Slick Rowing Blade

The Slick Rowing Blade is normally assembled with a 70mm hook. The gentle asymmetric curvature of the blade assures a clean release from the water with every stroke. Slick Blades are visibly cleaner than other blades. This provides enough load for the strongest crews but the asymmetric curvature of the blade makes it extremely clean in and out of the water. The Slick Blade is now available with closed edges, which improves the blades durability and overall performance. The Slick Rowing Blade is available on all shafts.

The Slick Blade has no ridgeline so there is less splash at the catch. The low volume blade enters the water quickly and quietly and floats low in the water. The longitudinal curvature is perpendicular to the tip and so is in line with the flow of water. It has a constant pitch across the tip and all lines parallel to the tip.

Our standard full slick blade is one of the largest traditional hatchet/cleaver style blades available.

The Slick Blade does not exhibit any negative tendencies during recovery or in bad weather.

The blade can be reduced in size--"cutaway"-- for women and schoolgirls, or those who have a history of back/rib injuries.

Because of the arc path followed by the blade during the stroke, this cutaway section is most effective when the blade moves through the 'sweet spot' and water hits the face of the blade most directly. With less surface area, the cutaway blade encounters less resistance because some water flow is not 'stopped' by the missing piece. One would row a cutaway slick at longer shaft length than one would a full slick. For crews who might find the full slick was too much load at their preferred length, the only option (besides cutting it down) is to shorten the overall adjustable length of the oar.

For some, this can be uncomfortably (and ineffectively) short as they seek to find a manageable load rigging, and not appropriate to some specific rowing styles. The cutaway allows these rowers to use the more familiar and traditional lengths by reducing the load at the bladeface, allowing them to extend the oar back out to where they like it. Slick cutaway blades are regularly rowed to world championship medals, the same as full slick blades, on both Superlight and Soft Superlight shafts.

Sweep Rowing Handles

Croker sweep rowing oars come with adjustable carbon handles, with either a blue foam or timber veneer surface. We have designed our rowing handles with comfort and ease of use as our highest priority. Selecting a handle that is correct for you is necessary to achieve the best performance. A handle that is too small will cause trouble in the rough water and may turn in the rower’s hand uncontrollably. A handle that is too big will fatigue the rower’s forearms and also result in excessive wrist movement feathering the oar.

42mm-39mm: "Small" tapered; Black end cap adjustable only; synthetic or veneer;
42mm-42mm: "Medium" not tapered; Yellow end cap adjustable only; synthetic or veneer;
45mm-42mm: "Large"tapered; White end cap adjustable only; synthetic or veneer;