TECHNOLOGY Innovation Dinxx Rowing Slings
Born out of a desire to avoid damage to boats on the water’s edge, Netherlands- based Dick Ubbink has developed an innovative and award-winning Boat Sling. It is light, strong, collapsible, stable, self- levelling on uneven terrain, and safe for your boats. For more information go to:
www.dinxx.com or email
info@dinxx.com
Launch Into Te Future Brand new electric launch out of Boston, USA W 86
ith over 255,000 hours rowed, over 4,300 gallons of fuel used, and 42.3 tons of carbon dioxide released each
year, Boston’s Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI) knew there had to be a way to improve coaching quality as well as lessen the environmental impact of a tool all coaches use every day: the safety launch. With two fully accredited and
experienced boat designers already on staff as boatmen, CRI applied cutting- edge technology to create a revolutionary new launch design that reduces wake by more than 50% over existing wakeless
launches and incorporates battery storage areas for use with an electric motor. The design is based on a revolutionary theory of wake management, wherein the volume required for buoyancy is located in a centre pontoon, while the deck of the hull acts as a damper for wake displacement. By powering the launch using electric outboard motor technology, available commercially, CRI has been able to not only eliminate the need for gasoline as a fuel source for the launch, but has also greatly reduced the impact on the near-shore environment and overall water quality of the river. In addition to the electric technology improvements, design features of the new launch include an improved deck design that integrates cable channels and battery storage areas, and low gunwales and deck clearance that allow for safer access in an emergency. The launch also allows coaches to pull the riggers of a boat over the deck for on- water repairs and has an improved turning radius and handling through engine placement and hull design. The newly designed launch is in
production with a Boston area composite ROW360 // Issue 001
manufacturer, with the first boats due off the line this summer. CRI will also integrate students from the Boston Public Schools in the finishing stages of construction. Using an apprenticeship model, with guidance from CRI’s boatmen and executive director, young people will learn how to make a three-dimensional model using CAD design software, visit the facility where the new launches are being built, learn how to assemble the hull and deck, participate in speed testing, and learn the physics behind the boats’ performance and horse-power requirements. For additional information on the launch, please contact CRI director of facilities, David Snowdon, at dave@
communityrowing.org.
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