Simple question—do you love your rigging? Does it make you smile? Is it one of your most favorite things as a coach/rower? If not—why not? In many of the rigging clinics I’ve run I have surveyed the attendees to find out how they feel about rigging. I would like to say that many of them […]
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Plannng Out A Rowing Trip
Boy do we ever travel a lot in the sport of rowing. Regattas, erg races, recruiting trips, conventions and meetings. Sometimes it seems like we spend more time on the road than at home—especially during racing season. Planning ahead can greatly reduce the hassles, problems and risks of traveling. Here are six steps to success: […]
Rowing Pain At the Pump
We are all suffering pain at the pump right now. However rowing coaches can suffer a level of pain that most other drivers do not have to endure. This picture above should give you some indication of what I mean. More boats and rowing equipment are damaged in transit than while in actual use. Although […]
Waxing A Rowing Shell?
Waxing a rowing shell has benefits, such as protecting the hull from damage from the sun and from pollutants. (Of course there are also down sides, like messing up a nice pair of pants.) However, one of the benefits of waxing is NOT speed. A good wax job will actually slow your hull down. What […]
Storing Rowing Equipment in Winter-10 Tips To Do It Better
Welcome to Storing Rowing Equipment in the Winter For some of us Winter means time to put away our rowing equipment until next season. That also means that some of our equipment won’t look quite the same or row quite the same in the Spring as it did when we put it away in the […]
Sculling Training for Sweep Rowing
Here’s a question for you: If your focus is sweep rowing, and going fast, can sculling help you get faster? I have my own opinion about this, but I wanted to search out others for their thoughts. I asked several friends who are rock-star coaches. I got several different responses but the common theme that […]