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Napanee River Paddle
Napanee River Paddle 2014 As a warmup to next week’s RAID on the Bay of Quinte we will be rowing both skiffs on the Napanee River this...
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Sep 8, 20151 min read
Bay of Quinte RAID
Bay of Quinte This September we are planning a RAID (rowing only) through the Bay of Quinte with our two skiffs. The 100K distance will...
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Jul 29, 20151 min read
Lake Champlain Challenge Race Weekend – Part 2
Saturday 1st Race – Sea Shadow Saturday 1st Race – Sea Spirit Halftime at Barn Rock Harbor Saturday 2nd Race Some of our onshore support...
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Jul 16, 20151 min read
Lake Champlain Challenge Race Weekend
What a great weekend! The weather, the racing, the setting and most important, the event organizers, couldn’t have been better. Lisa and...
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Jul 14, 20151 min read
Off to the Races
After this morning’s rowing session, the boats were given a much needed cleanup and then loaded onto the trailer, which had been recently...
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Jul 9, 20151 min read
New Oars – Sea Trials
Rowed with the new oars today. Mixed reviews, but that seems to have been the case each time a new set of oars were introduced. It takes...
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Jul 7, 20151 min read
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Jun 30, 20150 min read
Sunday Waupoos Island Row
Women’s crew leaving the dock Men’s crew in pursuit The new footstretchers on Sea Spirit have proven to be a big improvement on the...
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Jun 14, 20151 min read
In the Spirit
Over 30 friends and rowers gathered for a Pot Luck BBQ yesterday at the Waupoos Marina to celebrate the christening of our new skiff...
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May 25, 20151 min read
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May 4, 20150 min read
Canada 2 – Set to Launch
After a three month pause in construction waiting for warmer weather, work got started again in mid-April. Over the last few weeks the...
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May 3, 20151 min read
Sea Spirit
Just like the colour scheme for our new boat, the name was also put to a vote. Three rounds of voting were required to come up with the...
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Dec 14, 20141 min read
Quality Control Inspector
“Shadow” the Quality Control Inspector Each day we work on the boat, “Shadow” the Quality Control Inspector, pays us a visit. He has a...
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Dec 12, 20141 min read
Right Side Up
Ready to start work on the interior
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Dec 11, 20141 min read
The Reversal
Our future boat in the foreground The colour scheme for our new boat was put to a vote, keep it the same as Sea Shadow or reverse the...
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Dec 5, 20141 min read
All Planked
The last set of planks were hung last week. Nice to have that part over with and move on to fitting the outer keel and stems. If the...
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Nov 3, 20141 min read
Well Underway
Stems, frames and hog in place To make it easier to glue up the planks we built a 22′ x 2′ planking table out of a couple of sheets of...
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Oct 20, 20141 min read
Two Guys, Two Dories
Don and Chris, two members of the group that built Sea Shadow have teamed up to build a pair of 16′ Amberjack dories. Things got...
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Apr 2, 20141 min read