I was doing an experiment and I had to tally how rowing equipment spends its life. I came up with this interesting tidbit of information…95% of the time equipment is in racks. Yep, that equipment you count on to glide you through the water is lounging away in a rowing rack almost its entire life. […]
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Boat Straps: Yours Hate You (and they’re plotting revenge)
Someone has to tell you—your boat straps hate you. And even worse…they will get revenge! Here’s why they hate you: you abuse the heck out of them. You don’t give them the time of day. Then you count on them several times a year to make your coaching life easy. Why your boat straps are […]
Rowing Strap Storage Strategy: 4 Important Steps
(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 […]
