1. The Rowers Repair Guide Issue 1 A Step-By-Step Instructional Tool - Est. 2008 - A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO REPAIRING ROWING SHELLS A series of instructional videos and books which teach individuals how to repair rowing shells. These how-to-videos feature skilled craftsmen, who will introduce a series of step-by-step procedures to teach and assist the repair of rowing shells. Ideal for those who find insurance and repair costs to expensive.

2. The Rowers Repair Guide- Est. 2008 - Insurance Cost vs. Number of Claims What is happening? Damaged boats are being claimed on insurance Drives the cost of insurance up Does the average person really want to pay extravagant costs for repairs and insurance? 3. The Rowers Repair Guide- Est. 2008 - Cost of Owning a Rowing Shell

Insurance attributes to roughly 16% of the total cost of boat ownership

Repairs attribute to 27%

In total they combine for 47% of ownership costs

4. 5. What to do if your boat is damaged? 6. The Rowers Repair Guide- Est. 2008 - Rowing Guide has Much to Offer

Four levels of experience offered

BEGINNERincludes:

• Terminology

• Safety

• Materials

• Basic scratch and scrape repair

MEDIUMincludes:

• Gouge and hole repair

• Painting and refinishing techniques

ADVANCEDincludes:

• Fibreglassing

• Hull reconstruction techniques

EXPERTincludes:

• Complete shell construction

• Intro to welding

7. 8. The Rowers Repair Guide- Est. 2008 - Check out theseEXPERTInstructors:

- ALAN OLDHAM -

Over 20 years rowing experience

Over 15 years experience repairing rowing shells

- STU MILLER -

Over 35 years rowing experience

Over 33 years experience repairing rowing shells

9. 10. The Rowers Repair Guide- Est. 2008 - Sources Residents pick up pieces following tornado.Katu News Portland.2008. ABC News.10 October, 2008 . Reuters Pictures.Daily Life.2008. 10 October, 2008 Before and After.The Rowing Repair Centre.2008. 10 October, 2008 Rowing: A Lifetime Sport.Stanford University.2002. 10 October, 2008