Best Rowing Books

While reading this exciting new book by Bonnie Tsui I realized what I knew about swimming could fit on one page.  How could you fill a whole 258 page book and keep me on the edge of my seat the whole time?  One chapter titled “Ways of the Samurai” had me riveted.  To give you some background, check out this video of swimming in Japan:

https://www.archdaily.com/953196/two-young-architects-redesign-a-lifeboat-to-sail-the-arctic?fbclid=IwAR1Mwng-Fjh7Y2UMBboyYpRAw2HphRk1A4LhARH3OZn4jwuLY17kMxxJC4g

THURSDAY……..December 10th, 2020….. Time:….6:00 am EDT
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Feels like 36°F (High 44)….CLOUDY….Humidity 83% …….Wind 2 mph WNW (rising to 6 mph at 1 pm) ……Precipitation : ..40 % …….Water temperature 37.6 degrees F (3.1°C); ………. Water plus air temperature = 73.6° F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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—-Tides—–
02:05 AM Moonrise, 23.7 % visible, Waning Crescent
03:30 AM 0.12 feet Low Tide
07:14 AM Sunrise
09:15 AM 3.93 feet High Tide
01:55 PM Moonset
04:03 PM 0.01 feet Low Tide
04:24 PM Sunset
09:30 PM 3.62 feet High Tide
—-Currents—–
04:36 AM slack –
07:30 AM flood 1.56 knots
10:48 AM slack –
02:06 PM ebb -1.67 knots
05:12 PM slack –
07:54 PM flood 1.31 knots
11:06 PM slack –
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[Ebb current is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flood current is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period in between when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]
Understanding USCG markers in our area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8vNMQctjM&t=157s
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NOTE: For updates throughout the day, use the links below. Also there are interesting links to videos about “our reach”.. ENJOY!
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theRondoutRower.com

Kingston Weather: https://weather.com/weather/today/l/261a6340f82e978bc855b4f078e56ada8064b7df9db6b61ef062f63e9d515dcb
Tides:
https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Kingston-Point-Hudson-River-New-York/tides/latest
Water Temperature
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv/?site_no=01359139&blurb=%20USGS+Real-Time+Water+Data+Information
Currents:
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaacurrents/Predictions?id=HUR0509_9
Moon Phases, Sunrise/Sunset
https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/
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Waterways, Rowing and Regattas: rowing through the ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSK-R8LzHc0
My Reach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyQrFYuYKY&t=193s
How to read a compass: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/how-to-read-a-compass#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20part%20on,in%20the%20direction%20of%20south.