What It Takes To Build The World's Finest Rowboats | Episode 16

Adventure Awaits in Episode 16 when we go behind the scenes at Whitehall Rowing & Sail to see what it takes to build the world's finest rowing boats!
Boat Designer Harold Aune and Boat Builder Nick Brech walk us through the process of building the Whitehall Spirit® Solo 14® Slide Seat Sculling Rowboat and the Whitehall Spirit® Tango 17® Double Slide Seat Sculling Rowboat, the world's first modern, ultra-tough, light weight, ultra-strong co-polymer thermoformed boats.
Co-polymer is rigid and stiff and will not change shape like rotocast polyethylene does when exposed to direct sunlight. Co-polymer is also much more impact-resistant than fiberglass hull construction and is virtually maintenance-free. The double hull construction makes the Solo 14® and Tango 17® virtually unsinkable.
The exterior and interior have an acrylic coating called Solarkote® bonded to the surface that is UV-proof. That means the boat retains a glossy yacht-like finish and stays shiny and looking good for years. An ‘interdeck’ bonded between the hull and deck further stiffens the boat and reinforces the cockpit deck, track tower bases, and footstop mounts, which are subject to the major forces of the rowing process.
Our goal here at Whitehall Rowing & Sail has always been to introduce people to the sport of rowing. Not in tippy, narrow rowing shells used in competition rowing by clubs and colleges, but for people like ourselves out in safe, stable, seaworthy boats, enjoying the sport of rowing in a benfecial, holistic way.
Whitehall Rowing & Sail use the same technology in terms of sliding seat, sculling oars, and technique, as in racing shells. But, utilized in proven, stable, safe, and seaworthy rowboats.
Rowing with modern sculling gear is one of the healthiest, low-impact bosy workouts known. As we have said for years, rowing burns twice the calories as jogging or kayaking with no stress on the knees or joints.
Whitehall Rowing & Sail also custom builds their Classic Whitehall Spirit® Rowboats, built to last 100 Years or more! These boats are impeccable floating works of art that row, scull, or sail, or all three, in one boat.
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This is the story of Whitehall Rowing & Sail. I'm Harold Aune. Marie Hutchinson and I started building Whitehall Spirit® rowboats over 30 years ago. These classics are handmade in teak, bronze, and fiberglass, and built to last a hundred years. We also build rowing boats in maintenance-free space age, thermoplastic. And, the Oar Board® Rower that converts a paddle board into a high performance rowboat that stores in the apartment and travels as luggage.
Join us in the shop, the office, on the road, and on the water as we revolutionize the sport of rowing.
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[@dorislesieur4747]

Really interesting to see the shop fabrication!! Cool process and beautiful boats!

[@AWorldOfAdventureAwaitsYou]

Thank you Doris! These are very popular rowing boats!

[@OarBoard-SUPRower]

Very cool to see the entire process!!

[@AWorldOfAdventureAwaitsYou]

@WhitehallRow says that their Whitehall Spirit Tango 17 and Solo 14 are fun boats to build!

[@clarkewright888]

Love this video! Such an amazing process to build these custom boats!

[@AWorldOfAdventureAwaitsYou]

Thank you!