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Effects of the weather on rowing: |
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How does the wind speed & direction affect your rowing?
In rowing, wind speed and water temperature are the most significant outside influences on our ultimate goal: Speed. 
As you are gearing up for the racing season, it’s worthwile having a closer look at the environmental impact on boat speed. Here some
theoretical examples, based on findings of Dr. Valery Kleshnev, publisher of the “Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter”, www.biorow.com:
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Wind Direction
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Wind Speed
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500 Mete Pace
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2,000 MeterTime
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Tail
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5 m/s
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1:37.7
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6:30.6
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Tail
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2 m/s
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1:41.0
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6:44.0
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None
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0 m/s
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1:45.3
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7:01.1
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Head
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2 m/s
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1:51.9
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7:27.4
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Head
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5 m/s
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2:07.9
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8:31.5
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Wind Direction
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Wind Speed
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500 Mete Pace
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2,000 MeterTime
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Tail
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5 m/s
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1:22.2
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