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Category Archives: Rigging
43 Things to do before the new race season
TweetNew in the Rowperfect shop, an e-book designed for every club who has been off the water during the Christmas holidays and needs to get ready for spring time rowing. 43 Things to Do before the new Rowing Season. Written … Continue reading
Posted in Club Management, Coaching, Equipment, Maintenance, Rigging
Tagged Mike Davenport, rowing club, Rowperfect
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Why Rowing is like Forumula1
TweetHave you been watching this season’s F1 races? Around the world each fortnight the Red Bull Racing team has appeared to dominate each race putting Sebastian Vettel onto the podium in first place 11 times this season. They make it … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Competition, Coxing, Equipment, Psychology, Racing, Rigging, Technique, Training
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The Ergonomics of Rowing: Free E-book
TweetRowperfect has included the latest addition to its free ebook collection from Jim Flood called “The Ergonomics of Rowing“. This book is for the ones who have started rowing and are beginning to feel a bit addicted to it. The aim … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Equipment, Rigging, Rowing, Rowing theory, Sculling, Technique, Training
Tagged E-book, rowing, Rowperfect
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Rigging with Carbon Tubular riggers
TweetRecent innovation of carbon tubular riggers by Filippi and Empacher boat builders, means that a new rigging pitch tool was needed. Enter the carbon rigger pitch gauge for tubular riggers. This was needed because the C-cup construction of the rigger … Continue reading
How to use pitch gauges to measure boat rigging
TweetOver the next days we publish articles on the two pitch gauges we sell. Today, we show you how to use the Casper Rekers designed pitch gauge for sweep and sculling riggers. ? How to measure for fore/aft pitch on … Continue reading
FISA Rowing Boat Rigging Survey
Tweet 2006 FISA Rigging Survey During the Eton World Rowing Championships 2006 Rosie Mayglothling, British Rowing‘s Technical Director led a team who measured every boat used at the regatta. This is the result of her findings. Rosie gave the Rowperfect 2004 seminar … Continue reading
Ursula Grobler: racing at US Rowing trials
Tweet Cover via Amazon Ursula Grobler was trying to get 3 boat selections Lightweight 1x, 2x and 4x for her first US international rowing season. The thing that really struck me from Jet Li’s movie, Fearless was when he talked … Continue reading
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The Perfect Moment?
…the theoretically most effective rigs are those that have both sides of the crew having equal leverage. Continue reading
Posted in Best Practice, Coaching, Duncan Holland, Equipment, Racing, Rigging, Uncategorized
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How to use the carbon rigger pitch gauge
Thanks to Douglas Ferro for pointing out that we don’t have a “how to” guide for the pitch gauge for carbon riggers Continue reading
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How to unstick stuck nuts on your boat rigger
Sometimes things in rowing get stuck. Your rigger nuts, a bolt or oar length adjustment Continue reading