Our first challenge
3 july 2021;
Both, Jacoline and I have never rowed before. After just a few weeks training we are right now participating to the Rotterdam Rond Roeimarathon.
It is a rowing marathon of 54 km. It goes from RV Nautilus (location Oude Plantage) across de Nieuwe Maas (through the Haringvliet, Wijnhaven and Leuvehaven) to the Parksluizen, and from there to the Delftse Schie and the de Rotte, the Rottemeren, the lock Zevenhuizerverlaat, Zevenhuizen, Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel and the Snellesluis at Moordrecht across the Hollandsche IJssel back to RV Nautilus.
07:55 The weather is favorable and we are ready to go, but we have to wait to our turn. Unfortunately we are the last to leave the harbour. This takes a lot of time.
11:05 It goes well, but according to our coach we are rowing to slow. We have to speed up
12:35 Lunchbreak. After some hints from our coach we are speeding up. We have some blisters and our buts hurt but we have an amazing time. We are still having fun.
15:10 We caught up several boats. Whoop, whoop, we are going strong!!
16:25 We become tired, but we won't give up! We are almost home
17:51 We finished and we are not the last!!! It was a great experience and we learned a lot of rowing techniques by our coach!
