Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed the fun at the Minot roundabout! To Dan and Evan for coxing, to Jack and the early arrivers for setting up the grill area, to Mike for manning the radio, to Alison for incredible caprese! to Bruce and Ed for thirst quenching refreshments, fruit salad and dessert, to Corrine for rowing a double and a Four in the same day and her first time rowing, to Jack and Doug whose families provided some youthful fun and presence and to all the CMI members and rowe...
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The North and South Rivers Watershed Association is hosting their annual Great River Race this Saturday (08/15/09), which starts at 1:00pm. The race is 7 miles long. The registration fee is $30 per person. The event website may be found at the following address:http://www.nsrwa.org/Event-30.html If anyone is interested in putting together a crew of four to row one of our Mainville Pilot Gigs, or to use a Gloucester Gull (do...
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Earlier this morning Matt Coates and I put on our 50spf sunblock, donned our sunglasses and took out an Alden Double for a three and a half hour row in absolutely gorgeous weather. Personally, I learned that racing long distances while sculling (using 2 oars, as opposed to 1) ...
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If you were down at the boathouse this past July 4 weekend and it seemed much more spacious around the fours, well, it is. Thanks to boatmaster Doug McLellan, the trailer that carried our 3rd Four has been moved out of the parking lot and out of sight. The third boat now rests upon simple elegant boat stands build by Doug that are low to the ground and out of the wind. Most importantly, this new setup minimizes two da...
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This past Saturday started off sunny, beautiful, flat water, gentle breeze. With Mike Novak at the stroke and Chris Wilcox at the helm, we headed round Strawberry Point to see Minot Beach up close. A long row but do-able in 1 1/2 hours. Just as we headed back toward Cohasset, Chris announced that Minot's Light had disappeared into the fog. As we rounded the ledges and headed in toward the glades, we were squinting to see landmarks,...
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If you need a sub, question or comment, or just want to describe the beautiful sunset behind the Boston skyline you saw while rowing...... use this blog. (Note! Post wisely! Moderator reserves right to delete posts and comments!) Don't forget to SAVE at the bottom of a new post. If you are uploading pictures, BE SURE to export them in a small form optimized for the web (not straight out of your camera!) - save as jpeg, - no more than 550px wide, keep the file sizes of each image...
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