Rowing Tales Book 2019

Rebecca Caroe who founded the Rowing Chat network, has just published her book, Rowing Tales.

It’s a collection of 35 short stories on rowing themes – told to her by rowers, coaches and guests from the RowingChat podcasts.

Rowing is a sport characterised by great story-tellers – witness the number of people who enjoy reunions and regatta meetings where there is time to reminisce.  The sheer variety of tales showcases the many very different ways people enjoy the sport. This volume has stories about rowing and animals; stories about personal fulfilment and relief from anxiety; stories re-living past glories and stories about unexpected triumphs.   

Links to buy online

Amazon.com https://amzn.to/2O6trPS 

Amazon.co.uk https://amzn.to/378cIV0 

Amazon.com.au https://amzn.to/2qg8KJr 

Amazon.ca https://amzn.to/2NLC43q 

 

Editor Rebecca Caroe said

“I delight in the variety of stories and the generosity of the authors.  

Our headline achievement is getting a story from Judy Rantz Willman, the daughter of The Boys in the Boat book’s Joe Rantz.  She has written about what he was like as a father and family man and her deep personal relationship with him.  This is a very special tale and if you have read Dan Brown’s bestseller, The Boys In The Boat, you will love this addendum.”

RowingChat interviews on the show produced a most unexpected couple of tales.

“Drew Ginn and Eric Murray are two very different, successful oarsmen who happen to have been coached by the same man, Noel Donaldson. His comparison of the two  and their unique  abilities to multitask gives us insight into what makes a top athlete.”  

Authors include Bryan Volpenhein (US Rowing and Penn) with a story about “Faking Erg Scores” and Bryan Kitch (RowingRelated.com) whose sartorial errors at Henley Royal Regatta will make you wince.  

Sometimes great rowing tales make it into the newspaper and the Henley Helmet Heist is about high jinks by a visiting crew from Northwestern University and their search for a regatta trophy.

Prominent authors in the 2019 volume include David Calder (Canada Rowing Aviron), William de Laszlo (Guinness World Record Holder for Round UK mainland row), Jim Dietz (US Rowing and UMass), Lawrence Fogelberg (Winner of first Head of the Charles 1965), Martin Cross (Olympian and World Rowing Commentator) and Alan Campbell (GB Rowing).

This year’s book cover is designed by Vera Buscu, a New Zealand artist who has based her design on the New Zealand mens pair who won Silver at the World Championships this year.  She follows our previous years artists, Annabel Eyres and Tonia Williams with a stunning innovative and eye-catching book cover.  

Vera Buscu http://artofrowing.nz/

Annabel Eyres https://www.annabeleyres.com/

Tonia Williams http://o4rsom.com/