How we rowed around the world in 16 months
We’ve done it! Rowing in Motion users have recorded a total of 63,529km rowing sessions to this day, more than would be necessary to row around the globe once. We’ve been running Analytics, our cloud based rowing data analysis tool for about 16 months now and more than 1000 users have recorded and uploaded rowing sessions to their personal logbook.
"The app has been fantastic already and has improved our chances of doing well at the world gig champs on the Isles of Scilly in May"
Justin Halliwell, Coach at Truro Gig Club (UK)
Efficiency in Rowing
In this article I want to look at possible definitions of efficiency in rowing and what makes a certain rowing technique more efficient than another one. The term “Efficiency” always describes a ratio of two factors, typically in an input to output relationship. What are those output and input factors in rowing? When we look at the optimisation of rowing technique with the goal of moving the
Comparing Boat Speed for three common Rowing Mistakes
In the recently released update 3.2.1 we added support for showing the typical speed graph corresponding to a typical stroke’s boat acceleration to Analytics. In this post, I want to show you 3 common mistakes that rowers make with their rowing technique and how they show up in boat acceleration, which measures the effective total boat force. If you want
Rowing in Motion App 3.2.1
Improvements to the Apps Please see the recent Solo App announcement for more details on the new Solo Apps. Unless otherwise noted, all updates apply to both the Team and Solo App for iOS and Android. This release is available for Android immediately and will be available for iOS after review by Apple (which usually takes 8-10 days).
Rowing in Motion App 3.2
Improvements to the Apps Please see the recent Solo App announcement for more details on the new Solo Apps. Unless otherwise noted, all updates apply to both the Team and Solo App for iOS and Android. This release is available for Android immediately and will be available for iOS after review by Apple (which usually takes 8-10 days).
"I have only been using the app a couple of weeks and it has already been a big help. My stroke efficiency has gone from averaging 2.2 to averaging 2.8 and a boat a weight category higher than recommended by the manufacturer has shown to be consistently faster for me."
Mark Liddell (Masters Rower, UK)
Rowing in Motion iOS Version issues
This post is fairly technical, but we had to write it to inform you about some current issues we face with our Apps due to the iOS 8 upgrade and Apples recent enforcement of required 64bit support for Apps. The current compatibility matrix that we need to support for the RiM Team and RiM Solo App looks
I'm using Rowing in Motion since April 2013. I'm excited about the App and have become significantly faster since using it."
Hari Meusburger (Masters Rower, Germany)
Rowing in Motion App 3.1
Improvements to the Apps Please see the recent Solo App announcement for more details on the new Solo Apps. Unless otherwise noted, all updates apply to both the Team and Solo App for iOS and Android. Besides that, we’ve worked on some very interesting updates as well. Changelist Based on extensive research, our completely rewritten GPS engine improves speed and