The International Mixed Ability Sports organisation hosted the first ever “Virtual Rowing Festival” last week which strove to push the boundaries of inclusivity in the sport of rowing as far as possible. Here is an overview of the event from … Read More »
Many crews are adaptive squads are back on the water, but in the “in like a lion” weather has kept many off still. So it’s a bit more erging, but fortunately Concept2 are continuing to sponsor a range of competitive … Read More »
The latest virtual competition was this past weekend’s Bewl Bridge Virtual Regatta which not only added adaptive categories, but also ran the event in the most convenient way imaginable. No fancy software to integrate with. No specific timings to coordinate. … Read More »
As the lockdown carries on like some interminable UT2 marathon erg session, more clubs are introducing virtual rowing events to put your in-home training to the test. One of the dividends of these “ergattas” is that it is quite straightforward … Read More »
The pandemic lockdowns have relegated the entire rowing world record-setting hours on the erg, and now pioneering adaptive athlete is spearheading the biggest row of them all for the entire world. Steve Dowd’s EnduRow Challenge aims to · “With the … Read More »
This year’s British Indoor Rowing Championships (BRIC) was a fitting coda to the crazy year that was 2020. We’ve all be sequestered indoors doing more indoor rowing than we have ever done. And we have turned to technology together in … Read More »
One silver lining to the lock-down is the strides to greater use of online tools enabling more options for training and competing to all rowers, but especially to the adaptive community for whom less racing is available. This weekend, the … Read More »
As one of the top rowing competitions in the world, it is not surprising that the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) is on the forefront of adapting to the COVID world. Instead of cancelling this event this year, they … Read More »
While the rowing training has more or less resumed on the water (with an extensive set of preventative protocols to protect against COVID transmission), competition has not yet taken the same step. The ability to manage the precautions with larger … Read More »
You think that you’re sick of erging over the months? Tiy hours of it non-stop. Everyone has a bit more time on their hands these days of lockdown. A number of clubs have been able to carry on with virtual … Read More »