A 70km row from Awaroa to Nelson celebrated two of the Nelson rowing community’s ‘remarkable men’ over the weekend. The Golden Edge Nelson Rowing Club hosted the first Myles Sellers Memorial Row on Saturday in honour of Nelson man Myles…
The big green thing is an old winch that I restored from a rusty old heap of steel found in a corner of the shed. The other photo includes the “John Barton” Stampfli doubles, given to me by West End.…
Regatta Report from the President We had a gloriously successful Legion regatta on May 14th at Karapiro. There were over 230 athletes attending and the weather gods were kind giving us light winds and a mostly sunny day. Full results.…
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by Jude Ellis In mid-2020 I took up an opportunity to live and work in Bonn, Germany which is located on the Rhine River about 30 km south of Cologne. One of the first things I did on arrival was…
Masters and Past Rowers: Feedback to the Legion February 2022 Profile of Responders A survey was sent to 656 people on the Legion’s database and an invitation was also extended through the New Zealand Masters Facebook group. The purpose of…
Picking your crew lineups for regatta is a delicate task for Masters group organisers and coaches. There are so many potentially “touchy” topics. Rather than present a vanilla approach, I thought it would give insight if I share the process…
With the covid infection rates ebbing and flowing across the country, the timing is good for this helpful infographic about “Return To Play” after having covid. Even through we are not all “performance athletes” the guidance is clear – take…
Although my passion is on-water rowing, I belong to an online training group, RowPT, run by Ger Sheehan, who provides a training program and online coaching for indoor rowing for a variety of people, from rowers to swimmers, to golfers…
COASTAL ROWING – WHANGANUI by Judy Shadbolt, St Georges Rowing Club On Sunday 27 February, a 25km event was held in coastal boats commencing from the Union Rowing Club, Whanganui. The course was to follow the shoreline along the coast,…
At last you can start rowing on the water again. Your instincts tell you to seize your oars and row, rejoicing that erging is over once again. No doubt it feels good to go pump out a 15k, toss in…
Bluff or Bust – the Rhythm Belles are 3 masters from West End Rowing Club cycling the Tour Aotearoa. Follow their progress on Facebook. Read the full article [paywall].