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Gig Boats for Rowing Clubs -Types of Boats-
Which rowing boat do you need for which purpose?
C rowing boats are the first choice for very calm water. At 78 cm wide, they are the narrowest gig boats. There are countless different hull shapes for calm or somewhat rough waters.
Many regattas are held in this boat class and the general rowing activities in the clubs mostly take place in C-boats.
However, there are limits when it comes to wave mobility.
For really rough water, or even for hiking, they are only of limited use.
If, on the other hand, your home waters are prone to waves (due to wind or “sporty” motorboat drivers), then the alternative e-rowing boat would make sense.
E-boats are 90cm wide and have a raised bow for better handling in waves.
Of course, they are a bit slower than C-boats, but still very sporty to row.
This also makes the e-gigs the better choice for touring rowing, when it comes to larger bodies of water or when the weather is uncertain.
Due to the larger storage space, you can also go on a touring trips with luggage in the boat.
Anyone struggling with extremely high waves should consider a D rowing boat.
With a boat width of 1.10m, the D-boats are slower than E-boats.
However, if there is a lot of luggage in the boat, then D-gigs can definitely keep up with the E-boats. E-boats become significantly slower when highly loaded, D-boats hardly change their handling.
This makes D-boats the best for touring rowing with full camping equipment in the boat. Tents, sleeping bags and cooking equipment fit into the boat and can be easily transported.
If you want to go hiking on the sea, you can’t avoid our inriggers. With a boat width of 1.10m, they correspond to the D boats.
However, inriggers do not have outriggers. The oarsmen do not sit in the middle, but offset to port and starboard, with the oarlock on the opposite side. It follows, of course, that inriggers are oar rowing boats.
Inriggers are the standard sea rowing boats in Denmark.
If you don’t like a oar rowing boat, you can also get a triple skull inrigger.
In contrast to the oar boats, the rowers sit in the middle here. The short stub outriggers are above the ship’s side so that the outriggers have maximum freedom from waves.
The wave handling is almost as good as that of the oar boats, but the boat is almost twice as fast.
No one wants to row a race in this boat, but when it takes half the time to complete a critical crossing, it’s a huge advantage.
