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Pitt Marsh… The Short Row.

 In Febuary 2015, on the 4th, I rowed Gwragedd Annwn in the Pitt Marsh.  It was a good row and now I want to explore the marsh when everything is growing.  I know that the Fraser and Pitt Rivers are … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman goes to Vernon to row in Goose Lake and ends up in Swan Lake instead.

I have a brother in-law who lives in Vernon.  We visit several times a year.  On this trip I decide to take Gwragedd Annwn and row in Goose Lake.  Goose Lake is a little North and West of Vernon.  Goose … Continue reading

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The Spring Equinox Row, March 21st, 2015.

The Equinox row tides:  High at 6:50pm, at 15.4′ with a 6:58 pm sunset.  No need to worry about the tidal current.   The kayakers are getting ready to launch. This is Steve Britten getting into his Kayak.  He took … Continue reading

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Pitt Marsh Winter Row.

The rowing plan is simple…High tide is at Noon, but in the marsh, does it matter?  The tide then drops about a meter (3′) to a low at 8:00pm.   Gwragedd Annwn at the launch point.  There is a gravel … Continue reading

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DeBoville Slough Row

DeBoville Slough is in the city of Coquitlam.  It is North and West up river from where the Alouette enters the Pitt. GPS track of the row.  The rowing plan is to row at the high tide up the slough. … Continue reading

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A Sailing Rig for Gwragedd Annwn…The Mast.

A mast & sail for Gwragedd Annwn.   Gwragedd Annwn and I were not in the inaugural R2AK.  In the lead up to the race, when Dan Campbell, Heather Drugge (Team Coastal Express, in a Mirror 16, from Hollyburn Sailing … Continue reading

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The Retirement Row.

This is the last row before The Vancouver Sun & Province Kennedy Heights Printing Plant shuts down and I retire. I have worked my last shift.  Today is the last day of the plant.  A good day to go rowing. … Continue reading

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Rowing in the Pond at PNG Kennedy Heights Printing Plant.

    The company that publishes the Vancouver Sun and Province papers (Pacific Newspaper Group) has decided to shut down the Kennedy Heights Printing Plant and contract out the printing of the papers.  All of us that worked here are … Continue reading

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Sapperton Channel Row.

The Urban Oarsman rows from Maquabeak Park boat launch by the Port Mann Bridge to City Bank and back. The tide was high, 2.5m (8.2′) at 5:02am, it will be low, 1.7m (5.6′) at 10:37am and high again, 2.2m (7.2′) at … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman Rows Gwragedd Annwn in Pender Harbour during “Pender Harbour Days”.

  The Urban Oarsman Rows Gwragedd Annwn in Pender Harbour during “Pender Harbour Days” festival.   On Friday July 10th, towing Gwragedd Annwn, My wife and I catch the 9:40 ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale.  The FJ and Gwragedd … Continue reading

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