Standard blades require pitch to create stability during the drive phase of the stroke. Without pitch on the blade the rower has very little control over its depth and can wash-out or deep dive. Blade pitch, however, reduces the efficiency of the blade as a total horizontal force. Instead of the rowers’ energy being translated …
Why standard blades need pitch and RANDALLfoils don’t? Read More »
I have been surprised by the generosity of people willing to post on rowing web forums and the time they give to crafting arguments and responding to the points of others. One such generous contributor is called ‘Platypus’ (Yarra, Australia) who has modeled for us best practice when it comes to ‘posting.’ They have followed …
I remember wondering when I first installed an impeller on the hull of my single scull, if I would notice the extra ‘drag’ ? The literature made the point that the benefit gained from having the data far out weighs the -1% speed loss over a 2000m race. Even though the data from an impeller …
Empower Oarlocks – Investing in Technology over Performance Read More »
Montgomery Bell Academy Freshman 8 made history today. Very proud of these young oarsmen who represented the very best of effort, determination and focus all year long for MBA. 6th in the Nation. Congrats to these young oarsmen and to all Big Red Rowing for a great year. #RowRed
MBA competed in the Midwest Scholastic Championships: 49 teams from 9 different states with bids to the National Championships on the line. Racing a total of 9 boats with all 5 of the boats that we anticipated doing well not only made it into the finals, but they each also earned a medal! 1 Gold …
“I totally see the benefits of a device to enhance performance, however, I think there is a huge market in the learn to row category of scullers. This is why I am going to mount the foils up for sculling members to try. Forgive me for highlighting what may be totally obvious, but I think foils …
Congratulations to Mario Laing for breaking his personal best time in the 1000m at the recent VIC State Championships, Australia – this what we all strive for at every level of our sport – “I have found the RANDALLfoils made it much easier to get under 4 mins for the 1000 m while winning the heat of the D single …
Congratulations to Melbourne High School U19 4x for winning by an extraordinary margin at the recent Victorian State Championships against a high-class fiel
Those more mature members of the rowing community will remember a time when cleaver blades did not exist. Come the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, some crews had made the transition from Macon to cleaver blades, including Australia’s own Oarsome Foursome. After a disappointing result in Amsterdam leading up to the Olympics, the reigning World Champions …
Alastair Isherwood – A World Champion’s Perspective Read More »
