OAR NorthwestThe North American Open Water Rowing Championships were a great time. Open water rowing is a very warm and friendly community and I want to take some time to thank the two guys who put the event together: Steve Wells of Evergreen Rowing and Port Townsend local, rower and shipwright Steve Chapin. These two guys spearheaded […]
My first time on the open ocean with my new brothers at OAR Northwest was horrible and wonderful at the same time. There was a lot more suffering than I had anticipated, and a very different type of suffering than what I experienced while training for the Olympics. The physical pain was less acute. The […]
Dense fog condensed off the bow of the Maas Open Water Double Rick and I raced in. Over my shoulder I could just make out the schooner ‘Merrie Ellen’ emerging from the mist, her pink hull and off-white sails ghostly shades of grey. I hate fog, it scares me, and I wondered briefly at the […]
Impossibly long pieces of white washed lumber struts and beams become toothpick size in scale considering the cavernous interior of the 107 year old Balfour Dock Building. This is what remains of what was once a mile long wood structure built to store wheat waiting to be loaded into the square rig sailing ships that […]
Early June is the month you leave New York to row to England. 5 days ago was the 114th anniversary George Harbo and Frank Samuelson began their row. It is also the day after the 4-year anniversary that Greg, Dylan, Brad and myself rowed the same rout. Although I have felt a kinship to these men […]