HOT OR NOT

Letter from the Editor

Winter in the rowing world isn’t quite the festive holiday

MO’TOWN

For those of you who missed it, the annual festival

INSINK

Rowing interviews aren’t usually giggly, but with Valent and Martin

Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2015/16

On Sunday 20 December 2015 twenty-six boats set off to

STÄMPFLI EXPRESS

The Stämpfli Express – also known as 24 Express -

Crafter & Leader

Many of Steve Gladstone’s interviews read the same. And as

CUTTING EDGE

In an age when we are bombarded by more images

FORM + FUNCTION

Two hundred klicks east of Lisbon, lies Avis. Once home

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMBUILDING

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working

Making Better Men

Eton College boasts rowing facilities that many national teams, let

BARE NECESSITIES

One of the principal challenges of rowing is financial, and

Breaking Out

It was amazing," says John McAvoy, former maximum security prisoner

2015 World Rowing Coastal Championships

Lima is a monster of a city, brutal yet beautiful

THE SCIENCE OF DRAG

Most competitive sports, even at the Olympic level, use equipment

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Imagine you are the high performance director of a rowing

ARSTERITY

Against the backdrop of Greek austerity, the question remains as