#sculling

No otters this morning but a beautiful dry, still day for a final rehearsal for tomorrow. Warmup then heads piece back to the club, cool down and paddle in. Very busy with colleges fitting in a bit of pre-race practice. I hope to see none of them on the safety launch tomorrow. #sculling #rowing #rowersofmastodon #garmin #beatyesterday

A beautiful cool morning, bird song, a dress rehearsal for Durham SBH next weekend (weather permitting) and five minutes gazing at an otter on the return half trip. #sculling #rowing #garmin #beatyesterday

Saturday back #sculling on the Wear. Strong flow and rising levels but we got out, warm up, exercises back up and down then a steady head piece then a half trip to cool down. We were the only boat risking Elvet which was just clear enough to get through with blades tucked in going downstream. The stream was really challenging, making steering and even feeling the rhythm hard with the blades on one side of the boat almost snatched from our hands while the other side needed work. Next week should be Durham head although looking at the forecast I'm not sure it will be happening. At the moment we can get two boats into the water at a time. Running an event with 70-100 boats just wouldn't work. #rowing #rowersofmastodon #garmin #beatyesterday