So quiet in fact that a keening female voice can be clearly heard across the water - a sound that no one will soon forget. War stories about motor boats must be common in the rowing world. Anyone who has ever spent any time in a racing shell must have one. Some stories draw a laugh over a couple of beers. Others aren't funny.
Motor boats are part of the daily life of the sport.
Rowing clubs need them to maintain their programs. Crews training on a river or lake have to cope with traffic. During regattas, there are always complaints about officials and their boat wakes. At the Rowing Canada AGM this year, some interesting information was supplied to the Officials' Committee by Dave Derry of the Ontario Rowing Association. Things are changing in the boating world.