November 2023 – Grafton Rowing Club

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023Uncategorized

2023 Grafton Rowing Club Regatta

Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10, are set to see the return of two regattas to the Clarence, with the Head […]

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023Uncategorized

2023 Christmas Lunch Photos

A nice, relaxed Christmas Lunch was enjoyed by some club members today. Click on the pic above or here to have a […]

November 24, 2023Uncategorized

Rowing under the water?

To wrap up the series of posts on unusual rowing inventions, we will look at rowing submarines! Source: NewAtlas This recent project […]

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023Uncategorized

Rowing above the water?

Continuing our look at a few odd or different approaches to rowing over the years, meet the rowing hydrofoil: From Youtube Another […]

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023Uncategorized

Water in the boat?

Another unusual idea from rowing’s past was a modification designed to remove water from inside boats. Whilst single sculls and most doubles […]

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023Uncategorized

Where does the coxswain sit?

Our last post, about Syncopated Rowing, mentioned the need for more space between pairs of rowers to avoid clashes within the boat. […]

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023Uncategorized

Something different

Over the years, various ideas have surfaced to try to increase boat speed or improve times. One such idea was “Syncopated Rowing”, […]

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023Uncategorized

Medieval Torture Machine

Back in the 1980s, upon joining a Sydney rowing club, I was introduced to these 1960s, Australian-made rowing ergometers. These all-metal ergometers […]