Yesterday I, the illustrious Sir Tricky Tarbill, Esquire, took a couple old and new friends out on Lake Union aboard the James Robert Hanssen. It was one of those classic Pacific Northwest days were the sun wanted to peek through, but couldn’t quite muster up the strength to overpower the omnipresent clouds.
Onboard were George, Paul, Derek, and new friend Anders Holmberg, a cool Swedish dude who rowed at Boston U and is now at the U of Tennessee working on his doctorate. He’s been helping out rowers here in Seattle over the summer at the nearby Seattle Rowing Center @seattlerowing and really enjoys the Seattle weather. It reminds him of home. That’s right, Gorman, people enjoy the weather just fine!
Rowing out from Ballard, everyone got their desired amount of rowing in, some learning for the first time how to row. Derek and Paul, not bad! We decided to check out the local Tuesday sailboat race in Lake Union, and found it awash with sailboats jockeying for position before the start gun, timing their tacks and jibes in order to be at the start line at the right time. I found it like dogs chasing their own tail. Here is the link for Duck Dodge.
Below are a couple cool shots. Note that starting Friday OAR Northwest will be out near Shillshole and in La Push for some flip tests and media.