Race like an Olympian (but Avoid the Injuries)
As we watch the Olympians tearing through the water in their races for Gold, we're naturally inspired to push ourselves, sometimes past our limits, in our own practices and races. Inspiration is a great thing, but not if it leads to injury. No matter the season it's smart to be safe when it comes to rowing. The management at your rowing club, along with coaches and members should be aware of common rowing injuries, basic treatments, and most importantly, prevention
Keep it Clean – The Art of Caring for Oar & Scull Handle Grips
Get a handle on it - A clean one, that is Keeping your handles clean and smooth are essential to keeping your hands in good shape. Because without your hands, you're really not much of a rower, are you? It's time to make cleaning and checking your handles a habit. This is best practice at any rowing club. First let's talk clean. After each outing, wash your handles with detergent to remove grease or a sticky film. Use a textured cloth to
Towing Boats Doesn’t Have to Be a Pain: Get the Checklist
Towing a boat trailer is a fact of life for us rowers - particularly, if you're a coach, a dragon boater, a volunteer driver, or a boat club manager. There are lots of tips for how to do it successfully - a main one being know your length and clearance, proceed with caution, and make sure your boathouse has insurance! (Speaking of which, here's a great podcast on what insurance to get for your boat club). Here is a link to a great safety
Resources for Dragon Boating
Dragon Boating is unique among the sports we 'paddlers' involve ourselves in. For instance, a single dragon boat carries enough people for two soccer teams - compare that to your single scull! Below we have some helpful articles for boat club managers about dragon boating, from safety protocol to stretching, teamwork and finances. Safety First Dragon boating is unique and therefore carries its own safety guidelines. Your own guidelines should be related to your club specifically, your location - waterways and the
Winter’s Upon Us: A Boathouse Clean-up Checklist
In the Southern Hemisphere, winter is settling in - you can feel the chill on the water, right? It's time to clean out the boathouse before winter training. Below we've put together a checklist of things to do around the boat club. Did we forget anything? Add to our list! Wash boats - Wash them off and hose them down! USE SOAP - washing up liquid is great and don't forget to rinse off all the dirty suds. Service boats - Make a list
Boathouse Etiquette
It doesn't have to sound archaic. Boathouse etiquette really is important even in this day and age, just as a certain etiquette is expected at a gym - safety is unquestionably the first concern, but so is the comfort of each member. As a boat club manager, it's your job to provide a set of rules and guidelines to keep your club a responsible atmosphere for everyone to enjoy the sport of rowing. Below we set out specific themes for you
How to Learn from Safety Incidents and Share the Knowledge Around the Club
Nothing puts a damper on our favourite sport of rowing like common accidents on and off the water. Do any of these scenarios sound all-too-familiar? Slipping in water puddling off boats fresh from the river Dropping boats and fracturing them Collisions on the water between boats (watch where you're going!) Collisions on the water with stationary objects - trees / banks / poles - it happens! Let's jump straight into avoiding the mishaps Drying off your boat once you get out of the water is not
Rules for your Rowing Club: Its Not Safe to Row on The Water When…
The weather looks questionable. This includes, thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and fog. It may sound intuitive but weather can change in a flash on the water, and turn a mild, cloudy day into a wild storm in minutes. Fog is particularly dangerous for rowers. It can surround you very quickly, and not just vision but even sound gets muffled. If you find yourself caught in the fog, slow your speed to a crawl and make a lot of noise for
Space Saver Rowing Systems Oar Brackets
How to use Space Saver Rowing System oar brackets in your rowing shed.
SSRS winning girls schools
Sydney Girls GPS Head of the River The Sydney Girls GPS Head of the River was held the day after the boys on Sunday 29 March 2009. The 1st VIII girls champion this year was Pymble Ladies College followed by Queenwood in second, Loreto Kirribilli in third, Loreto Normanhurst in fourth, PLC Sydney in fifth, Kinross Wolaroi in sixth, Canberra Girls Grammar in seventh and Roseville in eighth place. All of the place getters are customers of SSRS. Well done to all