Rowing boats

Today Philip, Connie and Abby were to meet us at one of the banks of Shing Mun River. On the way, I saw athletes rowing boats of a single-seater and a two-seater along the river. They seemed very skilful. I guessed they had been rowing boats for several years. They practised rowing in such a way that they did not row fast. Unlike at time of competition, they enjoyed those slow rowing movements and muscle stretching and tightening.

A jetty was stretching out from the shore for athletes to embark the boats or to go ashore. Those men wearing orange T-shirts were service-men carrying boats out and lowering them to the river.

Soon I saw a 9-seater boat passing by with 8 people rowing. The hind one was holding a hand-held trumpet-like loudspeaker (not of an electrical one, but merely for shouting aloud). Most probably he was the instructor who gave orders or instructions during rowing.

This kind of rowing boats requires team work, skill, tactics and energy. It is not a simple game at all.

Today is cloudy, cool with very little rain, so it gives an ideal weather for such a healthy sports game.