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SSTROKEWATCHTROKEWATCH BAY AREA ROWING CLUB OF HOUSTON • AUGUST 2003 From The Diary Of Excerpt A Beginner Rower OH, the joys of being a Novice Rower! listen to my instructor and not look like During the month of July 2003, I took a complete fool all at the same time! Rowing Class Update the sculling classes and what an P. 2 experience! I heard several words and • At times the lessons were thought "piece of cake.....sleeve (arm of entertaining........"falling" out of the scull a shirt), grip (how tight I hold the oars), and trying to get back in as gracefully blade (end of knife), button (on a shirt) as possible. (I just KNOW this has to be the highlight for the Fall Racing Season or so I thought!!! Then, the other instructors!) P. 5 words were thrown WELCOME! out.....skeg, bow WELCOME!! TO OUR NEWEST • At times the lessons ball, oarlock, foot ROWERS!!! were humbling........... stretchers etc. and I (while in a Quad) Front (L to R) Karla Pennywell, Helen Tompkins realized I was in for a Nicky McDonald learning to work as a completely new and team, listening to at Nationals Standing (L to R) Brannyn Adams, different experience! Debbie Paul, Cecilia Nicholas, someone else’s P. 6 I learned all of these David Grover, Shawn Larkin instructions and new terms and so accepting not being much more (although, in control. (I am a to me "grip" still teacher...what do you BARC Bikers means "death grip" expect???) on the ends of the P. 9 oars). The four days And last, but not of lessons on Mud least, there were Lake were the "The Instructors"!!!!! beginning of a new They were tough, Guest Rower journey for me. LOUD, determined, See More but at the same time P. 10 • At times the “Awesome Newbies” .........knowledgeable, on P.2 lessons were tense sweet, encouraging, .......trying to think fun, gentle and BARC about moving your arms, body and legs patient!! Many thanks go to Tina, And Much More! in a fluid motion (while chewing gum at Claire, Theresa, Tom and Hannes for SUMMER the same time) took a lot of the diligence it took teaching me how concentration. to row. They have opened a new door for me and for that I will always be PARTY! grateful. • At times the lessons were See P.13 funny.........trying to keep my balance, For Pics - Diary of Cecilia Nicholas 2003ROWING CLASS UPDATE by Claire Sweatt, Rowing Development Coordinator Bay Area Rowing Club of Houston Our classes this summer continue to be quite popular. P.O. Box 580374 We have filled all of our Try It You'll Like It classes and Houston, TX 77258-0374 Sculling Classes for the 2003 season. So far, we have Telephone: 281-326-5098 had good retention with the students who have taken our www.barchouston.org classes. If you see a new face at the boathouse, please introduce yourself and make our new members feel welcome :) For membership information call A special "Thanks!" to the BARC members who are 281-326-5995 or email assisting with Check Outs and Private Lessons this [email protected] summer...Alex Parkman, Hannes Hofer, Theresa Tompkins, Mike Appel...to name a few. We are planning to have a novice rowers clinic in the Club Officers: October. All of the students who completed our Sculling President Alex Parkman Classes this summer will be invited to attend. We hope it will be an opportunity to improve rowing skills and further Vice President Hannes Hofer integrate our new members into BARC. Treasurer Lynn Leenhouts Secretary Martha Hood WELCOME! WELCOME!! Board Members: Suzie Williams TO OUR LOVELY Theresa Tompkins MAY CLASS!!! Claire Sweatt (L to R) Daniel Newswander, Marilyn Bullard Irene Martin, Membership Dir. Theresa Tompkins Tammy Grover, Cheryl Parker, Newsletter Tina Bryan Andrea Mason, Tamara Banda Gary Mason BARCwear Theresa Tompkins NOT PHOTOGRAPHED OUR Webmaster Hannes Hofer BRILLIANT JUNE CLASS!! But we are reallllllllllllly glad to Very Important Member YOU! have you in the club! Congrats to Greg Pearson, Mehdi Naseri, and Amy Klein for graduation from sculling class!! Yay!! And WELCOME!!!! 2 ...And Just To Refresh WORKDAY! Everyone’s Memory! BARC WORKDAY A SUCCESS!! By Theresa Tompkins We have several different avenues to bring new members into More From Theresa Tompkins the club. BARC Workday on Saturday 5/24/2003 was another If a potential candidate is already a rower, then one of the success! Tom Lotz, Tom designated members (listed on the bulletin board above the Topalu, Rumy, Breff, Scott, Philip, and Helen cleaned check out tablet) can provide a check out and welcome them out and organized the North into the club. yard. Breff inventoried both the side lot and the North If someone is not a rower, that candidate must have lessons in yard in detail. It is amazing order to join the club. Lessons are provided six times a year in what junk we collect over time that we just couldn't classes or privately. The private lessons are provided only by the bear to part with at the time designated members and are conducted in the similar fashion as (kind of sounds like some of the class lessons, including costs. my closets ;-)! So that it doesn't get out of If you are not a designated member and want to be able to check hand too quickly again, only out new members and teach private lessons, contact Theresa items authorized by the BOD Tompkins (281)482-1519, [email protected] or one of the may be stored in the yard - other board members. that way we can keep track of it better. If any members personally own equipment out there not authorized by the BOD, please come and collect it. Thank you! MIDNIGHT CREW MARATHON Well 7:00 pm on a Tuesday is pretty darn late in my Sara and Joe with their book!!! But it was really funnnnn subbing in their medals..oh yea…and boat!!! Hey! I found out that Bill Donnelly has a three Joe’s sister year old daughter named Tabitha!! And OF COURSE! she loves motorcycles!! Lordy!!!! I guess its really been awhile since I’ve seen him!!! And Colleen has been in her groovy Heights home for three years now!! Wow!!! And! while I see the handsome debonair Bill Geissler more regularly, I had noooo idea!! what a taskmaster and MOST FASTIDIOUS SPRAYER OF Read More About Sara & ALL TIMES that he is!! Joe’s “Run” On P.8 THE CRACK OF 3 your name and put the card back ARC in the pocket. Below is a list of some of the BLIBRARY books missing: by Martha Hood High Performance Rowing, by John McArthur Hey, did you know that BARC actually has a small library of rowing The Complete Sculler, Alex Parkman by Richard Burnell BARC President books to be checked out? Although the collection is only about 20 The Sculler at Ease: books, right now one can only find 5 What Makes Boats Go, in the book container usually found by Frank Cunningham in the cubbyholes. If you happen to THE PREZ! have one of the books from the Technical Drills for Sculling library lying around the house, Performance, please return it. Most of the books by Marlene M. Royle NOW!! With that regal have been gone for a while, and with Preparation for Success: A visual in your mind… here the summer classes half way Rower’s Guide to Mental Training, through, some of these newcomers by Sandra Stroope Dupcak are some words from our might like to check these books out. officious looking Prez: Rowing Fundamentals: A Manual for Coaches, If you want to check out a book, just by John A. Ferriss 4 REASONS TO ROW fill out the card found in the front AT BARC: cover and put the card in the Rowing Rudern: The GDR Text envelope found in the container. of Oarsmanship, 1. make a splash When you return it, just cross out by Dr. Ernst Herberger, et al 2. no traffic jams 3. look healthy 4. meet nice people BRUCETER WANTS TO KNOW 4 REASONS NOT TO Does anyone know the whereabouts of his ROW AT BARC: canoe trailer that was stored inside the park 1. dense fog fenced-in area? If so, please give him a shout! 2. high winds 713-385-3231 or [email protected]. 3. low water 4. THUNDER & LIGHTNING ? Ask Hannes! He is the photographer!!! Do not put yourself or club equipment in danger - especially with lightning BOARD in the area - it can ruin your day. MEETING? REALLY? READ MORE FROM THE PREZ ON P.5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 EATR O W EAT WOW! JEFFREY MORE FROM THE PREZ - well just trrrrrry to put those little pictures from your mind!! TURNS 40! (AT LAST!) DO YOU EAT TO ROW, AND NABS ELLEN!!! Congratulations to Jeffrey who OR ROW TO EAT? finnnnnnally turned 40 on July 18th! Happy Birthday Jeffrey!! Are you hungry for more rowing opportunities? And better yet, he has the pleasure Fall head race season is approaching. of taking Ellen as his wife on Saturday, the 6th of September Probable schedule: in Doyleston, Pennsylvania. Sat., Sept. 27 - Head of the Dragon So be surrrrrrrrrrrrre and toast this The Woodlands 5,000 meters gorgeous couple on their special day! We wish you much happiness!!! Sat., Oct. 4 - Red Head Shreveport, LA 5,000 meters HAAK Winery Tour? Sat., Oct. 18 - Head of the Charles Boston, MA 5,000 meters I knoooooow its not the wine!!! It’s the sheer joy and delight of Sat., Oct.