It's the third week of summer already! We hope you're enjoying all the sun!

new Hatchets CHIN-UP/PULL-UP bar

The long-awaited Hatchets Chin-Up Bar has arrived! Feel free to do a few chin-ups or pull-ups as you come through the door - the perfect warm up for your row! Anyone can use the bar and the Top Ten will have their names and chin-up scores written on the Hatchets Leaderboard! The bar will be at Hatchets for the whole summer, so there is plenty of time to give it a try!

*Jeremy installing the new chin-up (torture?) bar in the back entrance of Hatchets.*

TOP 10 leaderboard

On the distance challenge side of things, this week saw some action. Laurie Campbell is still in the lead, but Debbie moved from 4th to 2nd place and now has 171km. This week we’ll see our rowers break the 200km mark for the season. Blake and Kathy are trying to stay on their heels and Monte is quickly catching up - breaking 100km this week (and that doesn’t include all the erg time!).

With the new chin-up bar installed (we’ll need to come up with a name for it), we now have some scores starting to go up, watch for some quick changes in the first couple weeks, I think the list is close to full as of today.

We had a new Junior Sculler join our ranks, congratulations Evan. He’s taken over 7th place in the fish game, and he’ll have to try to beat his score again on Friday when he’s in again.

*Leaderboard results at the end of week 3.*

This Week's Focus is The Catch!

This week's focus is the catch! The catch is the point when the oars are placed in the water before taking another stroke. Remember to keep your arms and back straight and strong, keep your heels as close to down as you can and let your blades DROP in the water - listen for the "plop" sound at the catch!

*Coach Blake’s handiwork on the white board this past week. Week 3 already all wrapped up as we enter week 4!*

PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS!

Here are a couple of this week’s highlights, but checkout the rest in our Summer 2023 photos, as well as some older photos we are starting to post (starting with 2009!) at this link: https://www.hatchetsrowing.com/photo-gallery

*Kathy’s pick for the chalk board. One of her favourite sayings from the yearly Head of the Trent beer steins.*

Don't Forget - The Hatchets Hat-Trick Weekend

Come row (or spectate) one, some, or ALL of the events on August 12 & 13!

The events are:

Muskoka Poker Run

A 22km singles-only race/row, open for both flat water and open water shells. It starts in Port Carling and follows the top of Lake Muskoka on a loop, finishing back in Port Carling. We have a video of the course from a motorboat you can check out. Sign up in person or Sign up online here!

Indian River Relay

This is our annual local regatta to bring rowers of all abilities together in a sprint relay race. ALL ROWERS (of all skill levels) ARE WELCOME! Teams of 4 of mixed abilities are created on the day of the race from the registered rowers. Racing takes place in two touring singles, in which teammates take turns rowing 600m. The fastest team time for the day wins a big high five and the painting of their hand prints on the dock! SIgn up in person or Sign up online here!

Row to Windermere

This is a long row where we begin and end in Port Carling. We start by rowing up through the locks in Port Carling, then we wind our way through many islands on Lake Rosseau to end up at Windermere beach for a rest, washroom break, and some refreshments.

If you think you might be up for this row - sign up in person or sign up online here!

Do you have any kids in your life - grandkids, nieces, nephews? Did you know that we start kids rowing at age 8? Give them a chance to learn this amazing sport for life!

KIDS….Do you have any adults in your life? Parents, granDparents, aunts, uncles, friends? Did you know that we have no upper age limit for rowing? Convince them to challenge themselves to a new sport that will increase their physical and mental well being!