Eighteen club members ventured down to Poulsbo for the annual Kitsap Invitational Summer Scrimmage (KISS). This year it was an oval-shaped 4000m race on Liberty Bay, with one 180 degree turn. The KISS regatta is held each year to honor Bill Richards, founder of multiple rowing clubs including Kitsap Rowing Association.

Four Rats and two Nails (one shiny, one polished by time) represented Port Townsend at the Kitsap Invitational Summer Scrimmage, or KISS,...

Congratulations to those that completed bow coxswain training under the organization of Kathleen Sailer, co-coxing skills of Kathy...

On Sunday March 3, a group of Rats gathered to pay solemn tribute to (aka carve up) two of RIRSC’s historic (some might say “old”) rowing...

Cartoon #24

By Kathleen Sailer. Photos and video by Emily Adams. On a radiant morning in late July, RIRSC hosted Seattle guests Mike and Kathy...

August 23, 2023 We had a wonderful row to Mystery Bay. Calm beautiful water (on the way out) on a spectacular smoke-free temperate sunny...

The row to Mystery Bay on August 23, 2023, was a glorious row. As usual, the snacks were also divine! By popular request, here are some...

Cartoon #23

Today is the Day of joy and trepidation for we shall do a procedure which has risks : We will be cutting 3/64th relief lines in the hull...

Cartoon #22:

Ask any rower what the ideal conditions are, and you’ll hear flat water, no wind, no boat traffic or wake, easy water access off low...

The annual Rat Island Regatta is just around the corner, on Saturday June 24th. Our club is planning a good turnout, including two of...

In the past couple of weeks two events happened in my rowing life : One joyous and the other curious. Each has its path to convergence...

March 30, 2023 Hi Folks, I have been around a wide circle of people who enjoy working on wooden racing shells, and have never heard...

March 22, 2023 Hi Folks, We are living our own History as we preserve History. I am the last of the founders who is still actively...

March 10, 2023 Hi Folks, 7 or 8 of us are sanding away when who should drop by but Steve Chapin...... I can't focus on my task, I have...

Fellow Rats, here's all you need to know to enjoy our newest boat. It's presently named the Eric Gill; give some thought to what its new...

Across the bay from the peace and love capital of Port Townsend lies Indian Island - a major U.S. Naval munitions facility. Both are...

Why do we row? Local rowers may be seen on our bay not long after sunrise on most calm days. Club rowing combines superb upper body and...