Issue #7 (Spring 2021) - The Wave - The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine

The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine

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ISSUE #7 | SPRING 2021

Riding the wave towards normality NEW BOAT: COASTAL ROWING U.S Camps & Programs AveRowing Boats C1X KAITO

Ocean Rowing, News, PLUS MORE…

ISSUE #7 | WELCOME

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Welcome to Issue #7 of The Wave – the Coastal and Offshore Magazine.

Spring has arrived, vaccines are going out, and so are we! Rowing has been re-commencing and some normality is starting to return, with racing, events and challenges back on the calendar – all your training during lockdown can finally start to be put to the test, and for those who enjoy rowing for the social aspect, you can row with your friends, whilst experiencing being on the water again.

In this issue, we bring a more positive aspect than the politics of the last issue. In America, coastal rowing is growing, so we take a look at some of the organisations helping to develop the sport through training camps, programs and through events like the Beach Sprints.

We had soo much content that we’ll release something special very soon, as well as something for the subscribers monthly newsletters to give you a dose of rowing content between issues. We are also going to be drawing more attention to coastal fixed seat and sweep rowing in future issues.

In Issue #6, we talked about coastal rowing’s future shape – we received some good feedback, but it was when British Rowing suddenly published the World Rowing Coastal Sculling Coach Educator and Delivery Coach positions that we had a lot of feedback with your feelings towards this news, and is great that you see The Wave Rowing as a medium to voice your concerns from a grassroots level up. Your voices have been sent to British Rowing and are being heard. As a result, arrangements are being made behind the scenes to bring you an exclusive interview to help address these.

If there’s anything you would like The Wave Rowing to feature or to provide feedback, suggestions, please email rowing@thewaverowing.com we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to share The Wave Rowing to help raise awareness and promote your sport.

The discussion has been very time consuming, so more time is indeed required to bring you Coastal Rowing’s Future Shape part 2 so stay tuned!

Craig Chaulk Founder & Editor The Wave – The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine

Contents: Covid-19

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British Rowing Prepares For Coastal

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CPGA: ENERGY2 Project

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Rowing Ireland Offshore

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Wales 2022

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64th South Coast Championships

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Rotterdam Harbour Races

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Ocean Rowing: Before The Challenge

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Equipment: Icom IC-M94DE

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New Boat: AveRowing Boat’s C1x Kaito

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Your Pictures

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American Training Camps, Programs and Event

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Featured Club: Skullers Rowing Club

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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

ISSUE #7 | COVID-19

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ISSUE #7 | BRITISH ROWING

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BRITISH ROWING - COASTAL

BRITISH ROWING PREPARES FOR COASTAL BRITISH ROWING RESOURCES 18th June 2021 @ 19:00 - WEBINAR

GB Coastal Sculling Pathway To sign up to the webinar, please click here.

With the World Rowing Coastal Championships and World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals coming to Saundersfoot, Wales in October 2022, British Rowing is renewing its commitment to supporting and developing the growing coastal sculling community.

To help increase participation, British Rowing announced on April 1st, 2021 that they were recruiting for World Rowing Coastal Sculling Delivery Coaches and Coach Educators.

The position(s) is to showcase the growing World Rowing Coastal Sculling format by offering opportunities to take part in venues across Great Britain through “Community Beach Day’s” and informal “Beach Sprint Events”.

The British Rowing Offshore Championships and Beach Sprints will this year be conducted at Exmouth, Devon on from July 16 to July 18th, 2021. This is a qualifying event for going to the 2021 World Rowing Coastal Championships.

Those individuals with potential may have the opportunity to represent Team GB at the annual World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals. In 2021, the WRCC will be taking place in Oerias, Portugal, in 2022 Saundersfoot, Wales. ~ COMING SOON ~

An exclusive interview with British Rowing

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16th – 17th July 2021 British Rowing Offshore Championships Location: Exmouth, Devon For more information, please click here.

BEACH SPRINTS 18th July 2021 British Rowing Beach Sprint Championships Location: Exmouth, Devon For more information, please click here.

2021 BRITISH ROWING SELECTION POLICY Included in the selection policy are selection processes for Junior & Senior Rowers, Cox, Boat Handlers and Coaches. (Click on blue text for link) Senior Rowers and Cox Registration Form Closing Date: 11th July 2021 Junior Rowers Registration Form

Closing Date: 25th July 2021

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Registration Form Closing Date: 11th July 2021

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Registration Form Closing Date: 11th July 2021

Junior Coaches Description

Registration Form Closing Date: 25th July 2021

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ISSUE #7 | CORNISH PILOT GIG

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ENERGY2 GIG COMPLETION

ENERGY2 Project completion for EPICGigability

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During construction a Gig is measured 3 times to ensure the build meets the specifications, the final inspection was completed on Friday 14th May and the Gig passed with registration number 219.

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n 2019 the Cornish Pilot Gig Association (CPGA, registered charity # 1166613) commissioned Falmouth Marine School (FMS) to build a traditional Cornish Pilot Gig. The project, titled Energy2, was aimed at promoting interest in traditional boat building skills by the construction of a traditional Elm planked Cornish Pilot Gig. The project also marked the construction of the original Pilot Gig ‘Energy’ by the FMS students in 1985, led by boat builders Ralph Bird and Ted Pentacost.

The project was originally planned to be completed during the summer of 2020, unfortunately the Covid Pandemic delayed the build resulting in the final completion in May 2021. However this delay resulted in 2 important factors: it increased the number of students involved in the project as it now spanned 2 academic years (we estimate that approx. 70 people, including over 60 students and members of staff at the College were eventually involved in the build). The completion also coincided with the 2021 Centenary of the Marine School.

The CPGA also enlisted the assistance of local experienced Gig / Boat builder - Andrew Nancarrow to oversee and guide the project and Penryn based Naval Marine Architect - Jack Gifford to check the build against the plans and official specifications.

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Now complete, the Gig is being purchased by newly formed Service Veterans Charitable Rowing Club EPICGigability. The naming and launch date is planned for Thursday 24th June, from 18.00 hrs at Ponsarden Slip, Falmouth. Invite details to local clubs and rowers will be circulated nearer to the event date.

The Cornish Pilot Gig is a traditional 6 oared wooden fixed seat boat clinker built from Elm. Records exist of Pilot Gigs being used as life boats, salvage, smuggling and pilotage work dating back into the 17th Century. Currently there are over 215 registered wooden Cornish Pilot Gigs and an equal number of GRP training Gigs.

Currently the CPGA has approximately 8,000 members and 86 member clubs spread throughout 12 UK Counties. Pilot Gig Rowing also exists in The Netherlands, USA, Wales, Ireland and France. For more information on Cornish Pilot Gig’s visit: www.cpga.co.uk

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ROWING IRELAND OFFSHORE

ISSUE #7 | ROWING IRELAND OFFSHORE

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Springing Back Into Action A word from our director of Rowing Ireland Coastal/Offshore Rowing: David Hussey.

The first ever national beach sprints will take place on Ballinskelligs beach in South Kerry in July date to be announced.

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Ireland Offshore clubs have successfully returned to the water for training in pods of 15 with covid 19 protocols in place from Rowing Ireland and Sport Ireland/Sport Northern Ireland.

During lockdown we held an Offshore Safety Webinar which was important for our clubs to align safety processes across all our Offshore Clubs. As our sport continues to develop and grow we also felt it was important to also host an introduction to Offshore Umpiring so that our competitors can enjoy safe & fair racing. The positive feedback from the clubs spoke volumes. The organisation also hosted good club governance, club insurance webinars and have an upcoming return to rowing events for host clubs.

As restrictions ease for events, plans are underway by our clubs to including the first offshore Masters event, the qualifier in Wicklow for World Coastal Championships in Oeiras, Portugal and the Irish Offshore Championships will take place in Bantry, Co Cork on the 4th/5th September. We thank our sponsor "Swift Racing" for their continued support in our promotion of the sport of Offshore.

Portmagee Rowing Club El Nino are the host club for this inaugural event. The world beach sprints championships will take place in Portugal this year and this event will be the qualifier. Each country is only allowed to send one team to each category, 4 Senior and 5 Junior. Portmagee will offer events in all 9 grades and an endurance 4k event will take place as well for seniors, juniors and masters. This is the next step in the evolution of coastal rowing in Ireland. The first few years were about getting sufficient boats and equipment into the country and setting up a structure with rules and a National Championships at senior level. Now that these elements have bedded in, we can move on to expand the categories available.

It was decided at our ADM in November to add a men's and women's junior coxed quads to the Championships. We will offer quad, double and singles races for juniors in Ballinskelligs to gauge interest and hopefully expand the event next year. The Masters grades are something that has been mentioned for the last couple of years to retain people in the sport as they move from senior. A formal structure was voted in at the last ADM and we will be running the masters events under these rules. © Rowing Ireland Offshore Rowing

The new edition to the calendar will be a Beach sprint event which will be held in Co.Kerry. This will be the qualifying event for the World Beach Sprints in Portugal.

Margaurite Deasy Vice chair of Rowing Ireland Offshore.

The event will be run under strict government COVID guidelines.

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ROWING IRELAND OFFSHORE As with last year, the event will be run under a set of strict government guidelines with regards to Covid.

These protocols were tested at the National Championships last year and worked really well. We were able to run a safe event for both the athletes and the local community and there were no positive Covid cases resulting from this event showing that the protocols work. With the Irish flatwater crews qualifying 6 boats for the Olympics and winning numerous medals at World Cup II, we could see massive growth in our sport this year. Irish rowing is in a great place at the moment and having coastal/offshore rowing as an integral part of our national governing body, Rowing Ireland, is bringing us on in leaps and bounds. We are all looking forward to a great summer and autumn of coastal rowing.

Showcasing two Rowing Ireland Offshore rowers who are taking on a Challenge of a lifetime. A word from Andrew Breen from Wicklow Rowing Club.

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Atlantic Bro-ing "The road to LA Gomera" 2023 Part 1

My name is Andrew Breen and my addiction is rowing, specifically coastal and offshore rowing. Not really a bad addiction I suppose. Over the years I have been lucky enough to be quite successful in both the coastal and offshore sections of Irish rowing but there was always a little voice in my head that kept making me look at the Atlantic. As an offshore rower, to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic would be the ultimate challenge.

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Now I have never rowed solo, I was always happiest in a crew environment, so who in their right mind would consider this challenge with me? Never in a million years would I have thought my little bro (16 months between us and he is not so little!) would be the one who would answer my call. It was as simple as me commenting on another crew's challenge, saying it was a dream of mine to do and then "Boom" up, pops a comment form Eamon," I'll do that with you". All I could do was laugh! Now, Eamon is no ordinary "little brother", we competed in so many sports growing up together. He was a beast on a basketball court and a boss in the goals of any football match. I don't think we have ever argued in our 37 and 38 years. So really I couldn't have found a better partner to do this with.

I as the rower and Eamon as the organising machine.

We can teach each other over the coming years, and become a serious outfit, who will conquer the Atlantic. Team "Atlantic Bro-ing" has been born and we can't wait to start working with our two charities, both which are very important to us. Make A Wish foundation and First light, a charity who works with the parents and families of sudden infant bereavements.

The next step on our journey is to get our boat and begin on the water training. There is a long, fun filled journey ahead just to get to the start line but I know it will be worth it to cross the finish line in Antigua. Find them on Facebook Twitter or Instagram to follow their journey (Atlantic Bro-ing).

Rowing Ireland Offshore wish Andrew and Eamon the very best in their preparations. Please support their cause and them on their journey.

The Atlantic Bro-ing will be rowing 3,000 miles from La Gomera to Antigua as part of the 2023 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Map: Atlantic Campaigns.

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ISSUE #7 | WALES 2022

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WALES 2022

Countdown to the World Rowing Coastal Championships & Beach Sprint Finals 2022 marked

With the event taking place in the beautiful natural venue of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, sustainability is a key focus for the event. The World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals is aiming to become the first World Rowing event to operate to an ISO standard for event sustainability.

Throughout the build-up to the event, organisers will be aiming to raise awareness about sustainability and today pupils from Saundersfoot Community Primary School kicked off this programme by conducting a beach clean. Nick Allen, Headteacher, was pleased his pupils could get involved, “As a coastal community we are all too aware of the need to protect the environment around us.

Pupils from Saundersfoot Community Primary School kicked off their sustainability programme by conducting a beach clean.

Jeremy Wilton, Chair of the Event, is excited to get the countdown started, “We’re delighted to be bringing elite international rowing to Pembrokeshire. The local area has a great history of delivering fantastic, welcoming international sports events and I’m very happy to see the community already well engaged with the event buildup. We’re really looking forward to working with everyone in Saundersfoot and Pembrokeshire over the next 500 days.”

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25 May 2021, Great Britain: With 500 days to go until the start of the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships & Beach Sprint Finals, two local, young rowers have raised flags on the harbour-front to celebrate the countdown to the event. Grace and Lottie, both keen members of the local Wiseman’s Bridge Rowing Club, are excited to see international rowing coming to Saundersfoot, Wales. Lottie said: “It’s really exciting to know that rowers from all around the world will be coming to the area where we row regularly.”

Grace added, “I’m looking forward to cheering on the GB rowers and crews competing in Saundersfoot.”

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The countdown to the event is on with flags raised in Saundersfoot and the hunt for 200 WaveMaker volunteers launched.

We are grateful for the opportunity to use the World Rowing Coastal Championships as a way to engage our pupils in this very important topic and look to inspire the next generation of citizens of Wales and the World.”

Pupils from Saundersfoot Community Primary School were introduced to rowing where soon, elite athletes will be gracing their waters.

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WALES 2022

ISSUE #7 | WALES 2022 About the 2022 World Rowing Championships and Beach Sprint Finals

In addition to the celebration in Wales, the hunt for 200 WaveMaker volunteers has begun with anyone interested invited to register their interest on the new event website at worldrowingcoastals2022.org. Leah Allcock, Volunteer Manager for the event, commented: “We are on the look-out for volunteers to help us deliver the event in 2022. You don’t need to have done anything like this before and you don’t need any rowing experience at all. There will be a huge range of roles and everyone is welcome so visit the website today to register your interest!” The World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals 2022 will take place on the weekends of the 7-9 and 14-16 October.

More details of the event will be announced in the buildup and anyone interested in competing, spectating or volunteering is encouraged to sign up to the mailing list at worldrowingcoastals2022.org

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The 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals will be held in Saundersfoot, Wales on 7-16 October 2022. The event will be hosted by British Rowing in association with Welsh Rowing. The event brings together two exciting formats of rowing across the two weekends. On the first weekend, the top club coastal rowers around the world will compete in a course along the beautiful coastline surrounding Saundersfoot.

The second weekend will see elite international competitors take part in the exciting new beach sprint rowing format. Tipped to be a future Olympic rowing discipline, the beach sprint finals will bring the action close to spectators just off the festival atmosphere on the beach. Conscious of the unique natural venue of the Pembrokeshire coastline, sustainability will be at the forefront of the event planning with the aim to reach an ISO standard for sustainable event production.

The event is funded by the National Lottery via UK Sport and Welsh Government and kindly supported by Pembrokeshire County Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and the Wales International Coastal Centre. 

WELSH ROWING BEACH SPRINTS Welsh Rowing are excited to present the first Welsh Beach Sprint Championships to be held in Saundersfoot. Whether you are practising for the British Rowing Offshore Champs or have never competed in this format before, come and join in.

Women’s CWx1 Saturday 19th June 7am-3.30pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/156961669579

Open CMx1 Sunday 20th June 7.30am-4.30pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/156963910281

Due to government guidance on event numbers, this year we will be holding single sprints only and places will be limited. Entries age 16+ (if under 18 with parental consent).

Boats will be provided but rowers are asked to supply their own oars. Oars however will be available to hire at £15 (please email us to book this once you’ve entered). Rowers must provide their own Boat Handlers.

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The largest race of its kind in The Netherlands in the Port of Rotterdam, amidst large ocean ships, under the famous Erasmus Bridge, around the Noordereiland.

SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2021 Course Length: 5km

Class: Coastal fours and solos

Boat rental possible Organisers

A.R.S.R Skadi Rotterdam and K.R.Z.V De Maas

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64th SOUTH COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

The largest gathering of Coastal Rowing Boats comes to Southampton Each association takes it in turn to host the event which see’s male and female crews competing over a straight 2000m course. In recent years, Junior races have also been included in the programme and the last championship race was held in Dartmouth, Devon in 2019.

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shoreline of Netley in Southampton will witness the largest gathering of coastal rowing boats in the UK when on Saturday 18th September 2021, Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley will be the venue for the 64th South Coast Rowing Championships. Organised and hosted by the local rowing association, Hants & Dorset, the annual championship event (postponed from 2020) sees crews from Devon, Cornwall, Hampshire, Dorset, Sussex and Kent compete for the honours of overall champions in coastal rowing fours.

The course will be 2,000m parallel to the shoreline and finish at Netley Sailing Club in the grounds of Royal Victoria Country Park. Some races will see up to 8 racing coxed fours abreast which should lead to some spectacular scenes on the shoreline for spectators.

Around 500 competitors are due to enter the event, representing their club and association.

The South Coast Rowing Championship was first held in Poole in 1957 and was an event to find the ‘champion of champions’ in which the three coastal rowing associations - Hants & Dorset ARA, The Coast ARA for Kent & Sussex and the West of England for Devon & Cornish clubs - would pit their own association champions against each other for an overall champion.

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The organising committee from the Hants & Dorset hope that the event in Netley will showcase the sport to a new audience and show the diversity and breadth of the athletes taking part. The youngest competitors will be teenagers and the Masters events will see some competitors in their sixties racing. Hants & Dorset Rowing has a long tradition within the region local club Southampton Coalporters being founded in 1875 and Poole Rowing Club established in 1873. Rowers from the association have also gone on to international honours with GB Rowing. James Foad from Itchen Imperial Rowing Club won a Bronze medal in the Men’s Eight at the London 2012 Olympics and Lewis Attrill from Shanklin Rowing Club claimed Gold at the Sydney Olympics in the Men’s Eight in 2000.

Currently, Caragh McMurtry from Southampton Coalporters is representing Team GB in the W8+ and has qualified for Tokyo this summer.

The South Coast Championships never fails to produce a spectacle of fantastic racing and close finishes and with a beautiful course along the Netley shoreline, the 2021 Championships is sure to be one to remember. The first race is due to take place around 9am and racing will continue throughout the day to late afternoon.

For more details on the event and rowing in the region, please visit the Hants & Dorset Rowing Association website at

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ROTTERDAM HARBOUR RACE

ISSUE #7 | FEATURED EVENT

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Racing in Europe’s biggest port

When looking forward to a freer future, we also start to look at the first possibilities to meet and compete on the water. The Rotterdam Harbour Races on September 5, 2021, provides a great opportunity to race in a competitive field surrounded by the spectacular views of the Rotterdam port and city centre.

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ROTTERDAM HARBOUR RACE For

the seventh time, the Rotterdam Harbour Races will be organized. Coastal races were introduced to the Harbour Races in 2018 and since the last edition solely coastal rowing races are held during this spectacular event. Aiming to have coastal crews from around Europe competing on the Maas River in Rotterdam, the organization committee is busy preparing this event.

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Despite our ambition to organize an as normal race as possible, some safety measures will be in place during the event. General hygiene rules will need to be followed and reduced amounts of spectators on the shore will ensure less crowding. However, the race will be more visible than ever before! With live tracking and live streaming, the race will be available to spectators and fans at home.

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Rotterdam is the city with the biggest port in Europe and during the World Port Days (3-5 September 2021), this area will be reserved for several demonstrations among which the Rotterdam Harbour Races. The World Port Days is an annual three days maritime event in the port and centre of Rotterdam with lots of action on and off the water.

In the worst-case scenario of the cancellation of the World Port Days, the race needs to be relocated. The most likely backup location is the North Sea near the beach town Hoek van Holland, 30 kilometers out of Rotterdam. A great alternative for a true coastal race!

Rotterdam is characterized by its thriving city centre and famous Erasmus Bridge under which the race will be held. The race itself consists of a lap around the Noordereiland (Northern Island) of four and a half kilometers in between large ocean ships, right in the middle of the Rotterdam city centre. The race will start with fifteen coastal boats at a time applying a jump start to send the boats off to the challenging lap around the island. At the finish, coveted medals are waiting for the winners in each field. The Rotterdam Harbour Races is the largest race of its kind in the Netherlands and with the ambition to host 60 crews of which a quarter of international competitors the Rotterdam Harbour Races will be a truly international race and this unique opportunity guarantees to be a true spectacle on water.

This year the Rotterdam Harbour Races will be organized with the support of Rotterdam Topsport. The organization established in 1990 helps the city of Rotterdam with sports events and building a sporty image and Rotterdam’s pro athletes to achieve their full potential. This collaboration will allow us to organize an even bigger event than in previous years.

In the midst of a worldwide lockdown, we are already looking forward to the future and we cannot wait to compete on the water again. On September 5, 2021, the Rotterdam Harbour Races will take place and in combination with the thrilling environment and the World Port Days, this event promises to be a true celebration of coastal rowing.

If interested in competing in this race or seeking more information, please contact us at:

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Despite our ambition to organize an as normal race as possible, some safety measures will be in place during the event. General hygiene rules will need to be followed and reduced amounts of spectators on the shore will ensure less crowding. However, the race will be more visible than ever before! With live tracking and live streaming, the race will be available to spectators and fans at home.

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OCEAN ROWING

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ISSUE #7 | OCEAN ROWING

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BEFORE THE THE CHALLENGE CHALLENGE BEFORE

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There is something about navigating an ocean that captures the imagination of all aquatic adventurers. The idea of following in the stream of trailblazing explorers like Christopher Columbus and crossing one of the planet’s great expanses in a single vessel holds huge appeal and is part of the reason why hundreds from across the world have signed up to brave some of the world’s toughest rowing challenges – in recent years.

Here at SeaSports Southwest, we have been privileged to provide on shore training for more teams and solo rowers to cross the Atlantic than anyone else and so we thought that we would take a closer look at what is involved for anyone thinking about taking on this momentous challenge.

BUYING A BOAT Ocean rowing requires specialised equipment, a vessel that can handle the rigours of thousands of miles at sea and a berth you can sleep and eat in. Here at SeaSports Southwest, we can signpost you towards teams from previous events who are selling their vessels or excellent boat makers. Boat costs are wide ranging, but are often in the tens of thousands too.

Already, you can see that rowing an ocean is not an insignificant exercise and with up to three months required away from paid employment, it is a big commitment. This is where sponsorship is key for participants to help fund their attempt.

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In the first of this two-part blog, we will look at what you need to do BEFORE taking part in one of the world’s great endurance challenges, starting with…..

ENTERING A RACE! Of course, an obvious one. But don’t assume that you can enter and take part in events last minute. For organised events there are a limited number of places and they are quickly filled over a year in advance with entry fees that can be in the tens of thousands.

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Many events offer a platform for each team to raise funds for its charity of choice. Each team or individual can choose a charity that is close to their heart which, more often than not, provides them with the ability to persist and remain motivated during the darker days at sea. Here at SeaSports Southwest we also work with a great marketing company, Fruit Marketing, who can offer support in this area too.

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BEFORE THE CHALLENGE

ISSUE #7 | OCEAN ROWING

GETTING TO THE STARTLINE It is the crew’s responsibility to transport the vessel from their home country to the start line and to make sure the vessel has cleared correctly through all customs procedures, ensure the vessel is safely unloaded, placed and launched into the water. Many crews will drive, towing the boat fully loaded with everything needed for the voyage, while others will pay for a professional company to transport the boat.

Sea survival skills form an important part of the Ocean Rowing course offered at SeaSports Southwest. © SeaSports Southwest.

TRAINING Providing ocean rowing training to so many rowers from across the globe, since 2012, we have honed our on-shore courses, to offer the absolute best and most relevant training and support. Here at our centre, nestled in the Devonshire fishing village of Teignmouth, we organise everything for you, even your accommodation. Let's not forget Sue’s scrummy homemade cakes and scones too!

VHF Short Range Radio Certificate training. © SeaSports Southwest

COMING SOON: Rowing the Ocean – during the race In the meantime you can always get in contact with Tim, Sue or Sam for some more information on ocean rowing training at SeaSports Southwest.

Classroom activities include Essential Navigation and Seamanship skills, ocean charts, and passage planning. © SeaSports Southwest.

Of course, it is very important to be physically fit to row an ocean. But it is frequently overestimated in importance when compared to the other aspects of training. Pure fitness will not suffice. Getting used to rowing your boat, developing skills and seamanship, knowing your systems and how to fix them, and getting emotionally and mentally prepared for the challenge are all critical factors.

TEL: 01626 772555 EMAIL: INFO@SEASPORTS-SW.COM WEBSITE: WWW.SEASPORTS-SW.COM

It is about being fit for purpose – in this case rowing at a steady state for upwards of 12 hours a day for perhaps 70 days. It is not cosmetic fit, it is not running fit, it is about being able to row with strength at a slow, consistent pace, maintain body mass and prevent injury while effectively and efficiently pulling your boat through the water. Personal training is exactly that personal. The variance between people, body types, metabolic speeds, dietary requirements and medical conditions are different person to person. No one size fits all and rowers should seek tailored guidance from strength and conditioning specialists and we can link you up with the right support.

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Icom IC-M94DE VHF+AIS RADIO

ISSUE #7 | EQUIPMENT

Icom IC-M94DE © Radio: icom; background image: The Wave Rowing

The World's First Marine Handportable With a Built-In AIS Receiver!

Your coastal rowing companion!

I com brings all the features of your fixed VHF to a handportable with the introduction of the all-new IC-M94DE… the world's first marine VHF handportable radio with an integrated AIS receiver as well as DSC and GPS. The IC-M94DE is the first handheld marine radio that offers users receive information broadcast by other AIS-equipped vessels. The IC-M94DE provides vessel traffic information shown on the radios large clear display. With its elegant design and abundance of simple to use features, this is a game-changing device for anyone who ventures out to sea for recreation or work.

The IC-M94DE doesn't just come with added AIS. Other features include 6W of RF power, class-leading 1500 mW of audio output with improved acoustic sound clarity, ensuring clear communications no matter the environment. This handportable has more battery power (approx. 10 hours) for extended operations. You can also assign up to 50 favourite destinations, Buoys for training etc. as waypoints with the enhanced Navigation feature.

The radio features Icom's own Float'n Flash and AquaQuake, keeping your radio operational if it becomes submerged. The Man Overboard (MOB) function is included for operator protection. Pressing the distress button while Float'n Flash is activated will transmit the MOB distress signal, allowing the operator to be more quickly and easily located.

AIS means you transmit a signal to let other vessels aware of your location – ideal when out to sea or navigating in a busy estuary, harbour and/or port. © Picture: icom

The IC-M94DE is available now from Icom Marine Dealers with a suggested retail price of £349.95 (inc.VAT).

For further information about this new model, visit the IC-M94DE VHF Marine Transceiver with AIS Receiver Product Page here.

Usage in coastal rowing Having AIS is a great feature, you will appear to other vessels on their radar, plus you can also be tracked onshore on sites like www.marinetraffic.com where someone can keep an eye out for you, and can even see if you’re rowing (moving) due to your speed. If you can’t get back in or drifted away from the boat, you can transmit the MOB distress signal (if attached to you).

Note: Undertake a Short Range Radio Certificate to use this product to its full potential using the correct terminology for communication.

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Are you looking for an epic experience?

What can I say? It was all you promised. A huge adventure, a challenge and something intangible which is a special experience, that I don't know how to articulate, but you know what it is if you were there. You got us across safely, the boat was a success and always felt up to the challenge. Leadership of such a diverse group is always a challenge, but when combined with extreme physical discomfort and the exhaustion of all involved, it is a real credit to both you and Dawn as to how well the trip went and the positive experience we had. So, a big thank you, to you and all at Rannoch who made it happen.

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Ian 'Boris' Kentfield Roxy Crew, Atlantic Ocean 2021

EXPEDITIONS If you’re looking for the ultimate rowing adventure, look no further.

Whether you want to cross an ocean or go island hopping in Scotland, we have an adventure for everyone.

Check out all the adventures on our website

www.rannochadventure.com

#RowWithRannoch

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AVE ROWING C1X KAITO

ISSUE #7 | NEW BOAT

C1x KAITO Introducing the new C1x Kaito – Ave Rowing Boats new coastal single scull.

The Wave – The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine chats to Rodrigo from Ave Rowing Boats to find out more about their new model to the world of coastal rowing, its features, innovations, and what makes it unique…

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ISSUE #7 | NEW BOAT

AVE ROWING C1X KAITO Portugal based Ave Rowing Boats recently introduced their new model coastal sculling boat – the C1x KAITO. The Wave – The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine finds out more about the innovation behind the C1x KAITO.

C1x KAITO Length:

5.80 metres

Beam:

80.3 centimetres

What is the Ave Rowing C1X KAITO and how did the idea first materialise?

Height/depth: 29.5 centimetres

The C1x Kaito is the new coastal single model of Ave Rowing Boats. When we first started considering the new model, we wanted something that could be both a fast and competitive boat, but also a more practical boat that could also be used for recreational purposes.

Weight: The standard weight is 35Kg (World Rowing conform Coastal regulations). Although we offer the possibility in the Carbon version to order it with the less weight possible that can be within 25-27Kg and we provide the extra weight if the intention is to also use it in Coastal Rowing competitions.

We have thought a lot about all competitions, starting by the Beach Sprints, and tried to make it as easy as possible to participate on them, but we have also taken into consideration the practicability of a recreational boat.

What challenges did you overcome during its construction?

This first challenge started when we wanted to change the position of the rigger and put it on the middle of the boat. The C1x Kaito has undergone several experimental tests so we could launch it as we liked it to be.

Type of rigger: Aluminium lateral rigger (easy to assemble and easier to transport); Number of watertight compartments: 3

What innovations in its design makes it stand out from other coastal C1X on the market?

We have uplifted the tips of the bow and the stern creating a “banana shaped” hull. This way we have less hull on the water and consequently more speed. We have created a wider and flatter center hull, to offer you a more comfortable and stable row.

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We have reinforced our adjustable fin, a unique characteristic of our coastal boats that enables different approaches to the water. As far from the end of the stern, the easier it will be for you to circumvent buoys. As closer from the end of the stern, it will offer you a more linear movement but a different approach to the buoys.

© AveRowing Boats. Lda.

This boat is available in two different versions, manufactured using the same process, but different materials. We have the Carbon version, having all parts (such as hull, foot-stretcher with Active-Tool shoes and seat plate) produced with carbon fibres. We also have the Club version, where the hull is produced with fibre glass fibres, the seat is produced from carbon fibres and the foot-stretcher is made of marine plywood with flex-feet shoes.

We have also decreased the height of the bow, what caused a reduction on its total area, making it less vulnerable to lateral wind gusts. Not forgetting our aerodynamic top bow design, like a seagull beak, because what we want is to fly close to the water.

Above: The bow is decreased in height as well as an aerodynamic top bow designed to fly closer to the water. © AveRowing Boats. Lda.

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AVE ROWING C1X KAITO Who is the target audience for the boat?

We have thought and planned this boat to be competitive for those who want and enjoy competing during the Coastal Rowing season, but have also made it practical, in order to be applicable to everyone who likes coastal rowing and recreational activities.

Apart from the innovation on the design, directed to the competitive area, as presented before, we have also created a box that works as a storage compartment, close to the rower to access it easily. We have allocated three plastic handles, placed on the tips of the boat to be easier to transport it, and two new drain plugs strategically placed to a better removal of the water that may enter the boat.

Never forgetting our aluminium lateral rigger, created to ease the assembling and the transport.

I want to buy a boat... what does it come with as standard, and what optional extras do you offer?

As standard features the C1x Kaito is delivered ready to row. Bringing one set of aluminium lateral riggers with complete oarlocks, a fibre glass or carbon box with an elastic (used as storage), one adjustable fin, three plastic handles and everything else that completes the boat, such as seat, foot-stretcher, and rails. It includes a 7-year warranty against any manufacture problems in hull, footstretcher plate (when on the Carbon version) and seat plate. Detrition parts are not included on the warranty.

Apart from the standard features, we have our optional extras that include:  boat top cover with rigger sleeves (rain proof);  trolley to transport of the boat;  vests (ratified);  rigger cover (rain proof);  oars

© AveRowing Boats. Lda.

© AveRowing Boats. Lda.

This boat is designed to enable athletes of 16+ years to practice and compete.

Where do you see the future of Coastal Rowing?

Well, I look forward to a bright future of Coastal Rowing.

With the introduction of this new rowing category in the Olympic Games and the creation of Coastal Rowing Championships almost all around the world, in many different countries, I think this is a sign of progress.

The inclusion on the Olympic Rowing will uplift this area and give a more trustable and worthy position on people’s eyes.

Can the boat be rowed in World Rowing competitive competitions?

For more information on the C1x KAITO, and Ave Rowing Boats, please contact: Tel:

+351 935 440 600

Email:

info@averowingboats.com

Website: www.averowingboats.com

Yes, our C1x Kaito complies with all World Rowing Coastal Rowing regulations, as well as every Coastal boat produced by us. The new features of the Kaito, allows it to be more adaptable and efficient in the Beach Sprint strand, such as buoy turning abilities and cruise speed.

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YOUR PICTURES

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NEW CLUB! Cornwall based Carrick Rowing Club is an inclusive community of welcoming members, who row, teach and train in all types of slide seat boat for the camaraderie and joy of being together on and off the water.

The club rows fine and coastal disciplines, launching from Falmouth, Cornwall. The club became a registered charity in March 2020, and continues to grow with an active membership. The club is supported by St Michaels Hotel, Rustler Yachts, and The National Maritime Museum Cornwall. © Picture: Carrick Rowing Club

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10th Round Hayling Rowing Race

A 13 miles ‘Flag’ Race for Cornish Pilot Gigs; Solent Galleys; St Ayles Skiffs & other Coastal Boats.

Sunday 27th June 2021 from 11.00 from Northney Marina, Hayling Island.

Supported by Langstone Pilot Gig Club, Langstone Cutters Rowing Club and Langstone Adventure Rowing

www.roundhaylingrace.co.uk mike@langstonerowing.co.uk

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMPS & PROGRAMS

ISSUE #7 | GO COASTAL ROWING

© Logo: Go Coastal Rowing. Picture: The Wave Rowing

GO COASTAL ROWING

C oastal sculling rowing is growing fast in the USA, Canada and Caribbean. To keep up with the growth, a new not-for-profit organisation was formed “Go Coastal Rowing”. The Wave Rowing chats to them to find out more and their vision.

Who are Go Coastal Rowing, and what you do?

Go Coastal Rowing is an all-volunteer non-profit organization founded in 2020. Our leadership and idea generators represent rowing clubs across the United States and Canada. We have working relationships with USRowing and are in communication with World Rowing leadership in an efforts to bring coastal rowing in the United States in line with international standards.

We promote and support the sport of FISA-class coastal rowing throughout the United States and Caribbean, by fostering a network of local clubs supporting and training youth, veteran, and elite coastal rowers.

We are creating a culture of diversity and inclusion in which people of all backgrounds and abilities are able to engage with the water through coastal rowing.

Our objectives include growing the number of local coastal rowing clubs in the United States and Caribbean and ensuring those clubs have the support and tools necessary to thrive and serve their members.

We seek to provide a framework for club structure and events, and ensure that sanctioned events have the resources they need to succeed. We want to promote a culture of fun within clubs and events.

We are working towards creating a membership structure, and hosting annual development camps across the country.

In the long term, we see an opportunity to create a firstof-its-kind national training center in Pensacola, FL, and are working with local partners to determine the feasibility of this project.

The Coastal Rowing scene in the US… Coastal rowing has taken hold in certain pockets of the country, especially New England, Florida, and California. There is an effort underway to bring coastal rowing to the Great Lakes. Go Coastal Rowing sees an opportunity to bring open water / coastal rowing to more communities and is currently working with USRowing to develop and host coastal rowing development camps along the East coast in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, and Massachusetts.

Events and Competitions There are a handful of local events held each year. Due to COVID-19, clubs and organizers are determining the feasibility of hosting coastal rowing events in 2021. On the current schedule, we are aware of these events: 2021 North Tahoe Regatta Date: 5th August 2021 Touted as "The highest-elevation rowing regatta in the United States. Race across the crystal clear waters of Carnelian Bay on Lake Tahoe's north shore, surrounded by picturesque, snow-capped peaks and fresh mountain air."

For more information, click here.

154K Door Peninsula Tour Date: 19th – 23rd September 2021 This is a fundraising event for La Baie Verte Rowing Club (LBVRC) in Green Bay, WI. For more information, click here.

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ISSUE #7 | GO COASTAL ROWING

Where do you see the future of coastal rowing in the US in 10 years time?

We're excited that in 2020, USRowing convened a coastal rowing committee to develop a framework to embrace coastal rowing in its role at the National Governing Body for the sport of rowing. It's working to develop resources, add coastal rowing to its communications efforts and educational programming, and integrate FISA-class coastal rowing into its national team structure, starting with the selection of the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprints National Team.

© Go Coastal Rowing.

We're working to build excitement about coastal rowing at the local level, and helping develop clubs, programs, and events that will create both local communities and a pipeline to National Team development camps.

© Go Coastal Rowing.

With the prospect of the inclusion of coastal rowing at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, and the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, there is an opportunity, right now, to develop young rowers to represent the United States in that inaugural class of coastal Olympians.

How can people in America can get involved?

Coastal clubs and equipment are spread thin across the United States, but we are in the process of creating a comprehensive list of clubs and organizations that offer coastal and open water rowing in the Americas.

Find your nearest coastal & open water club at gocoastalrowing.com/clubs

www.gocoastalrowing.com Facebook/gocoastalrowing Instagram/gocoastalrowing

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ISSUE #7 | TRAINING CAMPS

© Provided by BIAR

YOUTH TRAINING CAMP

Where was the camp conducted?

Bair Island Aquatic Center (BIAC) hosted its Youth ID camp for Beach Sprints at our club in Redwood City, California. Rowers learned the basics of coastal boat handling and buoy turns at our facility. On the camp’s second day, we hosted a scrimmage that simulated a WRBSF environment at a local beach, complete with race officials, an Olympic rower as MC, colorful flags and finish line provided by coastal boat manufacturers (Swift, Lite and Rowing Sport.) The buoyed course was laid out by an expert.

What was the BIAC Beach Sprints Youth ID Camp and how did it first start?

BIAC hosted a Youth (U19) Beach Sprints ID camp in October 2020 to identify and train U19 rowers for US Rowing National Team trials for World Rowing Beach Sprints finals.US trials are Florida on June 19, 2021 and WRBSF are in Portugal September 24-26, 202.

The USA has never sent athletes to Beach Sprints Finals. BIAC rowers have competed at World Rowing Coastal Championships, and we decided to share our expertise to help develop the US National Team to be competitive at WRBSF.

The BIAC camp program provided the basis of US Rowing camps offered this spring across the Eastern USA. Though the camp used the beach sprint format, does it also cater for endurance race formats?

BIAC provides training programs for both endurance and beach sprints format coastal rowing. The Youth ID camp focused specifically on developing teenage rowers for National Team trials in Beach Sprints.

Training for Beach Sprints is also useful for coastal endurance racing, as the enduro races sometimes utilize beach starts or finishes, and incorporate numerous buoy turns.

At our camp, we specifically trained youth athletes for World Rowing Beach Sprints format races. These events use FISA-certified coastal singles, doubles and quads, which are sliding seat boats with open stern transoms. The race events are short but multi-faceted: athletes run from a starting position on a beach to their boats at the shore, hop into the boats, then row a series of 3 buoys out 250M from shore, make a stake-turn at the final buoy, row straight back to shore, exit their boats and run to the finish line. Each race takes approximately 2:30 to 3 minutes.

This video provides a fun look at Beach Sprints racing Further details about the camp are on our website.

The beach sprints start and finish on the beach. © Provided by BIAR

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ISSUE #7 | TRAINING CAMPS

The Coaches The BIAC Camp coaches have extensive coaching and coastal rowing experience. In addition, prior to the camp, the Camp coaches and staff received training from Guin Batten of FISA in how best to run a Beach Sprints regatta and selection process, training that was later offered to coaches across the USA. Beth Anderson Beth is Executive Director of Norcal Crew. Beth joined Norcal in 2019 after 21 years as the Program Director and Coach at the Oakland Strokes rowing program, one of the premier Jr. Rowing Clubs. Under her leadership, Oakland Strokes won 19 US Rowing National Championships. In 2018-19, Beth was the Director of Junior Rowing at the Newport Aquatic Center. Beth graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and obtained a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from Purdue University in 1991. She was the Varsity Women’s Rowing Coach at the University of California at Davis from 1991 to 1993.

Bob Ernst Bob is one of the USA’s most accomplished rowing coaches. He served as both the men's and women's rowing coach at the University of Washington during a 42-year association with the school. He was a four-time coach of U.S. Olympic women's rowing teams, from 1976 to 1988.

He led the women's double in 1976, women's sculls in 1980, and the women's eight in both 1984 and 1988. His 1980 team did not compete in the Olympics due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, while the 1984 team won the gold medal.

Ernst was an eleven-time Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, Women's Coach of the Year in 1987 and Men's Coach of the Year in 1990–1993, 1995–1997, 2003, 2004, and 2007. He was inducted into UC Irvine's athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, the National Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Hall of Fame in 2015.

Alice Henderson Alice rowed for the University of Washington and TeamUSA, followed by a successful career as a high school and collegiate head coach at Seattle University from 1989 to 1994. As a FISA umpire Alice learned about Coastal rowing in 2013 and has promoted Beach Sprints and Coastal rowing on the West Coast of the USA ever since. She was a member of the 2018 World Championship Coastal Jury in Canada. In addition to her interest in Coastal rowing, she has been active in Paralympic rowing - In 2019 at the World Championships Alice’s PR2 2x boat qualified for the Tokyo2020 games.

Hannah Wayment-Steele Hannah, rowing for BIAC, placed an impressive 9th in the WC1x and 7th in the WC2x at the FISA Coastal World Championships in 2019 in Hong Kong. Hannah will host a break out session on how to go from competitive sculler to elite coastal rower. She played DIII volleyball in college in southern California, blissfully unaware of oars or ergs, and only got hooked on rowing after college in 2016 while studying in the UK. When she isn’t at the boathouse Hannah is working on her PhD in Chemistry at Stanford.

Running from the start line to enter the boat. © All photos provided by BIAR

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YOUTH TRAINING CAMP

ISSUE #7 | TRAINING CAMPS How can people book to attend a camp?

For more information about coastal camps, visit https://gobair.org/beach-sprint-camps

© BIAR

For information on BIAC coastal rowing programs https://gobair.org/learn-open-water-rowing Our website also provides great background information about coastal rowing at https://gobair.org/coastal-rowing Where do you see the future of coastal rowing going in the USA? BIAC believes that coastal rowing will rapidly gain popularity in the USA. The boats are accessibly priced and appropriate both for learning to row and for racing, all the way to extreme sports levels. We see coastal rowing as analogous to mountain biking or snowboarding - equally rigorous athletic pursuits that also embrace a more diverse range of backgrounds and styles. BIAC is working closely with US Rowing to develop both national/recreational coastal rowing and elite competitive coastal racing.

www.gobair.org Follow BIAC at… @BIACRWC @BIACRWC @BairIslandAquaticCenter

Approaching the first buoy on the slalom course; there’s 3 buoys out 250M from shore, a 180o turn at the final buoy, then row straight back to shore. © BIAR

Helping to navigate the rower as they undertake the slalom course. © BIAR

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A competitor sprinting to cross the finish line © BIAR

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ISSUE #7 | TRAINING CAMPS

© All-American Rowing Camp

ALL-AMERICAN ROWING CAMP

The Coaches The head coaches are Jim Dietz and Mark Wilson and our cadre of coaches that assist with camps are all USRowing Level 3 certified college or national team coaches with decades of experience and we all work to a high professional and positive experience for our campers.

All-American Rowing Camp started in 1999 when Jim Dietz and Mark Wilson wanted to start a rowing camp business to keep working together as Mark had left University of Massachusetts and moved to Indiana University, the first camp was in June of 1999 with about 6 scullers and now we do about 40 camps a year all over the world and work with hundreds of scullers annually.

We run camps over the winter in Florida USA and then travel all over the country in the summer with at least one or two European camps each year as well. We have been to every corner of the USA and in Portugal, Italy, France, Croatia, Slovenia and have plans for Austria, Netherlands, and Germany among others.

What rowing disciplines do you cover?

Mark Wilson Mark is a former US National college champion and was second in the 1992 Olympic Trials in the 2x, then did win the US Elite nationals in the 2x and silver in the 4x. in 1993 Mark went to the U23 Worlds in the 4x & finished 6th.

Both Mark and Jim continue to row in head races and some sprint events including winning the World Masters 2x in 2017 in Sarasota together.

© All-American Rowing Camp

We mainly conduct sculling camps and are expanding into Coastal specific camps now. We have a fleet of 5 coastal 1x's, 1 2x and 1 4x. Plan is to offer the coastal camps in Florida in the winter 2022 and also we have a Gig 4x with that will be used for additional seats and for touring.

Jim Dietz Jim rowed in the 1972, 76 and 80 Olympics and then coached in three more Olympics and many world championships, Pan Ams, U23's and other national and international events.

© All-American Rowing Camp

What is the All-American Rowing Camp and how did it first start?

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ALL-AMERICAN ROWING CAMP

ISSUE #7 | TRAINING CAMPS

Where do you see the future of coastal rowing going in the USA?

While Coastal rowing is relatively new to the USA both Jim and Mark are early adaptors and are activing rowing and racing the singles in various water conditions on the east coast of the USA, Jim races and rows in New England including the Blackburn Challenge and Mark rows in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean new Daytona Beach as well as the Intracoastal waterway and other rivers. More to be sure as we travel and enjoy taking the boats to other waterways.

Jim and Mark feel it is going to be very exciting to see the growth of coastal rowing here in the USA, We are working with many clubs and event organizers to help grow the sport and get more boats imported to the USA, Currently waiting on boats that will be delivered to Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio just to name a few.

© All-American Rowing Camp

What coastal rowing experience do you/your coaches possess?

© All-American Rowing Camp

Also, Jim and Mark recently rowed in Sibenik Croatia in the Adriatic on a 10mile training row and also introduced rowers to Monaco a few years ago to the virtues of coastal rowing there.

How can people book to attend a camp / your services?

Is the coastal rowing covering both endurance, and/or beach sprint formats?

All of our range of camps we offer can be found at www.allamericanrowingcamp.com or emailing Mark at Director@allamericanrowingcamp.com for setting up a private or club camp, This summer we have over a dozen camps set up from Boston to Petaluma California with locations in Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, New York, Michigan, Florida and others.

© All-American Rowing Camp

Both formats as well as distance touring.

Do you offer recreational rows or is this more aimed at the competitive/elite rowers?

All types of rowers come to our camps.

© All-American Rowing Camp

www.allamericanrowingcamp.com Director@allamericanrowingcamp.com

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ISSUE #7 | TRAINING PROGRAMS

© Coastal Rowing USA

COASTAL ROWING USA

What coastal rowing experience do you/your coaches possess?

Who are Coastal Rowing USA and how did it first start?

Coastal Rowing USA is a private company starting by Shelley and Jim Henderson in 2018. We started the company after finding real enjoyment in Coastal Rowing, and becoming a dealer for LiteBoats in the USA.

We have been Coastal Rowing since 2018 and have logged over 3000 miles primarily in singles and doubles. We have raced in the waters off of Sarasota FL and Norwalk CT. We also produced our own FISA style race in November of 2019.

Is the coastal rowing covering both endurance, and/or beach sprint formats?

Yes, we can provide both experiences.

Where are the experiences conducted?

Coastal Rowing in LiteBoat sliding seat sculling shells.

For the most part rowers come to Sarasota where we can create many different experiences in various water conditions.

Do you offer experience rows for those wishing to explore the world of Coastal Sculling?

© Coastal Rowing USA

What rowing disciplines do you cover?

Yes, we have access to a wide variety of water conditions offering a bespoke coastal rowing experience to cover the aspects of the sport a rower wishes to try.

Do you cater for adaptive rowers?

Yes, we have worked with a several adaptive rowers to get them out on the water in our boats. Each session was very successful.

The Coaches The Coastal Rowing we engage in is an augmentation of fine water rowing. My wife and I will coach single rowers or small groups in the skills we have learned based on our experiences Coastal Rowing and Racing.

For larger groups our preference is to work privately with the coaches and staff that normally handle the group to get them up to speed on Coastal issues and techniques. Then take on an advisory role in the background as the coaches and staff work with their athletes.

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We also have the ability to travel with our boats with what we call "Regatta in a Box". This is a self-contained rig which currently carries a fleet of LiteBoat matched FISA compliant Coastal Race Shells consisting of four Singles, four Doubles, two Coxed Quads and all the gear needed to put on a race. While the rig technically can travel anywhere in the continental US, we prefer to stay on the Eastern side of the US. Do you offer recreational rows, or are you more aimed at the competitive/elite rowers?

Our goal is to promote Coastal Rowing in any format a rower wishes to experience. So far everyone has finished with a smile.

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© Coastal Rowing USA

COASTAL ROWING USA

ISSUE #7 | TRAINING PROGRAMS

www.coastalrowingusa.com jhenderson@coastalrowingusa.com Where do you see the future of coastal rowing going in the USA?

#coastalrowingusa

We believe Coastal Rowing has a bright future in the United States as it allows rowing athletes to have different experiences in open waters all over the United States. Clubs can reinvigorate members who have stepped away from racing as well as reach out to new rowers who would be more comfortable in a more stable shell.

The racing is fast paced, exciting and all done in close proximity to the spectators. This creates a family friendly electric atmosphere for athletes and spectators.

How can people book to attend a program / your services?

www.sarasotacoastalrowingassociation.com Future programs and experiences are evolving as Covid restrictions ease.

Contact Coastal Rowing USA for more information.

The USRowing Beach Sprint Trails will be taking place in Sarasota, Florida on June 19 th, 2021. © Sarasota Coastal Rowing Association

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BAIR ISLAND A.C

Do you cater for adaptive rowers?

Bair Island Aquatic Center (BIAC) is a rowing and paddling club in Redwood City, California formed in the Fall of 1999 as a 501c3 (non-profit) organization by masters rowing and paddling enthusiasts. We offer masters rowing programs including: classic (flat water), adaptive and coastal; and paddling programs for juniors and masters including: kayak, surfski and standup paddle boarding. There are also two juniors rowing programs and additional paddling clubs who row/paddle out of the club.

A more full history can be found here: https://gobair.org/History

What rowing disciplines do you cover? Fixed-seat, sliding-seat; river, coastal…?

The largest population of rowers at BIAC are in traditional “classic” sculling and sweep shells with moving seats. Like many clubs, we shifted entirely to singles during COVID and are now moving back into the bigger boats. We also have a growing community of para-athletes who erg and row with equipment targeted to their adaptive level: PR1, PR2 and PR3. In the past two years, we have added coastal equipment to our fleet to augment our large number of open water boats and are actively growing this discipline.

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One BIAC rower, Russell Gernaat, has qualified to race the Mx2x at the Tokyo Paralympics and he trains with his coach, Alice Henderson, from BIAC.

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What is the Bair Island Aquatic Center, and how did it first start?

Our adaptive program has been growing substantially over the past five+ years and we have two coaches on staff who have completed the USRowing adaptive coaching courses. BIAC has been a recipient of Freedom Rows grants which provided funds for boats, oars, ergs, coach training and other equipment to support para rowers. We support visually impaired rowers and have volunteers row with them as “rabbits” and we have added several SCI (spinal cord injury) events in 2021.

Where are the programs conducted?

All rowing programs for BIAC are held at our facility in Redwood City, California. We are lucky to have a boathouse with several docks for water access and a facility that supports multiple boat types. Within 1500m of our facility we have access to a beach for any coastal beach sprint practices. Additional beach access and rowing in the open San Francisco Bay is within 5000m of our boathouse.

We do offer camps and clinics, they also launch out of our boathouse and we target the day, time and activity to coincide with the best tide, wind and water type for the given activity.

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BAIR ISLAND A.C The Coaches Our coastal programs are coached by Amanda Hawkins. She has coached masters for two years and coached juniors for 3 years. Her experience in rowing began in 2001 and she has trained and raced at collegiate and masters levels since. Under the guidance of highly-experienced coach (and rower and referee) Alice Henderson, Amanda created a coastal curricula in 2020 and has expanded the offerings in 2021 to include new rowers and experienced rowers in C1x, C2x and C4x+ boats along with open water shells.

Amanda recently attended the World Rowing coaching series with Guin Batten to achieve Coastal Coaching certification. She is a USRowing certified coach.

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Is the coastal rowing covering both endurance, and/or beach sprint formats?

The coastal classes for experienced rowers will cover both the endurance and beach sprint formats. In a typical coastal series, there are 4 sessions each with a different focus. One practice will focus on introducing rowers to wind and waves and how to row in different water types, another session will focus on buoys turns and the different racing formats in coastal rowing, another session with focus almost exclusively on beach sprint practice (especially running, launch and landing), and the 4th session will be a chance to do more long rowing in windy conditions in the various coastal boat types.

Amanda coaching coastal C1x’s in Summer 2020. © BIAC

What coastal rowing experience do you/your coaches possess?

Coach Amanda Hawkins was introduced to coastal rowing in 2018 when the World Rowing Coastal Championship came to North America. She and several teammates traveled to Sydney in British Columbia, Canada to race in a C4x+. It was their first coastal row and coastal race and they were hooked.

Amanda continued to row and race coastal boats in the Bay Area in the San Francisco Bay (Open Ocean Regatta, Bridge to Bridge regatta, SF Coastals) and raced at the WRCC again in Hong Kong in 2019. She is currently training to race in Portugal in 2021. She now has extensive water time in C1x, C2x and C4x+ boats.

At a coastal practice in Hong Kong 2019. © BIAC

Do you offer recreational rows or is this more aimed at the competitive/elite rowers?

BIAC has an active masters racing group and several rowers who are beginning to explore coastal racing. At the same time, the largest portion of BIAC’s membership is recreational rowers who want to enjoy rowing and paddling and exploring the waterways around the Bay Area. The coastal classes we offer primarily focus on an introduction to coastal rowing and encouragement to try these fantastic boats. When rowers understand coastal and open water rowing and the different equipment, their access to the water increases exponentially as they can travel farther, and in more weather/water conditions than the classic “calm mornings.”

Above: Amanda is bow of the C2x that recently raced in the SF Bay out through the Golden Gate Bridge and back, 15k.

(May 2021). © BIAC

Coastal “expedition” over to Foster City (24k roundtrip) in an open water boat, Summer 2020. © BIAC

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BAIR ISLAND A.C In addition to coastal rowing classes, we offer what we call “coastal expeditions.” These are coached (supervised) outings beyond the normal trek from our boathouse. This summer we will row north to Foster City, south to Menlo Park, and east across the bay to Hayward on our expeditions. Each expedition is approximately 24k roundtrip and we will pull up on a beach at our destination. Upon landing on the beach, rowers can relax, have a snack, drink some water, and rest a bit in a new location before rowing home. These recreational trips are great community activity as well as a chance to get in some long, fun meters.

How can people book to attend a camp / your services?

For more information about coastal camps, please see:

https://gobair.org/beach-sprint-camps

For information on coastal rowing programs in general at BIAC, please visit:

https://gobair.org/learn-open-water-rowing

Row across the bay to a local shipwreck. © BIAC

Where do you see the future of coastal rowing going in the USA? BIAC believes that coastal rowing will rapidly gain popularity in the USA. The boats are accessibly priced and appropriate both for learning to row and for racing, all the way to extreme sports levels. We see coastal rowing as analogous to mountain biking or snowboarding--equally rigorous athletic pursuits that also embrace a more diverse range of backgrounds and styles.

www.gobair.org Coastal Rowing at BIAC:

https://gobair.org/coastal-rowing Coastal & Open Water Classes at BIAC:

https://gobair.org/learn-open-water-rowing BIAC is working closely with US Rowing to develop both national/recreational coastal rowing and elite competitive coastal racing.

Follow BIAC at… @BairIslandAquaticCenter @BIACRWC @BIACRWC

Below: Coach Amanda rowing out of Marin in the northern part of the SF Bay. You can see Alcatraz directly over her head, the Bay Bridge over her stern deck and the city of San Francisco off her stern. © BIAC

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SAN FRANCISCO COASTALS

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SAN FRANCISCO COASTALS

The Course In 2019, we had fine weather with brilliant blue skies that weekend, all the better to complement the orange Golden Gate Bridge.

Tides were not extreme, but there are numerous eddies and cross-currents in the bay.

The 6KM Saturday course passed around Alcatraz Island - watch for tourist ferries off the eastern shore!

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re you looking for an event to attend in the USA, why not try the San Francisco Coastal – rowing in the spectacular San Francisco Bay. The Wave Rowing chats to the event organisers to find out more.

The history of the event © Provided by BIAC

The SF Coastals Regatta in October 2019 combined a new FISA WRCC-style 6KM race with the historic Bridge to Bridge Regatta for a weekend of fun coastal racing. A conversation with the US Rowing then-CEO at WRCC 2018 in Canada sparked our club’s interest in hosting a national coastal regatta in San Francisco Bay. What makes this regatta special?

How has COVID-19 impacted how the event is conducted?

Sunday’s approximately 20K course ran out to the base of the Golden Gate bridge then reversed course south to the “B” Tower of the Bay bridge and back to Aquatic Park Cove. This race traces nearly the entire SF coast line, including Chrissy Field, Fisherman’s Wharf, downtown museums, the Ferry building (they have right of way!) and the Fire Station. © Provided by BIAC

SF Coastals ran in the spectacular center of SF bay, racing one course around Alcatraz Island and the next day to both the iconic Golden Gate and Bay bridges.

Races started and finished just offshore from a National Park nestled at the foot of the cityscape.

Covid prevented all regattas in San Francisco in 2020, and has limited races in 2021. This year the Bridge to Bridge race runs October 2, 2021.

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What boats and age categories can enter?

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The SF Coastal Weekend welcomed a mix of open water, coastal and traditional boats. In SF, MAAS open water singles and doubles are popular. Coastal boats (C1x, C2x and C4x+) from Swift Racing, Eurodiffusion and Liteboat all raced. And San Francisco’s traditional rowing clubs fielded entries in wooden 1x, 2x and 6+, all with sliding seats.

What type of start and finish do you experience?

SF Coastal races used a sail-race style water start, with boats grouped by gender and approximate speed.

Competitors mustn’t cross the start line before the Umpire sounds the start, but may attempt a running start from behind the line. During the Regatta, we had one false start when a boat crossed the line early, causing a restart and earning a warning. We had to group boats by gender to allow hot seating and reuse of the coveted coastal boats by men, women and mixed crews.

Both races also incorporated water finish lines. The busy area near the start/finish line is enjoyed by swimmers, kayakers and fisherman as well as rowers, so all rowers needed to keep a watchful eye.

What prizes are on offer?

For more information and entry details We awarded gold, silver and bronze custom medals to rowers, measured both in raw and age-adjusted times.

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In addition, the South End Rowing Club awards a large loving-cup perpetual trophy to the fastest overall rower in the Bridge to Bridge race. Hannah Wayment-Steele of BIAC won, the first time a woman has taken home the trophy.

In 2021, check Regatta Central for the Bridge to Bridge race, October 2nd, 2021.

The San Francisco Coastals ‘Bridge to Bridge’ regatta is hosted by South End Rowing Club in conjunction with Bair Island Aquatic Center who produced this feature of the event.

www.gobair.org

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© Scullers Rowing Club

FEATURED CLUB

The trailblazing club rowing in paradise from the magical island of Exuma, Bahamas

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SKULLERS ROWING CLUB

Club facilities

I t’s time to grab yourself a glass of Switcha as The

Wave Rowing transports you to the magical islands of Exuma in the Bahamas to introduce you to a trailblazing club that’s changing lives through rowing. The Wave Rowing chats to Michael Knowles, President & Captain of Skullers Rowing Club to find out more…

At present we share a few storage sheds with our sister organization; the Exuma Sailing Club but we are currently planning a dedicated small clubhouse for storage, ergs, etc.

We have one erg that is privately owned, so the majority of our time trials and testing are done on the water. Once we have our clubhouse then we’ll be able to have changing rooms, erg / land training area and meeting room.

When, and how did your club first start? © Scullers Rowing Club

We first started in September 2015, the circumstances behind its formation were pure chance… or fate? Who knows! It was a chance encounter between myself and Melissa Swaby who at the time was a board member of Bahamas Rowing and was moving to Exuma for her work at the Ministry of Education. I had zero rowing experience and she had only a tiny bit but somehow we made it work!

A brief history: Boat fleet/number & types: We don’t have a rich history but we do have a number of firsts. Our founder Michael Knowles competed at FISA Worlds in Sarasota, Florida in 2017. Michael & Co-founder Melissa Swaby competed at 2018 FISA World Masters in Sarasota, Florida with Michael finishing in the top half of all competitors in the ‘A’ Category. Michael then went on to be the first Bahamian to compete at a FISA World Coastal Regatta at the 2018 WRCC in Victoria, Canada.

We currently have:   

5 of our Scullers Rowing Club Coastal Singles 1 Little River Marine Sprint 1 1989 Vespoli Challenger 4x/+.

We’re in the process of building a Cambridge racer, acquiring a WinTech trainer 2x, and exploring building a few sliding seat Annapolis Wherry 2x’s!

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Since then our club has grown and really focused on coastal development and recently hosted the first ever Beach Sprints regatta in The Bahamas and (to our knowledge at least) in The Caribbean. This 1st Annual Exuma Beach Sprints Invitational was a national event that brought together 30 of the best junior rowers from around the country. Our club ended up sweeping the Junior Men's Solo, 3 of the top 4 positions in the Junior Women's Solo and 1st in the Under 23 Mixed Solo.

We’re putting together a strong national team based on this event to hopefully head to the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals and Coastal Championships in Portugal later this year.

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Are the SRC Coastal singles of a self-made design?

Are you a charity, community-funded or private?

YES! Our awesome little coastals are an in-house design, borrowing heavily on influences from Liteboat’s and sunfish sailing dinghies. We often joke about how all they’re missing are a daggerboard and sail.

We are currently a community-funded organization in the process of getting our Non-profit & charity status.

The boats are a sandwich construction of BS 1088 Okoume Plywood and 4-6oz fibreglass cloth. The hulls are made of 3mm Okoume while the deck structure & bulkheads use 6mm. Each boat takes roughly 2 ½ - 3 weeks to build & finish.

We’ve grown considerably - especially given our small community. In 2018 it was just two of us, then we rebooted the club in March of 2019 with a small group of new kids; Rayne Bowe and her brother Andrew.

Since then we’ve grown to 18 kids, and looking to start getting adults in the program!

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The project is a core tenant of our organization so the juniors (who are interested) participate in the entire process from lofting to stitching the hulls, to building out the cockpit structure, and finally to finishing/splashing.

What’s your average membership number?

Common competitive events, and main league: Rowing is still in its infancy here in The Bahamas so there aren’t a ton of easily accessible competitions.

Covid-19 really forced ourselves and the other premier Bahamian club (Nassau Rowing) to start figuring out how to develop a domestic calendar in addition to targeting select US or International competitions for those who make the cut.

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There’s a great sense of satisfaction for those who take part in the building process that they are rowing something they helped to create. It also helps them appreciate them more, meaning they take better care of the boats both on and off the water which is vital for us here in the Central Bahamas… the specific materials you need to fix something may not be readily available.

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Last summer we had the first edition of the SRC Summer Sprints which is our own club championship and we’re getting ready for the second edition in a few weeks. This past March we hosted the first ever National Coastal rowing regatta; The Exuma Beach Sprints Invitational. The EBS is an event we intend to make an annual fixture and hopefully become an international event as well.

Are you part of a rowing association?

We are currently a member club of the Bahamas Rowing Federation.

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The total material cost per boat is roughly $2,000 (factoring in shipping & customs duties) fully rigged and finished. We’ve had to cut some corners to get the costs down to that number, such as wooden riggers and rudimentary foot stretchers with heel cups and foot straps made from old trucking tie down straps.

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SKULLERS ROWING CLUB Common social activities:

© Scullers Rowing Club

We don’t have any common social activities - when we want to get together we just head to the beach!

What activities do you do that engages the public/community?

Because we’re still pretty young our community outreach programs are still limited. We’re looking to become more active in clean-up campaigns, public demos, meet & greets, etc.

Notable achievements:     

First Bahamian to compete at a World Rowing Coastal Championship First Beach Sprints regatta held in the Bahamas & Caribbean Swept the top 3 of the Junior Men’s division at the Exuma Beach Sprints Placed 1st, 2nd, 4th in the Junior Women’s division at the Exuma Beach Sprints Competed at the virtual Head of the Charles “4702” with a 4th place finish in the Junior Men

Common Notable wildlife:

For further information, new members, and to follow Scullers Rowing Club’s activities…

Address/location:

Turtles, Seagulls, schools of fish, stingrays, spotted eagle rays & manta rays, sharks, dolphins!

Skullers Rowing Club, George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas

5 tips for a new rower to Coastal/Offshore rowing:

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Conditions can change in an instant! The weather forecast can be glassy calm but you can end up in 20kt squalls due to rain clouds.

Adaptability is key to coastal rowing.

Flatwater rowing is all about long, powerful strokes. In coastal rowing it's better to shorten up the stroke a bit to “tap it along” since the boats don’t run like flatwater shells.

Respect, but don’t fear the ocean.

Rig your oarlocks up a little bit higher than you would in flatwater. It’s better to give your blades more clearance on the recovery than to have them potentially slamming into a passing wave.

Seek out surfing opportunities! There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush from feeling a coastal boat INSTANTLY accelerate to speeds faster than a flatwater shell.

Telephone:

+1 (242) 524-8096

Website: Facebook: Instagram:

www.skullersrowing.com www.facebook.com/skullersrowing @skullersrowing

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Your 30 minute training routine for others to try:

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One of my favorite 30 minute routines is a 3x10min (2min rest) “Blaster” with a power 10 every 2 minutes.

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