In Attendance:
1X: Takagi, Nakanishi (Keiko)
2X: (Diana) Fujiwara, Kamoi (Seventeen) Nakanishi (Norio), Matsume
4-: (Toda) Kato, Terada, Nozuyama,Yamamoto
4X: (Mitsubishi 3) Nathan, Helene, Watanabe,Tanaka
4X: (Mitsubishi 2) Harada, Kawachi, Kumagai, Matstaka
8+ (Venus): Lisa, Matsui, Kasahara, Jason, Olivier, Shintani, Kondo, Zen, Kotobuki
Sunday was my last practice with Partez Rowing Club, so I am pleased to be able to write the report. Many people turned out for the final chance to practice before the All Japan Masters. Welcome back to Matsume- it is great to have you back at Partez and on the water. The condition on the course was calm with some slight breeze. The traffic was heavy.
Our Eight completed a warm-up and technical drill as usual. The warm-up was followed by a 1500 meter low rate paddle (SR=17), three sets of 20 strokes and start practice. We then tried two sets of 500 metres at 34 and 36 strokes, respectively. Both sets proved difficult, and the boat did not move well through the water. We did finish with a visualization piece- rowing 1000 metres with a stroke rate of 26. This final piece was much better, with the crew finding their rhythm. We hope to gain synchronicity in the boat on race day and row long and strong to victory!
May I take this opportunity to wish everybody good luck for the All Japan Masters Regatta. The regatta has not been held since June 2019. Many people have been waiting for the chance to participate and compete against the best crews in Japan. Let’s hope Partez rowers can bring home gold medals! Ganbatte
