Events at OWRC

December 23: The heavy rains of the last week and high tides (on December 31 we will have the highest tide of the year) combine to wash an alarming collection of wood and other floating objects into the Bay. The density is highest off Stawberry and Pickelweed (Mill Valley) Creek and in Raccoon Strait during the ebb tide. However, there is trash floating almost everywhere. Look behind you often, and if you run into a patch slow down to avoid damage to your (our) boat.

December 11: The herring season has apparently started (I saw 3 boats fishing off Oldtown tonight). As more boats (picture) show up in Sausalito the traffic up and down the main channel will increase, so be careful. If you row down the Sausalito coast to Yellow Bluff you are likely to encounter anchored boats that are fishing. Stay at least 50 m from boats and be on the outlook for nets in the water (marked by small buoys which are sometimes not easily seen from a shell).

December 10 (Saturday): Holiday Open House Potluck at the OWRC, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, sign up at the desk. [Photos of the party]

December 1-5: Guest Coach Ric Ricci

Open Water Rowing Center's Guest Coaching Series presents Ric Ricci, Rowing Coach at Connecticut College (where Liz Stone is a member of the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame).

Dec 1st (Thr), 2nd (Fri), 4th (Sun), 5th (Mon)
Morning sessions: 7:00-8:30, 9:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30 (afternoon sessions can also be scheduled)
If you'd like to work with Ric, sign up at the desk. Sessions are an hour-and-a half and the cost is $125. Video-taping is available if you wish. Our coaching staff will be working with him while he's here.

November 6 (Sunday): Coyote Point Regatta (around Angel Island) meet at 8, start at 9: RESULTS

October 16 (Sunday): Rough Water Clinic; 8:00 to 11:00 am; $75 for members, $100 for others. Sign up at the desk, or call 332-1091, or e-mail to register.

October 1 (Saturday): from today until April 1, 2006, the Richardson Bay Bird Sanctuary is closed to boats.

September 25 (Sunday): Escorted RowRound Angel Island (not a race -- just fun), 7:30 am, $10 charge. Sign up at the desk, or call 332-1091, or e-mail to register.

August 21 (Sunday): Rough Water Clinic; 10:00 to 1:00; $75 for members, $100 for others, sign up at the desk.

August 6,7- Sept 3,4 - Oct 1,2 - Nov 5,6: Introduction to open water rowing is a two class set of lessons. The first is on Saturdays from noon to 2 pm, the second on Sunday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30. Sign up at the desk or call 332-1091.

July 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 --- Guest Coaching Series: Gordon Hamilton
coaches rowing at MIT and Cambridge, England, and sculling at the Cambridge Boat Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Gordon has been coming to OWRC for several years, offering private sculling coaching to OWRC members.
Times: 6:30-8:00, 8:30-10:00, 10:30-12:00 Lesson Fee: $125 - sign up at front desk.
He will also hold an informal free session to present his ideas and answer questions on Saturday, July 30. 11:00 to 12:00 at the OWRC.

June 15 a mishap: One of our members was rowing down the East side of Angel Island, crossing China Cove. It was early morning and the reflection of the sun on the water made it difficult to see ahead. Unfortunately the rower collided with a anchored sailboat. Fortunately the shore was close and the rower beached the shell just as it sank. Fortunately someone on the sailboat had a cell phone and Tim Sell used List Marine's boat Smoky, to make the rescue. Fortunately Maas was able to attach a new bow to the shell (they did a great job, you can't find the joint). The take home lesson is that this could happen to anyone. Sometimes there are a lot of boats around Angel Island, now that the fishing season has started. We have to discipline ourselves to periodically look ahead of the boat even when we "know" that there isn't anything there. Be careful in the boat channel to distinguish between boats that are anchored and those that are under way.

June 15- : Visiting tall ship, the S/V Kaisei

This brigantine is anchored a few hundred meters South of the Sausalito ferry terminal. It was here last year and a Google search then reported that "it's run as a training ship for youth by The Sail Training Association of Japan". It was first commisioned by the Polish Sail Training Association and launched in 1990. However, the www site now seems to be lost? A crew member said they plan to sail to the Southern California area at the end of July to join other ships in maneuvers They are looking for funding, and hope to return to Sausalito later in the year.

June 11 - North Tahoe Rowing Regatta - results -- conditions and course records

April 10 (Sunday) --- OWRC REGATTA - results: Downtown, Strawberry, Pt Diablo

March 13 (Sunday) 9:30 to 1:00 --- ROUGH WATER CLINIC

February 6 at 10:00 --- REGATTA PREPARATION CLINIC, Information Meeting
Sessions Fridays and Sundays February 11 to April 3

January 27 It started out a little questionable, with only a handful of us rowing on New Year's Day. But one intrepid group (2 singles and a double) made it out to the Golden Gate Bridge. Another group (maybe the smarter one) went the other way, to the bridge over Highway 101 towards Mill Valley. The year was launched.

And since that day? Well, it's mostly been wet and cold.

The most dedicated rower this month has been a new club member who lives on a sailboat in the bay, kayaks in to the beach, and takes out a shell. Three boats a day . . .

So what do we do? Make plans, of course. Our annual regatta is set for Sunday, April 10, 2005. We need rowers, dock hands, safety boats, a picnic crew -- everyone is welcome to help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of OWRC.