ROWING OUR WHITEHALL My wife, Marcia, and I row our 17’ Whitehall Spirit at least once a week year around. We live in Seattle, Washington where we trailer our boat, most often, to either Lake Union or Lake Washington.  Lake Union has about four miles of shoreline, so, on that lake, we might typically row 3 miles.  Sometimes, if the wind is favorable, we also sail.  We often row against a southerly...
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20 Minutes a DayWhen Lucy B was told by her doctor that she had diabetes and was carrying too much weight  she looked out her window at the water in front of her house and thought rowing might be a good way to get more exercise. Her concern was that she needed a stable slide seat boat capable of handling her 225 pound weight and possibly carrying a passenger. Read her comments we received this...
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The Health Benefits of Slide Seat Rowing by Marie Hutchinson Slide seat rowing is the most magnificent sport there is, according to Fritz Hagerman, Ph.D., a professor in the Biological Science Department at Ohio University. Hagerman, who studies exercise physiology such as aerobic and anaerobic capacities, metabolic response, and the effects of blood lactate levels on athletes, found that competitive rowers expended almost twice the number of calories on a 2,000-meter course as a runner...
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Get rowing: Pull yourself into shape Wednesday, February 08, 2006 By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rowing was once as popular a sport in Pittsburgh as football is today. Alyssa Cwanger, Post-GazetteKathy Raymond, left, of Allison Park works out with others during a Three Rivers Rowing Association winter league session at the Millvale Training Facility.Click photo for larger image.   More info The first of three summer rowing seasons begins April 17. The first of three Dragon boat...
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