Re: Fiddling while Athens blows (was Athens wind tunnel doubling as a course)

Nick Suess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> Neil Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >
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> > Higher Saxboards with wing riggers CAN be acheived if you accept a very
> high
> > rig. Perhaps that's the plan?? Might not be so daft imho.

Well, you'd have to raise the rig by ~4cm, just to bring the saxboards 
back to a normal level.  Would you row effectively at a 22-23cm work 
height?

Then you'd be bashing your hands against the rigger cross-frame over 
your feet.

My point was that there are rational ways to deal with the likely 
problems, but the signs are that in some teams the approach is less than 
perfectly rational.

> Why not make it the Cornish gig Olympics?

There speaks the voice of reason.  Although in the 1896 Olympics, as 
David Henderson has reminded us, despite using fairly rugged craft they 
were unable to complete the rowing events due to adverse weather.

Why not take a leaf out of Virgil's Aeneid, Book V?  An interesting 
race, one cox heaved out of his boat for timid steering, some damaged 
riggers & oars, a magnificent finishing spurt to win the race, & a bit 
of divine intervention into the bargain.  They used a natural course, 
raced without umpires, suffered no boat weighing nonsense, & no one wore 
a blazer & tie.
(Rowing in literature, #2837)

Cheers -
Carl
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