This morning instead of rowing we loaded up. Now there are FOUR boats (two singles
and two doubles ) and FOUR sets of oars on the Orange Crush. And before you begin
visualizing something like a trailer with a rack, I will clarify that these boats
are side by side by side by side, with the singles on the outside and the doubles
in the middle. The singles are on racks that raise them up a little and the oars
are bundled under those. I really should have brought the camera.
And
it gets even better inside. Currently there are six riggers (aluminum wings four
feet long with an oarlock on each end), a big toolbox, a plastic box full of seats
and such, two folding platforms we use so we can reach to put the boats up there,
four folding chairs we use as boat slings, two bigger chairs we sit in when not
racing, two canopies (ours and Hardcore's) and some odds and ends. That's all in
back -- the back seat is reserved for clothing and the large five-days-worth-of-
snacks-and-drinks cooler that are not yet loaded.
Fortunately,
packing many items into limited space *without breakage* and with the ones needed
first in front is Rudder's superpower.