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Evening row on calm waters: Cox: Julie, 6: Tina 5: Me 4: Steve 3: Kevin 2: Jo 1: Jonny/Ivan. Lots of racing starts and power rowing 🚣🏿 as well as technique. Change for me being at 5. Jonny took some photos of our row. Note calm waters which is a change.

Good training row in awful weather with lots of rain and choppy waters. Cox:Jim 6: Steve, 5: Emma, 4: Claire 3: Jonny, 2: Kevin, 1: me. Plenty of race starts and practicing technique in choppy waters. Also stroke technique training for power and feathering.

5.45 Evening training row: Cox: Jim, 6: Nina, 5:Emma, 4:Me 3: Kevin, 2: Janice 1: Ivan passenger and coach Julie. Easy row but weather Ok but sea a bit choppy.

Official time 59.17 as started my Garmin just before the official start. Great weather for the event, cool but also sunny. Started the day up at 5am and picked up by teammates Steve and Kevin. Travelled to Saltash to meet rest of the crew and to launch the borrowed gig Rhos as Maladron was havingContinue reading “Sunday 3rd March 2024: Three Rivers Race at organised by Caradon Gig Club at Saltash Sailing Club”

A good training 5km session practicing strong 💪 power rowing at a good pace over 28 rpm. Also practicing starts and buoy turns. Cox: Julie 6: Jim, 5: Kevin, 4: Steve, 3:James, 2: Jem, 1: me. We also had some training partners 🐬 joining us which was nice 😊. See video clips below. Afterwards wentContinue reading “Saturday 24th February 2024: PNPGC mixed/mens training row for 3 rivers race next Sunday”

Back on water after two weeks recovering from chest infection which cleared up with antibiotics Cox: Wendy, 6: Jim, 5 Julie, 4: Steve, 3: Trevor, 2: Me, 1: James. Good strong 6km fast row in choppy waters. Ribs painful but OK to row with painkillers 💊.

PNPGC -Three Rivers crew training cox: Julie 6: Cara, 5: Kevin, 4:,Steve, 3: Trevor, 2:Kerry, 1: Me – Wendy was a passenger. Lots of power stroke training via Pyramids and starts .

Out on the water again with a mixed PNPGC crew that is going to the Scillies. Team Cox James & Wendy 6: Jem 5: Julie 4: Steve 3: Trevor 2: Me 1: Kerry. Lots of practice starts and power stroking over the 5km.

PNPGC men’s mixed team training row including race starts, buoy turns, technique improvement exercises. Cox: Julie 6: Jem 5: James 4: Steve 3: Trevor 2: Me 1: Jonny. Nice quiet sea and sunny 😎 so nice row. Look how sunny it is from the GoPro clip below which was taken before we got into training