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Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20234 min read
Basic Rowing Terms
Rat Island Rowing & Sculling Club 1. Blade: The flat end of the oar. 2. Bow: The forward section of the boat. Also used to refer to the...
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Elizabeth Moller
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Rats Rule at the Sequim Bay Reach and Row for Hospice 2022
Thank you Sequim Bay Yacht Club for another wonderful day and perfect weather! And thank you Ann and Ton for these great photos......
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Francine Rose
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Rat Island Regatta 2021
This year’s Regatta challenge started well before the horn went off. The logistics due to COVID restrictions called for some creative...
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Francine Rose
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Rat Island (faux) Regatta 2020
Well what can be said about 2020? The Year of the Rat turned into the Year of the Bat, leaving us all dazed, confused and quarantined....
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Francine Rose
Nov 4, 20191 min read
HOTL 2019
What a glorious day for HOTL, considering the weather anxiety LWRC must face, holding a race of this magnitude in November! A big thanks...
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Peggy Myre
Oct 23, 201910 min read
Rat Islanders Go Extreme Distances to Row in a Foreign Land
Log of the RIRSC trip to Budapest for the International Master’s Regatta September 2019 more pictures here Elevan RIRSC rowers (Connie,...
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Francine Rose
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Sequim Bay Regatta 2019
Another fun year at the Sequim Bay Reach & Row for Hospice event. Some of us were late to the starting line. Some of us had to back up...
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Francine Rose
Sep 8, 20192 min read
Wooden Boat Festival 2019
Although the Wooden Boat regatta is an annual event, this year felt a little different. I noticed lots of new faces who are quickly...
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Francine Rose
Jul 27, 20191 min read
K.I.S.S. regatta 2019
Initially just a “ham’n’egger” (boats contain sweep rowers drawn from different clubs), the nice folks at Kitsap Rowing Association ...
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Francine Rose
Jul 26, 20193 min read
Cartopping
With more of you owning singles, here’s some info on how to transport them to interesting places to row (and race) them! For more details...
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Francine Rose
Jun 24, 20191 min read
Rat Island Regatta 2019
After a cold wet morning, the fog lifted for ideal rowing conditions – relatively flat water and nice cool temps for rowing....
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Francine Rose
Jun 16, 20195 min read
Seventy48 ’19
Ever a source of inspiration, the intrepid rowers of Port Townsend (and Seattle) all entered (and finished!) this year’s...
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Francine Rose
Nov 10, 20181 min read
HOTL 2018
What a difference a year makes! Last year the weather was so bad, the Rats didn’t even make it across the Hood Canal bridge, and the...
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Francine Rose
Sep 22, 20181 min read
Sequim Bay Race – 2018 Reach & Row for Hospice
This was a totally new and totally delightful event nestled in the scenic (and calm!) waters of Sequim Bay hosted by the SBYC. Here was...
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Francine Rose
Sep 17, 20181 min read
Wooden Boat Festival 2018
For all of Debra Feinmans photos go here For all of Patti Hoyeki’s photos go here “Husky Challenger” 28:57 Jana-cox, ZoeAnn, Ann W,...
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Francine Rose
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Rat Island Regatta 2018
After wringing out the remaining wind from last year’s regatta, the sun came out, the wind died down and everyone had fun. Thank you...
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Peggy Myre
Sep 19, 20176 min read
Masters Regatta in Lake Bled, Slovenia
Photos by Peggy and Kate Franco. (read about the regatta here) Standing at the end of the road near the ski lift, the intrepid set of...
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Francine Rose
Sep 17, 20172 min read
WBF 2017
Historic Heat Roasts Pacific Northwest, said the Washington Post headline. On the day of the festival however, Old Man Sol took a break...
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Francine Rose
Jun 6, 20172 min read
Rat Island Regatta 2017
It was a bit rougher than last year. Times were a bit slower and crews were definitely wetter but it was a fun challenge and thank heaven...
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Francine Rose
May 12, 20172 min read
The De- and Re- Naming Ceremony for the Stan Pocock
In the midst of rain, clouds, darkness, Stan Pocock (or maybe Neptune?) opened the skies for a glorious day for the de-naming of the...
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