Designers Corner
Bill Larson is founder and designer of the Little River fleet. Once a competitor in flat water shells, he now enjoys rowing for fitness and open water excursions. Here he writes some of his journal, which includes some design and feature explanations that might help potential clients choose what boat is best for them
Offsore Fishing in a Cambridge
March 30th
Watching the Southside fight a 6-foot shark yesterday was too much of a temptation. I just couldn’t resist trying my own luck out there today. I rigged a Rapalla diving plug on a heavy spinning reel, and headed out. The boat I have is a 2003 Cambridge recently traded in, which I just grabbed [...]
Ocean Rowing a Cambridge
March 29th
It’s a perfect cloudless morning on Ft. Lauderdale beach, where the ocean color is still as coral blue as anywhere. With a mere one-foot shore chop, launching the Cambridge will be easy. My wife offers a bottle of water, always looking out for me, which I thank her for and shove off. I head [...]
Ocean Rowing a Heritage 15
February 19th
It’s the final day of the Miami Boat Show. Yachting Magazine of Asia has just finished a sea trail of the Heritage 12YT, under oar and sail. Watching the editor have fun for more than an hour in the Heritage has me more in the mood to row than to head back to the [...]
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