Nothing is quite as unexpected, ego-busting, and damaging as a racing shell crashing to the ground when a boat sling collapses. And few things are more preventable. Don’t skimp on boat slings Rowing shell slings (aka trestles or portable work stations) are designed to do one thing, and to do it well—support the weight of […]
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A Simple Rowing Strap Storage Strategy
(This is a signifiant update to a post first published in 2013) Too often the straps we use to secure our rowing shells get abused to the point of revolt. The revolt can range from something small— such as getting all knotted, to something catastrophic—such as fraying and breaking at the worst possible moment. And […]
How Can A Rowing Coach Save Money?
(This is a major update to a post originally published here and on Row2K.com in 2005.) What a frugal group rowing coaches can be. We scrimp, we budget, we fundraise – and we “do without” to make ends meet. In what some consider to be the “most-expensive-equipment-sport” we do our best to save a dollar. […]
Buying Rowing Equipment…What Coaches Say
How do you decide what to buy when you are in the buying rowing equipment mode? Well, all rowing equipment is not created the same and unfortunately for consumers, rowing equipment is not an area that any of the consumer magazines have turned their attention towards. That means when when deciding what to buy you […]
Now Is The Perfect Time For Oar Maintenance
There two reasons to take action now and get your oars ready to row First, you need oars to row. Second, for most of us the oars have been sitting—high and dry. And that means it’s the perfect time to give them the love they deserve. There are two hoaxes about oar maintenance The first […]
Rowing Insurance—5 Critical Questions To Ask
Bad stuff happens in the rowing world. Sometimes that bad stuff can be bad enough to require insurance. And if you don’t have the proper insurance . . . well, that’s a mistake you might regret for a long, long time. As we twiddle our thumbs waiting for rowing to resume this is a perfect […]