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As I’ve chronicled earlier, there are fewer open water races in New England, although they are making a comeback. Part of the problem is that clubs have realized that they weren’t making any money after accounting for special harbormaster details etc. So, in response, the best Doryman in New England...

That looks like a lot of fun. Was that Yam the Great Dane that I spotted in the video?

PaulG and I have C2 Bantams for our boats on the Merrimack River in Haverhill, MA. He for his Peinert Zehpyr and me for my Alden Star. Mine are three years old and his are about four years old and we both are fully satisfied with them. I'd used Aldens, Crokers, and some nameless oars before and lik...

All the Cx1 boats are very, very stable. They are very hard to tip over. However they are also very heavy. Check the specifications on the manufacturer's website to make sure you are comfortable moving a boat that heavy around the boathouse. You likely will need a rolling dolly to move it to the wat...

Peintert Zephyrs seem to be hard to come by. Try: row2k.com https://www.adirondackrowing.com/. They have used boats. https://www.craftsbury.com/. They sell their old boats sometimes. https://www.rocknrow.org/. Same as above Paul Milde, the owner of Peintert, may know of some Zephyrs for sale. DId yo...

I forgot to mention any of the many FISA compliant coastal water racing boats. Swift, Wintech, and others all make these boats. For a high end alternative see https://nextboatworks.com/

As I chronicled a few pages back, the number of open water races in New England has dwindled. But the Mighty Merrimack River Race remains, hosted by Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury MA, the oldest continually operating shop in the country www.lowellsboatshop.com. The race was originally scheduled for ...

Try Edon, Echo, or Peinert Zephyr. Paul Milde at Peinert will let you know if you are too big for the Zeohyr.

Yes it is very possible to row strapless on the Dynamic. I do it all the time. It just takes a little practice.

I have both a dynamic and static erg and I usually row on the dynamic due to back problems. It takes less force at the catch to accelerate the flywheel on the dynamic compared to the static because you are not accelerating your body weight. However, little of that force comes from the calf muscle an...

I own a Zephyr and have rowed an Aero. The Aero is longer and narrower and therefore faster than the Zephyr. In the hands of a skilled sculler both would be good in rough water. For a less skilled sculler the Zephyr would be better. People row Aeros in very rough water on the west coast and the Zeph...

New England used to be a hotbed for open water racing, but in the past few years the number of races has dwindled. The Lighthouse to Lighthouse race in Connecticut is gone. The Slocum River Challenge formerly held by the Lloyd Center for the Environment is no more. Moving further up the coast the Bu...

When you are racing both the clock and the calendar.

You younger ergers have no idea what is waiting for you.

You can tell you are an older erger when: 1. What used to be your warmups are now sometimes your workout. 2. Your personal bests are now on the backside of a hill that you don’t remember climbing. 3. Your goals for this year are the season’s bests from last year. 4. You finish a hard interval workou...

Looks to me that your race went pretty well. Even pace and rate all the way through with a sprint at the end. That's all you had on that day. Sometimes you eat the bear, sometims the bear eats you and poops you out in the woods. Because that's what bears do. That was a great interview with Charlotte...