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 […]
Improve your race preparation
Learn from each event you do so that you can personalise your pre-race preparation. Timestamps 01:00 Pre-race checklists – how to prepare before the regatta and how to improve through the season. Ritual of things to do to get ready for competition. One day before, get everything you need together. Add elements of structure by […]
Getting in and out of a single scull
Nobody wants to look like a lump clumbering around. So what’s the best way to get into a single? And how can you adapt that if your mobility isn’t what it once was? Timestamps 01:00 Single sculls – how to feel safe getting in and out. 02:45 The basic method demonstrated Nathan Benderson Park – […]
Rowing a pair
Pair oar boats are fun and a huge challenge. We discuss what you should do when trying a pair for the first time and what makes pairs go fast. Timestamps 03:00 set up the rig correctly – handle at the right position – release at the same place – oar handle height. Set up to […]
James Thompson World Masters Rowing Regatta 2023
James talks about the South African hosts of the World Masters Regatta 2023. He runs the venue services team for what may be the only African World Rowing Regatta for a while. 02:25 Roodeplaat Dam is 65 minutes from Johannesburg and 40 minutes from Pretoria. It’s close to the OR Tambo airport. It’s the venue […]