Click on the pictures below to see the Gwragedd Annwn’s Rowing journeys:
The Urban Oarsman and three kayakers Paddle, Row & Sail to the top of Pitt Lake during the 2019 May Long Weekend.
One oarsman, two single and one double kayakers row and paddle the Sound.
Lars, Maciej and the Urban Oarsman from the Hollyburn Sailing Club row from Squamish to HSC at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.
The Winter Hot Mulled Wine Row from the Hollyburn
Sailing Club to Sandy Cove, December 16th, 2017.
The 2017 Dundarave Forest of Miracles Bonfire row.
The Urban Oarsman Rows Mamquam Blind Channel in Squamish, B.C.
The Urban Oarsman rows Alta Lake, Whistler, B.C.
May 12th, 2015 Row. To Siwash Rock & back.
Widgeon Creek…The High Fraser Flow Row. June 23rd, 2014.
The Whale Row, October 5th, 2015.
“Blood Moon” Eclipse Row, September 27th, 2015.
Sapperton Channel & the Brunette River Row. March 31st, 2015
The Siwash Rock Sunset Row. May 31st, 2014.
Nicomekl River Row, August 7th, 2015.
The Urban Oarsman row further than ever before. Widgeon Creek… The Highest water yet. June 5th, 2015.
The Pitt Marsh Short Row, June 4th, 2015.
The Urban Oarsman goes to Vernon to row in Goose Lake and ends up in Swan Lake instead.
The Spring Equinox Row, March 21st, 2015.
Pitt Marsh Winter Row.
The DeBoville Slough Row in the Rain.
My last row before I retire.
The Urban Oarsman rows in the Kennedy Height Printing Plant Pond on the last day before the Plant closes its doors forever.
The Urban Oarsman rows Sapperton Channel.
Rowing in Pender Harbour during “Pender Harbour Days”.
The first Row of 2015. Around Siwash Rock.
The last Row of 2014-The Coquitlam River to the Red Bridge.
Rowing up the Alouette, the North Alouette,
Blaney Creek past Codd Island to Bordertown.
Rowing up The Alouette, the North Alouette,
Blaney Creek, past Codd Island and Bordertown.
The August 11, 2014 No Photo Row.
Up the Alouette, North Alouette past Neaves Road Bridge.
The Urban Oarsman Explores the Alouette River.
Baking in the Summer Sun. The Pitt River Row.
Widgeon Creek, The Highwater Row
Siwash Island Circumnavigation Row
Widgeon Creek High Tide Row
The Urban Oarsman rows the Maelstrom to Point Atkinson, Lighthouse Park
Final Row, December 31st, 2013 and First Row, January 1st, 2014
December 28th Row to False Creek
Widgeon Creek, Both Forks
Widgeon Creek the Right Fork
Callaghan Lake
Fog Row
Wooden Boat Festival 2013
BC Day row to North Fraser Arm Breakwater
Dog Days of Summer Row
Summer Sunshine Row
Depth Sounder Oars
The Circumnavigation of Siwash Rock.
Jericho Sailing Centre for a Burger & Beer
Return to Still Creek
Equinox Row
Deas Island Slough
Deer Lake Afternoon
Widgeon Creek, Mike & Matt
The Burnaby Lake Row
Rowing Harrison Lake to Kilby Park
Before Gwragedd Annwn, Snowdrop’s Epic Voyage From Harrison Lake, Down the Harrison and Fraser Rivers to Hollyburn Sailing Club.
Before Gwragedd Annwn. Mirror Dinghy 7067
I love your blog!
Hello William,
Thank you. I hope that you get the chance to get out rowing too.
Mike
I’m currently building a Wherry and am looking to source oars. I’m also in North Vancouver. Not sure where to look; i’m not interested in the solid 2×4 oars one can get at CdnTire; but probably not carbon-fiber either. Any suggestions on where to start?
Hello Chris,
The best source for Oars on the North Shore would be Martin Marine.
Have you thought of making your own pair? The Vancouver Wooden Boat Society has an oar-making class…I teach it. ( http://vancouverwoodenboat.com/courses-classes )
The class is over a weekend and you end up with one (at least) or a pair of finished oars, designed to suit you and your boat.
You can make hollow or solid shaft oars, spoon oars, cupped spoon oars or flat oars. Hollow shaft oars will take two weekends.
The oars will be tailored to you, your rowing style and your boat.
We use yellow cedar for the oars, but you can make them out of whatever wood you like.
Barkley Sound Oars are expensive, but they are quality oars. http://www.barkleysoundoar.com
250-752-5156. Qualicum Beach. I do not know if Dave at Martin Marine can bring them in for you or if you should make a trip to Vancouver Island for them.
On another note, do you have a good idea of how long you oars should be? I do have three sets of demo oars I made for the class that may work for you.
I am in North Vancouver, near Lonsdale and the Highway.
Mike