Well, not quite. But we’re getting caught up on photos, thanks to the persistence of Arne. Check out the latest at the Photo Gallery.

If you have Boathouse photos you’d like posted, please size and compress them to 800x600 or 600x800 and email them to your webmaster.

And now, an update. If you haven’t already figured it out, there have been a few changes at the boathouse:

• All club singles are now stored bow in.
• There are large numbers on the boathouse doors in front of each club boat, which let you know which boat goes where. Please replace the boat in its correct slot when you come back from a row.
• All club oars have two yellow bands. If you’re rowing a club boat, use these oars only.
• Club boats have colored tape on the riggers that match up with the color coded bumpers on each side of the docks, visible from the lake side. These colors will help you find the right dock on busy days.

Sam Leake passes along this first pelican photo of the season.

I have changed the Weather Underground link here to a different station, one near Dixon Branch Park, maybe 1/2 mile northeast of the northeast end of the lake.

I was getting misled on wind comditions, and a comparison of the old and new stations shows that the old one is busted (I think).

If others use this, let me know what you think. 

The big boats that is.  SMU Women’s crew will be back on the water preparing for the Fall season beginning this Monday, August 27.  They will typically be on the water from 0530 to 0730, so get ready for those chase boat wakes.

Please, if you’re a pre-dawn rower be sure to have proper running lights on, or at a minimum run a strobe off of your bow.  Keep your eyes and ears open (leave the I’m-a- Pod at home dangit), stay the counter-clockwise course around the lake, and all should be good.  Just be mindful those ladies are moving much faster than the Vaugn’ster, Carr’ster, or Schwartz’ster ever hoped of going.

Be careful out there!

YGBHC