Tel Aviv Rowing Club

Firstly, hello all. I know I've been gone for ages and ages, but I'm
still around really...!

Anyhoo.
Us safety folks at Thames RC got in to a bit of an email discussion
recently about building all sorts of snazzy things to use in Google
Earth in conjunction with GPS tracking of outings, mostly an accurate

Dear all,

The below link will take you to a lovely little video about a sculler who
works at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and rows to and from
work on the Anacostia River.

[link]

Cordially,

Charles

Saw this today and I thought the comments made deserved dissection by
the rec.sport.rowing heavies.

The whole video is quite interesting, but it was the boatmans
description and discussion on wing riggers that stood out:

[link]

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Dear all,

“Classic coaching has the blade depth with the top edge just under the
surface, with the ‘pocket’ developing at the back of the oar to ease
extraction. Sliasas et al., have done modelling on this and published it...
I asked Andrew S. (a rower and coach) if he'd considered checking the

[link]

I've today received this information from a shoe maker's UK agent:

"The (maker's name) Rowing Shoe gives a stronger stroke cycle which
means a faster race. These premium shoes, strap on tight and feature a
stiff lightweight outsole for super efficient power transfer to the foot
plate."

I'm horrified by such nonsensical & dangerous nonsense.

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Ergs don't float. We've heard it so many times. So what does?

Please watch this video:
[link]
Just for a moment forget about names, colors of blades, nationalities.
If you don't know the final result, don't look up right now. Just
watch it.

Camera is focusing mostly on a boat from lane 5. Aren't they

We would greatly welcome informed comments on this new video:
[link]

Cheers -
Carl
--
Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK

September 21, 2009, 5:04 PM
[link]

Let's see if this causes Mark Kacucha some legal trouble:

Belfort President Bruce R. Robinson, let me tell you about this
lowlife. Starts the workday between 9-10AM by checking work and
personal email. Come 11-11:30AM, he's getting ready to go to the local

Regatta Sport no longer have the 2008 Olympics rowing DVD. Does anyone
know where I might get a copy that plays in the US, please?

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you how sneaky AND creepy he really is!

Belfort Instrument Company is selling to a known terrorist country as
evidenced by mention of the DigiWx AWOS on their corporate homepage
sold to:

Pakistan
•Lahore International Airport (LHE/OPLA) RVR System, Lahore Pakistan

And then there is word of this:
During the first two weeks of January 2007, U.S. air strikes targeted

Belfort Instrument Company is selling to a known terrorist country as
evidenced by mention of the DigiWx AWOS on their corporate homepage
sold to:

Pakistan
•Lahore International Airport (LHE/OPLA) RVR System, Lahore Pakistan

And then there is word of this:
During the first two weeks of January 2007, U.S. air strikes targeted

[link]

If this note is posted outside the USA,
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH U.S. LAW

ATTENTION: Mark Wilson Decker is apparently
posing as a photographer based upon his
Workface, LinkedIn, Posterous, Twitter
About.me, BigSight, Ziki, tBlog and
Wordpress profiles --- just goes to show
you how sneaky AND creepy he really is!

Belfort Instrument Company is selling to a known terrorist country as
evidenced by mention of the DigiWx AWOS on their corporate homepage
sold to:

Pakistan
•Lahore International Airport (LHE/OPLA) RVR System, Lahore Pakistan

And then there is word of this:
During the first two weeks of January 2007, U.S. air strikes targeted

All the coaching bodies in just about every country and every sporting
code have declared physical punishment in sport as “unsound”
“unethical” etc etc. Not surprising – it’s not the Middle Ages.

I recently came across a case where the coach’s sole motivating
technique seems to be forcing school kids to run up and down with

Yep, you read that right:
BUY Belfort Instruments DigiWx-SHIT... Have a PILE OF SHIT guaranteed!

Have you heard about the Meadow Lake Airport AWOS Fiasco?
Quoting, [link] reads in short:

"Executive Conclusion: Of the four candidate AWOS manufacturers, only