Rowing Websites
Key Rowing Information sites
- British Rowing (formerly the Amateur Rowing Association) has tons of useful stuff on it
- The Environment Agency web site lets you check stream conditions along the river Thames.
- David Biddulph is the essential calendar of all UK and International rowing events with links to official Head and Regatta web sites.
- The Rowing Service - an excellent, UK biased rowing site. Look particularly at the News page for up-to-date rowing news for the UK. Or Noticeboard for details of boats and equipment for sale/wanted.
- For the Thames Regional Rowing Council, click here
- Tideway Slug - a news and gossip site covering Tideway and and general matters
- Concept2 - for information on Ergo training programmes/racing/events
Rowing Photographs - from Regattas & Head Races
- Big Blade
- Jet Photographic
- Natures Images
- RGW Imaging (click on Sports Photography for a list of races covered)
- RowTV - video footage from selected regattas
Boats, Spares, Rowing Equipment & Repairs
- Russ Thatcher IS the Oar Doctor
- Jennie Saunders Personal Training www.changept.vpweb.co.uk
- ES Rowing Services (Eric Sims) local boat repairer and supplier of essential boat parts
- Filippi racing boats - Italian main web site
- Filippi UK main dealer is W W Marine Services
- Janousek - racing boats
- Stampfli - racing boats
- Carl Douglas - racing boats
- Rand Racing - a small friendly boatbuilder/repairer based near Henley.
- Croker Blades - via the UK agent, George Sims
- Oarsport - for rowing and sculling blades plus many rowing essentials
- Dalton Designs - for boat names
- Concept II - for indoor rowing machines and oars (sweep and sculling)
Rowing Clothing
- JL - rowing clothing
- Powerhouse - rowing clothing
- Godfrey - rowing clothing
- Spartan - rowing clothing
- New Wave - rowing clothing
- Rock the Boat - fun t-shirts and stuff
Other interesting sites
Dorney Lake, site of the 2012 Olympic rowing events, is just over the river from our boat house. Click here for the official web site. If you're a Veteran ("Vet") rower, click here to find out what's going on. If you want a good beginner's guide to rowing, the BBC's "h2g2" web site is pretty good. It's a "Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" thang! Rower's World is a US-centric rowing mag. Loads of good rowing pictures, if you like that sort of thing... Richard and Judy (no, probably not them...) maintain a site with loads of safety related information.
The official websites for Henley Royal Regatta and Women's Henley. The River & Rowing Museum has a fabulous cafe as well as being a great rowing museum! The Rowing Vortal - excellent graphics. Information similar to that of the Rowing Service. (Flash required) This site seems to come and go... 8oar.com host the Top100 rowing site rating list. NLRoei - Excellent Dutch site with many pictures of Dutch rowing events, and Dutch teams in international events
Fancy a rowing screensaver? Download the one at Doncaster RC's site. Fabulous technique!
Want to contact an old rowing mate? Go to Sports Mates Reunited and get in touch.
Local Information
- Maidenhead Advertiser - Local paper.
- Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead - Local Authority
- Windsor & Maidenhead local information - Official visitor website
- Maidenhead Rowing Club (including WebCam and river status indicator here)
- Windsor Boys' School Boat Club - our neighbours of National reknown!