Rowing has a rich history in Canada. Our first sporting heros were oarsmen. We were barely a country (born July 1, 1867) when the Paris Crew from Saint John, New Brunswick stunning the world:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Crew And our first individual sporting hero was Ned Hanan, whose family lived on Toronto's Centre Islands. He rowed to school on the mainland every day. In competitive sculling he lost 6 of 300 races: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan I've really enjoyed your series, Dan. Lots of big thighs and sturdy shoulders there. LOL! Cheers, frank On November 16, 2015 6:01:37 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: >Thanks, Rick. > >The Trip back to Hanover last weekend reminded me how much I loved >rowing 50 years ago, and what an incredible sport it is, The best >explanation of the physical and spiritual aspects of rowing is found >in a book that came out just over a year ago: The Boys in the Boat: >Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin >Olympics > >http://www.amazon.com/The-Boys-Boat-Americans-Olympics/dp/0143125478 > >I'm too old and too soft for competitive 8 oar rowing, so I content >myself with an early morning paddle one or two times a week when I go >to Maui in the Winter, with the Kihei Canoe Club: > >http://www.kiheicanoeclub.com/ > >Of course, we can't lift a 550 pound outrigger canoe over our heads >like those young ladies are doing in my image. <G> > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> >wrote: >> I think this is the second-best of the set, Dan (my favorite is the >> coxswain shot). Pity the person behind the one looking back is so >> obscured. >> >> Rick >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> After the race, returning the shell to the boathouse. >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18127373&size=lg >>> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
