college crews will be returning to the river soon--in the next week or two. There will be quite a few rowers on the river most mornings and most weekdays later in the afternoon. So, things may get busy and a bit congested around the boathouses and docks. Please be considerate, flexible, and patient getting on and off the water. At the end of this email I've posted information we have about the rowing schedules for most of the college crews and for the Northampton Community Rowing crews. If I get additional information, I'll send out further announcements. As always, we ask club members to put safety first on the river. Here are some reminders:Please be extra careful on the water, keeping an eye out for boats, buoys, trees, rocks, sandbars, bridges, and docks near and behind you. Please stay on the appropriate side of the river while rowing: going upstream, stay toward the Hadley side of the river; going downstream, stay toward the Northampton/Hatfield side of the river. And please be extra careful when rowing under the bridges--it can be hard to see boats behind you there, and crosscurrents and eddies can make rowing there difficult. Also, the U/Mass men's crew launch from their dock on the Northampton side of the river behind Ellwell Island, and they sometimes row across the river near or under the bridges before going upstream--it can be easy not to see them coming across the river. And about a mile upstream from the marina, Northampton Community Rowing boats often cross the river after launching from their dock just before the turn in the river at the Honeypot. As all of you know, for much of this season the river water has been unusually high and fast. As the water comes down, there are likely to be new sandbars and submerged tree stumps and other debris in various places on the river that you will need to watch out for. There are no simple guidelines to determine when it is (relatively) safe to row. River flow speed and level, wind speed and wind direction, water and air temperature, precipitation and visibility conditions, the particular boat being rowed, and, of course, the individual rower's experience and skill, are all relevant factors. That said, by way of some general guidelines, we recommend that rowers check the river conditions regularly at the National Weather Service Montague gauge, and we ask that members not row in club boats when the flow speed measurement at the National Weather Service Montague gauge is above 20 kcfs (i.e., 20 thousand cubic feet per second). You can access the recent Montague gauge measurements at this National Weather Service website: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=box&gage=mntm3&view=1,1,1,1,1,1 (The flow speed numbers are along the right hand side of the graph. The blue line on the left half of the graph is the observed flow over the past three days, and the maroon line on the right half of the graph is the forecast flow for the next three days. The accuracy of the forecasts can vary considerably.) You can get up-to-date weather information via Weather Underground at: https://www.wunderground.com/us/ma/hadley (The "hourly" page for each day is especially helpful--it contains hour-by-hour forecast information.)If you row when it's dark, please use a red/green bow light on your boat. (If you don't have your own light, there are some club lights with rubber suction cups stored in a white bucket on the bottom shelf below the logbook.) Sorry for the long email. I hope this is helpful. Happy and safe rowing!Best,Ernie Crew Rowing Schedules: Amherst College: Practices start on Friday, September 8th. Crews will begin launching at about 5:30 PM on weekdays, and at 8:30 AM on Saturdays. Smith College: Practices start on Monday, September 11th. They will row with the full team on Monday through Thursday in the afternoon, and will have a small group using several pairs in the mornings at 7:00 - 8:30 AM. U/Mass Women's Crew: 6:30-9:00 AM Northampton Community Rowing (launching from their dock upstream near the Honeypot): Adult rowing, starting Monday, Se
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For those who don¡¯t know, Andy Larkin was one of the original founders of the Yankee rowing club along with Tom Carhart and Leslie Smith. Here are some photos I took from pictures at his memorial. Brother Tim And Sister Margo is first one.
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1968 Olympic Pass :first one Bottom of last one :Larkin pulling hard
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Andy Larkin was a longstanding and esteemed member of Yankee Rowing. He was a friend, colleague, teammate, and friendly competitor to many Yankee rowers for more than 25 years. Sadly, Andy passed away recently. Andrew¡¯s daughter, Sarah Larkin, has invited club members who knew Andy to a reflection on Andrew as we note his passing. For those of you who knew Andy, please consider participating in the gathering on Thursday, August 17th at 2 pm at 189 Bridge Street Northampton to say goodbye to him and reflect on his life. No RSVP necessary. Andy¡¯s funeral will occur when his his family is able to gather together to celebrate his life. Andy will be missed and have a continued presence at Yankee Rowing Club. The Yankee club boat, the ¡°Andy Larkin,¡± reflects one of the many ways that Andy will always be an integral part of the club and fondly remembered. It also ensures that he will continue to row up and down our beloved river - a river he loved too - with YRC members. As some of you already know that Andy chose a career in medicine, and settled in Northampton, MA. He took up recreational rowing, and his toured down the Connecticut River to Long Island Sound. He enjoyed telling stories and found writing difficult. People told him he should write a book, and he finally did. Much of his pre-college education occurred at Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, followed by Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. After medical school he interned in Philadelphia, followed by training in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine at the Medical School at UMass Worcester. In 1983 he moved to the Pioneer Valley to practice medicine, remaining here for the rest of his career. Bob Sproull, who knew Andy for more than 25 years, shared the following recollections of Andy: ¡°Andy arrived at Harvard with the intention of becoming an accomplished college and Olympic rower, but with no prior experience in rowing except for time in a small skiff. He struggled to make the first boat in his freshman year. In the Fall of his sophomore year, he started in the third varsity boat; two seat races later he took over the six seat in the first varsity boat, and subsequently never relinquished it. Over the next three years the Harvard eight with Andy in six seat won every college race in which it took part, won the 1968 Olympic trials, and made the finals at the Olympics. In a difficult period of his life, his mother convinced him to take up rowing again. He purchased an Alden 18--a heavy, flat-bottomed boat, usable as a single or a double, and weighing 60 pounds when rigged as a single, and eighty pounds when rigged as a double. He was one of the early members of Yankee Rowing Club, founded by Tom Carhart. This was the beginning of a long, sustained relationship, important and productive for both Andy and Yankee. For those interested in learning more about Andy's life the main source is his book, "My Life in Boats, Fast and Slow." Anyone who enjoys rowing will enjoy this book. I met Andy in 1998 when I took up sculling and joined Yankee. I had rowed sweep at Dartmouth but had not rowed anything but a skiff-rowboat- since 1953. The first day that I went out on the river in my new Maas Aero Andy helped me put the oars in correctly, get into the boat, push off--all the while remaining upright. Andy, in turn, pushed off with one leg in the boat and the other doing the pushing; still standing with one leg outside the boat, he turned to tell me something about the current. It struck me that this might be a complicated relationship. Really it wasn't. We rowed together regularly, often in a foursome--Kurt Betchick, Craig Schiff, Andy and me. The custom was to pull up seats in the boathouse after a row--usually at least 10,000 meters--and talk. The talks came to be called The Seminar. Each of us looked forward to the seminar. In fact, on some days when conditions precluded an enjoyable row, we settled for the seminar. And on some occasions the seminar was followed by lunch at Esselon. The seminar topics were 80% rowing, 10% national and international politics. 5
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Andrew Larkin reflection
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Hi All, Andrew¡¯s daughter Sarah Larkin has asked me to invite you to a reflection on Andrew as we note his passing. Please come by this Thursday, August 17th at 2 pm at 189 Bridge Street Northampton to say goodbye to him and reflect on his life. No RSVP necessary. -anne Teschner
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Pictures added to our gallery page
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Hello YRC members, New pictures have bee added to our galley page <https://galleryofreaders.org/yankeerowing/gallery/> Enjoy! Moi
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YRC - Summer Return 2023!
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Hi Everyone! I hope this finds you all well! The river is expected to go below 20 kcfs by Wednesday. (Yeah!!) as you know, once it is under 21, it is okay to take out club boats. Like you all, I am anxious to get back out there. For some of us, we haven¡¯t been on the river for over a month. This is a friendly reminder that the river will likely be different than when we last rowed, just like it is every spring. Also, there could be moving as well as stationary debris that could damage a boat and/or cause the boat to flip (and no one wants to fall in the water right now! Yuck!) So, it will be important to be mindful and anticipate possible changes. It has been too long! It will be great to get back out there and see everyone again. Be safe and enjoy! Best, Jaime
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Young parents regatta call for volunteers
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Hello yankee rowers! I hope everyone is coping with the lack of rowable conditions this summer! I am putting out a call for volunteers for the Young Parents Regatta, on August 26th (rain date, August 27th) at Holyoke Rows boathouse 9:30am - 2pm. Many of you volunteered last year, and helped us have what I've heard to be the most successful regatta in years! For those who don't know, this is the culminating event of the Rowing Strong Rowing Together program for young mothers, part of The Care Center in Holyoke. This year may look a little different. The Care Center has stated that if high/fast waters and/or contamination from flooding are a concern in late august, we will hold an alternative land-based regatta. But still a regatta nonetheless! IF we are on the water, volunteers will be needed for boat/oar carrying, launch driving, dock mastering, etc. Volunteer jobs for a land-based regatta are unclear at this time, but perhaps erg carrying, time keeping, ect. If you would like to volunteer, please email me at hglier@.... Please include your phone number. Thanks everyone! -- Halley Glier 413-834-4808
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I've been looking on the 'net for good info on this, with a better explanation than I can provide. But here's my memory: The problem with flooding in a boathouse is that the boats are stored upside-down, and the water will lift/float them (air trapped inside the upside-down hull) and break the boat against the rack above. The solution is to let the water into the trapped area of the shell, so that the shell can essentially "sink". The way to do that is: - open all the "ports" that keep watertight compartments tight - take a length of plastic tubing, and tape one end of it to the highest point INSIDE the hull (pt 1), run the tube outside the hull and up, above pt 1, and figure out a way to secure it there. - do that for the washbox and every watertight compartment Simple plastic tubing, 3/8 or 1/2 diameter is fine. The idea is to let the air inside the trapped space escape as the water rises, so that the boat can essentially "sink in place." Happy to do this if it's warranted. Not sure how high things may rise.... Bob
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YRC - Pictures - Posting on YRC Website
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Hello all! I hope this finds you all well. I trust you all are like me and are looking closely at the river height and flow AND really missing our rowing time on the river! We are all looking forward to the waters receding so we can get back out there and enjoy this beautiful stretch of water we are so fortunate to have nearby. Today, I am writing about the terrific pictures that Peter has so generously taken of YRC rowers on the river and shared with the club. Moi has received new pictures from Peter. The board decided that it would be best to inquire with club members about permissions to post pictures on the website. We are asking that anyone who does NOT want to have their picture posted on the website to let me know by JULY 21, 2023 that you wish to opt out. Otherwise, we will assume that you consent to have your picture posted on the website. Please note that we intend to integrate this inquiry into the application/waiver process at the beginning of the season starting next year. The application will reflect an opting out option. Thanks for your attention. Be well, stay cool, and stay dry! Jaime Jaime Caron, LICSW CARON Clinical Consulting jcaronmsw@... 413.584.1821 (She/Her/Hers)
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Renewal
Hi All, School's out so I'm excited to return to get some time on the water this summer. Check's in the mail! Jean-Paul (JP)
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River Conditions - 20kfcf+ and Club Boats
? ?Hi all! As you probably already know, the river has been quite high over the last couple of days. It is expected to remain high for a few more days. Just sending a reminder that the water flow must be under 21 kfcf for use of the club boats. Also, even at 20 kfcf, the flow is still something to pay attention to. If you head up river, consider taking the Congo route, given the swirl around the bridge pilings closer to the boathouse. And enjoy the ride back, when you head back down river. The flow rate can be checked via this link:<https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=box&gage=mntm3>. Thanks! Jaime
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TOWN OF AMHERST ISSUES A PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING ON JUNE 15, 2023
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FYI, A message from the town of Amherst. According to the map the outfall location is upriver in North Hadley. Best, Moi Alert Sent On: 06/15/2023 11:18:06 AM EDT TOWN OF AMHERST ISSUES A PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING ON JUNE 15, 2023 Unchlorinated treated sewage was released from the Amherst Waste Water Treatment Plant on June 15, 2023 starting at 8:45am due to partial Wastewater Treatment Plant shut down for an emergency repair. The unchlorinated treated sewage was released into the Connecticut River at the treatment plant outfall. See map below. Periodic releases of unchlorinated treated sewage will occur throughout the day as the repairs at the plant are conducted. Additional warnings will be issued every eight hours until the work at the plant is complete and discharges of unchlorinated sewage have ceased. We estimate that approximately 75,000 gallons of unchlorinated treated sanitary sewage has discharged as of the issuance of this warning. The discharge consists of treated sewage and waste that has not been chlorinated prior to release. Because Amherst is required to chlorinate all discharge prior to release at this time of year, this is considered partially treated wastewater. The Town recommends that the public avoid contact with the affected water body for at least 48 hours after the discharge ceases due to increased health risks from bacteria and other pollutants. View map here. Time of issue: June 15, 2023 10:30am Issued by: Guilford Mooring, Superintendent Public Works, Jennifer Brown, Health Director View PDF of Notice and Map of Outfall Location Questions? Contact Amherst Department of Public Works at (413) 259-3050View message in browser This message was sent by the Town of Amherst, MA If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please Unsubscribe.
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Picture gallery on our website
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Our club friend and excellent photographer, Peter, periodically sends us beautiful pictures he captures early in the morning on the dock. I am collecting these pictures on our Gallery page. You are welcome to take a look here: https://galleryofreaders.org/yankeerowing/gallery/. Enjoy! Moi
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