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So here's a random question [rowing]
Apr. 16th, 2022 05:37 pmOne of the rowing club's junior rowers says today, "I am looking for a good book to read about leadership."
What would you recommend?
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Meanwhile, we put in the club's docks this morning.
Things were touch-and-go at first because of a miscommunication with one of the other clubs we share the boathouse with. They thought we were starting at 9 am; we needed to start at 7 am to catch the outgoing tide in time. So we were worryingly short-handed for a while, and I was grumpy until I realized that in some ways, it was helpful to bring in fresh people partway through the whole process.
We were also very much saved by the fact that one of the newer club members brought in a small utility trailer to help with hauling the dock pieces back and forth. We still carried some pieces by hand, but it helped to have that number greatly reduced.
I also got geared up to try and hold a rigging clinic, but it basically got lost in the shuffle. That wasn't really a big deal and overall I'm just glad to have put the materials together for it.
One of the most heartwarming parts of the day involved helping some of the junior rowers with the task of clearing out mud on the bulkhead leading to the docks. This dedicated group of rowers stuck around after everyone else had left and tackled this mucky, thankless task with gusto.
They were rewarded in a funny way: a news station cameraman showed up to film our open house, so I had the rowers take out a couple of doubles for a quick spin for the camera. They loved it.
I also had a chance to talk with a couple other club leaders about my decision, and a pair of old-time rowers showed up and were fun to chat with.
And now I am tired and ready for a bath.
What would you recommend?
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Meanwhile, we put in the club's docks this morning.
Things were touch-and-go at first because of a miscommunication with one of the other clubs we share the boathouse with. They thought we were starting at 9 am; we needed to start at 7 am to catch the outgoing tide in time. So we were worryingly short-handed for a while, and I was grumpy until I realized that in some ways, it was helpful to bring in fresh people partway through the whole process.
We were also very much saved by the fact that one of the newer club members brought in a small utility trailer to help with hauling the dock pieces back and forth. We still carried some pieces by hand, but it helped to have that number greatly reduced.
I also got geared up to try and hold a rigging clinic, but it basically got lost in the shuffle. That wasn't really a big deal and overall I'm just glad to have put the materials together for it.
One of the most heartwarming parts of the day involved helping some of the junior rowers with the task of clearing out mud on the bulkhead leading to the docks. This dedicated group of rowers stuck around after everyone else had left and tackled this mucky, thankless task with gusto.
They were rewarded in a funny way: a news station cameraman showed up to film our open house, so I had the rowers take out a couple of doubles for a quick spin for the camera. They loved it.
I also had a chance to talk with a couple other club leaders about my decision, and a pair of old-time rowers showed up and were fun to chat with.
And now I am tired and ready for a bath.
