Rowing Safety 101: Looking After Your Rowing Equipment

As with any sport or activity, rowing has its own set of hazards and dangers. For starters, rowing boats aren\’t exactly the lightest of vessels, and being out on the water can still pose a risk for even the most experienced rower or swimmer. Another hazard that comes with rowing

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ANU Boathouse Upgrade Helps Fund New Fleet

Last week, SSRS had the privilege of installing their Sliding Arm Boat racks in the ANU (Australian National University) Boathouse in Canberra. As you can see from the \’before\’ pictures, the boathouse was a bit limited with it\’s storage options. And do we have to mention the struggle their crews inevitably

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Stake Boat Volunteers

First, what is a Stake Boat? A Stake boat is where the rowing boats start the race from. A volunteer will hold onto the stern tip of the boat to keep it from drifting away.  The other job of the volunteer is to move the boat in and out according to

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Can you carry a single scull on a roof rack?

Do you know of any good guidelines for carrying sculling boats on the roof of cars with/ without a full sculling rack?  There has been an incident at our club as the bowball was tied down to the bumper and the strap worked loose and came undone and then got

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Spread your wing [riggers]!

If your rowing club has any number of wing rigger boats, you\’ll be familiar with the struggle of fitting multiple boats into the available boathouse space. If you use quick-release wing riggers and put two singles or doubles on a rack, then storing the riggers is your new problem.  Their burly dimensions

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Everything you need to know about loading trailers

If you\’re travelling far afield for your club regattas this season, it pays to know the best ways to get your equipment there in one piece and to maximise your potential trailer space. Our friends at RowIntel have some great tips and resources that will make travelling on race day a

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The solution to your boat storage woes!

Are you tired of straining furiously to retrieve boats at dangerous heights, from unstable footings? Or perhaps your boatshed lacks the required floor space to store all of your boats effectively, making it difficult to access them when you need to – costing you valuable time on the water. If

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Boathouse Safety Basics

For this blog post we\’re going back to basics for boathouse safety. We love innovating boathouses for maximum safety and efficiency, but at the end of the day if you haven\’t covered the little things then the bigger innovations aren\’t as effective. So here\’s our short list of boathouse safety

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How To Keep Rowing Electronics Charged And Protected

Isn\’t it annoying when your electronic rowing equipment goes missing? Even more rage-inducing is when you take it out onto the water just to realise it\’s out of battery! Don\’t let these things happen again. Instead, store and charge your rowing electronics in one special place using a Rechargeable Security Storage

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