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Rebecca Caroe

About Rebecca Caroe

Rebecca is a rower, coach and a marketing professional. Rowing since university, sculling since realising that unless she joined a sculling club, she'd always be drawn back to rowing and coaching since her second year in the sport. She loves the sport, its amateurism, its professionalism, its family nature and the passions it creates. She hates windy weather, cold, closed-minds and people who won't try something new. Enjoy!

What news? Online in rowing this week

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetHere’s your weekly opportunity to enjoy tales from others who also love rowing.  This weekly round-up is for a short list of interesting, in-depth articles for you to read over the weekend. And of course, if you have news that … Continue reading →

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Poor Ergo Technique – the argument rages on…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetWe wrote a contentious post about British Rowing authorising the use of a photo of ‘less than ideal’ erg technique.  The comments have been busy with lots of great points from our readers. Graham Middleton, who runs the Ball Cup … Continue reading →

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Rowing Limericks

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetWe bumped into Rob McCarthy who paints the beautiful miniature oars for our shop.  He told us that on his long car journeys to go to regattas, he entertains himself composing limericks on rowing themes…. read on Coach Diks For training, our … Continue reading →

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Monthly Prize Draw for February 2012

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetEach month subscribers to the Rowperfect newsletter are included in a free prize draw to win one of our products. This month the prize is a model single scull – made of mdf, it’s a press-out kit for self-assembly.  Fun … Continue reading →

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What news? Online in rowing this week

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetHere’s your weekly opportunity to enjoy tales from others who also love rowing.  This weekly round-up is for a short list of interesting, in-depth articles for you to read over the weekend. And of course, if you have news that … Continue reading →

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UK Sales tax on electronic books

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetWe very much regret that due to a change in the UK VAT rules, electronic or e-books are now subject to 20% sales tax. This has taken place immediately on the Rowperfect shop. From HMRC website – paragraph 3 The … Continue reading →

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Mahe Drysdale’s training diary

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetMahe Drysdale has taken delivery of a new RP3 Rowperfect.  Here is his training diary for the past month. Firstly on the training Over the last month training has involved a lot of miles on the water and even more … Continue reading →

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Quirky Rowing Websites: David Biddulph’s rowing pages

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetOne of the very first rowing websites, David Biddulph’s Rowing Pages and an all-time favourite of mine.  He’s a UK umpire and former coxswain who had the super idea of publishing all the useful calendar dates for regattas in the … Continue reading →

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Good ergo rowing technique – or not?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetA recent promotion by GB Rowing sponsors, Siemens uses a photo of a girl on an erg which is just plain bad technique. Why on earth can’t the leading rowing nation show good technique in its publicity photography? What is … Continue reading →

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What News? Online in rowing this week

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rebecca Caroe

Tweet Here’s your weekly opportunity to enjoy tales from others who also love rowing.  This weekly round-up is for a short list of interesting, in-depth articles for you to read over the weekend. And of course, if you have news … Continue reading →

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