Empacher are known for the quality (and price!) of their boats with a no compromise attitude to the way they build their boats. So when it came to finding the best shoe to put in their boats they chose Against rowing shoes. Founded by Davide Pojer, a passionate designer and rower, Against rowing is renowned
With the current coronavirus lockdown and no crew boat rowing, now is a great time to get all those annoying maintenance jobs done on boats that have been neglected. While maintenance can be expensive, it is a far smaller price to pay than crew suffering equipment failure in training, or even worse, in a regatta
Recently there have been some interesting studies completed around rowing. Congratulations to the authors on their hard work and their contribution to furthering our sport. The first study looks at rigging and the impact this has on catch slip and drive time with a correlation being demonstrated between positive catch slip and reduced drive time
Designed and developed by multi international medal winning coach John Driessen, the Ergo Coach by Rowfit has been developed to give instant and simple visual feedback to the athlete and coach. The Ergo Coach is an apparatus compatible with all Concept 2 ergometers – simply bolt the base between the seat and the carriage on
Congratulations to Martino Goretti of Italy on becoming World Champion in the lightweight men’s single scull. Martino had the courage to explore all possibilities and to do what no other athlete at the 2019 World Championships or prior had done – use the Randall Foil. He is forever a World Champion, with his hard work
