Started as a cyclist and something I definitely kept doing is wearing a base layer and arm sleeves, no matter the season. There are base layers that will help keep warm to those that are not too far off from fishnet stockings made into a shirt. Similarly, there are arm sleeves which simply keep the sun off or warmth in. Sleeves also have the advantage where they’re fairly easy to shed and get back on if the weather is iffy.
From my peronal experience: As a student I didn’t feel the need to buy th imo expensive vest, rather invest in loads of cheap and rather thin thermo base layers, and put a couple of them on, also helps with washing less, and you can always pull of one. In bow-seat of an 8+ invest in a water proof jacket, cycling raincoats do the trick usually for a resonnable price. There are overshoes available for rowing shoes (adidas) to keep the feet warm in winter time. In summer I used to wear a wifebeater underneath my uni to help get rid of the sweat. Invest in sprayable suncream(some on alcohol bases) that you don’t have to rub in and get your hands vatty and compromise grip. Also after sun cream, for when you forget and keep in the refrigerator for added benefit. I wore tight boxers underneath my uni to keep everything in place. Invest in sportstape and cheap spanners(yes multiple), you’ll lose them before they break. Sock around the bidon to protect the boat and store tools and snacks for long outings. Long hair in a braid #arero
Interesting, since I seem to have an opposite experience in most of my rowing gear as all my really cheap gear I tried ended up fizzling out after a year and the slightly more expensive stuff has made it much much longer. But good shout on the wet weather cycling clothes - that industry's gear is definitely better suited than most of the wet weather rowing gear I've come across. When people switch boats often, I found something like "overshoes" don't seem to catch on because of the nature teams and clubs switching people around in boats a lot. While it might work for you, I personally can't get behind wearing anything under my uni, like the tight boxers and white tank you mentioned, since they're just extra fabric that I find isn't necessary if the uni fits properly. I'm going to be sweating a ton anyways, so no matter what I'll want to wash the things no matter what. Comfort is important when going on daily 60+min rows, and in my experience, I found that having the extra layer really start to irritate people after a few days, whereas uni only rowers tend to be fine.
I swear by waterproof socks. Agree that any other waterproof clothing just gets in the way rowing, but essential when hanging around in wet/windy conditions before a winter head race.
I think a lot of winder-breaker type of gear usually works just as well for wet weather gear! Hydrophobic outer shells for pre-wet and cold racing conditions are super key
I started rowing a few weeks ago, and i love it! A friend got me into it, and im proud of my blisters. Your channel is motivating and really entertaining! Thanks!
I like using arm sleeves when the weather is a little cool. They're easy to shed when I get warm - I am in my single and prefer not having to take something off over my head. I use light sleeves in the summer for sun protection and sweat absorption. I find them at cycling stores and running stores.
Gotta have a pair of outlandish - almost to the point of ugly - leggings in the kit draw for special occasions! They're good for the dark mid-winter sessions where you need a bit of an energy injection to keep you going through the cold!
As a new rower, thank you for this video, it's great to know what to wear when in different conditions. I have loads of cycling gear, so some of those work well for me at the moment.
This may be too late but SUBU slippers are what I swear by. Super warm during the winter, waterproof, and traction if it gets slippy. Can’t recommend them enough
1) birks or boat shoes (sperrys) are the best shoes 2) pogies are underrated. i have a pair with rubber duckies on them. I NEVER recommend gloves but i see people use them all the time. So i push pogies. gloves are the worst. 3) a good in-between layer as the weather gets colder is a knit headband that just covers the ears.
Boat shoes in the boat, of course! Hahaha. I’ve lost my pair of pogies in my move from Ireland to the US, so might need to invest in a new pair, perhaps with a pattern similar to rubber duckies? Also, ear coverage is so key, you’re right! Maybe that’s why I quickly swap to a beanie from a visor?
@@EamonGlavin like max secunda said below for leggings, I recommend ridiculous pogies. Really brightens up the winter months. I’m a recent visor convert but my knit headbands have been faves for years
Just got a nice, toasty pair of Crewroom “bitch mittens” (hehe) for Christmas. Looking forward to my fingers not freezing when we go back out next month. Also have a long-sleeve base layer shirt, hoodies (loved the first one so much I ordered it in a second color) and gilet from them. Took like three weeks to get here from London because it all goes through Royal Mail and USPS but the gear’s worth the wait. Rest of my kit drawer/bag is a mix of Boathouse (love their trou without the rear seam), JL and some leftover cycling jackets and chamois-less tights of varying weights. Pearl Izumi Amfib ones have a little extra warmth and padding in the arse, which is nice when you’re about to spend two hours on a carbon fiber seat.
The thing about winter training clothing is that you always take it off after warming up....Pogies are essential essentially when sculling. Cold handles get warm after 10 min of warmup. Still good to have.
I just found your channel. Heard you’re from Philly so I immediately subbed. I’m from Philly as well…loved to watch the rowers on the Schuylkill. I live in Northern a California now, so I row on Lake Natoma. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Why would you ever wear pogies? Frozen fingers are part of the fun. Also, who doesn't love it when the skin over your knuckles cracks open? That blood crust is a badge of honour. Some other thoughts: raingear is essential for coxswains and coaches. But as a rower... you just get wet. Either from above in form of rain, or splashes from your crewmates' ugly bladework, or from waves running over the hull or braking on the outriggers. Don't even try to protect against that, it won't work. You only sweat more, but river and/or rain will still get you. Just accept that rowing is a water sports... also, nothing beats a hot shower at the boathouse after you have spent 90 minutes in the boat in soaked clothes at freezing temperatures. You need tight-fighting trousers. Unis are great, of course, but in winter, long leggings are needed. Rowing-specific stuff will have a double layer of fabric on the bottom that adds a little bit of cushion. Beware of cycling shorts/bibs - their chamois cushions are way to thick and in the wrong place for rowing. Tight fitting functional shirts are great, but back in the day, those were absurdly expensive. So we just used anything that was laying around, T-shirts, sweaters, whatever. The uglier and crappier the better. You' get grease and blood stains on these anyway, so just use up what you would otherwise have thrown through away. Holes don't matter... It will probably still be good for a season. Also, we thought the rough look was kind of cool. Also, back in the 90s and early 2000s, we would all wear the rowing jackets by NewWave during the colder/wetter/windier seasons. They were slightly water repellent, windtight (ish), yet breathable, offered great shoulder mobility and had an elongated back section, so that your back would still be covered even when stretching at the catch. However, they were to wide around the midsection and the fabric very light, so you were almost guaranteed to get your grips entangled at the finish, which greatly helped in crustacean fishing. (When sculling. Sweep rowing was less of a problem). Life hack: wear a kidney belt over the jacket. That tightens the fabric in place, prevents catching crabs, and if you're a skinny youngster, this also also makes your silhouette smaller at the waist while the wide cut at the shoulders give the impression of more mass up there. If your're a well developed masters athlete, this trick might backfire, though. Shoes for the pier: cheapest knock-off non-brand canvas shoes you can find. reasons: 1) they get filthy anyways, so you don't want to ruin a nice pair of expensive shoes, 2) they are relaively slim and flexible, so easy to stow away behind the footplate, 3) they are slim enough at the heels so that they fit in the ankle caps of the footplates of a gig boat, should your coach decide that the weather is to bad for taking a racing shells out, but wants you on the water anyways. Or for those occasions when you are expected to join your parents and some other senior citizens on a leisurely trip to the beer garden (or a friendly rowing club) upstream. Oakleys... yeah, they were a thing even back 30 years ago. Unfortunately, I was never able to afford these as a kid. 100%agree on the wool socks. As a rower, you need a grandma who can knit... and then gift you a pair of port/starboard coloured socks each year for christmas.
For any girls who need good shorts for practice: "Salutation Stash 5 Short" by Athleta - longer with side pocket "Ultra High Rise Elation Shortie" by Athleta - shorter with back pocket Edit: a lot of my teammates also like the Nike Pros :)
Have a question for oakley sunglasses, is extra 50$ for polarized lenses worth it? I know polarization helps reduce water glare, but is it that bad with just regular lenses?
Another thing I will definitely use is a water proof bag, you know used by most Kayakers, to keep the cell phone dry. This is a lesson i learned after my phone dropped in the water and despite Apple claimed IP67 water resistance, the phone died...
That's a good shout - good thing I've never really had an issue with it, although a boatmate of mine did stand up out of the boat and drop it between the dock and boat one day... maybe a floaty needed
Appreciate the video but... The thing that concerns me most when rowing in subfreezing liquid is the (ever present) potential of an unplanned exit from the boat. Your suggestions for rowing in freezing water don't take that into account. Wetsuit? Too hot. Drysuit? Too hot and too cumbersome. Is there something in between that makes cold water rowing reasonably safe? And, of course - a life preserver. Always a good idea and mandated in my state after November 1st. Maybe a separate video on that topic? Thank you.
Wetsuits/drysuits sound very inconvenient and I've NEVER seen anyone wear one. When rowing in cold weather, protecting yourself from hypothermia in the case of a capsize comes less from what you're wearing, and more from what's around you. ie. don't go out without a safety launch in a small boat, don't venture far, make sure coaches/supervisors have quick access to thermal blankets, hot running water +heating at your boathouse, and always have a (warm) spare change of clothes and a towel!
anyone have a good water bottle recommendation? I want something like a nalgene style wide mouth but I don't want to use a plastic bottle anymore. Not impressed with hydroflask or yeti but what else is there? something easy to use while in a single too TIA if anyone has any recs
the problem for me (and 90% of dutch student rowers) is that there are more strict rules around what you can wear. almost every student rowing club has a set of dress code rules dependent on your acheavements. first is the uni. you are not allowed to wear a uni unless you have won a national level competition (in whatever kind of catagory), so lets say you are a first years heavy mens rower in the 4+ catagory in the national rowing level (for students), you have to wear a seperate top and bottom untill you have paced 1st in a competitiion. so for about 90% of the people they will hever get to wear a uni. the second rule is that only after a certain amount of wins are you allowed to row without sleaves, so theres no option for only a uni without shirt or bare upper body untill that point. and finally, you can only wear sunglasses at a competition after you have won a international competiton. this is not true for every student rowing club, but most will have the same or simular rules. it really makes it more easy to see who your up agianst though. if your rowing against a bunch of other 4s and they are all wearing two pieces and theres sudenly a boat with only sleeveles uni's and shades you know they will likely finish that 2k at least half a minute in front of the rest.
i'm late to the party but I cox and I need to wear my glasses while I do it my rowers absolutely adore these clip on sunglasses I wear we've had to buy four more pairs for all my glasses wearing rowers you can have both vision and sun protection
Question from a beginner - at what point are you justified in owning / training in a unisuit? I want to dress properly and comfortably but I don't know if I'll come off as a poser if I'm wearing one as a beginner. Thoughts?
I think these were my Stitch Rowing ones I got in Ireland, but I've had JL, Nike, and a few others. You can probably find them in a generic nike online store or something.
Started as a cyclist and something I definitely kept doing is wearing a base layer and arm sleeves, no matter the season. There are base layers that will help keep warm to those that are not too far off from fishnet stockings made into a shirt.
Similarly, there are arm sleeves which simply keep the sun off or warmth in. Sleeves also have the advantage where they’re fairly easy to shed and get back on if the weather is iffy.
From my peronal experience:
As a student I didn’t feel the need to buy th imo expensive vest, rather invest in loads of cheap and rather thin thermo base layers, and put a couple of them on, also helps with washing less, and you can always pull of one.
In bow-seat of an 8+ invest in a water proof jacket, cycling raincoats do the trick usually for a resonnable price.
There are overshoes available for rowing shoes (adidas) to keep the feet warm in winter time.
In summer I used to wear a wifebeater underneath my uni to help get rid of the sweat.
Invest in sprayable suncream(some on alcohol bases) that you don’t have to rub in and get your hands vatty and compromise grip. Also after sun cream, for when you forget and keep in the refrigerator for added benefit.
I wore tight boxers underneath my uni to keep everything in place.
Invest in sportstape and cheap spanners(yes multiple), you’ll lose them before they break.
Sock around the bidon to protect the boat and store tools and snacks for long outings.
Long hair in a braid #arero
Interesting, since I seem to have an opposite experience in most of my rowing gear as all my really cheap gear I tried ended up fizzling out after a year and the slightly more expensive stuff has made it much much longer. But good shout on the wet weather cycling clothes - that industry's gear is definitely better suited than most of the wet weather rowing gear I've come across.
When people switch boats often, I found something like "overshoes" don't seem to catch on because of the nature teams and clubs switching people around in boats a lot.
While it might work for you, I personally can't get behind wearing anything under my uni, like the tight boxers and white tank you mentioned, since they're just extra fabric that I find isn't necessary if the uni fits properly. I'm going to be sweating a ton anyways, so no matter what I'll want to wash the things no matter what. Comfort is important when going on daily 60+min rows, and in my experience, I found that having the extra layer really start to irritate people after a few days, whereas uni only rowers tend to be fine.
I swear by waterproof socks. Agree that any other waterproof clothing just gets in the way rowing, but essential when hanging around in wet/windy conditions before a winter head race.
I think a lot of winder-breaker type of gear usually works just as well for wet weather gear! Hydrophobic outer shells for pre-wet and cold racing conditions are super key
"Some people prefer hats. Others prefer going in absolutely raw."
TAKE US TO LUNCH FIRST, EAMON. MY GOD 😂😂😂
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I started rowing a few weeks ago, and i love it! A friend got me into it, and im proud of my blisters. Your channel is motivating and really entertaining! Thanks!
My 10years girl just started Rowing in Italy. Your videos absolutely helped!! Thank you
I like using arm sleeves when the weather is a little cool. They're easy to shed when I get warm - I am in my single and prefer not having to take something off over my head. I use light sleeves in the summer for sun protection and sweat absorption. I find them at cycling stores and running stores.
Gotta have a pair of outlandish - almost to the point of ugly - leggings in the kit draw for special occasions! They're good for the dark mid-winter sessions where you need a bit of an energy injection to keep you going through the cold!
Gotta find ways to give you just a bit of extra juice to get through them dark days.
As a new rower, thank you for this video, it's great to know what to wear when in different conditions. I have loads of cycling gear, so some of those work well for me at the moment.
This may be too late but SUBU slippers are what I swear by. Super warm during the winter, waterproof, and traction if it gets slippy. Can’t recommend them enough
The best wet weather gear is a plastic bin bag with arm holes and a head hole torn out no 🧢🧢
Ah the ol' lightweight's sweat to death method, you love to see it
1) birks or boat shoes (sperrys) are the best shoes
2) pogies are underrated. i have a pair with rubber duckies on them. I NEVER recommend gloves but i see people use them all the time. So i push pogies. gloves are the worst.
3) a good in-between layer as the weather gets colder is a knit headband that just covers the ears.
Boat shoes in the boat, of course! Hahaha. I’ve lost my pair of pogies in my move from Ireland to the US, so might need to invest in a new pair, perhaps with a pattern similar to rubber duckies?
Also, ear coverage is so key, you’re right! Maybe that’s why I quickly swap to a beanie from a visor?
@@EamonGlavin like max secunda said below for leggings, I recommend ridiculous pogies. Really brightens up the winter months.
I’m a recent visor convert but my knit headbands have been faves for years
Just got a nice, toasty pair of Crewroom “bitch mittens” (hehe) for Christmas. Looking forward to my fingers not freezing when we go back out next month.
Also have a long-sleeve base layer shirt, hoodies (loved the first one so much I ordered it in a second color) and gilet from them. Took like three weeks to get here from London because it all goes through Royal Mail and USPS but the gear’s worth the wait.
Rest of my kit drawer/bag is a mix of Boathouse (love their trou without the rear seam), JL and some leftover cycling jackets and chamois-less tights of varying weights. Pearl Izumi Amfib ones have a little extra warmth and padding in the arse, which is nice when you’re about to spend two hours on a carbon fiber seat.
I have the exact same unisuit from 776bc and I'm loving it
It's been so great!
Love the vids keep it up
Cheers Rocky!
The thing about winter training clothing is that you always take it off after warming up....Pogies are essential essentially when sculling. Cold handles get warm after 10 min of warmup. Still good to have.
Good video, loved it
Lovely comment, appreciated it!
only thing missing is the Oakley Code! :-D
Maybe one day!
nah. Pit Viper supremacy.
I love to use cycling jackets in the rain. there are a lot of super nice tight-fit goretex jackets that will definitely keep you dry and mobile
Keep the feet warm in the winter with a small towel folded down over the shoes or neoprene socks. And take the shoe soles out to dry after training.
I had to rip a few shirts to make them reach far enough so this is use full
I just found your channel. Heard you’re from Philly so I immediately subbed. I’m from Philly as well…loved to watch the rowers on the Schuylkill. I live in Northern a California now, so I row on Lake Natoma. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Why would you ever wear pogies? Frozen fingers are part of the fun. Also, who doesn't love it when the skin over your knuckles cracks open? That blood crust is a badge of honour.
Some other thoughts: raingear is essential for coxswains and coaches. But as a rower... you just get wet. Either from above in form of rain, or splashes from your crewmates' ugly bladework, or from waves running over the hull or braking on the outriggers. Don't even try to protect against that, it won't work. You only sweat more, but river and/or rain will still get you. Just accept that rowing is a water sports... also, nothing beats a hot shower at the boathouse after you have spent 90 minutes in the boat in soaked clothes at freezing temperatures.
You need tight-fighting trousers. Unis are great, of course, but in winter, long leggings are needed. Rowing-specific stuff will have a double layer of fabric on the bottom that adds a little bit of cushion. Beware of cycling shorts/bibs - their chamois cushions are way to thick and in the wrong place for rowing.
Tight fitting functional shirts are great, but back in the day, those were absurdly expensive. So we just used anything that was laying around, T-shirts, sweaters, whatever. The uglier and crappier the better. You' get grease and blood stains on these anyway, so just use up what you would otherwise have thrown through away. Holes don't matter... It will probably still be good for a season. Also, we thought the rough look was kind of cool.
Also, back in the 90s and early 2000s, we would all wear the rowing jackets by NewWave during the colder/wetter/windier seasons. They were slightly water repellent, windtight (ish), yet breathable, offered great shoulder mobility and had an elongated back section, so that your back would still be covered even when stretching at the catch. However, they were to wide around the midsection and the fabric very light, so you were almost guaranteed to get your grips entangled at the finish, which greatly helped in crustacean fishing. (When sculling. Sweep rowing was less of a problem). Life hack: wear a kidney belt over the jacket. That tightens the fabric in place, prevents catching crabs, and if you're a skinny youngster, this also also makes your silhouette smaller at the waist while the wide cut at the shoulders give the impression of more mass up there. If your're a well developed masters athlete, this trick might backfire, though.
Shoes for the pier: cheapest knock-off non-brand canvas shoes you can find. reasons: 1) they get filthy anyways, so you don't want to ruin a nice pair of expensive shoes, 2) they are relaively slim and flexible, so easy to stow away behind the footplate, 3) they are slim enough at the heels so that they fit in the ankle caps of the footplates of a gig boat, should your coach decide that the weather is to bad for taking a racing shells out, but wants you on the water anyways. Or for those occasions when you are expected to join your parents and some other senior citizens on a leisurely trip to the beer garden (or a friendly rowing club) upstream.
Oakleys... yeah, they were a thing even back 30 years ago. Unfortunately, I was never able to afford these as a kid.
100%agree on the wool socks. As a rower, you need a grandma who can knit... and then gift you a pair of port/starboard coloured socks each year for christmas.
For any girls who need good shorts for practice:
"Salutation Stash 5 Short" by Athleta - longer with side pocket
"Ultra High Rise Elation Shortie" by Athleta - shorter with back pocket
Edit: a lot of my teammates also like the Nike Pros :)
New to rowing this year, and these are the exact shorts I've been wearing from the start. Glad to hear I'm in good company!
Have a question for oakley sunglasses, is extra 50$ for polarized lenses worth it? I know polarization helps reduce water glare, but is it that bad with just regular lenses?
Another thing I will definitely use is a water proof bag, you know used by most Kayakers, to keep the cell phone dry. This is a lesson i learned after my phone dropped in the water and despite Apple claimed IP67 water resistance, the phone died...
That's a good shout - good thing I've never really had an issue with it, although a boatmate of mine did stand up out of the boat and drop it between the dock and boat one day... maybe a floaty needed
1:16, far left, what uniform is that? St. Andrews?
Appreciate the video but...
The thing that concerns me most when rowing in subfreezing liquid is the (ever present) potential of an unplanned exit from the boat. Your suggestions for rowing in freezing water don't take that into account. Wetsuit? Too hot. Drysuit? Too hot and too cumbersome. Is there something in between that makes cold water rowing reasonably safe? And, of course - a life preserver. Always a good idea and mandated in my state after November 1st. Maybe a separate video on that topic? Thank you.
Wetsuits/drysuits sound very inconvenient and I've NEVER seen anyone wear one. When rowing in cold weather, protecting yourself from hypothermia in the case of a capsize comes less from what you're wearing, and more from what's around you. ie. don't go out without a safety launch in a small boat, don't venture far, make sure coaches/supervisors have quick access to thermal blankets, hot running water +heating at your boathouse, and always have a (warm) spare change of clothes and a towel!
DiBi and New Wave make some of the best rowing clothes. Sure they are a bit pricy, but the unis are the best I've every tried
Best rowing is backwards hat and pit vipers (though I didn’t buy actual ones)
1:02 1:48 good old commercial rowing club
Gowan Scummercial
anyone have a good water bottle recommendation? I want something like a nalgene style wide mouth but I don't want to use a plastic bottle anymore. Not impressed with hydroflask or yeti but what else is there? something easy to use while in a single too TIA if anyone has any recs
the problem for me (and 90% of dutch student rowers) is that there are more strict rules around what you can wear. almost every student rowing club has a set of dress code rules dependent on your acheavements.
first is the uni. you are not allowed to wear a uni unless you have won a national level competition (in whatever kind of catagory), so lets say you are a first years heavy mens rower in the 4+ catagory in the national rowing level (for students), you have to wear a seperate top and bottom untill you have paced 1st in a competitiion. so for about 90% of the people they will hever get to wear a uni.
the second rule is that only after a certain amount of wins are you allowed to row without sleaves, so theres no option for only a uni without shirt or bare upper body untill that point.
and finally, you can only wear sunglasses at a competition after you have won a international competiton.
this is not true for every student rowing club, but most will have the same or simular rules. it really makes it more easy to see who your up agianst though. if your rowing against a bunch of other 4s and they are all wearing two pieces and theres sudenly a boat with only sleeveles uni's and shades you know they will likely finish that 2k at least half a minute in front of the rest.
that seems weirdly restrictive. Why force people to wear uncomfortable/less comfortable clothes if they haven't won as much? No one benefits.
Raincoat with armpit zippers are for really disgustingly cold and/or windy weather
i'm late to the party but I cox and I need to wear my glasses while I do it my rowers absolutely adore these clip on sunglasses I wear we've had to buy four more pairs for all my glasses wearing rowers you can have both vision and sun protection
Question from a beginner - at what point are you justified in owning / training in a unisuit? I want to dress properly and comfortably but I don't know if I'll come off as a poser if I'm wearing one as a beginner. Thoughts?
Once you've rowed once, I fully believe you can dive head first into the rowing gear world! Hahaha
@@EamonGlavin Haha thank you! thats a big relief to hear
try sew sporty
What kind of tights do you wear and where do you get them?
I think these were my Stitch Rowing ones I got in Ireland, but I've had JL, Nike, and a few others. You can probably find them in a generic nike online store or something.
Tried checking the 776 link, not working .
Working on that now - thanks for the heads up!
Code Eamon20 works for 20% off again!
@@EamonGlavin HECK YEAH
Haha pogies....
Free speed in the cold