The rowing club we’re associated with recently picked up a used WinTech Competitor 1x, and naturally I had to give it a try. Amazingly, this boat had only been rowed once or twice (!) before being put away for 10 (!!) years. The oarlocks looked brand new, and the boat had absolutely no dirt on it whatsoever. There’s an occasional scuff or scratch where someone must have scraped it while it was (presumably) hanging up. This was a killer find, people.

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