tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post4945763569066891215..comments2024-01-28T08:18:25.029+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: Leaning BackChris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-86778487141318468222013-09-03T10:24:58.434+01:002013-09-03T10:24:58.434+01:00The Skiff Champs are on the last weekend in August...The Skiff Champs are on the last weekend in August at Henley, I believe - see skiffing.org.uk.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-83003453925803384082013-09-03T03:23:57.917+01:002013-09-03T03:23:57.917+01:00This is great stuff. When are these races?
I ofte...This is great stuff. When are these races?<br /><br />I often tell people that properly done fixed-seat rowing is very good exercise and these photos help demonstrate that assertion!Clint Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271607986672469042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-60367743666712886802013-09-02T21:57:04.169+01:002013-09-02T21:57:04.169+01:00In boats rigged for crossed handles, one gate is u...In boats rigged for crossed handles, one gate is usually rigged slightly higher than the other so one hand can pass over the other. In Britain the starboard gate is conventionally rigged higher so a sculler can get in any boat and expect to row left hand over right, but somebody told me once that the Germans do it ithe opposite way round.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-41874434439960744402013-09-02T21:24:13.103+01:002013-09-02T21:24:13.103+01:00Thanks for that link - very interesting photos. I...Thanks for that link - very interesting photos. I've never got that crossed hands thing you often comment on. I notice from those photos that there is a predominance of the left hand being over the right. Surely this means that the starboard oar blade is deeper than the port one? doesn't this tend to make you go round in circles?momisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241178158115432815noreply@blogger.com