Balance, I am obsessed with it!
Let's think about our abs. Abdominal muscles low in the gut, not at the rib cage.
Engage these low abdominal muscles to stabilize your core as you recover up the slide. These help you Balance, not your shoulders. During the drill focus on how your abds feel.
Chopping at 90 degrees, at the reals and at the entry. Abs engaged.
Warm up, breaking down the stroke as you cross the river.
Pause drill at 90degrees then at the release
Cutting the cake pause drill. Demo on the dock.
Square blades
Row back fast still focused on the abds
Yes: as Jen M mentioned, Windy is saying East wind 9-10 km/h gusting to 19. We'll have to keep an eye out
Sherry had previously suggested to have fuel pre-positioned at the dock when it looks like things could be dicy. Just a thought. Will leave it to the big kids to make the call.