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Dec 16, 2020Dec 15, 2020HTBS

“Rowing Tales”: A Christmas Present for All Rowers

Dec 14, 2020Dec 13, 2020HTBS

In Living Colour

Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020HTBS

The Importance of Weil, Thomas E.

Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020HTBS

Rowing Books for Christmas III

Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020HTBS

R.C. Sherriff: Soldier, Writer and Oarsman – Part II

Nov 30, 2020Dec 1, 2020HTBS

R.C. Sherriff: Soldier, Writer and Oarsman – Part I

Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020HTBS

Laid Back 

Nov 13, 2020Nov 12, 2020HTBS

Richard Henry Dana III: An American Oarsman in England – Part III

Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020HTBS

The Unquiet Australian

Nov 6, 2020Nov 7, 2020HTBS

Sam Mackenzie (1936 – 2020): Larrikin and Oarsman

Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020HTBS

The 2020 Wingfields: Six of the Best (Twice)

Oct 28, 2020Oct 27, 2020HTBS

George Orwell: Books, Berks and Boaters

Oct 15, 2020Nov 28, 2020HTBS

Adrian Stokes: A Happy Coincidence

Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020HTBS

Cuthbert Lempriere Holthouse: The Man with the Last Wooden Spoon

Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020HTBS

Roger Angell: This Old Man at 100

Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020HTBS

The Martini Achter 1973: ‘The Race of the Century’

Sep 10, 2020Sep 22, 2022HTBS

1974: Vesper/Potomac Goes on a European Tour

Sep 4, 2020Sep 3, 2020HTBS

Keeping the Fight Within the Crew

Sep 2, 2020Sep 1, 2020HTBS

David Mercer: The Perfect Gentleman

Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020HTBS

Fishing for Compliments

Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020HTBS

Sue Bushnell: Bert’s Blades

Aug 18, 2020Aug 17, 2020HTBS

Beyond the Bubble

Aug 17, 2020Aug 16, 2020HTBS

John Schoonover: A Navy Medal

Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020HTBS

Daniel Spring: My Henley Medal

Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020HTBS

William O’Chee: When your Finest Possession is Memory

Aug 3, 2020Aug 5, 2020HTBS

Göran Buckhorn: Rudie’s Medals and Plaques

Jul 27, 2020Jul 26, 2020HTBS

Bill Lanouette: Old Blazer – New Book

Jul 17, 2020Nov 23, 2020HTBS

Thor Nilsen: The Great God and the Big Teacher – Part II

Jul 15, 2020Jul 14, 2020HTBS

Putting Rowers on a Pedestal

Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020HTBS

The other Henleys

Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: Not Rowed Out

Jul 4, 2020Jul 3, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: Henley at Home

Jul 3, 2020Jul 2, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: Henley ‘Sans’ Rowing

Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: I See No Boats*

Jul 1, 2020Jul 5, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: Plus ça change

Jun 30, 2020Jun 29, 2020HTBS

Fair Games

Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020HTBS

Henley Royal Regatta Statement on Racial Injustice

Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020HTBS

Rowing & People of Colour: A Few of the Few

Jun 9, 2020Jun 8, 2020HTBS

Clubs and Boathouses of the Tideway: Part II

May 28, 2020Jul 26, 2020HTBS

The Literate and Rowing Lewises – II

May 26, 2020Jun 25, 2020HTBS

The Long and the Short Of It

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020HTBS

Don Spero: The 1966 World Sculling Champion

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020HTBS

The Other Parts of Rowing (TOPOR) VI – Dancing the Highwater Fling

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020HTBS

May Time III:II ‘WB’

May 14, 2020May 13, 2020HTBS

May Time III:I From Tubby to Piggy

May 12, 2020May 11, 2020HTBS

The Other Parts of Rowing (TOPOR) V – Accidents and Agonies Across the Finish Line

May 11, 2020May 16, 2020HTBS

Regatta’s Presses Fall Silent

May 2, 2020May 1, 2020HTBS

Social Distancing – In an Eight

May 1, 2020Jul 5, 2020HTBS

An Exclusive Interview with Vicky Thornley

Apr 29, 2020Apr 28, 2020HTBS

The Unique Badge of Sir T. A. Cook

Apr 24, 2020Apr 23, 2020HTBS

May Time II

Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020HTBS

Saying Something of the Dog…

Apr 10, 2020Apr 11, 2020HTBS

Ronnie and Shades of Blue

Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020HTBS

John Hall-Craggs, 1931 – 2020: A quiet man who got things done

Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020HTBS

HRR Fashion Seasons Done, Dusted and Now Lost to 2020

Apr 4, 2020Apr 3, 2020HTBS

RIP Eric Verdonk 1959 – 2020

Apr 3, 2020Apr 2, 2020HTBS

May Time I

Mar 27, 2020Mar 26, 2020HTBS

It Gets Verse and Verse: Hargrave, An Aquatic McGonagall

Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020HTBS

Don’t Panic

Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020HTBS

Henley and Tokyo

Mar 24, 2020Mar 23, 2020HTBS

Oxford has the Lightweight Blues

Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020HTBS

One of My First Rowing Books

Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020HTBS

UK Rowing Stops

Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020HTBS

The Worst of Times and the Best of Times: Adrian Stokes’ Boat Races

Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part IV

Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part III

Feb 18, 2020Feb 17, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part II

Feb 14, 2020Feb 12, 2020HTBS

Valentine’s Day: Hugs, Kisses and Rowmance

Feb 6, 2020Feb 5, 2020HTBS

What’s the Best Place for a Coxswain?

Feb 4, 2020Feb 3, 2020HTBS

My San Diego Crew Classic

Dec 14, 2019Dec 13, 2019HTBS

Six days shalt thou labour…*

Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019HTBS

Part IV – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Dec 10, 2019Dec 12, 2019HTBS

Part II – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019HTBS

Part I – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019HTBS

Back To The Futures

Oct 24, 2019Oct 29, 2019HTBS

1948 Olympic Silver Medallist Paul Bircher Dies

Oct 17, 2019Oct 16, 2019HTBS

Old Oxford Blue Recipient of USRowing Medal of Honor

Oct 9, 2019Nov 17, 2021HTBS

James Gobbo: President of OUBC – But Not of Australia

Sep 20, 2019Sep 17, 2019HTBS

Crewcial Collectables: Caveat Emptor

Sep 15, 2019Nov 8, 2020HTBS

Richard Hillary: Oarsman, Spitfire Pilot, Writer and Guinea Pig

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