Rowingchat

Volker Fritz talks about ways to teach (and learn) how to row and race a coastal rowing boat. Timestamps 01:00 Volker's background in touring and coastal rowing. The big coastal rowing countries are France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Germany and UK are getting going more recently. 02:00 touring boats are 10 meters long and are stable and wider. Coastal boats are more suited to the ocean with a thick skin to resist impact from high waves. 03:00 Learn coastal rowing Volker runs a seminar (they already know about rowing) he teaches about the environment. Where are you is the first lesson - consider direction, wind and wave conditions. Make safety assessments. Learn how to get in and out of the boat at the beginning. The seminars run for 1-3 days - this is where you can prepare yourself for a beach sprint or coastal rowing race. It is 70% rowing practice. 06:00 In 2k racing you try to get every stroke the same. In coastal you need to have flexible hands, to leave more space at the finish and be sensitive at the