Monthly Archives: August 2015

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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