There have been monumental shifts in the industry in the last 20 years, with the last 10 years seeing some fairly large developments in the design and manufacture of racing shells. Today, I’m going to talk about a boat you can actually buy, brand new, at the time of writing.
Read More“I need a boat for our club’s fleet. Everyone needs to use it, from masters to youth rowers. It needs to be durable, relatively sleek and somewhat easy to set. Oh, and I need to buy a few of them, so they have to be affordable”. Well, I might just have the perfect boat for you…
Read MoreI have a super cool racing shell to talk about this time; a 2007 Hudson Predator Sport. What makes this single so cool?
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreI had the opportunity to try out an older Vespoli MatriX 27 (that’s how Vespoli prefers it to be spelled according to their site), which is an early-aughts heavyweight single. It was loaned to me for a Masters 1000m regatta, and I was able to take it out for a row on the night before to get some practice in.
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