Boys In The Boat
I'm only about 70 pages into it. Joe just made freshmen first boat. Almost cried.
So far, this is The Grapes of Wrath, which is a complement. Similar read and similar story so far. One of my favorite books. I wound up reading a lot of Steinbeck because of Grapes. i feel like I'm reliving it. Joe had it rough.
During my visit I passed Joe's high school several times, Roosevelt High. Pleasant surprise. I can already tell this book is gong to leave mark.
@YellowSnow thank you for the boathouse tour. I see it constantly as I read, especially the '36 canoe hanging in the rafters. I knew at the time I was seeing something special, I soaked it in rill good.
I'm sure I'll poast more about it as I continue reading. My WAC education prevents this from happening quickly and in this case it's a good thing. I'm savoring every word and photo.
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Fantastic book. Held out on reading it for a while, bad decision.
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And they rowed, paddled, till their hands bled. U rowed an hour or 2 a day then back to the cozy shack for crack (butt)
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Yella, The cool thing [as you know] is that the power and grandeur of the legacy continues in full force to this day.
The level of achievement and commitment is the most impressive feat of longevity and pure dominance I have ever seen in collegiate sports. Nothing else is even close. Wrapping opening day into the celebration has now made this into such a powerful force. Yow. -
There have been some down years, mind you, but dating back to 1923, UW has won, at least, one row boat natty in each decade except the 60s.DawgsCanDance said:Yella, The cool thing [as you know] is that the power and grandeur of the legacy continues in full force to this day.
The level of achievement and commitment is the most impressive feat of longevity and pure dominance I have ever seen in collegiate sports. Nothing else is even close. Wrapping opening day into the celebration has now made this into such a powerful force. Yow.
1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1984, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 -
Good luck putting it down. From the poont they go to nationals and qualify till the end is page-turning stuff.89ute said:Finally got a copy and made the commitment to read. Santa gave me the "Young Readers Adaptation" given my WAC education and cuz pictures and stuff.
I'm only about 70 pages into it. Joe just made freshmen first boat. Almost cried.
So far, this is The Grapes of Wrath, which is a complement. Similar read and similar story so far. One of my favorite books. I wound up reading a lot of Steinbeck because of Grapes. i feel like I'm reliving it. Joe had it rough.
During my visit I passed Joe's high school several times, Roosevelt High. Pleasant surprise. I can already tell this book is gong to leave mark.
@YellowSnow thank you for the boathouse tour. I see it constantly as I read, especially the '36 canoe hanging in the rafters. I knew at the time I was seeing something special, I soaked it in rill good.
I'm sure I'll poast more about it as I continue reading. My WAC education prevents this from happening quickly and in this case it's a good thing. I'm savoring every word and photo. -
It’s a masterpiece. My kids will be living off the free pub decades after I die.pawz said:
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I knocked it out in a day once I started. Even though you know what happens it is sofaking good.
Without question. So many dudes who have read that book line up to suck my dick because I rowed for UW. It doesn't matter that I sucked, it's such a powerful story that it puts people in awe of anyone who rowed for Washington.YellowSnow said:
It’s a masterpiece. My kids will be living off the free pub decades after I die. -
Doesn’t surprise me a bit @whlinder .whlinder said:I knocked it out in a day once I started. Even though you know what happens it is sofaking good.
Without question. So many dudes who have read that book line up to suck my dick because I rowed for UW. It doesn't matter that I sucked, it's such a powerful story that it puts people in awe of anyone who rowed for Washington.
I was twash as fuck as an athlete compared to my wife. She got a free education, played in the big dance against chicks like Sue Bird, etc.
But I get my duck sucked constantly cause I was a row peter puffer at UDub and she gets ZERO free pub. Mrs Snow gets super jelly.
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Yup. To me, the greatest story of the UW’s history.89ute said:Finally got a copy and made the commitment to read. Santa gave me the "Young Readers Adaptation" given my WAC education and cuz pictures and stuff.
I'm only about 70 pages into it. Joe just made freshmen first boat. Almost cried.
So far, this is The Grapes of Wrath, which is a complement. Similar read and similar story so far. One of my favorite books. I wound up reading a lot of Steinbeck because of Grapes. i feel like I'm reliving it. Joe had it rough.
During my visit I passed Joe's high school several times, Roosevelt High. Pleasant surprise. I can already tell this book is gong to leave mark.
@YellowSnow thank you for the boathouse tour. I see it constantly as I read, especially the '36 canoe hanging in the rafters. I knew at the time I was seeing something special, I soaked it in rill good.
I'm sure I'll poast more about it as I continue reading. My WAC education prevents this from happening quickly and in this case it's a good thing. I'm savoring every word and photo. -
Ted Bundy might take the cake lol. Jokingcreepycoug said:
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Alright you guys have convinced me to go bring it back to the front of the queue. I tried reading it a few years ago and went a chapter or two in before I moved on from boredom.
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HurtfulDerekJohnson said:Alright you guys have convinced me to go bring it back to the front of the queue. I tried reading it a few years ago and went a chapter or two in before I moved on from boredom.
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In fairness we share Ted with the Utes.FireCohen said:
Ted Bundy might take the cake lol. Joking -
and the Seminoles, if we're going to be brutally bluntYellowSnow said:
In fairness we share Ted with the Utes. -
Dark even by HH standardsDerekJohnson said:
and the Seminoles, if we're going to be brutally blunt -
@YellowSnow
@whlinder
Questions come to mind as I read. Every row boat guy picture I've seen yooz are in tank tops and shorts. You guys row in some miserable conditions on Lake Worshington. What do you wear? Do you feet get cold? Hands? Are you out there in your underwear like every photo I've seen, regardless of weather? In good weather, are the shorts anything special or just regular shorts and tank tops?
The tradition of collecting the loser's jersey. Is it still a thing?
Explain the season/year. Football for example, we all know, winter conditioning, spring ball, more conditioning. Fall camp - gaymes usually week before Labor Day.
What's the rowboat year like?
Are all races, meets, matches or whatever, are they called a regatta or is that specifically the race on the Hudson?
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I've rowed on Lake Worshington in everything from 90 and sunny to 25 and snowing. Rowing shorts are pretty similar for whatever lycra type faggy shit triathletes or cyclists wear. You can't have anything baggy or it will get caught in the slides and you need something that will prevent a pouch fight with your junk.89ute said:@YellowSnow
@whlinder
Questions come to mind as I read. Every row boat guy picture I've seen yooz are in tank tops and shorts. You guys row in some miserable conditions on Lake Worshington. What do you wear? Do you feet get cold? Hands? Are you out there in your underwear like every photo I've seen, regardless of weather? In good weather, are the shorts anything special or just regular shorts and tank tops?
The tradition of collecting the loser's jersey. Is it still a thing?
Explain the season/year. Football for example, we all know, winter conditioning, spring ball, more conditioning. Fall camp - gaymes usually week before Labor Day.
What's the rowboat year like?
Are all races, meets, matches or whatever, are they called a regatta or is that specifically the race on the Hudson?
The guys back then were definitely tougher to 2 reasons: (1) there was no Goretex in the 1930 so all there shit was soggy wet, whereas we had the option for waterproof wind breakers to keep oneself somewhat comfortable; and (2) they pretty much took the boats our in all manner of rough water (and sometimes sunk) as this was their only way to train. Our coaches just had us do rowing machine workouts when the water was too rough to train on, since the rowing machine achieves just as much training benefit for your heart and lungs as being on the water, if not more so.
Yes, betting shirts is still a thing. I have boxes of them. -
Makes me wonder if there are any rowboats on the bottom of Lake Worshington. All kinds of cool stuff but google does not seem to care about rowboats.YellowSnow said:
I've rowed on Lake Worshington in everything from 90 and sunny to 25 and snowing. Rowing shorts are pretty similar for whatever lycra type faggy shit triathletes or cyclists wear. You can't have anything baggy or it will get caught in the slides and you need something that will prevent a pouch fight with your junk.
The guys back then were definitely tougher to 2 reasons: (1) there was no Goretex in the 1930 so all there shit was soggy wet, whereas we had the option for waterproof wind breakers to keep oneself somewhat comfortable; and (2) they pretty much took the boats our in all manner of rough water (and sometimes sunk) as this was their only way to train. Our coaches just had us do rowing machine workouts when the water was too rough to train on, since the rowing machine achieves just as much training benefit for your heart and lungs as being on the water, if not more so.
Yes, betting shirts is still a thing. I have boxes of them.
So, any stories about sunken rowboats?
http://www.boydski.com/diving/Lake_Washington_Wrecks.htm
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Free pub for #myteds!89ute said:Finally got a copy and made the commitment to read. Santa gave me the "Young Readers Adaptation" given my WAC education and cuz pictures and stuff.
I'm only about 70 pages into it. Joe just made freshmen first boat. Almost cried.
So far, this is The Grapes of Wrath, which is a complement. Similar read and similar story so far. One of my favorite books. I wound up reading a lot of Steinbeck because of Grapes. i feel like I'm reliving it. Joe had it rough.
During my visit I passed Joe's high school several times, Roosevelt High. Pleasant surprise. I can already tell this book is gong to leave mark.
@YellowSnow thank you for the boathouse tour. I see it constantly as I read, especially the '36 canoe hanging in the rafters. I knew at the time I was seeing something special, I soaked it in rill good.
I'm sure I'll poast more about it as I continue reading. My WAC education prevents this from happening quickly and in this case it's a good thing. I'm savoring every word and photo.
Friendly reminder of my residency in the Duchess men's room the month of July! -
I was hungover once at summer training camp and flipped a single (one person with 2 oars). The women's coach had to come rescue me. But the modern shells float even when they take on water and won't sink. I'm guessing they lost some of the old cedar shells to the depths of Lake WA back in the 20's and 30's but don't know any specific stories.89ute said:
Makes me wonder if there are any rowboats on the bottom of Lake Worshington. All kinds of cool stuff but google does not seem to care about rowboats.
So, any stories about sunken rowboats?
http://www.boydski.com/diving/Lake_Washington_Wrecks.htm -
I'll add from a season perspective, it generally like this:YellowSnow said:
I've rowed on Lake Worshington in everything from 90 and sunny to 25 and snowing. Rowing shorts are pretty similar for whatever lycra type faggy shit triathletes or cyclists wear. You can't have anything baggy or it will get caught in the slides and you need something that will prevent a pouch fight with your junk.
The guys back then were definitely tougher to 2 reasons: (1) there was no Goretex in the 1930 so all there shit was soggy wet, whereas we had the option for waterproof wind breakers to keep oneself somewhat comfortable; and (2) they pretty much took the boats our in all manner of rough water (and sometimes sunk) as this was their only way to train. Our coaches just had us do rowing machine workouts when the water was too rough to train on, since the rowing machine achieves just as much training benefit for your heart and lungs as being on the water, if not more so.
Yes, betting shirts is still a thing. I have boxes of them.
Fall: Head race season, 3 mile long races.
Winter: transitioning to sprint races (in the northeast there is less or no time on the water here so it is winter conditioning and indoor rowing on tanks)
Spring: Spring season, 2000 meter races
Summer: National team stuff, pair training
I've been too far away for a while, but there is intentional training to raise your aerobic capacity during the fall and winter, then transition to more anaerobic work for the spring, since a 2K race is mostly spent anaerobic and you need that threshold as high as possible when entering the sprint season.
Also the boys back in the day had to move what is a much heavier wooden boat than the light AF carbon fiber boats of today. There have been plenty of gear improvements to make rowing more palatable for the masses and not just the TUFF Seattle liberals of yesteryear. Rowing "gloves" which go around the oar (you shouldn't wear gloves when rowing but there are devices which cover the oar handle and your hands), all the waterproof and windproof gear, etc.
Races are either a dual meet ("The Cal too high dual") or a regatta.
In terms of sinking, in terms of modern day rowing with rules and shit, the boat and oar are technically your flotation device. They won't sink. I've capsized and flipped an 8 on the Potomac in March with white caps and wind; in the same race our opponent actually snapped their 8 in half. No sinking. Old-tyme boats in rough weather? Probably. Those things are tanks; as a high-school freshman way back when we would take an all-wooden boat out from time to time and it was so heavy compared to a late-90s produced Vespoli 8. -
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