Rowing
6 Boathouses To Float Your Boat
Boathouses are at their essence utilitarian. The Aussies call them sheds and some are exactly that, not an aesthetic line in sight. Others have charm, character and history perhaps with a whiff of celebrity. But a few are marvels to behold and my focus here is on six boathouses in the United States. Countless more…
A Swell Adventure to Test Your Mettle – Row the Open Ocean
Are we crazy? No, but deeply intrigued. Here’s more on Shoreseeker, our latest Rowing Travel Hub partner, and how they deliver the potential of a transformative experience to just about anyone. Shoreseeker is an open water adventure rowing company designed to bring the incredible experience of ocean rowing to a wider audience, no prior experience…
Mothers Who Row
When Joan Rivington’s only son Liam Corrigan was about 12 years old, she signed them both up for a learn-to-row program in Old Lyme, Connecticut, which has a strong rowing club. Joan, an oncology pharmacist and avid fitness fan, thought it would be fun for them to try a new sport together. “Introducing a middle…
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…
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…
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…
Rowing Travel as Club Development
I was fortunate to be at the Rowing Canada Aviron Conference 2016, and part of a panel titled “Rowing for All – The Growth of Touring and Coastal Rowing in Canada and Abroad. How to Expand and Diversify your Programming “. Rowing travel is a way to increase and sustain lifelong participation in rowing, but…
