Ruth Marr
Memories of the California Test Tour
In early April, six of us spent ten days exploring and rowing in the San Francisco Bay area. At the time, it felt like the perfect trip, and looking back, it is just as good. Thank you to so many Californian rowers who showed us extraordinary hospitality and even better rowing. I’ll be back, but…
The Nile Rowing Expedition
In Pharonic times Egyptians rowed and sailed on the Nile as their main way of transport. These days the feluccas sail with tourists, the traditional fisherman row in wooden rowboats and young Egyptians compete in modern rowing shells. What connects all of them is that they all love the Nile. Rowing on the Nile is…
Wooden boats, old and new
Europe is always an interesting contrast of cutting edge new and classic traditions. I was delighted during my recent trip there to see these illustrated through wooden rowing shells – the contrast between a rowing shell that was about 100 years old and a new wooden shell under construction. Both were beautiful. While we can…
Looking back and looking forward
2014 is already under way, but I remain amazed and thrilled at what a marvelous year 2013 was for me, and I hope for you too. I experienced a lot of firsts and there were many highlights. Too many to itemize, but I was delighted by and grateful for the number of rowers in many…
Just Around the Bend – Rowing in Berlin
I hope that you enjoy this guest post. The Rowing Concierge helped Jill find a rowing club when she moved from Minneapolis to Berlin for a year. To read more of her posts about rowing and life in Berlin, please see http://jmazlostinberlin.wordpress.com/category/rowing/ – Ruth October 3 is coming up. It’s a national holiday here, when schools…
November Custom Como Trip
It wasn’t on the original schedule, but this November saw a special request trip to Lago di Como in Italy. And from that will evolve a new idea for short getaways in 2014. Thank you to Bruce, who started it all, and to Chantal, Heidi, Walti and Christine who thought November was a perfectly logical time to row in Bellagio…
Emergency Boat Baptism
One of the pleasures of travelling and rowing is to learn of customs and traditions that are unique to different countries. One wonderful Swiss tradition is the naming and baptism of a new boat before it can be rowed. Just before Christmas I was privileged to participate in an emergency boat baptism on the Lake…
The dream of the Arno
“It was an amazing experience. What I have not told you is that I had kept a postcard from Florence that my daughter sent 10 years ago, of a sculler on the Arno with the Ponte Vecchio in the background. She sent me that before either of us had ever rowed. Now I have pictures…
Ontario Adventure Rowing Association on the Mighty Ottawa River
On August 3-5 some members of the Ontario Adventure Rowing Association rowed and rafted on the mighty Ottawa River north of Ottawa on the Row ‘n Raft Tour. On the first day we elected to go with the prevailing winds (west to east) and rowed from Waltham to Davidson. It was a beautiful row –…
The Generosity of Irish Rowers
In June 2013, Rowing The WorldTM debuted its first official tour, Rowing River Shannon, Ireland with a small group of Swiss and Canadian rowers. There are many tales to tell from this tour, but the first story must be about the kindness of Irish rowers and all the help that we received, both planned and…
