COLD WATER EMERSION VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1xohI3B4Uc

This video about cold water emersion came from RnR member Henry Livingston
Clink on the link above. It's about a 5 minutes show. Makes me cold thinking about it.
The more of the story is that your life preserver is the best friend you can have

MARBLEHEAD GREAT RACE TO RETURN IN 2011

AN INCREDIBLE PARTY TO END THE SEASON

What can I begin to say about the incredible time I had at last nights Season Ender at Eileen Perrys home? First my sincere thanks to Eileen for hosting the Motley crew of pirates. You take your life (and your home) at risk when you agree to host us and hopefully we did not inflict too much damage to either. Food, Food and more food. I of course made it my duty as "the captn'" to sample as many as the provisions as possible but even I fell short of my responsibility. There was just too much to go around! (I sense a RnR cookbook somewhere in our future). And the costumes of characters could fill their own page starting with your fearless leader Paulie. He took it to the next level complete with a real set of roses ringing his head. Lady GaGa ( you know who you are). I think you look marvelous as a blond. Gail loved the oufit and yes I was afraid everytime you should me those "undies"!! Everyone was dressed in their best pirate (or parrot) attire and it all just added to the festivities. A special congrats to those award recepients this year. It seems that this addicting sport has taken a major bite into all of our psyche. I think we will have a very strong presence in next year's Blackburn Challenge. But I degress. My last shout out goes to Thomas Vogel who provided us with a wonderful slide show of our 2010 season and brought closure as well as laughter and some tears of this crazy club we call RocknRow. My sincere thanks for all the hard work you put into the project
BTW I found the following circulating around the party last night and thought it worth reprinting for all you lady pirates
TOP TEN PICKUP LINES FOR THE LADY PIRATES
10 What are YOU doing here?
9 Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye.......(this one is never completed)
8 Come show me hoe ye bury yer treasure, lad!
7 So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword"?
6 That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!
5 Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio"!
4 I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!
3 C'mon lad, shiver me timbers!
2 RAMMING SPEED!
........ and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:
1 YOU, Pants Off. NOW!!

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN FROM YOUR PIRATE FRIENDS AT ROCKNROW!!

The Birth of Twins

Now and again

Something special comes along

To complete a dream

Welcome a Maas Carbon Double to the

Rock n Row fleet

Spontaneous and synchronistic

She arrived last week

A first workout

On a warm fall breeze

A door to doubles rowing

Opened with Blackburn

And a borrowed boat.

Now…our best will row the best!

Written by Paul Mazonson.

Check out the video of Paul and Jay in action here:

THE FAB 4 AT THE CHARLES REGATTA

The following is a reprint from the news release we hope makes it into next weeks Marblehead Reporter.
"MARBLEHEAD ROWING ROCKS THE CHARLES"

The Marblehead Rowing CLub, also known as RocknRow, is now making a splash on the international rowing scene. This year, four the club's seasoned roweres entered a boat in the Head of the Charles Regatta last week, the world's largest single rowing competition, in which 9,000 athletes competed from over 50 countries. Rowing in a borrowed boat and with only a few days to practice together, the crew of Thomas Vogel in the stern, Stephannie Brocoum, Carmis Paris and Jay Paris came in 16th in their division. "They had stiff competition but we are proud to have them represented Marblehead in this prestigious regatta, "said Jack Tatelman, President and co-founder of RocknRow.
RocknRow has been well represented in many ocean races for the last few years but this is its first foray into head races, in which crews go off in staggered starts and seek the fastest time. Rowing in the rain and fall temperatures, the boat from Marblehead had a particularly good first half. "The slick rain eventually slowed us, "said Jay Paris, the Club's Vice President, "but the pageantry, the challenge and the competition made it a great race. Next year we plan to come back with a vengeance!"
for more information about the club go to: http://www.rocknrow.org/

Moonlighting

It must have been the anticipation of the upcoming Head of Charles race this weekend, a feeling of not having prepared enough for the race and seeing the sun while driving up north on 93 that caused a chemical reaction at 4pm on a beautiful fall day.

Initially, I was planning on adding a hot yoga session tonight but there was an energy that put only one thought into my mind: ROW. Thanks to smart-phones I was able to check wind and wave conditions as well as time of sunset while sitting in traffic. Not sure if I really would be able to make it I finally ended up at my house at 5pm before continuing to Little Harbor. There, the water looked perfectly and unusually calm. Realizing that the temperatures dropped quickly and the sun had less than 40 minutes before setting I quickly launched the Dolphin and off I went.

Since I did not know for sure how long I could row before darkness would catch up with me, I decided to turn right towards MHD Rock. I figured the twilight might be brighter slightly longer in the wide open compared to the shade of the land line. The water was peaceful and only one sailboat crossed my path to return into the harbor while the sun got ready to set.

After MHD Rock I turned east towards the red wind chiming bell buoy and then headed back north. Having rowed at a steady pace for 20 minutes I started with my 10 minute "hard and full out" training row. The incoming tide seemed to push me even faster than the thoughts of wanting to get back to Little Harbor before total darkness kicks in.

After finishing my "all-out" training sequence it turned out that the twilight still gave sufficient light to row even further. Yet, since this was my first experience in moonlight rowing I decided to go back to Little Harbor. The colors turned out to be spectacular and the surface of the water blended seamlessly with the sky. The calmness of the water made me aware of the cormorants diving and re-surfacing around me.

Compared to all my previous rows of the season this turned out to be the shortest one. Yet it was an awesome row that brought me closer to nature and our HOC race. It also showed me that even though the days are getting shorter the season is not over yet and there is still time for more beautiful rows.