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Gi · Rectitude
Do the right thing in the boat, even when no one is watching your blade.
Ronin Wake
Rōnin · Wave-person
02 / 浪人 · Origin
Origin. 浪人, rōnin: 浪 rō means wave, 人 nin means person.
A rōnin was a samurai with no master. A wave-person, drifting wherever the water took him.
We chose our master.
The boat.
One boat.One brotherhood.One wake.
03 / 競漕 · The Race
The Race
500 metres. Twenty paddlers. One drum.
01 Start · 0–50 M
Break it loose.
Ten short, violent strokes from a dead stop.
SPM 80–90
02 Transition · 50–150 M
Lengthen out.
Find the rhythm. Twenty men, one timing.
SPM 85 → 70
03 Body · 150–400 M
Race pace.
The drum is the heartbeat. Nobody paddles alone.
SPM 64–70
04 Finish · 400–500 M
Empty the tank.
Last hundred metres. Leave a wake they’ll remember.
SPM 80+
04 / 七つの徳 · The Code
The Code
Seven virtues. One boat.
Bushidō, rewritten for the boat.
02 / 07
Yū · Courage
The last hundred metres hurt. Pull anyway.
03 / 07
Jin · Benevolence
Lift the man beside you. A boat is only as fast as its weakest stroke.
04 / 07
Rei · Respect
Respect the water, the drum, the steer, and every crew in the next lane.
05 / 07
Makoto · Honesty
Own your stroke. The boat always knows the truth.
06 / 07
Meiyo · Honor
Wear the maroon like it means something. It does.
07 / 07
Chūgi · Loyalty
Nobody gets left on the dock.
- 20Paddlers
- 1Drummer
- 1Steer
- 1Wake
06 / 本番 · Race Day
RaceDay
San Diego · 20-man boat · 2026
This is what twenty men in time look like.
07 / 座席 · Find your seat
22 seats20 paddlers1 drummer1 steer
Find your
seat.
Twenty-two people. Every seat has a job.
Engine Room
動力 Dōryoku · power
The power plant. The heaviest pulls in the boat.
- Strength
- Stamina
- Grit
08 / 便り · News
Logbook · 04 entries
Gold in San Diego
Our second race ever, and our 10-man boat came home with gold: Open B division, 250 metres.
09 / 入団 · Join
Pick up a paddle.
We’re building a crew of men who want to win and want to get better together. Twenty seats. One drum. Yours, if you’ll pull.
Night briefingunder the floodlights