Title: Rowboat at The Center For Wooden Boats Location: South Lake Union Park / CWB Link out: Click here Description: Visit CWB and the ocean rowboat, “James Robert Hanssen,” owned and operated by OAR Northwest. OAR Northwest and CWB are exploring a partnership, and we both hope the public will visit all vessels on the […]
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Connecting Continents
Today I skyped The British School of Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica to speak with some school children about adventure. My old friend, Ashraf Dean, asked that I spend 30 minutes speaking with the kids and answering some questions they prepared for the call. The kids were wonderful. Curious and excited, their energy […]
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Rowing is not a Game
Rowing is not the best spectator sport. I believe it is still here and growing as a sport because it is one of the best sports out there to teach life skills and values to whomever embraces this sport as a discipline. A new friend of mine, Peter Mallory, sends out thoughtful emails on rowing […]
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A Few Ocean Row FAQs
We often get the same questions asked of us about the Ocean row. I thought that I would answer a few in this post. What kind of seas and swells will you see on the ocean? Seas can be as calm as pee on a plate or as big as 50 foot swells. Most of […]
Yesterday, high school students from Seattle’s surrounding neighborhoods and islands attended the Youth Maritime Training Association’s annual career day event at Maritime Event Center in downtown Seattle. Students arrived on foot, bus, train and ferry to engage maritime industry representatives in conversations about local job offers and the details of working in employment environments as […]