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 [...]
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 [...]
For those who don’t know, Banyoles is one of the finer rowing spots in the world. Located approximately 120 km northwest of Barceona in Spain’s Catalunya province, the area is a favored training sport for European rowing teams. It has played host to the FISA World Championships and the FISA World Masters. Jordi Robirola, the [...]
GLRF France member Gilles F. of Paris sent us an email this weekend to say that rowers don’t have much time left to register for the rowing stake boat race to be held in conjunction with the Tournoi International de Paris 2009. The event, scheduled for Sunday, 31 May 2009, looks like it will be [...]
It was night two for more erg pleasure at the Danske Studenters Roklub, this time with delish Danish rowing god Adrian leading the regatta organizing committee through a pre-meeting erg session of three sets of 6 on, 3 off. Then it was off to the tank for more training. Finally we all headed upstairs to [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]