Monday, September 28, 2009

The Female Spectator

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I received an e-mail from one of the loyal readers of this blog, Hélène from France. She came to think of Auguste Donnay's painting Scul...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Boaters Off!

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A week ago straw hat season ended. It means the gentleman oarsman puts his boater, or other straw hat, in a hat box in the wardrobe, and wai...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Women Rowing In The Year 1866

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Boat-Race Of The Future – Drifting Down To The Starting-Point. It might be that the artist of this image, published in Punch in 1866, thoug...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The 'Perfect Style'

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On Sunday, at the Coastweeks Regatta, I bumped into a friend of mine, Bill, who had been out racing in the masters single event. I asked him...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Battle Between The Bridges 2009

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Under a beautiful, blue sky the first day out of two for Mystic Weekend of Rowing, the Battle Between The Bridges, was held in Downtown Myst...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Rowing on the Seine

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The other day I received a nice e-mail from one of the readers of my blog, Hélène from France. She attached a drawing of some ‘Parisian Boa...
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...