Added: Jul 30, 2010
Author: rgyatso
Duration: 9:51
A morning spent rowing on Buntzen Reservoir in Anmore, near Vancouver BC Canada. July 28 2010. A nice easy row, averaging about 17 strokes a minute. I occasionally row at about 24. But not for too long. A few more words about this row are on the site http://rowingforpleasure.blogspot.com/2010/08/smuggerooni.html The boat is a Whitehall Spirit Solo14, "The Mountain Bike of the Sea," set up for Slide-Seat Rowing using 9.5 ft carbon-fibre oars. It is completely decked, so it has a lot of flotation. Designed and manufactured in Victoria BC Canada, by Whitehall Rowing and Sail. The boat's hull speed is about 5 knots, or about 9 km/hr. It is quick, as you can see from the video. Not as quick as a racing or ocean shell, but with this hull I can take along my lunch, camera, tripod, water, spare shoes and jacket, extra paddle, shorter oars for rough water, boat-hook, bicycle, tent, an assortment of safety gear, and a passenger or two.
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