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Category Archives: Rigging
How to unstick stuck nuts on your boat rigger
Sometimes things in rowing get stuck. Your rigger nuts, a bolt or oar length adjustment Continue reading
Book Review: The Nuts & Bolts Guide to Rigging
I was following a coaching course run by the Dutch National Olympic Committee. For this course I was searching for information about rigging. In this quest I stumbled over this book written by Mike Davenport. Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 7: HOW YOU SHOULD RIG
When you bought a boat you hardly got anything to help you with the rigging. Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 6: WHERE YOU SHOULD RIG
Rowing is both an outdoor sport and a water sport. Two pretty darn-simple concepts. Continue reading
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NEW Rigging Book for sale
Rowperfect met Mike Davenport at the Head of the Charles Regatta last autumn. He is a professional rigger employed by Washington Colle ge, an American University boat club to keep their boats in perfect rig to suit the athletes' needs. …
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 5: WHEN YOU SHOULD RIG
Exactly when should you rig your rowing equipment? That is one heck of a good question. Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 4: WHO SHOULD RIG
“Who should rig your rowing equipment?” Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 3: WHY SHOULD YOU RIG
Let us ask you this: “Why should you rig your rowing equipment?” Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 2: THE MYTHS OF RIGGING
Rigging is not difficult. You may have a hard time believing this, but actually it’s easy! Continue reading
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Rig Up Your Life Lesson 1: WHAT IS RIGGING?
It seems a lot of people aren’t comfortable with the rigging of rowing equipment. Continue reading
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