Testimonials

Ron,
    The obvious enjoyment of the Front Rower is seeing where you are going. I trailer my boat and today I put in at the Chula Vista Marina at the Southern end of San Diego Bay. Being Easter, and perfect weather, meant there were a lot of boats going in and out of the relatively small opening between a break water and a jetty. So just seeing where everyone else is and where you think they are going is a huge improvement. I felt so much safer than I did with my traditional sliding seat rig.
     The next appreciation I had was how comfortable I was. My back thanks you. I felt so good I rowed across the bay to the Coronado Cays. It's about a mile and a half one way and I felt like I could have rowed all day, but I had talked my lovely bride into coming with me to take photo's from the shore and to be a cell phone call away in case I needed her.
     Thank for inventing, and marketing and building the Front Rower. I know my boat will get wet 10 times more often now. I can't wait to go out with my buddies with sea kayaks. Now I can love to use our Heritage 15 vs. just love looking at it. Thanks again,
          John and Leeann Wootton - San Diego, CA

Hi Ron,
     I'm really enjoying my FrontRower and row between 4 and 6 km almost every day!  Here is a photo for you to add to your list of satisfied customers!
          Ron Monty - Nelson, BC

Hello Ron,
     The rowing with my front-rower is delightful, be it leisurely legs only or more dynamic arms and legs rowing, I really enjoy. Over the last 2 weeks I have been rowing 1 to 2 hours per day. Attached find a couple of photos.
          Noel Bastiaens - Samois Sur Seine, France

Hi Ron,
     Absolutely love and am amazed by my FrontRower.  Thanks for both the creative genius that could imagine this product and your integrity for building it so well with top of the line hardware and materials. The quality far exceeded my expectations and gives me great pride in showing it to others (everyone wants to know what it is) as well as great confidence it its durability with heavy use and rough weather.
     The amazing efficiency (lots of forward motion for little energy input) combined with the low center of gravity have allowed me to row in conditions that would have been unthinkable in my standard canoe. Thank you. 
     P.S. as you will see from the pictures, I have it mounted in a Wenonah "Encounter" canoe and have partially enclosed the deck with a cover made by Cook Custom Sewing.
          Ken Casady - Port Angeles, WA

Hello Ron:
     Here's your marvelous FrontRower on our Lake -- the Moultonborough Bay part.  It felt right at home there, not just on still water like this (and we had a lot of it) but playing in the surf on gusty days as well. In fact I felt the Rower handled better in rough water than conventional sculling -- into, across and down wind. I rowed almost every day, sometimes a fair stretch -- 6 mi. more or less -- and never tired. What I liked best is the obvious advantage of seeing where I am going -- picking a line to my destination and staying right on it. But I also liked cruising no-hands close to shore, just looking. 
     The net of it is, I love my FrontRower! I'm a complete convert and am endlessly grateful to you for your ingenuity and enterprise.
          John Hartshorne - Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

Ron,
     I thought you'd like to hear about my experience with my FrontRower.  First, what a great machine!  I love it.  First time in a while I am getting enjoyable exercise.  I think I can feel my blood pressure dropping.  Perhaps you have extended my life.  As you recall, I installed the FrontRower in a 16' Old Town "Pathfinder" canoe made out of Royalex.  Turns out the the suction cups strongly adhere to the Royalex, hence no gluing of a mounting pad required.  In result I was on the water within a half hour of unpacking the rower.  Again, thanks for designing this most unusual machine which (rare now days) actually works as claimed.
          Ralph Sell - Sodus Pt. NY

Hi Ron,
     One row, and Susan was convinced that rowing with your rig was VERY CIVILIZED, and a great physical and mental experience.  One row, and I was convinced, too. 
     We bought a second FrontRower and a Prism canoe.  Now we are both rowing together and looking forward to many years of looking forward rowing.  Every time I row, I marvel at the thought and workmanship that you put into this device I am enjoying.  Thank you.
              Eric Sitzenstatter - San Rafael, California

Ron,
     Thought you'd be interested in these photos.  Two old fools in their 70's who never even managed to build a model airplane were successful in building your kit.  Looks damn good!
          Bill Stewart - St. Simons Island, GA

Dear Ron,
     Wow! FrontRower is terrific. I love it. First, it fits fine in an 18' Wenonah Sundowner with the center thwart removed.  There's 61" between the remaining thwarts and stiffness of the gunwales is still fine (aluminum and kevlar version). It's great to lean back hands-free and move at a good pace w/ just legs. The feather-and-return mechanism works perfectly.  It's a marvel just to watch it work. Put sequential serial numbers on all your rowers, like on sailboats. Someday your rowers may have historic or collectable value.
          Dan Grogan - Harwood, MD

Ron,
     Yesterday, Helen and I rowed the (HarborCruiser 18) out of the Creek, up the River to Urbanna and back (about 20 miles roundtrip).  I am pleased to report that Urbanna and back is further than we have ever gone in a canoe or kayak.  We both had fun and are pleasantly sore today.  Going up-River, we had perfect calm weather and could easily switch between rowing with hands, feet or both.  Coming back, we had a stiff wind coming directly up-River with white capped waves and had to consistently use both hands and feet to make progress.
          Tom Foster - Topping, VA