An oxymoron, you may think – an ocean rowers’ social. Surely ocean rowing has to be one of the most … Read More
Month: February 2005
Dame Ellen – an inspiration
It was the crack of dawn on Sunday morning, and I was a whisker away from dashing down to London … Read More
Luddite rant
I remember an optimistic era (around the time of the Sinclair ZX 81) when technology was being hailed as the … Read More
Show Reels
This morning I got a copy of the showreel from OR TV – this is the 3-minute pilot video that … Read More
Four Hour Ergs and How To Survive Them
I wish I could say that I enter a Zen-like trance and elevate my mind to a higher plane, contemplating … Read More
Fourth Element
Boils on the bum, and how to avoid them: lesson I. Many an ocean rower has been brought low by … Read More
Steamy Windows
Yesterday someone asked a very good question – won’t I lose all my hard-earned fitness if I spend April swanning … Read More
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it
‘It doesn’t matter so much what you decide, it’s the way you apply your decision.’ Alasdair McGregor was talking at … Read More