Safety Notice: "A collision at sea can ruin your whole day" (old proverb)
"Hey, watch where you're going, darn it!"
Paul Roy (along with Roy and Paul -- aka., the NHRC Safety Committee), has noted that the Sculling Ladder Race has caused some concern. Due to the narrowness and curvature of the river, two near misses have recently occurred. Paul requests that participants in the Ladder Race ask for spotters to be in position on the water at race time. "DO NOT race without at least 2 spotters along the course, or you might end up like the gals in this photo," said Paul. Only it looks like their boats can sustain collisions a lot better than our carbon shells!
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Hear ye, hear ye! Come to the NHRC Work Day this Saturday!
(from Diderot's Encyclopedie)
NHRC will be having a Work Day this coming Saturday, July 19th, 2008. Mark Schofield is organizing, and lunch will be provided by Helma, Jo, Dianne, and Nancy. All members are encouraged to attend, work hard, and eat hearty! Please contact Mark if you are planning to attend, either at 800 926 8776 x3535, or via email: MSchofield@ taunton.com. And if you cannot attend this Saturday, Mark says that he will be happy to assign you a task that you can complete yourself at some other time. There's plenty to do, so let's role up our sleeves for the club!!
Boat Committee News
The Spirit of '74
Carroll Brooke reports that the club has purchased a new midweight 4X/4+ for use by crews averaging 160 to 190 pounds. Named the Spirit of '74, this boat is a Millenium 2 mid-size hull, and was recently acquired from Lehigh University Crew. The boat also came with sweep riggers, enabling it to be converted into a straight four. John Sword has just converted the steering so there is now bow-steering and, optionally, stern-steering for buoyed sprint racing. It will be moved inside the boathouse to replace one of our 20+ year-old midweight quads. I saw the Spirit of '74 on the grounds the other day, and let me tell you, it is a beaut!
Giant Muskrat Alert!
Giant muskrat in Eugene, Oregon pond
Johanna has reported twice spotting a giant muskrat swimming in the water in the vicinity of the dock. Long believed by paleontologists to have died out almost 40, 000 years ago, it appears that members of the species Muskratus Giganticus (or Muskrat-zilla to some of us) are still alive and well in Lake Housatonic. According to Jo: "It has no fear of people and swims shamelessly close to our launches, and has attempted boldly to come aboard the docks, on more than one occasion." So The Catch would like to propose a naming contest for this leviathan of the lake. The winner will get...well, not much, other than the distinction of being the person who came up with the name. Email your candidate muskrat names to either John or Claire, and we will unilaterally decide the winner some night over a beer. And for all you new members....good luck with your swim tests!
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Star Watch
Jupiter and the Moon on July 16th, 2008, at 10:30PM
No, not Hollywood stars! I am talking real stars (sort of). If you have happened to notice a very bright star rising in the eastern skies over the course of the past month and a half, it is actually the planet Jupiter, which is extremely close to Earth right now. Tonight marks the conjunction of Jupiter and the (nearly full) moon, meaning that both will be on the same celestial longitude and parade across the sky together. The weather should be clear tonight. So, if possible, try to take a peak before turning-in.
And Finally: The Big Green Question of the Day
The author, spudding the remains of an old maple
If a tree were to fall in your backyard....and you were not a tad crazy....would you make furniture out of it?
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