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  • Sculling Academy founder, Steve Walker, gives the 1st lesson in sculling.
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  • @ddoungpanya
    @ddoungpanya 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was taught in the US of how to fall out and get back in. This is a good video.

  • @grw1959
    @grw1959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A friend is letting our family use the touring scull. I can hardly wait to start. He is a retired world level judge. In two days he will teach us our first lesson.

  • @camdio9881
    @camdio9881 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been sweeping for 3 years but I'm preparing for a single scull this summer this was quite helpful for some drills to practice and becoming familiar with the boat.

  • @femazone6865
    @femazone6865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thankyou for your video, as a neighbor has been asking me to go for a row in his 2 seat sliding shell and suggested i look up and view a video. Yours was the first I saw and has allowed me to decide I don't want anything to do with this uniquely hazardous sport, in boats that are so designed to put you in the water!

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha ha! But then you will never know the joy of sculling. Don't knock it till you've tried it.

  • @Customskorol
    @Customskorol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started my rowing hobby few hours ago, this is just amazing!!

  • @debbiesinger4534
    @debbiesinger4534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello Steve, just back from my first learn to row in the water at the Chattanooga Rowing Club with my ERG crew from Hydrow. 3 days of intense instruction and it was a blast. I would like to continue to row in the water. Your first video reinforced the techniques we learned. I have subscribed but I can find the form to fill out. Looking forward to more ! My best and thank you. Debirows

  • @keemcdaniel8416
    @keemcdaniel8416 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like your way of showing how to be more confident and NOT fall in...instead of just showing how to get back in. I am very new to this, but the water that I am rowing in is only about 20 feet deep and full of Cabomba, nutria, and all kinds of other things that I don't want to be swimming with. I would really like to see the next video! :)

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keetha McDaniel Thank you. All you have to do is to fill in the form at scullingacademy.com/enter-your-details-please/ and you will be sent to it directly.

  • @seanjkavanagh
    @seanjkavanagh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff, Steve. Learning to row at 65 after bike accident. Balance a bit off but your tips help. Born in Liverpool so can relate to your story about Birkenhead! Now live on lake in NH USA. You can literally drink the water from the lake!

  • @maggietext
    @maggietext 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you! Lovely video. I've been sculling at North Bay Rowing Club in the SF Bay area (Petaluma, CA) since 2008 or so, but always love seeing great scullers explain technique.

  • @lynnmason3406
    @lynnmason3406 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have just progressed beyond the Learn to Row stage and TBH it is all just a little too much to take everything in when you are trying to get on the water with at least other 3 boats waiting on the steps behind you. Being able to watch somebody doing the bassics, step by step has helped. Thank you, I shall be watching your further videos.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't just stop with these basic skills Lynn. Enrol in Sculling Academy. There is so much I can teach you.

  • @juliebennett522
    @juliebennett522 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this informative video. I am teaching sculling for the first time and this is a great way to teach. I will have my student watch your videos as reinforcement of what we go over in class.

  • @elizabethschulz7718
    @elizabethschulz7718 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I thoroughly enjoyed the familiarity exercises - thank you.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then the next thing to do is to opt in and receive by email more video links to instructions that are not here on TH-cam.

  • @carolcleveland6269
    @carolcleveland6269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks Stephen!!

  • @mattshaw318
    @mattshaw318 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks, this is the most helpful advice for singles so far 👍

  • @TurtleSauceGaming
    @TurtleSauceGaming ปีที่แล้ว

    Learned sweeping on the Raritan. Not a river you want to fall in on. Every time it rained and the dock flooded at high tide, without fail, you'd find a needle. Nasty water. Splash too much of it on you and you'd wind up feeling it after practice. Rat Town River we'd call it. Fun times dodging debris though!

  • @randallsnyder8012
    @randallsnyder8012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! Very instructive

  • @ricardofox1497
    @ricardofox1497 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply Excellent!

  • @indiragrillet1321
    @indiragrillet1321 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful. Thanks

  • @TonySousa
    @TonySousa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Steve, enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing.

  • @glox7929
    @glox7929 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was really helpful!

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful! Make sure you enrol. This is only the beginning.

  • @annhodgson6127
    @annhodgson6127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Great video. I'm 70 and have been rowing for about 10 years in northern NY. Had a few lessons very early on and can always appreciate extra tutoring. I got dunked once by a curious motorboat coming alongside to see what kind of craft I was using--apparently never saw a shell before--and once when my blade came too close to the stern of my neighbor's docked motorboat. Can't wait to move on to the next episode! Thanks.

    • @fernandoc6788
      @fernandoc6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gives me encouragement. In my 50s. Never done this.

  • @paulmiedema1226
    @paulmiedema1226 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello Steve,
    The past few months I am learning how to scull:) The exercises we do are much like the ones you show on your excellent videos.
    One thing that puzzles me is the heigth of the hands during the stroke and during the recovery. Some say that hands must be at equal height but as far as I can see this is impossible, because the starboard rigger is somewhat higher than the port rigger. Which means that if you let the blades just float on the water, the handle of the left oar is slightly higher than the right one. Soooo,, help me out please:)
    Paul

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Paul Miedema Yes you are correct it is impossible to have your hands level.

    • @hadeelmaamoun
      @hadeelmaamoun 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Stephen Walker I am having the same problem here, my left hand is always higher than the right one which cause the boat to swing left and right.. help me please

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hadeel Maamoun
      It is impossible to have your hands level. They have to cross over and you have to choose which hand is above. I sculled for 30 years with my right hand above my left. Then I changed so that I could scull in crews because the convention is left above right. It is possible to keep your hands almost level but then you have to have your left hand nearer the stern than your right hand. I teach you how to do this within the Sculling Academy course: the Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery. ahoy.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/Lazy-Scullers-Guide Your rig also has to be adjusted according to choices you make in how you wish to scull. I teach that too in the Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery.

  • @JorgeMacedo1965
    @JorgeMacedo1965 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice.

  • @DS-wo5hd
    @DS-wo5hd หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:07 water side oar going into the rigger starts here

  • @cevikmetalcovers
    @cevikmetalcovers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing this video. Today I tried a single scull for the first time and was feeling so insecure that i'm wondering how many time before I don't even think about balancing. Does a scull really worth it ? For example I'm pretty satisfied with my every day mountain bike regarding the racing bicycle advantages !

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  ปีที่แล้ว

      You can do it! Try this. With the blades off the water (not far) try gripping the handles really tightly. You and the boat will probably quiver. Then relax and see how much better it is.

  • @flaviusaetius8358
    @flaviusaetius8358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my single scull is like a strict father. It accepts no mistakes

  • @Greg-hg2nt
    @Greg-hg2nt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good information!!! 🚣🏻

  • @fernandoc6788
    @fernandoc6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Questions. In other people videos, the sculler (is that the proper name?) seats opposite direction. Is there a different technic or what is it?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If they are seated facing the direction of travel then either they are canoeing or they are "backing down" in their sculling boat. Scullers go backwards.

  • @albusdumbledore2279
    @albusdumbledore2279 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful but the problem I have is I get quite nervous ounce I get a bit a away from the stage because my river is fairly choppy. Any tips?

  • @seanshara4430
    @seanshara4430 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i qould likw to knoq how to make sure you keep your blades together

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Xylae, you need to join ScullingAcademy where I will cover this topic and many others.

  • @Eflodur
    @Eflodur 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx 4 the nice tutorial. How us this boat called in the vid.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a Wintech International, super-lightweight., that is it is made for a crew weight of 50-60kg. I am a little over that but this is the closest boat size to my weight and that is very important.

  • @LukaStascik
    @LukaStascik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is it to late for me to start rowing? Im 21.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely NOT. I have customers starting rowing in their 70s. And plenty of people even take to racing as masters. I had one come up to me at the World Masters Regatta telling me that I had taught him to scull and he had just come 4th in his event. Yet I had never met him because he lives in Australia. He had invested in my ScullingAcedemy.com :-)

  • @mortschubert3909
    @mortschubert3909 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are the oar handles so long?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To enable you to utilise your full range of movement, including the extra reach you can get by bending your legs.

  • @impazzitoinvolo
    @impazzitoinvolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wintec boat?

  • @abhiiii8785
    @abhiiii8785 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wait.... Aren't those sweep oars

  • @JulioReguero
    @JulioReguero 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Excellent sculling tutorial for beginners.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Julio Reguero If you think this is good Julio you should see what is in the Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery. Access through scullingacademy.com. Remember that even Olympic champions were beginners once and we are all on the same path, striving for excellence, so that we may enjoy sculling more.

  • @dr.jenfaber8221
    @dr.jenfaber8221 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thank you, Stephen. This was very helpful. I just started a "learn to row" series in the States and love your tips about how to move the handles and get used to the feel of the boat rocking. It's unsettling when you get into a boat for the first time, so I'm excited to try this at class tonight. Looking forward to learning more from you.

  • @uscg_grace
    @uscg_grace 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm 16 and helping at a rowing camp and recommended this video to all of our new rowers as I watched this video when i started rowing 6 years ago

  • @paulveldhuizen7770
    @paulveldhuizen7770 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I came to rowing late and now member of a senior squad, usually in a quad (scull and sweep). Done doubles a few times but about to go single - this video is giving me lots of good advice, thanks

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did it go?

    • @paulveldhuizen7770
      @paulveldhuizen7770 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats thanks for your interest - much appreciated. I very much enjoy our Sunday morning outings throughout the year and I like to think I'm now a reasonably experienced hand. Our senior group has steadily expanded so it's usually a double or quad as many of the joiners have limited experience. I could try a single but it means having to go out on a different day in the (summer) evening and this has proven a bit too much of a logistical challenge. Main thing, I am really enjoying it.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paulveldhuizen7770 Hi Paul, you don't have to limit yourself to going out in a single to reap the benefits of all the teaching that I provide in scullingacademy.com. In fact doing the same drills and exercises in a crew will help immensely to get the whole crew thinking and acting together. Cohesion is the extra man in the boat.

  • @ManuelCarrasco-J3
    @ManuelCarrasco-J3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am a grown man who loved rowing in his early years as a teenager, but never could be close to learn about it. Now, with 34 years old, that man wants to give it a try after looking at your encouraging videos. I am a person under sport discipline. I use to be part of the national mountain bike team (back in my country) and a military reservist, and I apply the same discipline today on my life. I'll love to practice rowing in Montreal, Canada; the city I leave in now to encourage as well my 3 young sons (4 & 2 years old) in a future to join in.
    Thank you.

  • @charli9812
    @charli9812 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very helpful! Never knew how to get in the right way which resulted in me falling in not so long ago!

  • @JJallatte
    @JJallatte 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    #Aviron #Rowing #Skiff .... HahHaHa - Finally it's like cycling
    How to scull - sculling technique - rowing - learn to row - TH-cam bit.ly/1NNKkKW

  • @claytonheydukejr1136
    @claytonheydukejr1136 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    do not ever ever ever step on the floor of the boat. On the seat deck

  • @bradaltemeyer4472
    @bradaltemeyer4472 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hi Stephen, I really like your calm approach to start with the feel of the boat, water, oars, and so forth. I grew up with Canoe's, and have occasionally been on a kayak- scull row boats have always interested me.
    Locally we just have the Rio Grande, and the Laguna Madre by South Padre Island as potential locations to row.

  • @kevintitus5290
    @kevintitus5290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Steve like your personal help on sculling.First of all you might have heard of my Granfather Constance ,Sutton Titus Sr? He was the 3rd place Bronze medal winner in the July 30th,1904 Olymoics in St Louis.Missouri USA, I amrecreating it in 2024,if I am still alive then LOL? Like to hear from you? Thank you. Kevin W Titus

  • @brianshishnia3278
    @brianshishnia3278 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great short video, thank you!
    I am a "potential" new rower, older guy but fit enough.
    First, why the shoes off, personal preference or is this standard practice? I would think having shoes on may help with a firmer more stable platform to drive into?
    Second, I see single sculls with the oar mount in front of the rower like yours and others in the back of the rower.
    Are there pros and cons to each or is it just personal preference?
    Also, I am in South Dakota, USA and the lakes/rivers around here are not always calm. can one row in a bit rougher waters?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because flexible shoes are already fixed in the boat (since the 1970s). Bow or stern mounted riggers make no difference to the rowing. It's fashion. If you think it will make you go faster, it may. My personal preference is for a stern mounted rigger. The reason? I suspect it might be easier to get back into the boat if I fall in. Disclaimer: I've never tried getting back into a boat with a bow mounted rigger because I've never fallen in from one. You can row in rougher water if you have sufficient skill. To make it easier better use a coastal boat designed for that sort of water. Alternatively you could choose to go out sculling at dawn when it is invariably calmer. I could give further advice but common sense is key.

  • @frankmiltonstark8473
    @frankmiltonstark8473 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not having rowed during the pandemic, and my knees becoming more arthritic, getting into the boat is a challenge - lowering myself on one leg etc. Any suggestions for "geriatric" scullers.?

  • @Sarge147
    @Sarge147 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am 61 and I am going sculling this evening for the first time. I rowed in a four and eight 45 years ago and have rowed a lot in pleasure boats so looking forward to this evening. A little bit nervous

  • @robverhappen3779
    @robverhappen3779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was zo helpfull, Thanks A lot

  • @femazone6865
    @femazone6865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guess you are right . I will never know the joy of having a baby either, or the joy of being a carnival dunk clown, or the joy of being waterboarded! There are so many joyful things in life no one will ever know them all. But I looked up several pictures of skuller's in action and they are not smiling! With so many Joys why would anyone choose to do this activity where everything must be perfect or you are dunked. It's more like one of those REAL Tv shows, trying to pass obstacles designed to put you in the water. Referencing Charli below, is dunked just leaning how to get in the severely unstable vessel. How many other sports risk failure just getting into the transport? A small ripple or wake on the water will do you in. This is like seeing if you can walk across thin ice with all that joy when you make it across!

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love your sense of humour Fema Zone. My raison d'être is to enable sceptics like you to experience the joy of sculling and rowing. Not everybody has to be a racer nor even to scull in a fine boat to experience the joy of sculling. This is why I sell stable boats like the Nordic Explorer, ahoy-boats.biz/nordic/. It's is VERY difficult to fall out of this boat! You have to climb out of it deliberately if you want to go for a swim, for example, see th-cam.com/video/4NWODFvari4/w-d-xo.html.

  • @rsantos15
    @rsantos15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello, great video. Like someone else here, learning this sport later in life. In Montreal, we have access to a rowing tank. What should I expect, and how would that experience ease my learning when I get on the water?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have not yet come across a rowing tank that feels like a boat. I know the reason why but I won't go into it here. What you can learn in a tank is how to feather and square your blades. And you can learn the basic action and how to coordinate the timing of your blade work. But there are many aspects relating to the FEELING of sculling that you will NOT get from rowing or sculling in a tank. So try to spend as little time in it as possible. Of course the main benefit of a tank is that the water does not freeze so you can train through the winter.

  • @arvadawelder
    @arvadawelder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So I'm 6' 300 lbs. What would you recommend for a starting scull?

  • @danielleleggett483
    @danielleleggett483 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was a great video to learn the basics. Not only does he tell the sculler what to do, he clearly explains why you are doing it and what will happen if you don't.

  • @perusa2000
    @perusa2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love it !!! very well done... bravo..

  • @pickensrj
    @pickensrj 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent Info. Thanks!!

  • @F28147
    @F28147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isn't it stabler to practice the tipping exercise while your arms being straightened?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No. But that doesn't matter anyway. It's about becoming familiar with how a boat responds to different situations. In fact you are trying to put yourself in a scary situation and recover instinctively from it. That moment when you lose balance can come at any point in the stroke and you need to be able to fix the problem by reflex. These exercises are to teach you to respond without thinking because thinking takes too long.

  • @doreendeavery2834
    @doreendeavery2834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd love to see the additional videos, but the opt-in page does not seem to be loading correctly.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just tried the link and www.scullingacademy.com/OptIn.htm opened fine for me. Is that the stage that you got to? Did you enter your details Doreen? If so, what happened next? You can contact me via ahoy-boats.com/call-me.htm if you get stuck.

  • @sarahbanks418
    @sarahbanks418 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ...if only we had a stage like that to get into the boat.... we have steep steps!

  • @karimaashsea3851
    @karimaashsea3851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    such an old video, but such useful information! im sculling for my first scull race on 30th April and looking for every tip i can get! main tips i need now: how to keep calm and what to bring 😰😂

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you invest in my Sculling Academy's "Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery" Karima, you will find in one of the modules a topic called Racecraft where I lay out for you all the tips you need to make sure you achieve your best performance. I am currently working on Version 2.0. Look out for an announcement.

  • @DS-wo5hd
    @DS-wo5hd หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:27 and here is where we see a pistol squat like it’s no big deal 😫😫

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well it isn't a big deal for me because I only weigh 63kg and I've been rowing and sculling since 1969 so strengthening my leg muscles.

  • @cekfraun
    @cekfraun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this video! I bought a used Alden Horizon, haven't rowed in years, and definitely need to learn how to do it right from the beginning. I tried it last night without watching any videos first, and it was a disaster! Very tippy, and I gave up. Now I will try again.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's the spirit Cheryl. If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. As you progress you'll need more knowledge so enrol in Sculling Academy. scullingacademy.com

  • @mauriceliussi3380
    @mauriceliussi3380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just learnt how to enter the boat correctly.

    • @maxpepe4691
      @maxpepe4691 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you do it like taht it is still wrong because you have to push the boat away from the bridge then it is done correctly.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of these days I'm going to produce a video about getting in and out of a boat in awkward places so everybody can see that there is more than one way to do things.

    • @maxpepe4691
      @maxpepe4691 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats ok nice

  • @sauljoesphwiggin
    @sauljoesphwiggin 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You da man, ste-phen!

  • @johnking5928
    @johnking5928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why would you need to have you stomach pumped if you fell in?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because the dock was so polluted back then. If you swallowed any of the water... But now fish swim in it :-)

  • @HomewardBoundRelo
    @HomewardBoundRelo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm fairly new, started last summer here on Boat House Row in Philadelphia. Already "went swimming" and it is quite alarming to find yourself under the boat! Then try and right the boat, oars flying as you flip it back, and if you have the strength (luckily I hadn't completely exhausted myself, but close, and no climable shoreline) lift yourself back in the boat. These balance exercises make so much sense! It's like when I learned to show jump (horses), learning to ride no saddle, no reins and balance. Made a huge difference. Will be watching and practicing... almost ready for the gig. Usually go out in a quad (much more stable) and when my partner and I go out in a double it is wobbly and a bit scary for me. Gotta get the feel of the boat. Thanks Stephen Walker.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Enrol in Sculling Academy's scullingacademy.com online course, the Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery and reap the full benefit of my years of experience.

    • @DS-wo5hd
      @DS-wo5hd หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you survived swimming in Philly water ahhhh lol (said with love, go birds)

  • @claytonheydukejr1136
    @claytonheydukejr1136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Setup your boat near the end of the dock and push forward. Always try to get blown in when landing. Balance is a reverse through the pin fulcrum

  • @ИльяКоновалик-х5ш
    @ИльяКоновалик-х5ш 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Я один тут русский гребец ?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Возможно. Спасибо за просмотр. Пригласите и своих друзей.

  • @ralphchristianson
    @ralphchristianson 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great introduction, I am curious how do rowers know where they are going as they are facing where they came from?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good question! They look round now and then. But on a straight course designed for rowing they don't need to look round at all. Some wear mirrors. Best place for mirrors is attached to your hat or spectacles. I don't use a mirror myself. But this can happen. th-cam.com/video/9pyA5xPZnvc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W5Os4_wEzXzqyqZm So it's a question of risk assessment.

    • @DS-wo5hd
      @DS-wo5hd หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats when you see a single scull coming towards you, not looking back, and they don’t have a mirror what is the right of way? Obviously to be nice, move your position out of their path if possible, but is it the overtaking boats responsibility to keep an eye out or is it the boats behind the approaching boats?

  • @christythiel8055
    @christythiel8055 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I row tomorrow for the first time! This is already very helpful! More later... :)

  • @joshuasmith2259
    @joshuasmith2259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you kindly for taking the time to make these videos. Very useful. Perfect for any beginner rowers (like me). Filling out the form now for Pt.2.
    Thanks again.

  • @toxicnoiz5408
    @toxicnoiz5408 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello. I've got a question, mayby you could help me, namely how in English you call those people , who are holding the boat before races? I know that boots are stopping the boat, but I don't know how do you call those people ... I'm writing a thesis about rowing terminology and I really need it ... mayby it's a stupid question, but not for me, since I'm not a native... please help me :)

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stake boats is the name given to the boats anchored in the water and the person in the stake boat who holds the stern of the racing boat that is about to start is generally called a stake boat boy or a stakeboat girl, as far as I can remember. You might be better asking a qualified umpire or aligner.

    • @toxicnoiz5408
      @toxicnoiz5408 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephen Walker
      yes, he/or she is called a stakeboat holder :) thank you a lot! I definitely wouldn't find it without your help! :)

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. The stake boat is held by an anchor. The boy or girl in the stake boat is called a stake-boat boy or a stake-boat girl, as far as I know.

  • @keevagrace8695
    @keevagrace8695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poggers for God..,..

  • @iloveabersoch
    @iloveabersoch 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super video Steve, new to the sport, your advise is invaluable, thank you. Especially like the tip about setting the rowlocks, I'd already made that mistake and would have continued if not for your video.

  • @taracatherineriley
    @taracatherineriley 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A ha moment...angling for push off. 👌🏻

  • @alan30189
    @alan30189 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stephen,
    Thank you for sharing your expertise and congratulations on your 2012 Masters win.

  • @heatherholloway8138
    @heatherholloway8138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had one sculling experience in a single which ended in falling in. I really like the boat tipping exercise and handle rotation in the boat to get the feeling that the boat will tip but not necessarily capsize. I currently scull in a double and quad competently, my goal this year is to row a single. Thank you very much for the video!

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So how is it going Heather? Have you mastered single sculling yet?

    • @heatherholloway8138
      @heatherholloway8138 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Stephen. I just saw your comment (one year later-oh dear!) I’ve just gone back to sculling this year and it’s going well so far. I’d like to see the next video in this series about not falling in but I can’t seem to find it. Anyways yes but I could always use more pointers! How are you?

  • @nickcolman5982
    @nickcolman5982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpful and informative. Thank you. Stephen

  • @marcwetselaar8806
    @marcwetselaar8806 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Stephen - I am going to try sculling for the very first time in the next two weeks. My son is rowing in the top five of the country (U15) and I feel that joining him in this adventure will be awesome. However, everyone says that starting to row in a scull is near impossible and that I should start in a quad. I disagree, maybe its easier in a quad but a scull is where I want to be. I may as well start there.
    Lets see if your instructions help. I am going to sneak off and practice in his Filippi so that I don't look like an idiot the first few times.

  • @shabbirjamnagarwala63
    @shabbirjamnagarwala63 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please let me know how not to fall in water

  • @jfe3485
    @jfe3485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great explanation and demonstration of getting in the boat, by extending the right leg back while putting weight on the left leg and stretching out to the lock. I really appreciated the way you demonstrated the way blades can be used for acquainting oneself with the tipping nature of the boat.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This video only scratches the surface of what you need to know and what I can teach you JFE in www.scullingacademy.com/OptIn.htm. Invest in yourself. Scull well. Scull fast.

  • @petershi9922
    @petershi9922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi I just started rowing at my high school in Australia!! I've trained twice on water so far, but I fell in at both trainings cuz I couldn't quite relax sitting in such a narrow and potentially unstable container😖😖😖how can I change my mentality and relax? Pls help😲

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It helps to take baby steps. Do not try to do everything at once. Get in and out of the boat often. Just get in and get out again. Then get and try the first exercise and get out again. Use an Edon TS515 Training Scull will help to raise your confidence too. But baby steps with frequent disembarkations giving you time to relax and watch others trying the same thing would be good.

    • @bethbracewell5524
      @bethbracewell5524 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YAO SHI what I kept in my mind when learning to scull that the worst that can happen is you fall in, and because you've already done that a couple of times you know it's nothing to fear you'll just get wet and hopefully that will help you to relax, good luck 😊

  • @juliegalaise6023
    @juliegalaise6023 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interested in starting rowing. This video is helpful. I will register to get the next one! Thank you.

  • @НиколайКовалев-ц1р
    @НиколайКовалев-ц1р 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    +

  • @vivienkilby3844
    @vivienkilby3844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where is the form I need to fill out?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      scullingacademy.com Wait 5 secs and scroll down then click the button.

  • @mitinoriwatanabe
    @mitinoriwatanabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ありがとうございました。Thank you very much...

  • @johnnydeutschemark3620
    @johnnydeutschemark3620 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This sport always mystified me, I am glad to learn the basics here. I also always found it to be quite beautiful to watch a single sculler out on the river.

  • @aryisonni174
    @aryisonni174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I so desperately want to learn to row, but just don’t have the confidence. Brilliant video....

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, pinpoint EXACTLY what it is that bothers you Aryi then face your demons in a safe environment with supportive people around you.

  • @KathleenHelenLisson
    @KathleenHelenLisson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much

  • @markneljeanjacques5972
    @markneljeanjacques5972 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you, I'm very new to this in the Bahamas soo.... thanks alot.

  • @lilpotato5799
    @lilpotato5799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so helpful!
    I needed a video for my daughter to watch as she was being told to learn how to get in right.
    Its really helpful for beginners and others!

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's really a trailer for Sculling Academy. If your daughter wants to scull well and scull fast then you should enrol her in it via, scullingacademy.com. The most useful info is in the Lazy Sculler's Guide to Mastery. However, she can start with my Simple Sculling System.

  • @gweckesser826
    @gweckesser826 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks this video helps a lot I have been rowing for about a month 3 days a week and I have only been sweeping in 8s but my coach sees my potential and wants me to be in an oct and this really prepared me to scull

  • @SpencerGaming7580
    @SpencerGaming7580 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this thing is so thin i would be in fear that it slides into my poopslit

  • @brunonascimento4029
    @brunonascimento4029 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    very good.

  • @F28147
    @F28147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Stephen, nice video. As a beginner on skiff, I am allowed by the coach to row with legs extended the whole time. Would love to try this tipping exercise next time.

  • @petervolker9896
    @petervolker9896 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good Stephen, but you did let go of the oars while taking your shoes off! I will circulate this to my beginner scullers. I like the concept of teaching people not to fall in. Capsize drills are still useful though, just in case it does happen.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, I knew somebody would spot that! Of course with well over 40 years experience I'm not going to fall into the water whilst getting into the boat. I know to keep my weight on the side of the seat nearest the shore. This advice is for beginners. Never let go of the handles. And it is available in the Sculling Academy Foundation Course. But for access to all my knowledge and advice that will take you to the top you need to enrol for the full Sculling Academy Study Course. scullingacademy.com/youtube-video1-watched/

  • @laurap9087
    @laurap9087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    impressed with how flexible he is!

  • @colinr317
    @colinr317 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm rowing 3 years now and I've always had a problem with my catch, I use a Wintech international also and I cannot get a long enough reach. Is there anyway for improving my reach without disapproving the rest of my stroke?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes of course but it is difficult to diagnose your problem without seeing you in action Colin. It is almost certainly a problem with your rig not being appropriate to your size and shape. I cover this in Sculling Academy as well as explaining how to achieve the perfect catch. There is method to it. It is not just a question of trying. There are things you have to do and I spend a lot of time explaining these. Check back here soon for an amazing video that I will be uploading of an extraordinary incident that happened this morning. I didn't even know it had happened until I watch the video I had taken. But it's about the catch.

  • @tobeyandropolis6890
    @tobeyandropolis6890 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've had a distant intetest in sculling for exercise for a long time. Never acted on it until just now when I searched and found this video. Thanks for the 1st lesson! Never been in a scull boat but might like to have a go in this sport starting in the spring (I live in Wisconsin). Any advice for an absolute beginner? What should I look for when considering a purchase of a boat? What is your opinion of sculls with those stabilizer floats on the sides of the boat?

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recommend that you buy a TS515 Training Scull unless you weight over 110kg in which case I recommend that you buy a Westpor Marine Nordic Explorer. I sell both of these boats because I beleive in them. They offer stability but with a lovely reward for a stroke well taken.

  • @danelavery7436
    @danelavery7436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stephen - Nice video well thought out and executed. Used to row and coach and fix the boats at Tees long ago before they built the barrier. If you fell in it was off to the hospital and get your stomach pumped out.
    You cannot cover everything in one short video I know but while you covered positioning the gates and putting in the blades nicely you skipped over the stretcher. First time out and the sculler would probably want to make sure it is in the right position and tightened down.

    • @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats
      @StephenWalkerAhoy-Boats  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      All these "other" things are covered in my online Sculling Academy, scullingacademy.com Dane. As you say it is impossible to cover everything in one short video.

  • @moi7748
    @moi7748 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for being so down to earth! Good video!