| Baltimore Rowing Club Newsletter October 16, 2007 http://www.baltimorerowing.org I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history; the world knows it by heart. The past, at least, is secure. There is Boston and Concord and Lexington and Bunker Hill; and there they will remain forever. Upcoming Events
Latest News
Racing shells on the Discovery Science Channel.
"How It's Made", a show on the Science Channel (one of the Discovery Networks) is airing an episode about racing shells. The episide was filmed at Hudson Boat Works. Here is a short blurb, swiped from the Science Channel website:
"The racing shell is a high tech rowboat that's built for speed. Long and exceptionally narrow, it's designed to cut through wave drag and leave the competition in its wake."This is season 4, episode 7, and has the witty title of "Racing Shells, Stainless Steel Sinks, Leather, Pedal Steel Guitars". For more information, check this link: http://science.discovery.com/fansites/howitsmade/episode/episode_02.html This new episode airs Friday, October 19 (Head of the Charles Friday) at 9:00pm, and will repeat the next day at 12:30am, 4:00am, 10:00am, and 10:30pm. If you miss it, try again on Friday, November 2 9:30pm. More listings are available here: http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.14293.121570.16541.x&start=10
Head of the Charles.
The world-famous Head of the Charles regatta is this weekend! Our intrepid rowers will be leaving town late this week, headed for glory along the Boston/Cambridge border in beautiful Massachusetts. If you are at the boathouse this week, please take time out to wish them well ... or better yet, plan a last minute trip and cheer them on in person. Baltimore RC has entries all across the board: Grand Master 1x, Women's Lightweight 1x, Women's Championship 2x, Men's Master 2x, Men's Club 4+, Women's Club 4+, Men's Master 4+, and Women's Master 8+. Cara West (steely coxswain for the morning competive group) may still have space in her spacious SUV; contact her at carawest@aol.com for more information or check on availability.
Do you like ice hockey? Come watch the Washington Capitals play.
Led by the mighty Alexander Ovechkin (2005-06 rookie of the year), the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League have started their 2007-08 season with a bang. We are looking into getting tickets to a game on Saturday, November 10, 2007, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, a division rival who won the Stanley Cup championship as recently as 2004. The game starts at 7:00pm and will likely end before 10:00pm. (We looked into Sunday matinee games, but Capitals do not have one until January.) A group of Baltimore RC members traipsed down to a game in October last year and had a blast. The team is especially making an effort to extend its reach to the Baltimore area this year. Ovechkin alone is worth the price of admission. The Capitals play in the Verizon Center, which is easy to get to via car or Washington Metro. In fact, you can do both: the arena is along the Green Line, which terminates at the commuter lot at Greenbelt. Parking at Greenbelt is free on the weekends, and trains run well past midnight. If you want to grab dinner before the game, there are a number of restaurants immediately surrounding the arena. For more information, or to show your level of interest (cold, lukewarm, hot), please contact your loquacious newsletter editor, Adrian Breeman, at dwfma@yahoo.com Seating charts, directions, rosters, and endless pictures of Ovechkin are all available at http://capitals.nhl.com
Impress your friends, scare your neighbors, pad your resume: write an article for the newsletter.
The bylines are few, but the glory is everywhere: pour yourself into the newsletter! The season may be winding down, and with it, the (already spotty) delivery schedule, but new ideas, links, articles, corrections, YouTube videos, or any other ideas are always welcome.
We are especially interested to hear from the latest group of Baltimore RC novices; if you went through any of our novice programs this year and stuck with us until now, let us know. Have you been doing research about the life, times, and history of rowers? Hit us at hotd@baltimorerowing.org or click the link below - http://www.baltimorerowing.org/about/newsletter.php
Coaching evaluation form still online.
You can review your coaching staff from the safety of your home, office, or local Starbucks. The form is as anonymous as you want; include your name, or keep your identity a secret. We ask only for honest answers and cheerful suggestions. And money. - http://www.baltimorerowing.org
BRC Yearbook: Heard on the Dock; Making a Splash in 2006.
We are thinking about another bulk order for the 2006 BRC yearbook. Individual copies are always available, but with a bulk order -- in the neighborhood of 20 or so, we can see some savings on the book and shipping. (Juniors, bug your parents!) - http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/33832 Important Reminders.
Parking lot safety: walking to and from your car in the dark.
Being that we row in and around a famous American city, replete with the same joys and ills of any other metropolis, you may find yourself walking back to your car under the cover of night. If you are anxious or uncomfortable walking to and from the parking lot without other people around you, do not hesitate to collect a group of people (and/or large rower) and ask for an escort to and from your car. This is especially important now that the colleges and high schools have started their seasons; the extra cars and buses may force you to park in a far corner, away from the boathouse door. If at any time, for any reason, you feel anxious about a situation around the boathouse, in the dark or any other time, again, do not hesitate to walk in groups, or to grab the nearest coach or EC member for help. Keeping your car safe and locked while on the water is one thing (and a good thing), but you are much more important. Ask politely or demand vehemently; either way, those capable of help should come running. Before heading into the house for practice, it is best to hide or obscure these items before you leave arrive at the boathouse; do not wait until you pull in to hide any shiny, valuable items (cell phones, wallets, purses or CDs) in the trunk. Also, the boathouse usually has a handful of lockers available for use during practice. A basic padlock is enough to keep these lockers secure while you are out on the water, and the building is either locked or manned by a responsible coach/EC member during practices.
Erging.
With the fall racing season on its last legs, the ergs are ready to come out of hibernation. Think of all those hours of pain, doubt, and self-hatred. Now is the time to ensure those meters count! Log your meters with our friends at Concept2. To create an account and log your meters, hit http://www.concept2.com and click on Training and Competition, then Online Ranking. And, do not forget to affiliate yourself with BRC. Baltimore has slipped to second in the "Club Rowing" category, so every stroke counts! (Water meters also count! Concept2 will accept water meters rowed in any "sliding seat boat", so if your seat has wheels, log those water meters, too.)
Equipment issues and repairs.
Any repairs requests or maintenance issues involving Club equipment, including launches, should be addressed to repairs@baltimorerowing.org This will allow all matters to be directly communicated to the BRC repair crew. Please do not email anyone in the executive committee directly; we want to use the 'repairs' email to keep everything in one place. If you are interested in helping out with repairs and you have time, contact our boathouse manager, Bryan McMahon; we can always use the help. Baltimore Rowing Club 2007 Executive Committee
Coaching Staff
Baltimore Rowing Club Places to Be
The Boathouse
3301 Waterview Ave Baltimore, Maryland 21230 (410) 355-5649 http://www.baltimorerowing.org
Thursday Nights
J Patrick's Irish Pub 1371 Andre St, Baltimore, MD (410) 244-8613 http://home.netcom.com/~leemarsh/jpatrick.html
Saturday Mornings
Harvest Table 1000 Hull St, Baltimore, MD (410) 837-0073 http://www.myharvesttable.com
This edition of the Baltimore Rowing Club newsletter has been brought to you by Adrian Breeman, on the backs and necks of those great minds before as well as the creative criticisms and witticisms from rowers like you.
Submissions and corrections are always welcome; give hotd@baltimorerowing.org or http://www.baltimorerowing.org/about/newsletter.php a try.
See you on the water.
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