Ruth Marr
Introducing Trip of the Month
We are delighted to announce our first Trip of the Month. We love the destinations where we run our rowing trips. They are beautiful landscapes and water, but also have rich history and culture beyond rowing. There is so much to learn and enjoy. For the month that one of our trips is featured, we…
An Octuple* of Rowing Sites That Will Make You Sweep, Weep or Laugh Out Loud
* an octuple is a scull rowed by 8 rowers with 2 oars, as opposed to a sweep 8. Find more information about this scull here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octuple_scull In the course of our work at Rowing the World, we have come across some super cool sites, a few of which have a staggering amount of compelling…
Boldly Row Where No Man (or Woman) Has Rowed Before
Happy Star Trek Day, a fan day celebrated April 5th because that’s when first contact between Humans and Vulcans happened in the science fiction sensation that is Star Trek. And if puppies can have a day, why not Star Trek fans? So, in honour of Star Trek Day, or First Contact Day, we bring you…
How to Row in Paradise – A Recipe
I recently spent time in Paris, so good food is top of mind. Often the case for rowers! I also like to cook, and quote Julia Child’s maxim, which basically says that if you don’t start with good ingredients, how can you make good food? Reflecting back on our recent rowing adventure, the analogy of…
10 Things only Possible on a Rowing Trip
Recently I read a Huffington Post article titled “Ten Adventures You Can Only Experience in South Africa”. They missed one – rowing to a private game reserve, having lunch – with Nigel the Nyala – and rowing home. So I decided to compile my own list of adventures you can only experience on a rowing…
How Rowing Trips Get Created – Part 1 – St. Petersburg Private Trip
As a tour operator, we are keen at Rowing The WorldTM to create trips that rowers want to buy. It is a tremendous amount of work, and sometimes a big investment of money, to develop a trip to the standard of quality that we want. This is why we often run test trips. Typically by…
Guest Rowing
The idea of rowing when you travel is wonderful – a chance to enjoy our sport when you are on the road for business, temporarily based somewhere, or perhaps on vacation with non-rowers. As one rower said it “adds a meaningful dimension” to experience rowing somewhere other than your home club. Part of our business…
Rowing Travel in Parks and Protected Areas
I was asked to be part of a panel discussion on the role of tourism in parks and protected areas. As the only business owner on the panel, I presented broad perspectives from the adventure travel industry, which is heavily reliant on beautiful, natural areas and can play a role in advancing conservation. But it…
What does a rowing image say to us?
So many of the photos of rowing that we see show intense action, power, perhaps victory or a slump in defeat, and often determination and pain. This image is very different, but it also illustrates what rowing can mean. Taken on the recent Crystal Blue Rowing Tour in Austria, it shows magnificent scenery with a…
First Ever Row to Sibuya
We are certain that we are the first people to row the river. Yes, lots have been on it in other craft, including canoes and kayaks, but not rowing shells. This was a rare opportunity in our busy, “been there, done that” world. So ours was a first ever, an easy exploratory adventure on a…
