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| USGS Technology Goes With the Flow |
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| WaterAlert is an innovative system that allows a user to receive updates via text messages or email about water conditions of their choice, information that can be particularly useful to rowers. Rather than looking at online water gages, a user can have the system set to notify the individual based on specific parameters including rainfall, river flows, water quantity and water quality. It sends... |
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| Are You a Safe Coach? |
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Anyone who spends time on the water knows how quickly accidents happen. Fortunately, most of these mishaps and misadventures are less than serious, and we happily turn them into the funny stories that rowers and other boaters love to tell and retell. I’ve been driving around in outboard motorboats since I was five, so I’ve accumulated plenty of these stories, about myself and my coaching colleagu...
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| Safety Consortiums and Why We Need Them |
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Many rowing clubs and schools are not on the water at this time of year, depending on their region and climate. Yes, rowers are probably focusing on cross training, erg races and weights, but how should organizations use downtime? The Safety Committee suggests joining forces with other clubs in the area. What is a safety consortium and why do we need one? For organizations that share a body o...
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