tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post338348817049800349..comments2024-03-25T12:56:50.867+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: A Cornish gig...from Whitby?Chris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-26784864470047593632015-03-11T16:12:22.178+00:002015-03-11T16:12:22.178+00:00Perhaps it should be a "Whitby Cornish Gig&qu...Perhaps it should be a "Whitby Cornish Gig" rather than the other way around ?<br />The seating solution does look interesting, but from experience there is an obvious problem in that it doesn't allow the rower to alter his position in or out as the usual thwart seat does. This is highly desirable depending on prevailing sea conditions, and also from the point of view of balancing the boat when you're rowing with a crew of markedly differing weights. Incidentally, when racing it's sometimes desire able to "lean" the boat inwards when rounding a buoy as it helps to make the turn more quickly.<br />Simpler is usually better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533689921131499659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-83271927388681086232015-03-11T16:11:03.752+00:002015-03-11T16:11:03.752+00:00Perhaps it should be a "Whitby Cornish Gig&qu...Perhaps it should be a "Whitby Cornish Gig" rather than the other way around ?<br />The seating solution does look interesting, but from experience there is an obvious problem in that it doesn't allow the rower to alter his position in or out as the usual thwart seat does. This is highly desirable depending on prevailing sea conditions, and also from the point of view of balancing the boat when you're rowing with a crew of markedly differing weights. Incidentally, when racing it's sometimes desire able to "lean" the boat inwards when rounding a buoy as it helps to make the turn more quickly.<br />Simpler is usually better.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533689921131499659noreply@blogger.com