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| 121.1 | | CAMONE::WAY | Ye can nae dispute tha' | Thu Jun 10 1993 14:52 | 7 |
| My buddy Chris, who I've often mentioned in relation to his marathon running
(and now a new friend of =Bob=), rowed in college. He was rowing
for the Simsbury Rowing Club before moving to NH when he took his
job in Spitbrook.....
'Saw
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| 121.2 | too much like work fer me | MKFSA::LONG | Pump it up! A little more to the left. | Thu Jun 10 1993 15:08 | 4 |
| This would be a real mainly sport if'n they allowed ramming!
billl
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| 121.3 | | ROYALT::ASHE | Momma's all right, daddy's all right | Thu Jun 10 1993 15:21 | 1 |
| Or balloon launchers...
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| 121.4 | | CAMONE::WAY | Ye can nae dispute tha' | Thu Jun 10 1993 15:45 | 7 |
| Or boarding, as in the old days;
Heave to and prepare to be boarded!
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| 121.5 | | NWD002::TUTAK_PE | Helpless in Hooterville | Fri Jun 11 1993 12:46 | 11 |
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My brother rowed for the varsity crew team at Rutgers from '65 to '68,
and he still rows occasionally, for fun.
He told me about something that happened during a race against Columbia
University....seems they were competing on the Harlem River, which
divides the Bronx from upper Manhattan. About three-quartes of the way
through the course, the Rutgers shell hit what appeared to be an aluminum
beer keg that was half submerged. Needless to say, they did not win.
Kat
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| 121.6 | | METSNY::francus | Mets in '93 | Fri Jun 11 1993 13:14 | 3 |
| Go Columbia!
The Crazy Met
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| 121.7 | | PLUGH::NEEDLE | Money talks. Mine says "Good-Bye!" | Wed Jul 07 1993 00:15 | 5 |
| Just catching up after a month off. I rowed for Penn from 1977 to 1981. I was
part of the lightweight crew that managed to lose almost all of its races. But
it was fun anyway.
j.
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| 121.8 | or the QE II was just a dingy?????? | CSTEAM::FARLEY | Megabucks Winner Wannabee | Wed Jul 07 1993 12:08 | 20 |
| Just catching up after a month off. I rowed for Penn from 1977 to 1981. I was
part of the lightweight crew that managed to lose almost all of its races. But
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
it was fun anyway.
j.
Obviously jeff, that was before you hit puberty right? Or is you
saying you were part of the lightweight crew is akin to the Sawmain
saying he's a fast runner?????
;^)
I remain,
pondering if I could qualify as a lightweight????????
Kev
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| 121.9 | | CAMONE::WAY | Washin' the dog, washin' the dog | Wed Jul 07 1993 12:42 | 25 |
| > Obviously jeff, that was before you hit puberty right? Or is you
> saying you were part of the lightweight crew is akin to the Sawmain
> saying he's a fast runner?????
>
> ;^)
>
> I remain,
> pondering if I could qualify as a lightweight????????
Actually, I can totally identify with Jeff.
At a rehearsal the other night a college buddy pulled out some old
photographs of us 15 or 16 years ago, complete with 6" wide ties, and
collar points seemingly down to the nipple line.
The Chainsaw in that photo was 6' tall, 145 lbs soaking wet, with long
sideburns.
I could have rowed lightweight crew in college.
'Saw
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| 121.10 | | ROYALT::ASHE | Never have to lift the seat, no one here but men | Mon Jul 12 1993 14:51 | 6 |
| > I was
>part of the lightweight crew that managed to lose almost all of its races. But
>it was fun anyway.
No one said anything about the lightweight crew and Coxman Cubby?
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| 121.13 | 7 April Rowing Hong Kong �� | HGRD01::STEVENWONG | | Tue Mar 22 1994 20:50 | 40 |
| Shatin Rowing Centre,
27 Yuen Wo Road,
Shatin, N.T.,
Hong Kong.
�� Tel: (852) 699 7271
Chong Heep Rowing Club Fax: (852) 601 4477
Hi Rowers,
Like to spend a weekend rowing in Hong Kong ?
Chong Heep Rowing Club will be hosting the Hong Kong Festival of Sports
Regatta on Sunday 17th April 94, which would be one of the biggest
gatherings of local atheletes.
And we are most willing to have your crew participate in any of the
following events,
Open Men 4+,2x,1x 2000m
Open Women 1x 2000m
Veteran 4+,2x 1000m ( over 32 on 1-1-94 )
*3-night accommodation would be provided to competitors subject to availability.
Your entry should reach us either by fax or mail no later than 7th April.
Entry fee is HK$25 per seat and should be payable upon registration.
This could be your most treasure chance to visit and to row in Hong Kong,
so don't miss it !
Let's meet in the Regatta.
Steven Wong,
Organizing Committe,
Chong Heep Rowing Club.
[email protected]
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| 121.11 | Chong Heep RC, Hong Kong | HGRD01::STEVENWONG | | Tue Mar 22 1994 21:36 | 28 |
| Hi Rowers,
I started rowing in 1987 in Hong Kong ��.
Although there is only one rowing centre in here and the water in Shin Mun
River is sometimes disgusting, the sports still attract quite a large
number of rowers.
The Hong Kong Amateur Rowing Association ( Tel:(852) 6997271 Fax:(852)
6014477 ) manages all domestic and international rowing activities in Hong
Kong. And under the Association is a number of local clubs which the public
in general can join. The number of members is increasing in past years due
to a greater sponsorship both from the private sector and the Government.
I row in Chong Heep Rowing Club and sometimes do coaching as well.
We train for special events ( see Notes 164.0 ) and right now we practice
at 7:00am 4-5 times a week. Students occupy a large portion of our
membership and it is proud to say that we have the best junior crew in HK.
Since our club is not very large, the administrative tasks are distributed
among several senior members and every one is helping the Club.
There were many good memories of rowing, some sweet some bitter, which I
would like to share with you in the future. So keep noting.
Steven Wong,
Chong Heep Rowing Club
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| 121.14 | love to...... | CSTEAM::FARLEY | | Wed Mar 23 1994 09:09 | 18 |
|
Yabbut hello Steven!
I'd *LOVE* to spend a weekend in Hong Kong! Unfortunately, I believe I
have 2 minor probelms that you might be able to help me with. First,
I don't have a passport. Will I need one? Could you get me one?
Second, I don't have a round-trip plane ticket. Could you take care of
that for me too?
I hope I'm not asking too much in return for my presense.
<major grins>
I remain,
a Hong Kong Rowers Club watcher wannabee!
Kev
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| 121.12 | hadda be done | GENRAL::WADE | So, what's on your alleged mind? | Wed Mar 23 1994 10:02 | 4 |
|
Is rowing a sport? :*)
Claybone
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| 121.15 | Not for the squeamish | CAPNET::LEFEBVRE | PCBU Product Management | Wed Mar 23 1994 12:11 | 3 |
| You haven't lived until you've landed in a 747 in Hong Kong.
Mark.
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| 121.16 | | CAMONE::WAY | Valor | Wed Mar 23 1994 12:21 | 4 |
| > You haven't lived until you've landed in a 747 in Hong Kong.
Bet that big ol' bird would take out a lot of rowers if it came up
short, right?
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| 121.17 | | METSNY::francus | Mets in '94 | Wed Mar 23 1994 12:44 | 7 |
| Heck, that 747 would also knock laundry off of some lines.
Too bad they are building a new airport, the view at landing and takeoff
at HGO is stunning.
The Crazy Met
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| 121.18 | | CAPNET::LEFEBVRE | PCBU Product Management | Wed Mar 23 1994 12:47 | 5 |
| Descend over a mountain, bank hard to the right 500 feet over the
ground, enjoy the television show seen through the apartment window
below, land 2 seconds after plane levels off.
Mark.
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| 121.19 | | CAMONE::WAY | Valor | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:02 | 11 |
| > Descend over a mountain, bank hard to the right 500 feet over the
> ground, enjoy the television show seen through the apartment window
> below, land 2 seconds after plane levels off.
Had a flight instructor that used to love to land like that -- but not
in anything so unwieldy as a 747......
Sounds cool (NOT!)
'Saw
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| 121.20 | don't have a life anyway | FRETZ::HEISER | PoliticalSuicide:Whitewater&LindaThompson | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:20 | 3 |
| > You haven't lived until you've landed in a 747 in Hong Kong.
does DEC or MS Flight count?
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| 121.21 | best rollercoaster ride ever | FRETZ::HEISER | PoliticalSuicide:Whitewater&LindaThompson | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:22 | 2 |
| ever been in the maximum vertical takeoffs at Orange County airport
(John Wayne)? Supposed to lessen noise for the neighbors.
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| 121.22 | Yup! | CSTEAM::FARLEY | | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:25 | 1 |
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| 121.23 | | CAMONE::WAY | Valor | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:27 | 1 |
| Ditto.
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| 121.24 | | METSNY::francus | Mets in '94 | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:55 | 4 |
| ditto; HK still better.
The Crazy Met
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| 121.25 | in case he's busy.... | CSTEAM::FARLEY | | Wed Mar 23 1994 14:58 | 9 |
|
Yabbut is taking off from John Wayne a sport??????
Kev_for_Claybone
;^)
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| 121.26 | he'd slap you silly | FRETZ::HEISER | PoliticalSuicide:Whitewater&LindaThompson | Wed Mar 23 1994 15:22 | 1 |
| Hey Farley, show some respect for the dearly departed Duke!
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| 121.27 | Place to row in NH/MA area | NOVA::FEENAN | Jay Feenan - Rdb Engineering | Wed Nov 30 1994 15:05 | 39 |
| Figures...my last day after 10 years+ at DEC I find one note on
rowing... [someone forwarded this to me].
Although I wouldn't suspect the interest in this sport to be booming
I'd just thought that I'd enter a note here as a pointer to another
source of information rec.sport.rowing newsgroup on internet...which is
quite active.
About me and rowing opportunities in NH.
Although I've played about every sport an American kid, teenager and
adult would do, this is my second most loved sport. Started in '76 in
college at WPI in Worcester and then stopped after college. When I
joined DEC in '84 I started running with the Digital Running Club
competing for DEC in the Corporate 10K's. In '85 [or was it '86] I
hurt my knee training for the NY marathon. [would have been my
first...did something stupid in my training]. Since I couldn't run for
6-8 weeks I started rowing again at a small local club. At first I
didn't know the club even existed. Got hooked on the sport all over
again...
Since then I've remained pretty dedicated on the sport winning many US
Nationals medals, making the US Team 5 times and representing the US
at the World Championship. I'm currently in training for the '95 Pan
American Games, the '95 Worlds and '96 Olympics.
If you live in the NH/MA area, use to row in college and are interested
in 're-entering the sport' please contact me. I belong to a local
club that caters to novice to intermediate level [ability] scullers
from juniors to masters [age]. They are always looking for new
members. You can reach me, at this node for about a month or two [I
will still reside in Spitbrook]...after that check out the r.s.r
newsgroup mentioned above for an enet address.
Cheers,
-Jay
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