Tuesday 15th August 2023: PNPGC Mixed crew training row

Evening gig row around the harbour. Started the row at a fast pace and did a lot of race starts and Bouy turns. Cox: Wendy, 6: Tina, 5: Julie, 4: Trevor, 3: Me, 2: Steve, 1: Kevin. Lovely sunny 😎 evening and nice water making it a pleasant row for technique. See photo and statsContinue reading “Tuesday 15th August 2023: PNPGC Mixed crew training row”

Thursday 10th August 2023: Training C2 RowErg pyramid session

A good pyramid session as follows: 100m,200m,300m,400m,500m,400m,300m,200m,100m each with a minute rest. Started off well but slowed down in the mid section as ran out of puff 💨. Need to do a few more of these to build up anaerobic endurance. This was followed by strength training. 20 Barbell chest press, 15 Barbell Curls, 10Continue reading “Thursday 10th August 2023: Training C2 RowErg pyramid session”

Sunday 6th August 2023: PNPGC at The Five Islands – Gig Race in Poole Harbour

PNPGC took a men’s and Ladies team to Poole for the 5 Islands – Gig Race organized by Poole Gig Club. The race was canceled on Saturday due to storms, so our amazing Captain Julie had to rearrange scratch teams as some people could not make Saturday due to other arrangements including work. Some ofContinue reading “Sunday 6th August 2023: PNPGC at The Five Islands – Gig Race in Poole Harbour”

Sunday 30th July 2023: Crew training row for GRR and Poole 5 Island Race

An evening crew row training for the Great River Race and Poole 5 islands. Practicing racing at different paces and buoy turns: Cox: Wendy, 6: Jem, 5: Julie, 4: Steve, 3: Trevor, 2: Alison,1: Me. Julie swooped with Sarah which did the first part of the practice at back of boat. The following shows theContinue reading “Sunday 30th July 2023: Crew training row for GRR and Poole 5 Island Race”

Thursday 27th July 2023: PNPGC GRR Crew long row

Nearly 10km Long Row with most of GRR crew to Mousehole Harbour and back from Penzance Harbour. Cloudy evening but reasonable waves. Cox: Wendy, 6: Jem, 5:Julie 4: Trevor 3: Steve 2: Sarah 1: Me. Good speed to Mousehole and back. when we arrived in Mousehole harbour the crew had a little rest 😂 NiceContinue reading “Thursday 27th July 2023: PNPGC GRR Crew long row”