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Hi! I am Douglas Lumsden, owner of Space Saver Rowing Systems. I write this blog to help rowing clubs better manage the many issues they face everyday.
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Have you every been frustrated by spilled coffee, losing your cellphone or having nowhere safe to put your megaphone? We did, so we went hunting for solutions. Presenting The Cup-Cup Cup Holder by Row2k! Rower Monica Hilcu touched base with Row2k and told them about how coach Joe O’Connor at the Stanford Rowing Center solved problems […]

 

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Want to win a fantastic tool to label your boathouse with reusable material while making it look sharp? We’re giving away a roll of Magnetic Labels for Boathouses! Just enter in your details and you’re in to win. MAGNETIC STRIPS… are simple to use and don’t leave unwanted marks can be re-used (whiteboard style labeling) and […]

 

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Keeping track of your club members is one thing, but keeping track of your gear is another. And it’s incredibly important! You know as well as we do that rowing gear is expensive and when lost or damaged can be difficult for clubs to handle. Solution? Rostering! This week we’re talking about Boat Rosters and […]

 

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Win An Oar Bracket!

You could win a revolutionary SSRS oar bracket for your boathouse this month, all for giving us a helping hand. How do I enter? Long story short, we’re looking for a new boathouse to work with, and we know our readers have their fingers on the pulse of the boathouse world. If you can get […]

 

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We know that the life of a rowing coach is often less than forgiving. That’s why we asked top rowing coaches from around the globe about how they manage stress and keep themselves at peak readiness for their rowing coach careers! Better yet, everything they said can be found in our FREE eBook - Stop […]

 

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Looking to label up your boathouse but keep it looking sharp? Well we’re now stocking magnetic strips that’re perfect for your Rowing Club! Cleaner, better boathouses Sticky labels can look nasty and cause a mess, especially when you need to change what’s written on them. With magnetic labels you get: Maneuverability (re-position to look clean) […]

 

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Your rowing club’s boathouse should be a place where people love to spend their time and enjoy the sport of rowing while supporting your club and its activities. We looked at what turns a rowing club boathouse into a home for rowing lovers and their supporters alike, and came up with these 4 core ideas… […]

 

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While we’re sad to see the 2014 year go, it certainly is a great excuse to throw on a big event and earn some extra dollar for your rowing club. You’re with Space Saver Rowing Systems and this is the December 2014 Rowing Club Fundraising post: Row To Santa Challenge Here’s an interesting idea – […]

 

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Modernizing Your Boathouse

Some boathouses just aren’t with the times. It’s not all about technology though, it’s about adapting a boathouse to be better at doing what it needs to! An old boathouse tends to be slippery, damage gear easily, are hard to navigate, regularly lead to stored items being lost or stolen, and are open to any […]

 

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Are you a rowing coach with a high workload, dealing with a range of difficult people or situations? We know rowing coaches can have it rough sometimes, so we went out and talked to a range of experienced coaches about how they deal with the roughness! You COULD navigate our blog to find and read […]

 

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Boathouse Safety Basics

For this blog post we’re going back to basics for boathouse safety. We love innovating boathouses for maximum safety and efficiency, but at the end of the day if you haven’t covered the little things then the bigger innovations aren’t as effective. So here’s our short list of boathouse safety basics we feel every club […]

 

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To finish off our series of blog posts on dealing with coaching stress, we’re going to go back to a subject we touched on earlier – Meditation! It’s the primary form of relaxation that rowing coach John Faulkner of Rent a Rowing Coach uses, and he filled us in on its applications. John explained that “It […]

 

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This next blog post in our coaching series about stress is a full blown guest blog post by an experienced rowing coach- Tom Copeland of Cantabrigian Rowing Club, UK. He explains that stress can be a blessing and a curse, while talking about how to identify and THEN deal with an over abundance of stress. […]

 

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We’re helping you transport your rowing equipment with trailers through our new FREE eBook – Transporting With Trailers. Pick it up in our store for the FREE download and find out about counterbalancing, safer driving, and how you can keep your equipment safe as you transport it. USA store   |   Aus store   […]

 

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Look Out For A New Regatta Format

Regattas are competitions for rowers, and in many respects they’ve been the same for years. But some say the ways that regattas run aren’t open to a recreational or casual rower. Well, the Domestic Rowing Revitalisation survey from Rowing New Zealand is seeding a change. The Need For Change The casual scene in rowing for […]

 

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This boathouse quarterly post we’re taking a look at the stylish and vast boathouse at The University of Tennessee. A Tour We explored their tour video and noticed a great rundown of boathouse needs as well as the chance to admire the place first hand… What’s So Special About This Boathouse? Watching this video and […]

 

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