December 6, 2023Uncategorized Grafton Rowing Club Regatta 2023 The Grafton Rowing Club Regatta will be held Sunday, December 10, starting at 8:30. Events will be raced over both the 1000 […]
December 3, 2023December 3, 2023Uncategorized Foggy Start Sometimes the river is a bit too foggy for a row. But not too foggy for fishing.
November 26, 2023November 26, 2023Uncategorized 2023 Grafton Rowing Club Regatta Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10, are set to see the return of two regattas to the Clarence, with the Head […]
November 25, 2023November 25, 2023Uncategorized 2023 Christmas Lunch Photos A nice, relaxed Christmas Lunch was enjoyed by some club members today. Click on the pic above or here to have a […]
November 24, 2023Uncategorized Rowing under the water? To wrap up the series of posts on unusual rowing inventions, we will look at rowing submarines! Source: NewAtlas This recent project […]
November 19, 2023November 19, 2023Uncategorized Rowing above the water? Continuing our look at a few odd or different approaches to rowing over the years, meet the rowing hydrofoil: From Youtube Another […]
November 17, 2023November 17, 2023Uncategorized Water in the boat? Another unusual idea from rowing’s past was a modification designed to remove water from inside boats. Whilst single sculls and most doubles […]
November 11, 2023November 11, 2023Uncategorized Where does the coxswain sit? Our last post, about Syncopated Rowing, mentioned the need for more space between pairs of rowers to avoid clashes within the boat. […]
November 5, 2023November 5, 2023Uncategorized Something different Over the years, various ideas have surfaced to try to increase boat speed or improve times. One such idea was “Syncopated Rowing”, […]
November 1, 2023November 1, 2023Uncategorized Medieval Torture Machine Back in the 1980s, upon joining a Sydney rowing club, I was introduced to these 1960s, Australian-made rowing ergometers. These all-metal ergometers […]
October 30, 2023Uncategorized Coraki Regatta in the News An NBN News report, featuring a couple of Grafton Rowing Club members:
October 29, 2023October 29, 2023Uncategorized Lismore Regatta, Coraki, 29/10/23 Click here or on the pic above to see photos from the Lismore Regatta