Comments for Team Northern Atlantic 2011 http://www.rowthepond.com Rowing from New York to the Isles of Scilly, UK in 2011 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:11:29 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on ISAF Safety at Sea Seminar – Post Mortem by supplies http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=953&cpage=1#comment-152 supplies Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:11:29 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=953#comment-152 <strong>best http://lhighouc.AUTOTECHGUIDE.INFO/tag/best+supplies+Hood/ : Hood...</strong> best... best http://lhighouc.AUTOTECHGUIDE.INFO/tag/best+supplies+Hood/ : Hood…

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]]> Comment on Blog by Tweets that mention Blog | Team Northern Atlantic 2011 -- Topsy.com http://www.rowthepond.com/?page_id=348&cpage=1#comment-124 Tweets that mention Blog | Team Northern Atlantic 2011 -- Topsy.com Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:00:37 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?page_id=348#comment-124 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by NorthernAtlantic2011. NorthernAtlantic2011 said: WRC 'ACR - NYC to Scillys' Ergo-thon this morning: http://bit.ly/9eN6Wu [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by NorthernAtlantic2011. NorthernAtlantic2011 said: WRC 'ACR – NYC to Scillys' Ergo-thon this morning: http://bit.ly/9eN6Wu [...]

]]> Comment on Finnish Rowers Begin Expedition by soutaja8 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=810&cpage=1#comment-119 soutaja8 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:59:45 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=810#comment-119 Brief upadate on the Finnish Rowers Expedition March 22th boat was at Georgetown (SC). Expedition (1 permanent member and 17 rotating crew members) was able to cross the Cape Fear River and advance up to Wrightsville in Wilmington (NC), which was the location at 27th of March. In generel, the expedition has been challenged with low temperatures during the over night rows and frequent (if not constant) head winds. At times it has been also challenging to manage with the tidal currents, which is fairly uncommon extra "spice" of rowing for the Finns. Approximated current location would be close to Cape Lookout (NC). I wish all the best for the upcoming rowers! Brief upadate on the Finnish Rowers Expedition

March 22th boat was at Georgetown (SC). Expedition (1 permanent member and 17 rotating crew members) was able to cross the Cape Fear River and advance up to Wrightsville in Wilmington (NC), which was the location at 27th of March. In generel, the expedition has been challenged with low temperatures during the over night rows and frequent (if not constant) head winds. At times it has been also challenging to manage with the tidal currents, which is fairly uncommon extra “spice” of rowing for the Finns. Approximated current location would be close to Cape Lookout (NC).

I wish all the best for the upcoming rowers!

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by jcaple http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-114 jcaple Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:12 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-114 Thanks for letting us now about their whereabouts, latest news and for sending pictures our way! Thanks for letting us now about their whereabouts, latest news and for sending pictures our way!

]]> Comment on Finnish Team’s Plans Put To Action by Finnish Rowers Begin Expedition | Team Northern Atlantic 2011 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-113 Finnish Rowers Begin Expedition | Team Northern Atlantic 2011 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:55:59 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=636#comment-113 [...] you read our blog with any regularity, and who doesn’t?, you will recall this post regarding the plans of these guys from Finland who are trying to row their traditional Finnish [...] [...] you read our blog with any regularity, and who doesn’t?, you will recall this post regarding the plans of these guys from Finland who are trying to row their traditional Finnish [...]

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by James Caple’s Adventure Rowing Blog » Finnish Team’s Plans Put To Action http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-111 James Caple’s Adventure Rowing Blog » Finnish Team’s Plans Put To Action Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:06:28 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-111 [...] Sepi Soutaja recently checked in to let us know his team’s boat is on her way to the USA and due to clear Port Everglades in Florida on the 21st of January.  Seeing other adventure rowers put their adventure rowing dreams in motion continues to give me hope that I too will one day be able to pull it off - and keep my marriage!  It’s a high tightrope we married adventure rowers walk when entertaining rowing on the high seas.  But I digress… [...] [...] Sepi Soutaja recently checked in to let us know his team’s boat is on her way to the USA and due to clear Port Everglades in Florida on the 21st of January.  Seeing other adventure rowers put their adventure rowing dreams in motion continues to give me hope that I too will one day be able to pull it off – and keep my marriage!  It’s a high tightrope we married adventure rowers walk when entertaining rowing on the high seas.  But I digress… [...]

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by Soutaja http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-109 Soutaja Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:34:57 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-109 Hello! Our rowing boat has left Helsinki and should arrive to Port Everglades Jan 21st. The row is planned to start 1st of Feb from Key West, FL. ETA in New York, NY, is 16th of May. It has taken a lot of work (and money) to ship the boat as an individual. Hopefully all the papers for the Customs are in order. Physical training has gone okay at least for the main rower. Couple withdrawals at late in the game but nothing serious. Let me know on the soutaja*at*hotmail.com (*at* = @) if you want more info or the estimate of a schedule. I'll try to reply it the best I can. Soutaja Hello! Our rowing boat has left Helsinki and should arrive to Port Everglades Jan 21st. The row is planned to start 1st of Feb from Key West, FL. ETA in New York, NY, is 16th of May. It has taken a lot of work (and money) to ship the boat as an individual. Hopefully all the papers for the Customs are in order. Physical training has gone okay at least for the main rower. Couple withdrawals at late in the game but nothing serious. Let me know on the soutaja*at*hotmail.com (*at* = @) if you want more info or the estimate of a schedule. I’ll try to reply it the best I can.

Soutaja

]]> Comment on Roz Savage at Nat Geo Live! by jcaple http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536&cpage=1#comment-104 jcaple Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:27:32 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536#comment-104 Yeah, yeah. Right now I'm trying to visualize myself getting up for practice in the morning! Yeah, yeah. Right now I’m trying to visualize myself getting up for practice in the morning!

]]> Comment on Roz Savage at Nat Geo Live! by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536&cpage=1#comment-103 smartinez73 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:27:25 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536#comment-103 “Also notice how excited she becomes when she hears I am coming to hear her speak in DC.” The power of visualization at work! I forgot to write that you wrote about this in the Sep post titled Roz Savage in DC. “Also notice how excited she becomes when she hears I am coming to hear her speak in DC.”

The power of visualization at work!

I forgot to write that you wrote about this in the Sep post titled Roz Savage in DC.

]]> Comment on Roz Savage at Nat Geo Live! by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536&cpage=1#comment-102 smartinez73 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=536#comment-102 "Also notice how excited she becomes when she hears I am coming to hear her speak in DC." The power of visualization at work! “Also notice how excited she becomes when she hears I am coming to hear her speak in DC.”

The power of visualization at work!

]]> Comment on Roz Savage in D.C. by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=521&cpage=1#comment-101 smartinez73 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:25 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=521#comment-101 You were right she did not know it then, The power of visualization and future scripting at work- Do you believe now? You were right she did not know it then,
The power of visualization and future scripting at work- Do you believe now?

]]> Comment on Tempus Fugit by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=497&cpage=1#comment-98 smartinez73 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:59:19 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=497#comment-98 "Time is not absolute it can be warped." Seb “Time is not absolute it can be warped.”

Seb

]]> Comment on Swing and a Miss by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=526&cpage=1#comment-97 smartinez73 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=526#comment-97 "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Sebastian “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”

Sebastian

]]> Comment on Adirondack Guide Boat – A Plug by Martha Stewart by jcaple http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=463&cpage=1#comment-95 jcaple Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:58:36 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=463#comment-95 David, Thanks for stopping by! I spent a good two or so weeks lusting over your boats on your web site about a year ago. The Kevlar ones were definitely on my radar. I especially like the hunting history associated with these boats, which, among my desire to learn a bit of wood working and boat 'stuff' myself, led me to choose a used Gardner gunning dory for near-term adventure rows. All the best! James David,

Thanks for stopping by! I spent a good two or so weeks lusting over your boats on your web site about a year ago. The Kevlar ones were definitely on my radar. I especially like the hunting history associated with these boats, which, among my desire to learn a bit of wood working and boat ‘stuff’ myself, led me to choose a used Gardner gunning dory for near-term adventure rows.

All the best!

James

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by James Caple’s Adventure Rowing Blog » Fin Rowers Check In http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-94 James Caple’s Adventure Rowing Blog » Fin Rowers Check In Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:42:02 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-94 [...] Soutaja, one of the Finnish Rowers planning a row from Florida to NYC up the intracoastal waterway next year, checked-in today to let us know the most recent news of their trip preparations: http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comments. [...] [...] Soutaja, one of the Finnish Rowers planning a row from Florida to NYC up the intracoastal waterway next year, checked-in today to let us know the most recent news of their trip preparations: http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comments. [...]

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by Soutaja http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-93 Soutaja Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:56:34 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-93 Hello! I'm sorry for not replying sooner. Our adventure from FL to NY is getting close and all the preparations are still ahead of us. Well, what else is new? Boat is being prepared as we speak and its condition is a bit alarming (at least to my untrained eye). 16000 miles on different waters have left their scars. It is being nurished with mixture of linen-oil and tar. Boats owner is sure it will last one more trip, but as well it will most likely be her last. Our main rower is also coming to look around places and make some arrangements there in September. Mentally we are trying to be prepared for anything and everything. We still don't have transport from Helsinki to US but we are working on it. We also tried to get some sponsors (Nokia) but no "luck" there. The departure date is estimated to be 1st week of February 2010. I'll try to be more active and let you know the schedule when we make it permanent. Any info or questions you can send to soutaja*at*hotmail.com (*at* = @) finnish rowers Hello!

I’m sorry for not replying sooner. Our adventure from FL to NY is getting close and all the preparations are still ahead of us. Well, what else is new?
Boat is being prepared as we speak and its condition is a bit alarming (at least to my untrained eye). 16000 miles on different waters have left their scars. It is being nurished with mixture of linen-oil and tar. Boats owner is sure it will last one more trip, but as well it will most likely be her last.
Our main rower is also coming to look around places and make some arrangements there in September. Mentally we are trying to be prepared for anything and everything.
We still don’t have transport from Helsinki to US but we are working on it. We also tried to get some sponsors (Nokia) but no “luck” there.
The departure date is estimated to be 1st week of February 2010. I’ll try to be more active and let you know the schedule when we make it permanent.

Any info or questions you can send to soutaja*at*hotmail.com (*at* = @)

finnish rowers

]]> Comment on Adirondack Guide Boat – A Plug by Martha Stewart by guidebot http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=463&cpage=1#comment-92 guidebot Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:12:30 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=463#comment-92 James, Thank you for your kind words. Regarding the low freeboard in our boats .... this actually is a security measure. Put up less sail and the wind won't be able to find you so easily. Of course, too little freeboard invites the ocean into your boat....the trick is getting it just right. A page on our website http://www.adirondack-guide-boat.com/roughwater.html addresses this issue. A customer, Al Freihofer, has rowed his guideboat from Troy, NY, to Baltimore.... including some open-ocean rowing. I think he found the boat to be quite dry. He has a blog, a video and other information on the web.... this was a bit that I most easily found. http://www.youtube.com/user/ktylerconk If anyone would like further info....or one of our dvd's....our e-mail address is guideboat@together.net Best regards, David James,
Thank you for your kind words. Regarding the low freeboard in our boats …. this actually is a security measure. Put up less sail and the wind won’t be able to find you so easily. Of course, too little freeboard invites the ocean into your boat….the trick is getting it just right. A page on our website http://www.adirondack-guide-boat.com/roughwater.html addresses this issue.
A customer, Al Freihofer, has rowed his guideboat from Troy, NY, to Baltimore…. including some open-ocean rowing. I think he found the boat to be quite dry. He has a blog, a video and other information on the web…. this was a bit that I most easily found.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ktylerconk
If anyone would like further info….or one of our dvd’s….our e-mail address is
guideboat@together.net
Best regards,
David

]]> Comment on Am I Crazy? by smartinez73 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-90 smartinez73 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:16:47 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=44#comment-90 Dude I got the same response from my wife last night when confessed my new secret obsecion -Ocean Rowing-, while were where watching a reality show about a crew of fishermen in the Outer Banks, (probably not the best time to break the news). Sebastian Dude
I got the same response from my wife last night when confessed my new secret obsecion -Ocean Rowing-, while were where watching a reality show about a crew of fishermen in the Outer Banks, (probably not the best time to break the news).

Sebastian

]]> Comment on Motor Well Removed – Cleaner Than I Hoped! by jcaple http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=251&cpage=1#comment-34 jcaple Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:56:28 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=251#comment-34 I've decided to use okoume plywood to replace the motor well hole in the hull - this instead of using Home Despot plywood. The problem is finding okoume nearby. Annapolis, MD, looks like the closest I can do, so a trip up is warranted, but hopefully a trip worthwhile. I’ve decided to use okoume plywood to replace the motor well hole in the hull – this instead of using Home Despot plywood. The problem is finding okoume nearby. Annapolis, MD, looks like the closest I can do, so a trip up is warranted, but hopefully a trip worthwhile.

]]> Comment on Finnish Team Plans to Row Intracoastal Waterway in 2010 by bfannon http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-15 bfannon Thu, 07 May 2009 23:51:09 +0000 http://www.rowthepond.com/?p=140#comment-15 Just came across this post, so, sorry for the late reply - I have some experience on the ICW in the southern part of North Carolina, and also have a small place in Holden Beach, NC. I'd be more than happy to assist the team in any way possible - logistics, food, showers, etc. - as they travel through that area. Also, I work in geographic analysis, and have the resources to email them a variety of large- and small- scale maps if needed. Brian Just came across this post, so, sorry for the late reply –

I have some experience on the ICW in the southern part of North Carolina, and also have a small place in Holden Beach, NC. I’d be more than happy to assist the team in any way possible – logistics, food, showers, etc. – as they travel through that area. Also, I work in geographic analysis, and have the resources to email them a variety of large- and small- scale maps if needed.

Brian

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