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The Urban Oarsman rows from Hollyburn Sailing Club to Sandy Cove

The Urban Oarsman goes on the December 16th, 2017 Hot Mulled Row to Sandy Cove with the Hollyburn Sailing Club and SKABC. 10am, Saturday, December 16th, 2017.  Winds are calm.  Cloudy and grey but no rain.  A good day to … Continue reading

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The Dundarave Forest of Miracles bonfire row.

Every year the Hollyburn Sailing Club has an evening row to the Dundarave Festival of Lights where the Forest of Miracles Christmas Trees are and the Bonfire.  The Sailing Club sponsors a tree, decorating it in the Club’s colours.  This year … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman rows the Mamquam Blind Channel in Squamish, B.C.

  I have finished Gwragedd Annwn’s 2017 Refit and Refurbishment.  Time to take her out for a test row…  She has new adjustable thwarts, air tight foredeck, stern and side buoyancy tanks, new foot braces and a new foredeck storage … Continue reading

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Gwragedd Annwn 2017 re-fit

It has been Five years since I launched Gwragedd Annwn and she is starting to look a little “experienced”.  After five years and hundreds of rowing trips, I have found that there are a few things that she could do … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part four.

Weekend four of the Canoe Build:   Paul comes up to put the cove on the bead and cove strips.  I have set up the router jig and after a few test strips, we are ready to go. I have … Continue reading

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Making a Sculling Notch for Gwragedd Annwn

As I have been rowing Gwragedd Annwn, I have found that one of her flaws (if she really has any) with the spread of her oars is that she needs an 18′ wide channel to row in.  I have taken … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman rows Alta Lake in Whistler, B.C.

I drove from North Vancouver to Alta Lake, Whistler,  B.C. The drive up was uneventful, there was no snow on the highway, only a little at the side of the road.   I turned left off of the Sea to Sky … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part three

Weekend three of the Canoe Build: A bit of a change, Paul came up on Saturday to work on the canoe. I have a prior rowing trip with the Hollyburn Sailing Club, the “Winter Hot Wine Paddle”, from the Hollyburn … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part two

Weekend two of the Canoe Build:   This Sunday we ripped some strips for the stem and stern  laminations. We used the shopsmith, and a fingerboard to rip some philippine mahogany I had into 3/16″ strips.  We cut five strips for … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe!

A situation faced by many an Oarsman… What do you do when your Son (or Daughter) tells you that they are a paddler? …Why you build a canoe in your new garage/workshop with them of course!   PAUL’S CANOE BUILD … Continue reading

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