Coastal Rowing
Off Shore Regattas, Beach Regattas and Rowing Tours
Clubs Offering Events
Watch this space!
We are working hard to make this a reality
South African Coastal Rowing Facebook page
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This link shows what is happening in the Western Cape
Types of Events
Off-Shore Regattas
Beach Regattas
Tour Rowing
Off-Shore Regattas are events started behind a line between two buoys and finishing in a line between two other buoys having traversed a course laid out round several buoys. This type of regatta is offered as the World Coastal Championship Regatta which is held every year. Race distances vary from 4km to 12km
Beach Regattas are events where the crew starts the race on the shore usually with one crew member running from a start line to get into the boat. The crew then race out though the surf around several bouys and then return with one crew member racing across the sandy beach to the finish line. This is the T20 of rowing where crowd participation is encouraged. Event distances rarely exceed 1000m with the entire arena fitting into a space 500m long by 400m wide
Tour Rowing events are essentially holidays conducted through vivid scenery aboard boats which participants propel themselves. Tour distances can traverse up to 200km over the course of a week
Induna
Kwamashu Rowing Club
Kwamashu Rowing Club…..
Will be offering events in the near future
Rowing in Waves
How to cope
Rowing in waves can be challenging especially for crew members used to flat water rowing and racing. There are two important points to remember.
- Moving water affects the efficiency of the rudder or steering apparatus
- Big waves can sometimes propel you backwards meaning the opposite use of the rudder is required
- You need to travel faster than the surface water in order for the rudder to have any effect
- Water and waves move in different directions
- The water within the wave travels in different directions along the surface
- Normal balancing of the boat can be counter intuitive
- You will need to lean with your body to make blade work effective
The Science of Water Wave Rowing published by Michael Konrad of Sausalito Open Water Rowing Centre in San Francisco offers wonderful wisdom in coping with waves from the rower’s perspective
