Dreher Rowing Oars
The latest innovation from Dreher is the Dreher Aero oar and scull design made with an aerofoil shaft to combat wind resistance on the recovery.. Download the Dreher Aero Brochure. Read the article from USRowing NewsWe also manufacture Indoor Rowing Tanks.
The Dreher Rowing Oar design

Dreher Sculls in action!
The Dreher Oar and Scull system is designed for optimum performance. Dreher oars are lightweight, rigid and built to last.
These are the only oars and sculls wholly made of carbon and manufactured in an autoclave (heat and pressure) producing stiffness and a long product life. The modular design means spoons / shafts / handles are interchangeable making repairs and upgrades to worn parts cheap. Most of these upgrades you can do yourself with a digital pitch meter and a heat gun. We aim to complete repairs within a week.
Drehers have a reputation for being a 'technical' oar and scull - they grip the water early at the catch, hold their depth accurately during the drive phase and have a clean extraction with little splashed water showing mechanical efficiency. Many athletes find they go faster using Drehers.
Dreher Oars and Sculls Brochure and the new Dreher Aero Brochure
Jim Dreher interview about How to choose oars. The principle of hydrodynamic lift explained as applied to oars and sculls.
Sweep Rowing Oars
Dreher sweep oar spoon designs
- Big Blade - ridged face spoon
- Apex - smooth faced spoon
- Apex RG - a rounded and smooth faced spoon
The sweep oars are adjustable length and a have a choice of 2 handle sizes, 2 grip types, 3 spoon types, 2 shaft stiffnesses and customisable average length/inboard.
These categories cover the full skill range of rower and sculler. Based upon your experience level and speed, your height, strength and rigging requirements and preferences, we can help you choose the right sweep oars for your needs.
Alan Campbell of TSS in the Great8 using Dreher Apex Sweeps. Photo: Peter Spurrier
Rowing Sweep Oar details and photos and Dreher Sweep oars specification and Dreher Aero information page.
Sculls
Dreher's scull spoon designs
- Maçon spoon – available with either 17cm or 19 cm tip length
- Little Big Blade – a smaller version of the Big Blade design
- Big Blade - ridged faced spoon also available as high modulus
- Apex - smooth faced spoon also available as high modulus
- Apex-R - rounded and smooth faced spoon
- Apex REX – rounded and smooth faced with tip squared off.
- Aero - New Design with aerofoil shaft construction
Dreher sells sculls at a range of specifications and prices to suit athletes' needs.
Aero sculls are the top specification; made with higher quality carbon and are very light. Two stiffnesses, 2 handle sizes, 5 cm length adjustment, one spoon design.
Carbon Adjustable sculls have a choice of 4 handle sizes, 2 grip types, 5 spoon types, 2 shaft stiffnesses and 10 cm length adjustment.
Club Sculls have either big blade or little big blade spoons, 10 cm length adjustment, medium handles with STS black grips.
Fixed Length sculls come with either big blade, maçon or little big blade spoons.
These categories cover the full skill range of rower and sculler. Based upon your experience level and speed, your height, strength and rigging requirements and preferences, we can help you choose the right sculls for your needs.
Dreher Scull details and photos and Dreher scull specifications and Dreher Aero information page.
Oar and Scull Prices
Sweeps
- £290.00 each including VAT buy Apex sweeps or buy Big Blade sweeps or buy Apex Round sweeps
Sculls
- Fixed length per pair £340.00 including VAT buy fixed length
- Adjustable "Club" Sculls per pair £380.00 including VAT buy club sculls Big Blade or buy club sculls Little Big Blade
- Adjustable length per pair £410.00 including VAT buy Apex or buy Big Blade or buy Apex Round
- Aero Scull per pair £590.99 including VAT buy Aero scull
Try before you buy
The Dreher Advantage is an article that details many of the design innovations Dreher has developed. It explains how Dreher spoon shapes were derived and tested against competing products and where the advantages to the Dreher oars and sculls lies. Send me a copy
We have demonstration sculls and oars if you wish to try different types please contact us. Most customers who try a pair of Drehers, buy them.
Which oars and sculls are right for me?
Dreher has a design to suit every athlete from beginner to top international. The detailed recommendations are in the Which blades are right for me? document.
The spoon design suggestions
- Beginners and Recreational athletes - Club sculls; Fixed length sculls; Big blade sweeps
- Juniors - Big blade sweeps and Club sculls;
- Seniors - Aero or Apex sweeps and sculls (lightweight women - Aero or Big blade)
- Internationals - Aero sweeps and sculls
- Veteran / Masters - Aero, Apex or Big blade sweeps and sculls with medium or soft shafts
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