FIRST TIMERS TRY IT OUT

Congrats to Neverevers Stan and Shelia Rich for gettin out in the Echos this past Sunday morning. Despite fog, mist and a Northerly blowing over 10miles, both these trooper ne wbies from the class of 09 decided to try their fate on water. As we all know from being there, that the 1st time can be difficult in the best of conditions. Add to it the interesting June climate and we have all the ingredients for interesting 1st rows. Shelia turns out to be a natural. As with most women, focusing on technique was preferred over brute strength. She quickly got the hang of the hand positions on the oars for both catch and recovery and soon demostrated some very nice strokes on the water. Husband Stan was a more challenging canidate, but I suspect that he too will grasp the principles that seemed to evade him during the 1st lesson. My kudos to both of them for not letting the weather deter their desire to learn the sport of salt water rowing. Keep it up guys. Time on the water solves most issues..