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 […]
Camilla Hadland
Being a race commentator for World Rowing and the Olympics Camilla is the latest to join the team. Sponsors The Rowing Directory updates https://rowing.chat/retailer/ Timestamps 02:00 Camilla’s background in rowing – British Rowing Junior representative. 03:15 Stratford on Avon rowing and gold medal at Junior World Championships 06:30 The competition to find new commentators in […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio 11 August 2020
Marlene and Rebecca discuss – synchronising male / female masters crews – solving a leftwards lean in a scull – Buying a boat – FISA Masters Regatta – Masters Nutrition Webinar from Rowing New Zealand Sponsors Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigging https://rowing.chat/sponsor/nuts-and-bolts-guide-to-rigging/ NK Speedcoach Summer Regatta Series https://rowing.chat/sponsor/speedcoach-summer-regatta-series/ Timestamps to the show 04:15 Synchronising […]
Coastal Rowing with Guin Batten
Guin Batten is a legend in womens rowing – she has worked so hard to get to the top of the flat water sport and is now actively working to expand into Coastal Rowing making it an Olympic sport. Sponsors First a big thank you to our sponsors – if you can click on ONE […]
Irish Rowing Podcast Episode 2
In the second episode of the Irish Rowing Podcast, I look back at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships and we hear from Joe Cantillon who runs the event. I look at how the Irish athletes performed at the recent World Rowing Indoor Championships that were held in Paris, France. It continues to be award season […]
Ready, Row! USA #63: Maurice Scott, Jr., Agent for Change
Rowing has brought Maurice Scott, Jr. all around the globe. He’s using his experiences at Philadelphia City Rowing, University of New South Wales, and Bachelors Barge Club to make a lasting change and impact in the world of rowing. Now a JL Racing Ambassador and a police officer in a Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, […]
Volker Nolte
A veteran of international rowing and high performance sport, Volker Nolte is recently retired and now has time for even more rowing. He has coached for Canada and competed for Germany in his past. Mostly he’s known for editing two books – Rowing Faster and Rowing Faster 2nd Edition. Both are on Amazon Rowing Faster […]
Ready, Row! USA #47: Sarasota Coastal Regatta
DISCUSSION Racing took place off of Sarasota’s South Lido Beach from November 20–24, 2019. Contests were run for the masters men’s and women’s C1X, C2X, along with mixed C2X. Junior men and women races C4x. Following the format of European coastal racing, SCRA provided rentals of FISA-class boats and oars for those without equipment looking […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio September 2019
Marlene and Rebecca talk about blade depth in rowing and sculling, and how to pick races that suit your crew’s needs. Timestamps to the show 01:00 Recovery strategies – active and passive; race day and training 08:10 How to pick your races at a regatta to suit your needs and preferences 17:36 Blade depth while […]
Coastal Rowing with John Wik
US Rowing’s Coastal representative discusses the amazing growth in this part of the sport and how he got hooked on coastal. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing is a new subscription coaching service for Masters Rowers. Marlene Royle has been coaching older athletes for decades. She understands the needs of masters and so […]