Drills for rowing
The benefits of drills and ways to improve your rowing boat skills. 02:00 Skills in the boat. You have to spend time in the boat to acquire skills. What is your available time for practicing? Choose frequency over long outings. If your crew practices 3 times a week, can you add in a short single […]
British Masters Rowing Championships winners
Join Monmouth Rowing Club’s Tim Male as he talks about his season with the club and how they won the Victor Ludorum £1000 prize. Timestamps 02:00 Interview Tim Male 04:00 Monmouth Rowing Club – the town rowing club draws people from around 20 miles away to join. 05:30 The club had talented individuals but rowed […]
Buying a second hand boat
– What to look for in a rowing boat, how to assess wear and tear and what can (and cannot) be repaired. Holes flagged out Hairline cracks on riggers Speak to Boatbuilder 01:30 What to look for in a rowing boat? Right size for your body weight is the number one consideration. Then check our […]
Buying a new boat
Exciting times – how to find the boat that’s right for you. Top items to check from budget to accessories. PLUS bonus – how to test a boat on the water. Timestamps 01:15 Buying brand new – start with your rowing plans? What will you use it for? – Recreation – High performance shell – […]
Rowing boat damage and repair
Boats break, crews crash but it’s not always terminal. What you can do to maintain rowing boats yourselves, keep costs low and how to find good rowing boat repairers. Timestamps 02:00 Rowing Boat damage – goal is to minimise. Causes of boat damage. – Handling the boat in/out of the boathouse. – Steering and not […]
Steering a buoyed course
18:30 Racing is happening – do you need to improve your steering before the big day? Join us Timestamps 01:30 Steering a buoyed course – there are hazards you must overcome. Kim Brennan’s Rio Olympics final – she gets moved by wind and her oar goes over the buoy line. It could have cost her […]