It seems that with regatta season over and the cold weather short day period descending on Britain, the prime adaptive rowing opportunities are abroad. Sudbury’s Sophie Brown returned to the hallowed Head of the Charles Regatta this past weekend to … Read More »
Special report from Chair of the Community Adaptive Group Mark Dewdney on the 2023 Mixed Ability Regatta in Turin: For the second year UK clubs attended the Mixed Ability regatta in Turin on 7th-8th Oct. The International Paralympic and Special … Read More »
In the same September Safety update, Stephen Worley also included a piece on “Safety Advice for Blind Rowers” which I also contributed to (he also noted in the piece that advice for rowers supporting blind rowers is being drafted): I … Read More »
I recently received an enquiry from a rowing coach who had an athlete with the condition and looking at the current British Rowing guidance on “Rowing and Epilepsy”, he sought a few clarifications. At first glance, the online BR advisory … Read More »
British Rowing has been investing more and more executive and organizational resources in the area of adaptive rowing over the past year or more. To drive and align this focus going forward, Director – Membership and Community Marieke Hagemans has … Read More »
A first report for the Runcorn Rowing Club Autumn Head which has added adaptive competition. Head racing has traditionally been quite limited for adaptive racers. Only 3 of the 32 UK adaptive events are head races. The long distance is … Read More »
Recently Marlow RC held one of its PR1 Capsize drills and PR1 Rescue Training (big thanks to Helen Kingsbury). The exercise allowed us to further understand the ideal protocols for PR1 rescue. In particular, we used our new “wide bracket” … Read More »
The Regatta for the Disabled has been running at Phyllis Court in Henley for many year to provide a summertime regatta festivity specifically catering to disabled individuals in the area. Not unlike the co-located Royal Regatta, the focus has been … Read More »
The new WinTech adaptive seat has proven a popular favourite in the adaptive community – easy to attach, lightweight, comfortable. Marlow has 4 of them that are used regularly. That use, especially by one of our PR1 rowers training intensively … Read More »
The City of Oxford Regatta is one of the premier adaptive/para events in the racing calendar and its anticipation was all the more keen with the cancellation of 3 major adaptive events this year. As usual, CORC did not disappoint … Read More »