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Boats and Fittings

This page is still under construction, but the links are all tested and working so I thought I’d share them:

http://www.carldouglasrowing.com/   (See my article about these boats here: Carl Douglas Racing Shells – not traditional boat-building )

http://www.janousek.co.uk/

http://www.stampfli.co.uk/

http://www.rowfluidesign.com/

http://www.wintechracing.com/

https://www.hudsonboatworks.com

http://www.pocock.com/  (see my article about these boats here: Pocock Racing Shells – a brief history of an American legend )

http://www.rowingcentre.co.uk/

Rand Racing 

http://www.empacher.co.uk/

http://www.filippiboats.it/

http://www.kirsuk.co.uk/

http://www.esrowingservices.co.uk/

http://www.kanghuaboats.com/  (I’ve written an article about their Sims designed boats for a future issue of Row360 magazine.  Article available online here.)

http://sykes.com.au/

http://www.pro-row.com/

Kaschper Racing Shells

Alden

http://eurowsport.co.uk/

Swift  

http://www.durhamboat.com/

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