Yesterdays regatta hit the troops hard. Only 7 turned up. Gary and myself jumped in 2 and bow to make an 8. Caitlin Hockings coached us and it was a remarkably good row.
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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Brigo 8
Yesterdays regatta hit the troops hard. Only 7 turned up. Gary and myself jumped in 2 and bow to make an 8. Caitlin Hockings coached us and it was a remarkably good row.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Cox box charger fix
Repair to two NK cox box charger plugs
Repair to two NK cox box charger plugs
This one and one and one where the leads had just been ripped out of the back of the plug
To get the pins out I used the tool that we get with one of our other mil-spec connectors. Basically a round plastic tube that pushes in and opens out the rubber so the pin can be withdrawn from the back.
The back of the pin is just visible in the photo
Soldered the wires into the pins. This is the one where the wires had been ripped clean out. These were originally crimp contacts.
All done
Repair to two NK cox box charger plugs This one and one and one where the leads had just been ripped out of the back of the plug
To get the pins out I used the tool that we get with one of our other mil-spec connectors. Basically a round plastic tube that pushes in and opens out the rubber so the pin can be withdrawn from the back.
The back of the pin is just visible in the photo
Soldered the wires into the pins. This is the one where the wires had been ripped clean out. These were originally crimp contacts.
All done
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Dismantling & Fixing Neilson Kellerman Cox Box
The guys reported that the thing was not charging. They would shove something between the charging plug (left) and the microphone plug (right) to get it to charge but even then the battery would not reliably charge nor hold out for a 2hr rowing session.
Took some photos so I could remember how to reassemble it.
This is the battery. Turn the bit in the middle and extract the battery. The battery is keyed so you cant put it back in.
Its Lipo. There are 4 contacts on the bottom.
Ground (Common)
V+
Some kind of monitoring pin and
one other unknown.
The white VH4 connector in the main piece mates with the 4 pins on the base section.
There was quite a deal of crap visible as white flecks in this photo.
Blew it all out and then used silicone grease on the o-ring.
This is the battery. Turn the bit in the middle and extract the battery. The battery is keyed so you cant put it back in.
Its Lipo. There are 4 contacts on the bottom.
Ground (Common)
V+
Some kind of monitoring pin and
one other unknown.
The white VH4 connector in the main piece mates with the 4 pins on the base section.
There was quite a deal of crap visible as white flecks in this photo.
Blew it all out and then used silicone grease on the o-ring.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
BGS rowing lunch
The 2015 rowing season is over. This year Chris rowed 6 seat in the first eight and Dan was cox of the Grade 9 3rd Quad.
The first eight is the elite crew of the school and it was a privilege for Chris and another boy Paddy to secure seat in that crew. Seats were selected and reselected competitively several times through the season.
Sadly the first eight only managed 5th place at the head of the river. Initially a few negative feelings as they had put in so much hard work training. At the lunch I felt sorry for Chris as the only member of this crew who did not take away something. The grade 12 members of the crew received a mug and Paddy received an award for 'most improved'.
The highlight of the first eight year was winning at the Churchie regatta. This was very exciting and the first win of a BGS first eight in years.
Dan's crew also did not win but I hope that if Dan sticks with it that he will both learn a lot about leadership and also contribute greatly to the crew. Through my own rowing, I have learned the value of a good cox.
The lunch was held at the convention centre. As we walked from the car park, we saw this directional sign. Seemed appropriate.
Seating - Boys were seated in crews and parents were seated separately in year levels. Having an "Open" grade 11 boy and a grade 9 boy meant we had divided loyalties and elected to sit on a grade 11 parents table.
The lunch included the usual array of speakers and presentations for performance.
The meal was alternate drop Beef / Pork with 2 vegies. I felt the Beef was underdone and Chris thought the beef was dry. Chris likes his meet rare and I like medium well done so I suspect if we had swapped meals we would have given "BEC" a better mark for food. The general consensus was that the Pork was the better meal.
School luminaries included:
Mr McCalif - Head Master
Mark Brusasco
Ron Cochraine
Joe Rodriguez.
The first eight is the elite crew of the school and it was a privilege for Chris and another boy Paddy to secure seat in that crew. Seats were selected and reselected competitively several times through the season.
Sadly the first eight only managed 5th place at the head of the river. Initially a few negative feelings as they had put in so much hard work training. At the lunch I felt sorry for Chris as the only member of this crew who did not take away something. The grade 12 members of the crew received a mug and Paddy received an award for 'most improved'.
The highlight of the first eight year was winning at the Churchie regatta. This was very exciting and the first win of a BGS first eight in years.
Dan's crew also did not win but I hope that if Dan sticks with it that he will both learn a lot about leadership and also contribute greatly to the crew. Through my own rowing, I have learned the value of a good cox.
Seating - Boys were seated in crews and parents were seated separately in year levels. Having an "Open" grade 11 boy and a grade 9 boy meant we had divided loyalties and elected to sit on a grade 11 parents table.
The lunch included the usual array of speakers and presentations for performance.
The meal was alternate drop Beef / Pork with 2 vegies. I felt the Beef was underdone and Chris thought the beef was dry. Chris likes his meet rare and I like medium well done so I suspect if we had swapped meals we would have given "BEC" a better mark for food. The general consensus was that the Pork was the better meal.
School luminaries included:
Mr McCalif - Head Master
Mark Brusasco
Ron Cochraine
Joe Rodriguez.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
BSHS Regatta @ Kawana
Basking in the reflected glory of others.
The BGS first eight with Chris in 6 seat crossed the line in 1st place today (2nd Race). The boys (young men ) inspired by their great coach have been putting in tons of effort training in the gym and on the water and this 1st was well deserved. Following that they then rode push bikes back to Brisbane.
The big race is on youtube. First 8 at 8:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BksbfdE2C8Q
Here they are after the regatta about to ride to Brisbane. Chris is in the middle.
Back to dawn and I met the BGS boats on Gympie Rd just after the tunnel.
It was just after dawn. Shortly after this I stopped for a coffee.
My task was to set up a camera on the finish line and beam the signal back to the parents and the boys tents. We did this using old analogue video gear operating in a little bit of unlicensed spectrum at 10GHz. We did have a technological issue with continual dropouts during the day. Pretty sure it was with the wiring at the transmitter end. This week's job is to try and locate the problem and fix it.
This is the picture of the first 8 just after the race.
This is the microwave receiver and horn antenna at the Parents tent.
Under the table - A 40AH battery.
The boys tent. The receiver is in a plastic bag to keep it waterproof.
The BGS first eight with Chris in 6 seat crossed the line in 1st place today (2nd Race). The boys (young men ) inspired by their great coach have been putting in tons of effort training in the gym and on the water and this 1st was well deserved. Following that they then rode push bikes back to Brisbane.
The big race is on youtube. First 8 at 8:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BksbfdE2C8Q
Here they are after the regatta about to ride to Brisbane. Chris is in the middle.
Back to dawn and I met the BGS boats on Gympie Rd just after the tunnel.
It was just after dawn. Shortly after this I stopped for a coffee.
My task was to set up a camera on the finish line and beam the signal back to the parents and the boys tents. We did this using old analogue video gear operating in a little bit of unlicensed spectrum at 10GHz. We did have a technological issue with continual dropouts during the day. Pretty sure it was with the wiring at the transmitter end. This week's job is to try and locate the problem and fix it.
This is the picture of the first 8 just after the race.
This is the microwave receiver and horn antenna at the Parents tent.
Under the table - A 40AH battery.
The boys tent. The receiver is in a plastic bag to keep it waterproof.
Friday, December 12, 2014
BGRC AGM
My rowing club - Grammarains had their AGM. We started outside but it started to rain. Beer, wine & cheese was on offer.
Angus is the treasurer and he did a very clear and well presented financial statement. His handouts were very clear and easy to read.
I got an award. For going grey trying to keep my crew on the water.
Brad got the -ve award which I thought was unfair. He is very personable and tries really hard to make things happen. I suspect he took it quite hard.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Chris Rows in the Junior Head Of The River
2013 Brisbane GPS Rowing Junior Head of the River.
4:30am, Chris is collected from our place by another rowing family and taken to the boat shed where all the boys travel together on a bus to lake Kawana.
Personally I like the Kawana venue as there are pleanty of places to view the race.
View Larger Map
The weather is atrocious with wind and rain.
The juniors (Grade 9 and lower) row 1000m.
This is the first year that Chris has rowed and he seems to have really enjoyed it. He rowed in "2". The rowers are numbered from 1 at the front or bow of the boat. through to 4 near the back of the boat. Number 4 person is the "stroke". Their job is to set the pace. They have to be very consistent. The rest of the crew just have to synchronise with the stroke. Easier said than done. Finally we have the cox. At the most basic level, the cox steers the boat. A good cox works with the stroke to keep the crew in time.
They had a good row comming in third place.
4:30am, Chris is collected from our place by another rowing family and taken to the boat shed where all the boys travel together on a bus to lake Kawana.
Personally I like the Kawana venue as there are pleanty of places to view the race.
View Larger Map
The weather is atrocious with wind and rain.
The juniors (Grade 9 and lower) row 1000m.
This is the first year that Chris has rowed and he seems to have really enjoyed it. He rowed in "2". The rowers are numbered from 1 at the front or bow of the boat. through to 4 near the back of the boat. Number 4 person is the "stroke". Their job is to set the pace. They have to be very consistent. The rest of the crew just have to synchronise with the stroke. Easier said than done. Finally we have the cox. At the most basic level, the cox steers the boat. A good cox works with the stroke to keep the crew in time.
They had a good row comming in third place.
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