Janousek
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Janousek Racing Boats Ltd is a British-based manufacturer of rowing
boats. The boats are made of a honeycomb-sandwich laminate and Janousek was one of the first rowing boat makers in the world to offer this method of rowing boat construction. Janousek manufacture singles, doubles, coxed and coxless pairs, coxless fours and quads (in one of three shapes), bow and stern-coxed fours and quads (in one of two shapes), and sectional eights.
Janousek boats are very popular choice of club boat in Britain due to their relatively low price and the company's high production capacity, they are also resistant to damage compared with other makes of racing shells.
The Janousek company also owns Stämpfli
, another manufacturer of rowing boats.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
boats. The boats are made of a honeycomb-sandwich laminate and Janousek was one of the first rowing boat makers in the world to offer this method of rowing boat construction. Janousek manufacture singles, doubles, coxed and coxless pairs, coxless fours and quads (in one of three shapes), bow and stern-coxed fours and quads (in one of two shapes), and sectional eights.
Janousek boats are very popular choice of club boat in Britain due to their relatively low price and the company's high production capacity, they are also resistant to damage compared with other makes of racing shells.
The Janousek company also owns Stämpfli
Stämpfli Racing Boats
Stämpfli Racing Boats is a British-based manufacturer of rowing boats. Stämpfli was founded in Switzerland by Johann Friedrich August Stämpfli in 1896. Manufacturing originally took place in Zurich, Switzerland, but moved to Surrey after the company was acquired by Janousek Racing Boats in 1991.-...
, another manufacturer of rowing boats.