The last day and the sun is out! Some rowers have already left, are leaving today, or will leave this weekend. Everyone is catching up on last minute sightseeing and for those who can afford the prices, some shopping. The Danish design stores, be it the department stores, the lighting stores, or the furniture stores [...]
The weather doesn’t look good. In fact it looks dismal. There’s no way we can race in 80 kph (48 mph) winds and the chance of rain is 80%. Wait, the forecast has improved. Now the winds are forecast for 50 kph (30 mph). Ugghh, it’s pouring rain at 10:30h Thursday morning. There goes the [...]
Rower’s hump day! Before everyone’s sensibility is completely twisted in translation, hump day is an American cliché that refers to the middle of the workweek. With two rowing events still to go, most of us still have some races to row. Today is the inrigger 1000m sprint races, held at the Danske Studenters Roklub in [...]
This morning’s coach and coxie meeting had many empty seats. To accommodate the full complement of races, the meeting started at 08:00h. so it was understandable that some couldn’t get there right on time. To the enjoyment of everyone at the meeting, the chief referee had a wry sense of humor and he would slide [...]
It is the first day of the 1,000m sprint races at Lake Bagsvaerd. The coach and coxies meeting began promptly at 10 am. The referees and the regatta organizing committee seem to have addressed every possible detail and boat and crew conflicts have been sorted. GLRF member and Regatta Chair Adrian T. is looking might [...]
It’s interesting to read some of the other blog posts about the World Outgames . The American point of view is full of comparisons. Certain ‘sports’ sites offer a very slanted outlook, with the bloggers focuses on ‘surprising to find’ this or that. Rowers simply embrace. On Day One, that meant training at Lake Bagsvaerd [...]
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 [...]