Today, I ended up on the lake by myself. At the last minute, Kathleen wasn't able to go, so I had to re-rig the shell for a single. As before, I hugged the shore to minimize the distance should I flip out. All went well - maybe next time, I won't worry about this anymore.
I just rowed as continuously as I could and worked on standard stuff. With early rolling to a "square" blade, I go into the water very quietly on the catch. The release, however, is a different story. I saw an email on the Yahoo rowingmasters group that reinforced that good technique, at any speed, means a quiet row. I'm definitely going to need some pointers on the release. The only way I'm quiet bringing my blades out of the water is when I'm coasting back into the cove and applying almost no pressure on the stroke.
Note to self - blog posts need more pictures!
Second note to self - gotta watch the grammar and thought flow more carefully. I shudder to think what my English Teacher baby sister and Technical Editor mother think of my sentence construction and writing style. ;-)
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