The American Airlines coach cabin is very quiet right now as the flight is about four hours into the 6-hour stretch across the Atlantic enroute to Brussels. No babies wailing, the snoring has stopped, and even the restless European that wander the aisles have settled in for a nap. Not me. It’s 19:59h LA time. [...]
We heard whispers of a planned rowing camp in Washington DC after the Austin camp was canceled. We wondered what was up and stopped by the DC Strokes website and discovered the camp is ready for registrations. Ideally, a GLRF member would submit the event for the GLRF calendar using the event submission button but [...]
How can you not love Danish rowing god Adrian T? He posts on the GLRF ALL OARS message board and he submits events for the GLRF calendar. His latest event entry came in yesterday for the 2009 Tournoi de Paris Rower’s Stake Boat Race. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a [...]
The 2009 Copenhagen World Outgames just blasted their latest newsletter and it has some some rather interesting and edgy items. First is their new ad campaign developed in partnership with the Copenhagen ad agency REPUTATION. Talk about wild! It gives new meaning to the word diversity. Can you pick out the rower, coxie, or coach [...]
What’s better than a date with Skyes North America rep Tom Gallagher? We know several women and quite a few guys who can’t think of anything better but how about a 10% discount on a rowing shell? Okay now that we’ve got your attention… get your fingers warmed up and prepare to transmit those entries! [...]
If you’re on any gay and lesbian sports mailing list, you have probably been inundated with emails in the past two months about the 2009 World Outgames Early Registration promotion. If you’re reading about this for the first time, the pitch is simple: save 20% on your registration fee if you register before 30 Sep [...]
We keep pinching ourselves so often it hurts. The GLRF booth is situated in the vendor village area of the Canadian Henley just 15 feet from the water. We have an unobstructed view of the first 1500m of the course! It doesn’t get much better than this! This video was shot on day 2 of [...]
Row for the Cure is a program that allows rowers to raise funds for the local affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. We provide this explanation because although Row for the Cure is well known in the United States, it is less known to the broader GLRF membership. GLRF had the honor [...]
It’s that season again, when the straight and gay media go crazy over ‘out’ Olympic athletes. They are heralded for their courage in the face of public and team scrutiny. They are lauded for their public statements criticizing public officials or public policy. When a national rowing team roster was announced recently, we spotted a [...]
A little late in writing this catch up post. A sinus infection (my first) hit me hard and left me dazed and confused at the booth and crashing at night. Saturday saw the total animation of the booth on our right, Row For The Cure with the warm and totally engaging founder, Kathy Frederick. They [...]