Q&A with the Secretary of the Queensland Dragon Boat Club, Julie Elliot
The Queensland Dragon Boat Club were the first rowing club to install a Mechanical Dragon Boat Stacker into their new boathouse. We recently got in touch with their secretary, Julie Elliot, to talk about dragon boating and how this new stacker has helped her club's day-to-day running. What got you into dragon boat racing? "I have always loved water sports and love keeping fit. The first time I watched a dragon boat race I thought it looked like a lot of fun, but
The Perfect Solution For Storing Your Electronics
You take the necessary measures to store your boats carefully and safely – what are you doing about your electronics? There’s nothing worse than getting ready to hit the water first thing in morning, amped up for a session with your crew, only to discover your cox box and electronic equipment is either not where it should be, or has run flat from the previous session. How many times have you had to search through the boathouse looking for a spare
The A to Z of Rowing Club Development
Have you noticed all these new impressive boathouses popping up across the US? How does a club go from a man standing by a river, through to a World Class facility capable of winning medals and achieving champion status? In recent times, they all have one common denominator: RowAmerica. RowAmerica Clubs are developed through a rigid process of; market analysis and feasibility studies, building partnerships between the public and private sectors, strategic business planning, financial strategic management as well as facility
ANU Boathouse Upgrade Helps Fund New Fleet
Last week, SSRS had the privilege of installing their Sliding Arm Boat racks in the ANU (Australian National University) Boathouse in Canberra. As you can see from the 'before' pictures, the boathouse was a bit limited with it's storage options. And do we have to mention the struggle their crews inevitably faced when retrieving their boats from the top of the stationary racks? Does it look familiar? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type=""
RowAmerica relies on SSRS Oar Racks
In the past few months, SSRS has had the pleasure of working with one of the fastest growing and exciting rowing organisations in the US. Founded on a vision to support, promote, and expand the sport of rowing, RowAmerica is setting the standard in club development around a model of a centralized administration that creates nurturing environments for athletes and coaches alike, and puts high priority on safety. With additional faculties as a boat distributor, equipment manufacturer, and repair provider, RowAmerica can
Boathouse Racking Showcase – UTS Haberfield
Do you have grand visions for the future of your boathouse? What would you do with a clean sheet of paper and innovation? UTS Haberfield Rowing Club in Sydney, might just provide you with some additional inspiration when it comes time to redevelop your own club. In 2013, UTS Haberfield underwent a huge redevelopment that, with some assistance from Space Saver Rowing Systems, created the masterpiece of rowing boat and oar storage we see now. Enjoy the selection of photos taken around their boathouse in
Need more boat shed storage?
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Building a boat house with UTS Haberfield
UTS Haberfield Club has finished building and kitting out a new boat house with us! And it looks magnificent
Mechanical Quad Stacker as seen on the New Inventors
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How can you fit more boats into your boat house?
When it comes to dealing with large, heavy objects (boats) and numerous people (club members), safety and strategic planning for space optimization are of the utmost concern. That's why we paid special attention to an interesting question we received from a boat club manager in the UK, who simply wondered, how can you fit more boats into your boat house? Douglas Lumsden had the following suggestion: Designing the racking for the singles at an 'offset' on either side of the vertical