This section shows you all sorts of items not necessarily to do with the well-known world of competitive rowing. Many of the links take you off the Rowing Service.
There is a French rowing newsgroup - but you will need a login and password to access it (to prevent spam and help with moderation). Send an email to Thibault Parmentier for details.
The Geek Test by Steve Timmons (original page, please link to it, DO NOT COPY), and the Geek Test v.2, with the Hall of Fame where your score is posted.
Best game of 1999: the Internet Rowing Champs, ie "Fantasy Rowing" - be a virtual rowing coach for a season, train your virtual athlete and see if he can beat the best. You can log in to change your program, read the FAQ and get som instructions.
Also from Coxless.com (aka the Topless Rowing Site: the rowing quizzes (several a year, at different levels.
Introducing the Thames Headcase Challenge for rowers and scullers who have done lots of the Thames Head races in the UK this year.
For UK readers, specifically those at Putney-based clubs. If you are unhappy with the new parking restrictions outside the Putney clubs, you can email Wandsworth council and let your feelings be known
Harry Mahon completed the London Marathon in 4 hours 10 minutes, raising money for cancer support organisations which have helped him during his current illness. To support him, fill a form in. That page carries the details of his race in an update.
The Virtual Poohsticks site, extolling the virtues of this most English of water games.
Since the Twickenham Underground website (UK) has been moving around, Albany RC in the USA have kindly agreed to host the Greasy Spoon Index listing all the best places for a weekend a.m. post-outing fry-up.
Mick Bragg is aiming to be the first person to circumnavigate the earth under oar power, starting summer 1998, first leg California to Hawaii. His diaries are online at this link.
Kalle Jonsson writes: - "In sweden, especially province Hälsingland and Dalarna we have juge old traditional church boats which was used when going to church a long time ago, year 1800-1900. Have you seen any similar when you have travelled around the world ? Do you have any good sites to look into? If you go and look in http://kvasir.se/se/sport/row/ and then go into Borlänge Roddklubb you see what kind of boats I mean.Today we have competitions like Viking row competition (27 km) and other shorter distances between provinces. If you have anything to tell please contact me." KJ from Dellarnas Kyrkbåtsroddare.
Steve Timmons does it again - after the Geek Test, he has joined up with Andrew Blit to produce "The A to Z of Low Performance Rowing" (UK terminology). Just remember, webmasters, please link to it, DO NOT COPY THE PAGE. Thanks.
Miscellaneous rowing and related
