I participated in Saturday morning’s “skills row” for newbies with Solano Rowing Club. We always have some experienced rowers on the boat, particularly when we go out into the open water, although the conditions were amazing. I keep reminding myself how lucky we are to be in a place where we can do this year-round. Unfortunately, I didn’t have many opportunities to snap photos in this row. It was all over before I knew it.
Sunday morning’s row somehow allowed us to miss all the intermittent rain. I’m glad we didn’t cancel!
It was nice to be back in the water after the boats were cleaned, as it had been a few weeks for me. Besides the pictures above, I got some with Jim looking like an angel in front of the sun’s corona also after coxswain Tori pointed it out.
We DID see a seal, but the picture I got was just as the seal went underwater. You can barely make it out in the middle of the photo.
We had a nice big loop over to Crockett/C&H Sugar Factory area and then under the bridge and back.
Last row of the year! It was 36 degrees at one point this morning, but the water was calm and we enjoyed the exercise smack in the middle of the holidays. We row year-round, but at this time we take some short intervals.
While I missed it, they had hot cocoa and snacks afterward.While I missed it, they had hot cocoa and snacks afterward.
It was a very eventful year of rowing and helped keep my mind off the tragedy in January. I am pleased to have contributed so many photos to this.
Hopefully the version with sound will continue to be allowed, but I posted without audio above just in case.
Today’s 8am practice row afforded us a glass lake to row on. We got quite the tour of Crockett and the C&H Sugar Factory, while still getting to go under the bridge.
Pictures from today’s row, including a selfie in the car on my way to rowing:
Here is some footage of the skills boat this morning taken from the other boat with Solano Rowing Club.
Here are pictures from the first day of rowing in December. Strong currents and winds made for colder than usual conditions and “muddy” water, but it was a challenging workout, which we appreciate. The fog wasn’t nearly as bad as yesterday when I drove through the area on that Carquinez Bridge pictured. There was a heavy fog/low visibility alert, but it dissipated before we went out today. I particularly like the picture of coxswain Tori with the horn as we head back into the marina, something we do for safety, perhaps to the chagrin of those who live nearby or who live on their boats in the marina.
