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Coastal Rowing Force

Rowing unleashed - Rowing to adventure

Adventure on the Open Water


Coastal rowing with RowVista® offers a unique opportunity to navigate dynamic waters, 
from serene bays to more challenging coastal conditions.

  • Wild Water Rowing

    Coastal rowing is the wild water variant of rowing, typically practiced on open seas, rough waters, or busy rivers and lakes. 
     

  • Easy & Exciting

    Thanks to these features, beginners of all ages can enjoy rowing with minimal technical knowledge. Even with basic skills and little effort, high speeds and a high fun factor can be achieved.

     

  • Secure Adventure

    Our coastal rowing boards, featuring two side air chambers, provide enhanced stability and safety, allowing you to confidently row through diverse water conditions. Whether you're uncovering hidden coves or cruising along the coastline, RowVista® ensures a secure and enjoyable adventure, giving you the freedom to explore the open water with peace of mind.


     

  • Recreational & Competitive

    Coastal rowing is gaining popularity for its exciting nature experience and comprehensive fitness benefits. It can be pursued both recreationally and competitively, even at the world championship level.

     

  • Dynamic & Rewarding

    A new dimension of rowing emerges as coastal rowers intentionally navigate waves and rough waters, enhancing the thrill instead of staying on calm, flat surfaces.

 

  • Perfect for All Levels

    Coastal rowing offers a smooth entry for beginners while still challenging seasoned rowers. With its intuitive design and natural flow, it’s easy to start, yet provides endless opportunities to refine technique, build strength, and embrace new challenges on the water.

     

     

ROWING

A World of Benefits

 

  • Stay Fit

    Rowing your way to fitness! Build strength, tone your core, and enjoy low-impact exercise that harmonizes with your body. Skip the gym – fresh air and freedom make fitness feel effortless.

     

  • Embrace Freedom

    Row on your terms – no clubs, no hierarchies, no limits. With the ROWonAIR® equipment of your choice, the water’s always open, and so are the connections with a vibrant rowing community.

     

  • Effortless Start

    Easy to learn, easy to start and easy to love. ROWonAIR® makes every outing a breeze, whether you’re rowing along on a familiar route, perfecting your stroke, or exploring new horizons.

     

  • Open Your Mind

    Feel the rhythm, find clarity, and set your thoughts adrift. Rowing is therapy in motion.

     

  • Have Fun

    Experience the thrill to be afloat, moving under your own power. Every journey is an adventure that leaves you exhilarated.

 

 

  • Seek Adventure

    Discover all the areas and the hidden destinations only accessible by water. Challenge yourself and redefine exploration.

     

  • Challenge yourself!

    Row to your destination and back before lunch. Whether it’s a friendly race or a team effort, the goal is simple – the journey is the reward.

     

  • Enjoy the beauty

    Explore breathtaking views and glide smoothly through nature. You can take ROWonAIR® with you wherever you go and take your adventure anywhere and find new beauty at any time on any body of water. 

     

  • Row forward with RowVista®

    Who says you have to row backwards? For safety and ease, rowing forwards is the way to go, particularly in areas with obstacles or heavy water traffic. It’s also the perfect way for activities like fishing, birdwatching, or rowing a dinghy from ship to shore. Read more about the Vision of RowVista®.

     

 

 

Something about the sliding rigger:

 Sliding rigger versus sliding seat

 

We have often been asked to design RowMotion® with a sliding rigger instead of a sliding seat. The sliding rigger is said to be more efficient with traditional rowing, such as our RowMotion, due to less body movement and less pitching (the movement of the bow and stern up and down as the weight shifts) compared to a sliding seat. This is true for short boards or boats, but rowboats or rowboards of 15 feet or more can be considered almost pitch insensitive. 

However, there is a disadvantage to the sliding rigger: some of the propulsive power is transmitted via the fixed seat and the friction between the oarsmen's buttocks. For short races this is all right. For longer trips, it causes - believe it or not - soreness and even blisters on a part of the body you do not want to have there. The reason for this is easy to explain: When you push off the sliding rigger with your feet, the force of your legs has to be supported by the seat, otherwise you would slide off the seat. So the friction between your bottom and the seat prevents you from sliding off. And that friction causes heat. And heat on the skin causes blisters. And that can be painful in the long run. 

The sliding rigger has slightly better performance than the sliding seat. The reason for this is that during the foot stroke the gear ratio is around 3.5. As soon as the legs are extended, the final powerful stroke with the arms is achieved with a gear ratio of about 2.5. 

At the same time, there is a further disadvantage: the design and construction of robust sliding riggers is much more difficult and costly than the sliding seat. This makes the boats more expensive and was one of the reasons why the sliding rigger disappeared from the racing scene. 

For recreational use, the sliding rigger is offered by the Canadian company White Hall Rowing and Sailing, who produce the OARBOARD with cheaper sliding bearings instead of roller bearings. And also from Chinese manufacturer WINTECH with a rudimentary sliding rigger and roller bearings.