Re: Where eagles dare

- or hippos......

Indian River Florida - whereas wide it is very shallow.

With IC in 1989 we had stopped and with a full 8+. The boat started to
lift out of the water and was raised a significant amount in the air to
the bows. Fortunately it didnt snap.

The explanation we were given were that a manitie must have been
gliding underneath and happened to decide to stand up!!!

Donal


Adam wrote:

> Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
>
> > Rookie wrote:
> > > Our cox insists to this day that the 2 man in our 8 actually beheaded
> > > a duck when we were practising starts at henley early one morning. I'm
> > > not sure I believe either that we were travelling that fast (rower in
> > > question did have a tendency to rush into frontstops at the start
> > > though) or that 'blades' are actually that sharp but he won't be
> > > swayed....
> >
> > I beheaded a duckling once, with wooden sculls in a single. So your cox's
> > story might very well be true.
> >
> > --
> > E. Dronkert
>
> I had an experience with a large swan once. I was racing in a single at
> Northwich head ( I forget which one, they're both cold and wet!) and
> was coming around the corner after the blue bridge. Although I am
> originally from that water, I found myself on the inside of the bend as
> I was overtaking, or being overtaken (again I forget which. I think the
> terror of what happened blunted my memory!) anyway I was just about to
> start a push when I felt an almighty thump on the end of my strokeside
> blade which wrenched it out of my hands. i had time to see an
> upside-down swan with it;s legs in the air before I was deposited
> unceremoniously in the (freezing cold!)drink. i surfaced in time to see
> said swan now enraged and charging with murder in it's eyes towards me.
> Now I was scared as this was a VERY large swan so I did the only
> sensible thing and ducked back under the water and cowered in the
> footwell of my upturned scull whilst the enraged beast pecked away at
> the hull of the boat for what felt like about 10 minutes!
>
> With regard to the duck story, I have actually beheaded a duck with a
> cleaver blade myself whilst doing a racing start in training, so it is
> actually possible and the cox could well be telling the truth!
>
> Adam

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