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...

Sculling Coxswain's JOB DESCRIPTION To keep everyone safe. To protect the boats (especially wooden boats). To be aware of ferries (know...

Rat Island Rowing & Sculling Club 1. Blade: The flat end of the oar. 2. Bow: The forward section of the boat. Also used to refer to the...

Thank you Sequim Bay Yacht Club for another wonderful day and perfect weather! And thank you Ann and Ton for these great photos......

This year’s Regatta challenge started well before the horn went off. The logistics due to COVID restrictions called for some creative...

Well what can be said about 2020? The Year of the Rat turned into the Year of the Bat, leaving us all dazed, confused and quarantined....

What a glorious day for HOTL, considering the  weather anxiety LWRC must face, holding a race of this magnitude in November! A big thanks...

Log of the RIRSC trip to Budapest for the International Master’s Regatta September 2019 more pictures here Elevan RIRSC rowers (Connie,...

Another fun year at the Sequim Bay Reach & Row for Hospice event. Some of us were late to the starting line. Some of us had to back up...

Although the Wooden Boat regatta is an annual event, this year felt a little different. I noticed lots of new faces who are quickly...

Initially just a “ham’n’egger” (boats contain sweep rowers drawn from different clubs), the nice folks at Kitsap Rowing Association ...

With more of you owning singles, here’s some info on how to transport them to interesting places to row (and race) them! For more details...

After a cold wet morning, the fog lifted for ideal rowing conditions – relatively flat water and nice cool temps for rowing....

Ever a source of inspiration, the intrepid rowers of  Port Townsend (and Seattle) all entered (and finished!) this year’s...

What a difference a year makes! Last year the weather was so bad, the Rats didn’t even make it across the Hood Canal bridge, and the...