Sport rowing boats for every rower
Sport rowing boats are differentiated according to whether they have an outer keel (GIG) or a centreboard (racing boat)
More obvious for most people, however, is the difference in the width of the boats.
Racing boats are approx. 36 cm wide, gigs between 47 cm and 115 cm.
If you want to row at maximum speed, you need a racing boat. However, he should be able to do that. Racing boats are unstable without a rower, gigs are stable in the water. To be honest, you can also capsize in a gig, but it’s much more difficult.
So if you’ve always wanted to try rowing, you should be in a gig and not a racing boat.
On the other hand, if you rowed a racing boat in your youth, you can continue to do so in old age. Rowing is like cycling, you never forget how to do it.
However, there are also extremely sporty versions of the gig boats. Anyone who no longer trusts their sense of balance should take a look at the sporty variants of a gig.
Most gig boats can be easily transported on the roof of a car and stowed in the garage.(According to the StVO, a 1.5 m rear overhang is permitted on the car.)
You don’t necessarily have to go to a rowing club to row .