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Rowing Around The Bay
This charming but mysterious postcard of a probably early twentieth century rowing scene is for sale from an English dealer. However, based on the below-the-knee shorts and the style of the caps, I...
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Tour in the Bay of Quinte and 1000 Islands
Photo from a 2012 tour on the Bay of Quinte. Photo courtesy of D. Speigel. 28 May 2021 World Rowing and Ontario Adventure Rowing have announced an international rowing event: rowers from around the...
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A Judge Stopped UConn from Cutting Women’s Rowing
In a ruling on Wednesday, a U.S. District Judge issued a temporary restraining order to prevent UConn from eliminating the women’s rowing program. 29 May 2021 By Göran R Buckhorn A temporary...
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Numina
30 May 2021 By Philip Kuepper Feluccas butterfly the water,and leave winged whispersin their wakes,their motion more an impressionof passage, then a thing itselfhaving passed. (14 May 2021)
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Pulling Their Weight
The Oxford Men’s Lightweights pictured by @abovebritain seconds after their win over their Cambridge rivals. 31 May 2021 By Tim Koch Recently, Göran R Buckhorn wrote on the results of the Men’s and...
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John Beresford on His Father, Jack Beresford
The Beresfords in a coxless four (with cox) at Henley in 1950 – cox John Beresford, stroke Eric (John’s uncle), 3 Jack (John’s father), 2 Eric (John’s cousin) and bow Julius “Berry” (John’s...
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Last Tickets to Tokyo for Para-Rowers
Sweden’s Ebba Einarsson is racing in the PR1 women’s single sculls at the 2021 World Rowing Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate. Photo: Swedish Rowing Federation’s Instagram. 2 June...
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First Day of Para-Rowing in Gavirate
Simon Albury and Kathryn Ross, of Australia, won their heat in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls. Photo: Rowing Australia 3 June 2021 By Göran R Buckhorn Today, the first day of the Final Paralympic...
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World Cup III
Oliver Zeidler of Germany will race at the World Cup III in Sabaudia. The men’s single sculls has 24 entries. © Detlev Seyb/MyRowingPhoto.com 4 June 2021 The third and last of the 2021 World Rowing...
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Results Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta
Chiara Nardo and Gianfilippo Mirabile, of Italy, won the final in the PR2 class in Gavirate. Photo: World Rowing. 5 June 2021 Who got their tickets to the Paralympics in Tokyo this summer? You will...
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Going Forth
6 June 2021 By Philip Kuepper They unlocked their oars,and opened the doors of their mindsto the otherworldly morning.They had no particular course to row.Their minds were set on detours.They would...
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Results World Cup III in Sabaudia
Ilse Paulis (s) and Marieke Keijser (b), of the Netherlands, winners of the lightweight double sculls. Photo: World Rowing (Benedict Tufnell). 7 June 2021 By Göran R Buckhorn Yesterday, World Cup III...
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Dr Spock: Rower and Radical
Dr Benjamin McLane Spock (1903 – 1998) pictured for a magazine cover in 1966. One of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Spock was a paediatric science pioneer and best-selling author of...
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Rowing Brits Going to the Olympics
Photo: British Rowing 9 June 2021 British Olympic Association has selected the rowers going to Tokyo this summer. The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today the 45 rowers who have been...
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Pride Month: The Case for Dr Dillon – again
Dr. Michael Dillon 10 June 2021 By Göran R Buckhorn Where HTBS goes others will follow… The month of June is Pride Month, something that HTBS would like to take note of by reminding our readers of a...
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U.S. Crews Going to Tokyo
USRowing’s website 11 June 2021 USRowing has announced the rowers who will represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, pending final approval from the United States Olympic &...
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Mahé Drysdale Retires: “One Hell of a Ride”
Mahé Drysdale. Photo: Twitter. 12 June 2021 By Göran R Buckhorn Kiwi rower Mahé Drysdale, 42, announced his retirement from competitive rowing on his blog on Thursday. It was in 1996, 18-year-old...
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A Higher Consciousness
13 June 2021 By Philip Kuepper There was flame on the waterwhere reflection had woventhe red boat sheds fast by the water,flame the breeze caused burnwhen it blew on the water.In the tradition of...
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Bumping Along
Oriel bump Keble in Women’s Division 1 on Day 3 (Thursday) of the so-called “Summer Torpids” at Oxford. Picture: @HeathWhyte 14 June 2021 By Tim Koch Tim Koch is watching ITV (Isis Television)....
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Sweet Thames Run Softly
The Latymer’s boys in the tank, mid-1960s. Photo courtesy Peter Pegnall. 15 June 2021 By Peter Pegnall Peter Pegnall Peter Pegnall, an Old Latymerian, is a poet of seven collections, translator of...
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