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 [...]
It’s rower’s day off for most of us except Supermen like GLRF member Ray B. who raced the previous day and was getting ready for the 100m. swimming relay today. Most of us headed to the streets to see what Copenhagen looked like after three days of focused practice and competition. The weather was nice [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]