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Sykes full carbon bow mounted riggers

Full carbon bow mounted riggers are beginning to make some headway in the market, especially in elite programs.  During the COVID-19 pandemic our engineering and design team has been very busy launching a new range of full carbon bow mounted riggers including a second-generation scull rigger and our first generation sweep rigger. We undertook detailed analysis on what was available around the world and incorporated the best features we could find into our structurally superior carbon frames to create what we believe is currently the best rigger on the market globally in terms of stiffness, strength, ease of set-up and...

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Resilient, competitive and affordable. Sykes Initiator and Accelerator coxed quads fours image

Resilient, competitive and affordable. Sykes Initiator and Accelerator coxed quads fours

Sykes is very excited to now be delivering the first of our Initiator and Accelerator coxed quad fours. The Initiator and Accelerators are a new product offering from Sykes targeted at Schools and Club programs that require affordable, durable, and competitive coxed quad fours.   Both hulls were designed in house using years of customer feedback. Whilst our high-performance boats will continue to be produced in Australia, the Accelerator andInitiator models offer incredible value and fill the gap in our product offering. Both models are available to order now with more available stock arriving in October and then again in early...

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MEDIA RELEASE: Brand new look for Sykes Rowing image

MEDIA RELEASE: Brand new look for Sykes Rowing

Media release: Brand new look for Sykes Rowing 30 August 2021 Sykes Rowing, Australia’s leading rowing boat manufacturer, has today unveiled their new, contemporary rebrand, which is being launched in today ahead of the 2021–2022 Rowing calendar. Proud of their Australian heritage and building on their previous logo and identity, the new Sykes Rowing logo retains a similar but stronger typeface, and fast-moving kangaroo graphic with stylised legs and tail representing water and waves. Sykes has also made a bold change to their brand colours, using Australia’s national colours – green and gold. They are also launching a new tagline:...

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Sykes celebrates 40 years of service by Stuart Wilson image

Sykes celebrates 40 years of service by Stuart Wilson

In April, Sykes Rowing celebrated 40 years of service by Stuart Wilson, our General Manager. This is another significant story in our 55-year history. Stuart is now the longest serving employee of our company, passing Jeff Sykes our Founder who retired after the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and several others who have since retired after more than 30 years of service.  Accomplished oarsman Prior to migrating to Australia Stuart was an accomplished oarsman. He represented Great Britain where he won a World Championship in the GB Men’s Lightweight 4- and placed fourth in the Men’s LW 2x, partnered with his...

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Sykes new quick release rigger system

Sykes Rowing has a new quick release rigger system ready for commercial use. This system has been designed and optimised in partnership with John Driessen and his team at Rowfit in Tasmania. What is unique about the new quick release (QR) system? Improved functionality, significantly easier to attach and remove, strong and fully interchangeable with a bolt-on riggers.  Key features of our new quick release rigger system The following key features have been included in this new design following extensive consultation with our customers: The operating mechanism is simple, adjustable and operation is very intuitive. No more different hole spacings...

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