Welcome to the Concept2 Community
When you row with Concept2 oars, you'll have over 45 years of design and innovation, literally, at your fingertips. Our oars are custom-built and engineered for speed. With every oar, we commit to delivering our best effort, so you can deliver yours.
Setting Up Your Concept2 Oars
1. Set Length
Loosen clamping screw. Do not remove it.
Adjust grip to your required length.
Tighten clamping screw. Do not overtighten!
2. Inboard
Move collar on the sleeve to set the inboard. Tighten band clamp to secure.
Checking and Setting Oar Length
Oar length, along with other variables like spread, blade size, blade type, inboard, catch angle, and so on, determine the boat gearing, also known as rig or rigging. For a given rig, a longer oar gives a higher gear (heavier load) than a shorter oar.
Achieving a comfortable, effective rig is the key to keeping the load reasonable.
Setting Inboard
The inboard is determined by where you set the collar on the sleeve. Here are some basic recommendations for both sculls and sweep oars.
Scull - Measure the spread of your boat (the distance between the pins that hold the oarlocks). Take half of this dimension and add 6–8 cm. This will give you a reasonable inboard dimension. Measure this distance from the end of the handle and position the collars at that point.
Sweep - A sweep boat's spread is the horizontal distance from the center of the boat to the center of the pin that holds the oarlock. To this dimension, add 29–31 centimeters to come up with a reasonable inboard dimension. Measure this distance from the end of the handle and position the collars at that point.
Meet the Concept2 Team
Concept2 travels to several regattas each year to provide repairs and maintenance for oars and sculls. This service is provided free for all customers of Concept2 products for the lifetime of your oars. We’re happy to help! Our Regatta Service is one way we help support our customers long after the sale.
How Your Oars Were Made and Tested
What began in 1976 is still true today: we custom build every oar to your specifications, and every oar undergoes rigorous quality testing before it ships. When we develop an innovation, we test it for performance improvements; we do this in the shop and—the truest test—by taking it out on the water. If an innovation does not show that it will help make you faster, we don’t release it.
