Ready, Row! USA #79: Reopening Your Rowing Club
What’s your boathouse/club doing to weather the pandemic and safely invite members back? Our special guest for this episode is Director of Rowing Programs for the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, Padriac McGovern. Padraic has been a thought leader throughout the COVID crisis, approaching shutdown and re-openings and future planning in a thoughtful and collaborative manner. […]
Ready, Row! USA #78: Rowing with PRIDE!
At Ready, Row! USA, Pride Month is all about inclusion and opportunity, supporting friends & teammates as we grow this amazing sport. Guests: Brian Todd, founder and executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Rowing Federation. You may have seen Brian at regattas or the USRowing Convention, inviting people to sign the Rower’s Pledge (glrf.info […]
Ready, Row! USA #77: Blades of Glory
It’s time to geek out! Join us as we talk to Kevin Stevenson at Concept 2 to talk about the new Comp Blade. Get some history and technical insight into rowing oar design and innovation. Ready, Row! USA series text, graphics, audio, and video © by Pierce Press; all rights reserved. CLUB NEWS: SUBMIT HERE […]
Ready, Row! USA #74: Rise & Retrofit
Several leaders in the rowing industry are using their efforts and their warehouses to aid healthcare workers in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Join us as we talk to John Strotbeck, CEO of Boathouse, and Alix James, CEO of Nielsen- Kellerman about their efforts. SUBMIT YOUR CLUB NEWS HERE SUBMIT GADGETS & GEAR HERE […]
Ready, Row! USA #73: Family Honors Legendary Rower Joe Rantz
Today we talk with Judy Willman, daughter and Jen Huffman, granddaughter were instrumental in collecting information for the celebrated book on Boys in the Boat legend, Joe Rantz, and a subsequent documentary, “Us Against the World.” We’ll also run an excerpt of the interview recorded when #ReadyRowUSA caught up with Jen & Judy at the […]
RRUSA SPECIAL: Boathouse Leadership Crisis Summit
GPRF – Bringing Boathouse Leadership Together We’ll be talking with Heather Alschuler of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation (GPRF) for a preview of their Monday, March 23 boathouse leadership teleconference about the COVID-19 outbreak. There are many questions surrounding the response and game plan of a boathouse through this unprecedented pandemic. No one has all […]