Epic's Double Surfski' s now come with two of the Evestrom type bailers. Having paddled one a few weeks ago I can say that they work. But our...
Well I saw a interesting open water rowing double today. It was pure luck as the weather has been unreal - 70 degrees, thats warmer than it is...
ummm - umm - I just love to see things stirred up - ! Its just invigorating ! I hope to start Building a boat this spring using many ideas from...
Handicapping ! Well what were there ages ? It makes a difference even if we dont want to admit it. In the sliding seat world they handicap the...
A couple of things that might be of interest; Photos of a Bangor Packet. I have always like the plans of this boat;...
Hi Keith; now that is an interesting point. Having always rowed with " modern gates" and having leaned on them fairly hard for stability at...
Its a good question - when does a really wide gunwale become an out rigger ? Or how long does it have to be to not be an out rigger? On the Aero...
A couple of pages from Open Water Rowing. Neither of then is actually the one i was looking for! http://www.owrc.com/waves/waves.html...
Having rowed Aero's and 24's there is no comparison. the Aero will dig its self a hole that it can not get out of. The 24 will go as fast as you...
The trick to make the folding rigger workable will be to eliminate any play. No rattles or squeaks allowed. And that one in the picture is damn...
I previous to this response typed in 2 replies which got lost when I looked for a moment else where. Does anyone else have this problem? But in...
Somethings funny about that picture of the Sculling Skiff - Those oar blades look huge ! I think I would still want the out riggers fastened to...
My interpretation of the GPS "data" is that with the sliding seat his stroke rate dropped by 33% while his speed went up by 20 %. A good deal....
And some thing intriguingly off topic http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/projects/blueskies/index.htm But a lot of windage.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?89176-Simple-seaworthy-dry-2-man-rowboat-for-SF-bay-(warning-rambling-post)/page2 Here is another...
Well thanks for posting those pictures - they look great - gave me goose bumps. There is also an older Woodenboat article on the viking class...
Well it is great to see this thread reinvigorated. Germane to the current discussion is a story in the current Messing about in Boats. The story...
Take look at "Donoghue" too . Not Quite as long but proven on the Open water circuit. Plans are available from Anne Baker. You could go look for...
Looks great ! I hope you go ahead and build it so we can see if the whole thing works. I should expect that full size sheets will behave a little...
Of course you have to accelerate that weight with every stroke ! I wonder if part of the perceived benefit of the "extra" weight is the the...
