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The Ultimate Rowing Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Find the perfect gifts for every rower in your life with our Ultimate Rowing Gift Guide. Whether they’re powering through winter training, relaxing off the water, or just beginning their rowing journey, this gift guide has something for everyone. From cold weather essentials to splurge-worthy gear, each section features curated picks tailored to rowers' unique needs and lifestyles. Shop our top must-haves to make gift-giving simple, and ensure your gifts are as thoughtful and dynamic as the rowers who’ll receive them.

November 20, 2024 — Kristin Foster

Tags: AIO Coxing Coxswain Crew Crew Team Favorite Gear Gift Guide Gift Idea Gifts for Coaches Gifts for Her Gifts for Him Gifts for Rowers Gifts for Teammates Gifts Under $100 Gifts Under $25 Gifts Under $30 Gifts Under $50 Holiday Holiday Gift Guide Holiday Gift Ideas JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Novice Rowing Pogie Pogies Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Accessories Rowing AIO Rowing Clothes Rowing Gear Rowing Jacket Rowing Kit Rowing Team Rowing Tech SHirt Rowing Tights Rowing Uni Rowing Unisuit Rowing Vest Sequel Jacket Shirts Small Gift Ideas Splash Jacket Stocking Stuffer Thoughtful Gifts Turtleshell Unisuit Warm Rowing Clothes Winter Rowing

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts Under $30

Looking for the perfect gift without breaking the bank? This gift guide is packed with budget-friendly finds for every rower on your list! From tees that celebrate their love for the sport to cozy beanies, caps, and fun stickers, these small-but-mighty gifts are ideal for stocking stuffers, secret Santa swaps, or simply showing a rower you’re thinking of them. Thoughtful, affordable, and full of rowing spirit—these picks are proof that great gifts can come at any price point!

November 20, 2024 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Collegiate Rowing Coxing Coxswain Crew Crew Team Gift Guide Gift Idea Gifts for Coaches Gifts for Her Gifts for Him Gifts for Rowers Gifts for Teammates Gifts Under $25 Gifts Under $30 Holiday Holiday Gift Guide Holiday Gift Ideas Indoor Rowing JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Novice Rowing Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Accessories Rowing Clothes Rowing Gear Rowing Kit Rowing Team Small Gift Ideas Stocking Stuffer Warm Rowing Clothes Winter Rowing

Team JL 2025 Ambassador Program

Are you passionate about rowing and eager to share your love for the sport with a wider audience? Do you want to join forces with JL and help elevate our brand while building connections within the rowing community? If you enjoy creating engaging content and making an impact, we’re excited to announce that applications for the 2025 Team JL Ambassador Program are open from September 17 to September 26.

September 16, 2024 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Ambassador Ambassador Program Coastal Rowing Collegiate Rowing Crew Crew Team Custom Rowing Kit Elite Rower Erg Erging Female Athletes Female Rowers High Quality Custom Gear Indoor Rowing JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Community Rowing Gear Rowing Kit Team JL Team JL 2025 Women Athletes Women in Sports

Two Passions on a Single: Charlie, the Rowing Chestnut

I have some rather niche passions. The first one might not seem so niche to you, since you are currently reading “The Launch” a rowing blog made by a rowing gear company, but for many, it seems quite odd to have a wake up before 5 am to go sit on a tippy boat, narrower than your butt, to move backwards on a river…My second passion is the Castanea dentata tree (I told you it was rather niche…), the American Chestnut tree!

February 08, 2024 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Ambassador Athlete Spotlight Crew Head of the Charles HOCR JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Regatta Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Community Team JL Team JL 2024 Team JL Spotlight

Team Spotlight: Sammamish Rowing Association

Usually a rowing club starts with some rowers and a coach, then some boats and oars, and eventually a boathouse. But with SRA, the boathouse came first. In 1994, Hod Fowler, a former collegiate rower, learned of an old boathouse in Marymoor Park. The boathouse was originally built by the Overlake School on the site of a former sewage-treatment plant. Overlake later abandoned the building, and Fowler discovered it was weeks away from being demolished as part of a toxic-site cleanup project in Marymoor Park.

March 29, 2023 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Crew Crew Team JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Novice Rowing Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Club Rowing Community Rowing Team Team Spotlight

Erg Warmup With Philip Doyle

Warming up before a workout is crucial to get yourself ready to perform at your best, and avoid injury. Warming up increases your heart rate and therefore your blood flow. This enables more oxygen to reach your muscles. A warmup also activates and primes the connections between your nerve and muscles, which improves the efficiency of movement. So, how do you get ready for an erg workout or rowing on the water? Follow along with Philip Doyle, as he takes us through his warmup on the erg!

March 22, 2023 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Crew Elite Rower Erg Erging JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Learn To Row Masters Rowing Novice Rowing Philip Doyle Row Rowers Rowing Warmup

Didn't compete in varsity? It's not too late for you, Masters!

This blog post is dedicated to people who discovered rowing later in life at the masters level, and who haven't raced in school or college. Many masters are rowing in clubs for leisure/exercise more than to compete and it's sometimes hard to train for competitions when the rest of the team is not in this mindset. This blog post features quotes from two JL ambassadors sharing their advice with us

March 06, 2023 — Kristin Foster

Tags: Ambassador Balance Crew Erg Erging JL Racing JL Rowing JLRowing Masters Rowing Row Rowers Rowing Rowing Community Team JL Team JL 2023 Virtual Rowing

~The Launch~

The Ultimate Rowing Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts Under $30

Team JL 2025 Ambassador Program

Two Passions on a Single: Charlie, the Rowing Chestnut

Team Spotlight: Sammamish Rowing Association

Erg Warmup With Philip Doyle

Didn't compete in varsity? It's not too late for you, Masters!

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~The Launch~

The Ultimate Rowing Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts Under $30

Team JL 2025 Ambassador Program

Two Passions on a Single: Charlie, the Rowing Chestnut

Team Spotlight: Sammamish Rowing Association

Erg Warmup With Philip Doyle

Didn't compete in varsity? It's not too late for you, Masters!

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