While innovations in equipment can make a boat go faster, often the best way to increase speed is to improve training and use your existing equipment correctly.
Rashid Faisal, a Detroit educator and historian, has written a book about early Black oarsmen and their participation in the sport. Rowing News interviewed Dr. Faisal about why he undertook the project, what he learned, and what he hopes his book will accomplish.
The Steady State Network will host a virtual summit taking place Saturday, October 3 to help those involved in the rowing scene expand inclusion throughout programs and boathouse culture.
While innovations in equipment can make a boat go faster, often the best way to increase speed is to improve training and use your existing equipment correctly.
In what were largely expected outcomes, the dark blue women reversed a nine-year losing streak, while the light blue men kept their cool and made it ‘four in a row’ as the Oxford women and Cambridge men won The Boat Race in front of a quarter-million spectators.