Perhaps the name should be "Single-Minded Obsession" since that's what my wife has called my rather continuous work on the donated single that we received in April. The boat, a 20 year old Hudson, was in pretty bad shape, but after some carbon patches, a couple of coats of paint, and some new parts she's as good as new, albeit a few pounds heavier. I had to fabricate a new fin, get the rigger cleaned up and powdercoated, and replace the bowball. Of course, I included the distinctive green Catholic High color scheme. The minimum weight for a single is 31 pounds and Single-Minded comes in at 37 pounds. Those who want to take up the challenge will find new stretchers and shoes, a new seat, and new oarlocks. At this time we're stuck with using borrowed oars (a new set of C2 sculling oars costs $500.) At any rate, here is a video of world champion David Calder's first time in a single...
Below are some more pix of our Hudson. If you're interested in learning to scull drop me an e-mail and be ready to swim. At the end of this post is a short snippet of Natalie rowing Single-Minded. Not too bad for her first time in the boat!
Next up is the repair of the Vespoli 4 that NA gave us at the last regatta.
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