Joe and I have been flat out with our coaching commitments since the end of last year: a training camp in December, followed by the Cambridge Town Cup (probably the biggest club regatta in New Zealand), the North Island Championships and then, finishing on Saturday, the Nationals.
The good news is that we did very well at all of them: apart from two, who suffered a stroke of bad luck - or, rather, missed a stroke - everyone in our squad won at least one medal at the North Island Champs. For me, this was possibly the best day the club as a whole has had for many years
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| Wellington Rowing Club at the North Island Championships |
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| Bloody showoff |
His success was the result of enormous dedication over the year and beyond: well deserved, indeed.
I suppose, now, we shall have to get that boat finished....
Just found your blog never done this before I'm Rick from Tauranga about to start a boat here. Just got our plans for a 12'row or sailing dingy. Wondering what timbers you're using & what type of boat you guys are building & the construction method. The oars look great how far along have you got Hope all is going well & the dream is still alive
ReplyDeleteHi Rick, 2 years on, how's your project going?
DeleteHi, Rick. Thanks for your comment. We'd be very happy to share any insight we have gained, though I'd suggest you start by reading the blog, then come back with your questions. Although we ramble a bit, there's some useful stuff there too!
ReplyDeleteThe planking is ply: a good medium to work with, though you need to pay attention to the quality. Otherwise, we used Fijian Kauri for the stem, hog (keel) and sternpost as well as for knees and thwarts. We used Oak for the gunwales, which was a bit over the top, but is beautiful and the transom was mahogany.
I've been putting a few coats of varnish on the outer hull this week, then we are clear to fit everything inside...then we're done. However, we were not much further behind 2 years ago! Beware...