I just finished checking the rigging on our eight—putting the last tweaks on it for the qualifying heat—when a fellow coach ran up, coming to a screeching halt in front of me. Between gasps for air he said, “Mike…Vespoli rigger…need two top bolts…fell off in the trailer….can’t find them…” I had a few extra bolts—gave […]
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Boathouse Safety: 11 things to remove from your boathouse today
There are things in your boathouse that don’t belong. Items that will cause you in the future to slap palm-on-forehead and say, “Ugh, why did I leave that there?” It is all about boathouse safety Three times that has happened to me. Once I let an old strap sneak back in from the BAD PILE and […]
