2024 KISS - Kitsap Invitational Summer Scrimmage
Four Rats and two Nails (one shiny, one polished by time) represented Port Townsend at the Kitsap Invitational Summer Scrimmage, or KISS,...
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Peggy Myre
Jul 71 min read
Congrats new bow coxswains
Congratulations to those that completed bow coxswain training under the organization of Kathleen Sailer, co-coxing skills of Kathy...
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Peggy Myre
Mar 62 min read
R.I.P to the Friendship and Bogie
On Sunday March 3, a group of Rats gathered to pay solemn tribute to (aka carve up) two of RIRSC’s historic (some might say “old”) rowing...
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Kathleen Sailer
Aug 26, 20232 min read
Rowing the Kathy Lazara Whitman, 7/20/23
By Kathleen Sailer. Photos and video by Emily Adams. On a radiant morning in late July, RIRSC hosted Seattle guests Mike and Kathy...
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Karen Richards
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Mystery Bay Row, 2023
August 23, 2023 We had a wonderful row to Mystery Bay. Calm beautiful water (on the way out) on a spectacular smoke-free temperate sunny...
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Karen Richards
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Mystery Bay Recipes
The row to Mystery Bay on August 23, 2023, was a glorious row. As usual, the snacks were also divine! By popular request, here are some...
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Ted Shoulberg
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Go slow be careful Cut Man
Today is the Day of joy and trepidation for we shall do a procedure which has risks : We will be cutting 3/64th relief lines in the hull...
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Noah Seixas
Jun 19, 20232 min read
What I love about rowing in Port Townsend Bay
Ask any rower what the ideal conditions are, and you’ll hear flat water, no wind, no boat traffic or wake, easy water access off low...
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Elizabeth Moller
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Rat Island Regatta 2023
The annual Rat Island Regatta is just around the corner, on Saturday June 24th. Our club is planning a good turnout, including two of...
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Ted Shoulberg
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Plugman and Provocative Thoughts
In the past couple of weeks two events happened in my rowing life : One joyous and the other curious. Each has its path to convergence...
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Ted Shoulberg
May 30, 20231 min read
The Survivor
March 30, 2023 Hi Folks, I have been around a wide circle of people who enjoy working on wooden racing shells, and have never heard...
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Ted Shoulberg
May 30, 20231 min read
The founder of founders Jim Buckley
March 22, 2023 Hi Folks, We are living our own History as we preserve History. I am the last of the founders who is still actively...
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Ted Shoulberg
May 30, 20231 min read
Zed Fred and Ted
March 10, 2023 Hi Folks, 7 or 8 of us are sanding away when who should drop by but Steve Chapin...... I can't focus on my task, I have...
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Ron Moller
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Meet Our Pocock HyperCarbon Quad - John Collins
Fellow Rats, here's all you need to know to enjoy our newest boat. It's presently named the Eric Gill; give some thought to what its new...
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Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Why "Rat Island?"
Across the bay from the peace and love capital of Port Townsend lies Indian Island - a major U.S. Naval munitions facility. Both are...
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Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20232 min read
New Rower FAQ
Why do we row? Local rowers may be seen on our bay not long after sunrise on most calm days. Club rowing combines superb upper body and...
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Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Basic Rowing Commands
Sculling Coxswain's JOB DESCRIPTION To keep everyone safe. To protect the boats (especially wooden boats). To be aware of ferries (know...
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