A new rowing website is poised to launch this spring, just in time for rowing championship season in May and June. The site, www.DeadLanes.com aims to serve as a chronicle and social media hub for what is perceived as all of the unfair racing lanes in US Championship rowing courses.
"It's meant to be kind of an open forum," explains the site's founder, Dr. Randy Randall Randerson. "Everybody knows about Lane 6 on the Schuylkill, or Lane 1 on the Cooper River, Lane 1 out at Natoma, or really, any lane near the wind on Quinsigamond."
The site will feature pictures, mapping data, statistical analysis, and the old internet favorite, an anonymous message board where readers can post stories of their experiences in the so-called "Dead Lanes."
Not everyone is enthused by the new website. "What a load of hooey," said an unnamed coach from a boathouse on the course in Philadelphia. "Everyone knows that the draws in Philly are random, and it's only an accident that 97% of crews racing in lane 6 at Stotes are from out of town. Isn't that right, Clete?"
Randerson admits that his site has drawn interest from international observers as well. He cites an email from Kris Korzeniowski, touching on the course in Gifu, Japan, site of the 2005 World Championships. "Kris told me, 'you have to write about Gifu," said Randerson. "He said, 'I was there, and Lane 1 was like rowing on conveyor belt, f***ing.'"
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