naked rowing
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Has anyone heard any good naked rowing stories.
I know of two clubs that stipulate rowing in the buff as a
prerequsite to membership.Tideway danglers and M.A.D.Scullers
(Marlow And District).The former has led to stories about people
performing outside the Houses of Parliament.The Mad Scullers have to
complete a course naked,some more bashful members do this late at
night others race each other(tape advised for men).
My own club has a history of striping off on the last day of
training camp and last year performed a 250m dash in the nuddy.
The two female coxes were most happy to be in bow loaders that day!
I know that there are many more tales out there just waiting to be
told but it would probably be best if only the most inoffensive were
posted.
Hoping for a string.
D.D.Hill(U.L.B.C. U.K.)
John Heder
razzed. Thinking that I would shake him up a little, while waiting
at the to of the lake for him I stripped down and sat there as if
nothing was wrong. To his credit, he didn't blink an eye as he
motored up and simply said "Ok we are doing a fourty minute
piece...go" I had no time to get dressed and thus had to do the
entire row nude...passing women's crews and all.
Christie L Pitzner
have a nude or whitey tighty (briefs) row as seniors on Lake Mendota.
I've heard the story exaggerated so much that legend has it Jabo (the
coach) follows in his launch shooting off fireworks, but somehow I doubt
that...any confirmation?
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Jeff Ballard
Christie L Pitzner <cpit...@red.seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>Over here I've _heard_ that the University of Wisconsin men traditionally
>have a nude or whitey tighty (briefs) row as seniors on Lake Mendota.
>I've heard the story exaggerated so much that legend has it Jabo (the
>coach) follows in his launch shooting off fireworks, but somehow I doubt
>that...any confirmation?
Well one of the rowers did the "grand row" on parents day this year.
My were the freshmen parents impressed ;) [and naturally both mens
and women's crews were rowing that day -- he undressed on the water and
dressed on the dock in front of all the parents].
As far as what you've heard, I don't think Jabo launches fireworks...
-Jeff
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Room 283, 1410 Johnson Drive, Madison WI, 53706-1608 Ph: (608) 263-1875
r...@mame.mu.oz.au
For the past five years or so it has become something of a tradition for the
winning mens eight in the Head of the Yarra here in Melbourne Australia to row
the 9 kilometers (5 miles) back from the finish to the sheds in the city naked
- female cox and all in one case. It was first done by a crew that included
some of the "Oarsome Foursome" on a very hot day in 1991.
Anyway, it usually happens after a fair number of beers while waiting for the
results and trophy presentation. This year even a womens crew took up the
challenge - partially - and rowed back topless.
Most spectators think it is great fun and cheer and shout encouragement but,
as to be expected, there are a few prudes out there who put on the morally
indignant tone and complain. They must have terrible sex lives - poor buggers.
Anyone elso have a story?
Richard Wraith
Mercantile Rowing Club - Home of the Oarsome Foursome
Melbourne
Australia
g.t.moran
University of Salford have a BOTH a male and female Danglers Boat Club
We tend to use Stern loaders, shame that we only had women coxes! As
for tape! We live on the danger of getting our privates mangled on the
Seat rail. As of yet no casualaties.
Our race is held over a 500m course in the dark! Last year as we crossed
the finish line I noticed what I thought to be a Taxi....Wrong! Local
Constablary! Who did not know what to do, either call for Riot van or the
Local paper! i must admit I pulled a little harder (No pun intended!) When
I saw the police overlooking the race!
We have got pictures to prove it, but alas I have only seen them once! In a
drunken state and they are not very flattering!
The ladies Danglers is a new club created only this year, a pale imitation
of the Mens Club! It was rowed by the militant Drunk women (Underlining tone
here Nudity and Drink!) of the club and coxed by the Mens Captain. He said
it was the most horrific experience of his life! Thankfully there was no
photographic evidence!
I do believe that one Oxford or Cambridge crew got convicted of rowing in
the nip?
Gerard T.
Benedict John Poulton
>Dear All,
>
>Has anyone heard any good naked rowing stories.
I did 'hear' of a story from ICBC dating back to a time before the demise
of Holt Villas :-(
Apparently, one night the then residents were sighted running naked along
the length of the putney embankment, before returning to the club
and doing a nude ergo.
On their return journey, someone thoughtfully shouted 'POLICE, quick!', at which
point everyone still wearing shoes sprinted back, leaving one poor bloke limping
his way home. As he jogged, a car pulled up alongside him, and the occupants
laughed as he completed the last 100m!!
A video was also set up to catch 'the action' , and the footage was said to show
nude bums disappearing off into the distance, and then (fortunately!) the
battery ran out before they returned!!
BP/ic
Fred Quimby
> >Has anyone heard any good naked rowing stories.
>
> I did 'hear' of a story from ICBC dating back to a time before the demise
> of Holt Villas :-(
I remember that when I rowed at Thames RC in the 87-88 season we held the
annual Plum Puds race, not at christmas but in February I think. The
general idea is to get as many people out on the river in whatever they can
find that floats and row a handicapped race over the Head course. As IC are
neighbours to Thames they usually join in. This particular year they had a
bunch of complete nutters rowing and their 5 man stripped down to his
Jock-Strap for the race - no chance of snagging your tackle in the slide on
a cold Feb morning on the Tideway!!!!
Ad.
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Adrian Johnson
OASiS Group Ltd, Maidenhead, UK
and
Upper Thames RC, Henley, UK
H. C. Kirby
made the national press when they were arrested by the local constabulary
following a naked row. As far a I remember it was a mens eight and not
only were all the rowers in the bucko but the coach on his bike on the
bank wore nothing but a megaphone. All was going well until they decided
to go through a lock and the lock keeper had a sense of humour failure (
I think it was probably about 2am by this time) and our boys in blue met
the other boys in blue. Maybe some one can correct or embellish this
story if I've got it completely wrong.....
........Then there was the head womens coach at Reading who was so devoted
to his job that an outing was convened after his stag night (which
coincidentally was also the hen night of one of the womens squad - but
not his future wife- and everyone ended up in the same restaurant). In
the interests of decorum our coach stroked and the best man coxed with
three women at bow,2 and 3. I can't mention any names of course.
As the crew was coming off the water and carrying the boat back to the
boathouse the police turned up and with what can only be considered
true British aplomb looked at the crew and asked "are you members of this
club?".
Reassured that everyone was, and they weren't just stealing the boat, the
good constables moved on to attend to real crime on the streets.
No photographic evidence of this affair is in existence - thankfully I
think - and I am glad to report that both marriages went ahead and are
still going well.
You didn't hear any of this from me
Helen, Reading RC
Rachel Quarrell
"H. C. Kirby" <aask...@reading.ac.uk> wrote:
> I think it was one of the Oxford crews but I cant remember which one who
> made the national press when they were arrested by the local constabulary
> following a naked row. As far a I remember it was a mens eight and not
> only were all the rowers in the bucko but the coach on his bike on the
> bank wore nothing but a megaphone. All was going well until they decided
> to go through a lock and the lock keeper had a sense of humour failure (
> I think it was probably about 2am by this time) and our boys in blue met
> the other boys in blue. Maybe some one can correct or embellish this
> story if I've got it completely wrong.....
>
eight, about two years ago. I might be able to dig out the local
newspaper reports.
No embellishment required, one presumes.
Apart from that, I'm left wondering why no-one outside England is owning
up to this innocent little pastime - notorious British eccentricity I
'spose.
But how come no-one's mentioned the Bath/CORC incident?
How much to keep silent boys? ;-)
Yours in anticipation,
Rachel.
Oxford.
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Boring Git
[Lots of stuff about naked rowing]
: But how come no-one's mentioned the Bath/CORC incident?
: How much to keep silent boys? ;-)
: Yours in anticipation,
: Rachel.
: Oxford.
Ooh! You tease! Tell all! Tell all!
Chris.
Elizabeth Williamson
: [Lots of stuff about naked rowing]
I suprised no one on this side of the pond has fessed-up to any tales of
nudity. Harvard and Radcliffe have started a tradition of sorts..It
started with a picture of a few Harvard heavies erging in the buff -
which somehow made it's way across the river to our boathouse. The women
"retaliated" by sending over a nude picture of them rowing in the tanks
(which are located in the men's boathouse) From there it only grew.
The men "borrowed" a key to our boathouse and made a nude photo album on
them working out on various equipment naked...bench pulls (ugh!), leg
press, etc. Fall '93 the varstiy women streaked the men's boathouse and
then rowed away in a boat rowed over by women dressed as pirates.
(Apparently there were a few recruits there that day...I wonder if it
encouraged them to come or not!)
We've been waiting a while for the men's retaliation..the lightweight men
got a key from one of our coaches and put up a 3 by 5 foot poster of an
eight rowing in one of our boats. Someone saw them when they had their
photo session on the Charles and called our athletic department to
complain. THe Ath. Dept. told our coached not to let the nudity to
continue......we'll see!
S N Travis
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I will begin.
Last summer at Oxford City Royal saw an eventful day when Claverton Poly aka
Bath Univ Old Boys conspired to get through 2 beer-sodden rounds to a
final. To celebrate this folly they went for a nude swim-by. They
disrobed under the flyover, and emerged to the shocked crowds on the
balcony, (female) cox first, in "elephant file" (ie hands holding
onto the person behind's privates). Suitably lined up along the hard,
they dived in unison, swam across the river, and sprinted back over the
flyover to re-emerge fully-clothed in the bar.
Well done boys and girl (you know who you are), I will never forget the
cry of "Strewth, there's a bird with 'em!" as I watched your antics safely
from the balcony ...
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Steve Travis
Bath University "A gentleman never has any money."
hsp...@bath.ac.uk Oscar Wilde
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!!Norm!!
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: Has anyone heard any good naked rowing stories.
It's been a tradition here at UCDavis to have a naked row on the last day
of practice before PCRCs. Last year my lightweight 8+ did a row-by by our
boathouse as the women's team were getting off the water. I think we went
faster in those few strokes than during all of practice!
Norm
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