GT Crew History
Most rowers think that we're some type of Math freaks and can't get enough of our trigonometric functions of the Sine and Cosine wave functions - well at least those rowers from Tech. UGA rowers don't know what a Sine wave is.
The Tech Blade Design originates from Norm Vickers, a former coach. Norm came from Dook [sic] Crew, bringing with him the "art of Zen rowing." As Jim Wilson recalls, "He saw me clenching my oar handle with this death-grip/vulture/tetanus that prompted him to give me the 'go with the flow' lecture. This led directly to the bastardized Tao design on our blades" . Tech's blade represents the dualism found in rowing, as in life. The 'altered' Ying Yang symbol in represents the grace of crew by its demand for synchronization and technique, while requiring raw muscle to win.