Category Archives: Henley

Slide bites and rowers bum

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetSlide bites or how to spot a rower walking down the street . . . Ok, picture this – it’s summertime.  You’re walking downtown and ahead of you is a girl (or guy – you choose): tall, bronzed, lean, athletic-looking … Continue reading →

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Cheeky Rowing Tees

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Spring

TweetEven the sport of rowing is not immune to colourful fans – you know the ridiculous costumes sported by fan(atic)s who are suddenly extremely comfortable walking through the street with their undies on the outside of their pants and their … Continue reading →

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Rowing E-Magazines – get more rowing news

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Spring

TweetYou have your list of rowing websites to frequent, but what about rowing magazines? That’s right, online. If you have environmental concerns or simply like the accessibility and never-lose-ability of keeping your magazines safely on the web, you no longer … Continue reading →

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How to restore old trophy blades

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetBeautiful old prize oars are often painted as mementoes of races past – these wooden oars were often created from elderly rowing and sculling oars – patched up and beautifully painted by sign writers in gold leaf to record the … Continue reading →

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Bonus rowing news

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetThanks to Rachel Quarrell and Chris Dodd, they’ve just published their Rowing Voice magazine covering Henley and the world cup regattas at Hamburg and Munich. They have made it available free of charge (normal subscription is £20 per year or … Continue reading →

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Henley Royal Regatta in pictures

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetPhotos courtesy: Katie Steenman and NLRoei Henley photos. Go on, click the link above to see a photo of Katie looking gorgeous – from last year’s HRR. Continue reading →

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Henley Womens Regatta – how to improve it?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetI’m a male rower, my girlfriend is a rower, and she trains just as hard as I do. Just because the strength of depth of her opposition is lesser doesn’t demean her efforts. But she feels, as I do, that … Continue reading →

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Rowing Photography exhibition in Henley

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetThere is an exhibition of some of Peter Spurrier’s work (spanning 30 years) at the River and Rowing Museum – it opened last week: Lens of the Lakes Rowing through the Lens: photographs by Peter Spurrier 18 June – 2 … Continue reading →

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Rowing in the movies

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetA new film project taking the Livingstone Brothers’ “Blood over Water” book about the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and making it into a movie prompted us to check out the best and worst of films featuring rowing or sculling. … Continue reading →

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Henley Royal Regatta roundup – Sunday

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetThe headwind came back for sunday’s finals at HRR 2010 Thames Rowing Club celebrated its 150th anniversary with a double row-past by a mens and womens eight containing multiple Olympic, Henley and World Championship medallists. Steward, Annemarie Phelps, was part … Continue reading →

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