16 year old sailing solo around the world

Jessica Watson

Interview - Warren Anderson of the 'Great Eight' - (row2k features)

row2k Interview - Warren Anderson of the 'Great Eight' - (row2k features): "ow2k - If you haven't already mentioned it, what is the one memory you will always remember from the 2009 Head of the Charles?
Warren Anderson - Sprinting for the finish line. With a couple hundred meters to go Ali told us that we were passing 42 strokes a minute and still wanted more. That kind of moment sticks with you. I never thought I'd be closing out the Charles like that!... Oww

row2k - There have been varying reports that you have the fastest erg on the US team right now, care to share what your 2k and 6k are?
Warren Anderson - I go 5:46 for my 2k and 18:39 for my 6k. I don't know if that is indeed the fastest USA has right now, but it's something we all need to work on. Let me tell you, I was dragging down the erg average of the Great Eight. Now that's motivation to me."

another to read - Stone Cold: A Jesse Stone Novel (9784152085528): Robert B. Parker: Books

Amazon.com: Stone Cold: A Jesse Stone Novel (9784152085528): Robert B. Parker: Books: "It's taken four novels, but finally Parker's Jesse Stone series has produced a book as good as top-drawer Spenser. This outing finds the laconic, troubled cop tackling three problems: to capture the pair of serial killers who are murdering random victims in small-town Paradise, Mass., where Stone is chief of police; to bring to justice the three high-school students who gang-raped a younger schoolmate; and to come to terms with his love of both alcohol and his ex-wife, Jenn."

one to read next - Stone Cold : David Baldacci

Amazon.com: Stone Cold (9780446577397): David Baldacci: Books: "Starred Review. The modern-day paladins of the Camel Club are back in their third exciting adventure (after 2006's The Collectors). Justice-seekers Milton, Caleb, Reuben and honorary member Alex Ford, a Secret Service agent, are led by feisty Oliver Stone, aka former CIA assassin John Carr. Their associate, Annabelle Conroy, is a slick con artist on the run after stealing $40 million from lunatic casino owner Jerry Bagger, who killed her mother."

Photojojo » The Dashing DIY Hand Strap

Photojojo » The Dashing DIY Hand Strap: "How a Dashing Hand Strap Will Change Your Life

As soon as you get this hand strap onto your camera, your life will be one sweet song.

Attractive strangers will ask for your number. Dollar bills will rain from the sky. And Queen Elizabeth will call you personally to sing you to sleep at night."

Surprises squash Kiwis - BostonHerald.com

Surprises squash Kiwis - BostonHerald.com: "Sivigny, who competes for the GMS Rowing Center (Londonderry, N.H.), used a nice row and a buoy violation by defending champion Nathan Cohen of New Zealand to win the men’s race in 18:01.095."

Drysdale sitting, not on sidelines - The Boston Globe

Drysdale sitting, not on sidelines - The Boston Globe: "This afternoon, the world’s best sculler will bid to reclaim the championship singles title he won four years ago. Tomorrow afternoon, he’ll join seven of his world-class colleagues in the Great Eight as they try to duplicate what they did in March, when they beat all comers at the Head of the River Race on the Thames and struck a blow for two-oar pullers everywhere."

HEAD OF THE CHARLES

The Harvard Crimson :: Sports :: HEAD OF THE CHARLES '09: The Family Stone: "Gregg’s greatest legacy may have emerged from his and his friends’ efforts to keep themselves rowing during law school by starting the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Club—which originally stood for Charles River Association of Sculling Has-Beens (though it was later changed to the Charles River All-Star Has-Beens). Among the founders was Tiff Wood ’75, rowing legend and the subject of Harvard Class of 1955 graduate David Halberstam’s “The Amateurs.”"

erg manual link

erg manual

Droopy update

It's been a while since i've posted a picture of Droopy so here you go all you Basset fans....Droopy is 1 year and 2 months old now.

 
 
 

going solo

Another rowing first today. My first solo row. Beautiful autumn morning in Connecticut, a mist over the waters of the Housatonic River when I arrived at GMS. The air temperature was 41 deg. F, about 8 degrees cooler than at home when I left. So this is the first time I pulled my boat off the rack, a Wintech 24, carried down to the dock, rigged the boat and launched...all by myself. I rowed to the Lover's Leap bridge and back to GMS. Glided into the dock, removed the oars, threw the boat up on my shoulders and placed it back on the rack.

So not a big deal really, but a step in the right direction. No harm to me or the boat.....and it was a beautiful morning on the river.

The Berlin Reunion - The Big Picture - Boston.com

The Berlin Reunion - The Big Picture - Boston.com: "Earlier this week, 1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin, Germany to watch a several-day performance by France's Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled 'The Berlin Reunion'. Part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Reunion show featured two massive marionettes, the Big Giant, a deep-sea diver, and his niece, the Little Giantess."

Bombing the moon

NASA TV Daily Schedule: All Times are Eastern Time Zone

October

October 9, Friday
6:15 a.m. - LCROSS Live Impact Coverage - AMES (Public and Media Channels)
10 a.m. - LCROSS Post-Impact News Conference - AMES (Public and Media Channels)
3 - 3:15 p.m. - Expedition 21/20 Change of Command Ceremony - JSC (Public and Media Channels)

crash

Barb had a fender and bumper bender today on White street. no harm to Barb but the Jeep left front fender was bent back into the tire.

rowing through the gorge

another first yesterday in rowing. I was in the Hudson racing single and for the second time I went through the gorge at lover's leap, but this time rowing myself. not very eventful, just a nice row into lake Lillinonah. that's about a 4K round trip. just a couple of weeks left for evening rowing. I'll need to start making time on the weekends into November and get serious on the erg.

ran into an olde crab during the disbetes walk in New Canaan

Ran into Ron Faanes at the Diabetes walk in New Canaan this morning. Ron is a member of the oldecrabs hockey club and they will be holding hockey tournament in a couple of weeks in Danbury.

thebestcamera.com - Recent Photos

thebestcamera.com - Recent Photos

Twins cut Tigers' lead to one in grand fashion | StarTribune.com

Twins cut Tigers' lead to one in grand fashion | StarTribune.com: "Twins cut Tigers' lead to one in grand fashion
Delmon Young: Grand slam

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune

Delmon Young ripped a grand slam home run in the first inning of Friday night's game.

Delmon Young's first-inning grand slam sparked the Twins, who jumped out to a big lead and then held on to win."