How can you fit more boats into your boat house?
When it comes to dealing with large, heavy objects (boats) and numerous people (club members), safety and strategic planning for space optimization are of the utmost concern. That's why we paid special attention to an interesting question we received from a boat club manager in the UK, who simply wondered, how can you fit more boats into your boat house? Douglas Lumsden had the following suggestion: Designing the racking for the singles at an 'offset' on either side of the vertical
Towing Boats Doesn’t Have to Be a Pain: Get the Checklist
Towing a boat trailer is a fact of life for us rowers - particularly, if you're a coach, a dragon boater, a volunteer driver, or a boat club manager. There are lots of tips for how to do it successfully - a main one being know your length and clearance, proceed with caution, and make sure your boathouse has insurance! (Speaking of which, here's a great podcast on what insurance to get for your boat club). Here is a link to a great safety
Resources for Dragon Boating
Dragon Boating is unique among the sports we 'paddlers' involve ourselves in. For instance, a single dragon boat carries enough people for two soccer teams - compare that to your single scull! Below we have some helpful articles for boat club managers about dragon boating, from safety protocol to stretching, teamwork and finances. Safety First Dragon boating is unique and therefore carries its own safety guidelines. Your own guidelines should be related to your club specifically, your location - waterways and the
Winter’s Upon Us: A Boathouse Clean-up Checklist
In the Southern Hemisphere, winter is settling in - you can feel the chill on the water, right? It's time to clean out the boathouse before winter training. Below we've put together a checklist of things to do around the boat club. Did we forget anything? Add to our list! Wash boats - Wash them off and hose them down! USE SOAP - washing up liquid is great and don't forget to rinse off all the dirty suds. Service boats - Make a list