Monday, September 14, 2009

Tom Sullivan Family Connections

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After posting an entry on 5 September about the professional sculler and coach, Tom Sullivan, I received a nice e-mail from Mrs. Anne-Marie ...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Go Fishing, Or The Eight That Forgot No. 3

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After some serious rowing stuff as the lives of F.S. Kelly and Samuel F. Gordon, it could be nice with some ‘light’ material. I have chosen ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sam Gordon And The 1912 Olympic Rowing

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After two successful Olympic Games for the American oarsmen in 1900 and 1904 – especially those from the Vesper Boat Club who took gold meda...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Rowing In Punch

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Coach (on cycle). “Hang You, Cox! You’ll Be Into The Bank. Why Can’t You Look Where You ‘re Going!” Ahh, these demanding coaches… [From Punc...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

F. S. Kelly – A Life of Rowing and Music 2

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Here the F. S. Kelly story continues: Already in 1903, Kelly went to Germany as a music student, and would be there on and off. It was in F...
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F. S. Kelly – A Life of Rowing and Music 1

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While in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to study piano and composition at Dr. Hoch Konservatorium, F. S. Kelly one day picks up a copy of The T...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Rowing History Forum, 31 October 2009

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This year’s Rowing History Forum is going to be held at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames on Saturday, 31 October from 9:00 ...
Monday, September 7, 2009

Magical Boats

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Later this month, in the autumn issue of the Swedish rowing magazine Svensk Rodd , No. 3, 2009, I will have a review published about Darryl...
Sunday, September 6, 2009

Birthday Girl!

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Today’s entry is another very personal one: our daughter, Ingrid, is turning 8 years old. Earlier today, my dear wife snapped a photo of Ing...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Tom Sullivan – The ‘Old Devil’

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The other week, I received an e-mail from Michael Grace, who is writing the story of his club, the Wellington Rowing Club in New Zealand. On...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Well-Dressed Oarsmen

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After I posted my entry about being a ‘tie snob’ on 4 August, I received an e-mail from a friend of mine, suggesting that I might like a blo...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mystic Weekend Of Rowing

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The month of September is soon upon us, which means that it is time for the Mystic Weekend of Rowing (MWOR) again. As usual it is a two-day ...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Michael Palin: A Decent Rowing Chap

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Reading the Daily Telegraph this morning, I saw an interesting article about the actor, writer, etc. Michael Palin, one of the Monty Python...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A Rowing Treasure Chest

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Earlier today, when I was looking around on the web for information about some professional sculling races, I stumbled over a real gem, or m...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

About Three Distinguished Oarsmen

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Ernest Barry, Wally Kinnear, and Harry 'Blackie' Blackstaffe Slightly more than five months ago, I started the blog “Hear The Boat ...