Rowing the Kathy Lazara Whitman, 7/20/23
By Kathleen Sailer. Photos and video by Emily Adams. On a radiant morning in late July, RIRSC hosted Seattle guests Mike and Kathy...
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Ted Shoulberg
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Go slow be careful Cut Man
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...
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Noah Seixas
- Jun 19
- 2 min
What I love about rowing in Port Townsend Bay
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...
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Ted Shoulberg
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Plugman and Provocative Thoughts
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...
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Ted Shoulberg
- May 30
- 1 min
The Survivor
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...
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Ted Shoulberg
- May 30
- 1 min
The founder of founders Jim Buckley
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...
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Ted Shoulberg
- May 30
- 1 min
Zed Fred and Ted
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...
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Francine Rose
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Why "Rat Island?"
Across the bay from the peace and love capital of Port Townsend lies Indian Island - a major U.S. Naval munitions facility. Both are...
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Peggy Myre
- Oct 23, 2019
- 10 min
Rat Islanders Go Extreme Distances to Row in a Foreign Land
Log of the RIRSC trip to Budapest for the International Master’s Regatta September 2019 more pictures here Elevan RIRSC rowers (Connie,...
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Francine Rose
- Jul 11, 2015
- 7 min
Lucy Pocock-Stillwell
Lucy Pocock Stillwell was the older sister of rowing legend George Pocock whom she essentially raised (George was only 6 months old...
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Francine Rose
- Jun 22, 2015
- 2 min
A Visitor’s Perspective
It was a bit like a dream. Lucy, Swifty (two of my grown kids) and I were standing outside the Port Townsend Maritime Center which is a...
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Francine Rose
- Dec 16, 2014
- 1 min
The Rats Take the Cake
…and the cheese, Nicoise salad, shrimp and all the other goodies at our annual holiday bash. But Sally’s cake said it all – thank you...
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Francine Rose
- Aug 29, 2014
- 2 min
Restoring Racing History – One Shell at at Time
Steve Chapin in the single, Larry Dewey, Roger McPherson, Ted Shoulberg and Jim Buckley in the Hoh. Photo by Dan Depew. Before there...
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Francine Rose
- Aug 27, 2014
- 1 min
Daniel James Brown Book Signing Sept. 6 noon-4pm
They were 9 working class boys from the Pacific Northwest who won an impossible victory – not just for Washington State – but for the...
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Mark Helprin
- Apr 19, 2014
- 16 min
Palais de Justice – A Short Story
Mark Helprin – In a lesser chamber of Suffolk County Courthouse on a day in early August, 1965. the hottest day of the year, a Boston...
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Robert Cunard
- Mar 21, 2014
- 4 min
The Road Ahead
A long time ago when I was a competitive rower, I learned that I needed to be a great teammate if I was going to succeed in the sport. I...
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Francine Rose
- Mar 19, 2014
- 1 min
The Pocock Legacy
Photo: Steve Chapin and Stan Pocock examine the Hoh. Frank Cunningham narrates this mini documentary on the history of rowing in Seattle...
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Francine Rose
- Mar 19, 2014
- 5 min
Our History
We are not the first rowing club in Port Tonwsend! Pam Clise sent this series of clippings from the Port Townsend Leader. PTL Apr 2, 1890...
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Jim Buckley
- Mar 3, 2014
- 1 min
Steve Chapin, Master Boatbuilder
Jim Buckley – “It’s a better boat than we ever built” remarked Stan Pocock at the Christening of Steve’s first shell, Legacy, at the...
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Marsha Wiener
- Oct 1, 2013
- 1 min
Frank Cunningham
Marsha Wiener – (June, 2013) Seattle area rowing icon Frank Cunningham died at the age of 91 on March 5, 2013 from complications...
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