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We build high-end ocean rowboats for adventurers
Ocean rowboat O28
The Whaleboat O28 is a fully equipped, high-tech rowboat, with cabins, ready to take on any ocean. We are incredibly proud of her lines, and even more of the top quality build and engineering.
Life on board an O28 is easier, as she is filled to the rim with new solutions for older problems.
Open water rowboat C23
Whaleboat started developing rowboats in 2005. Our first builds were one-off โopenโ rowboats, without cabins. Rowing these one-off boats ourselves for thousands of miles at sea armed us with deep knowledge about what makes a rowboat work well in all possible conditions, geographical and meteorological. This knowledge and experience resulted in the award-winning C23, the most versatile adventure rowboat in the world.
Our customers have rowed C23s from the North Sea to as far as the Banda sea,ย have surfed them down the waves of iconic European surf spots and camped on some of the most remote beaches in the world.
With the C23 you are assured to live adventure at its purest.
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Learn more about the new ocean rowboat O28: go to whaleboat.be for specs and details. New site live now!
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Busy day yesterday in La Gomera. After several days of preparation, we were finally able to launch 'Brothership'. Such a great feeling when the crane slowly put the boat on the surface of the water. The countdown can now really begin!!! #twac2019 #excited #oceanrowing #rowing
#rowinglife #vandurmebrothers #ultimateadventure #taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge #focus #countdown #adrenaline #motivation #aliveandkicking #handicapinternational #hibelgium #whaleboato28
Ocean rowing boat reveal of the vandurmebrothers boat for the upcoming atlanticcampaigns. What a beauty ๐ + getting an idea what my next boat for the Atlantic crossing could look like (first I'll have to cycle to and climb kilimanjaro though)
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Good luck for the upcoming challenge ๐
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Another great late afternoon training in de Haan! ๐๐ช๐ผ Average speed: 6knts
Headwind: 4bft #whaleboatc23 #vandurmebrothers
Presenting the Whaleboat O28. Few believed it could get real in 9 months, but here she is: a fully equipped, 8.5 meter carbon fibre/sandwich/epoxy vacuum infused ocean rowing boat, for a 2 to 5 crew.
We are insanely proud of her lines, and even more of the top quality build and engineering, with novel foot steering and autopilot solutions, to name just a few.
Huge thanks to the team:
@Vandurmebrothers who put their faith and money in this crazy project and helped building this beauty. Please don't forget to thank your dad, Etienne and family for their work too!
@atlanticcampaigns for the support and trust.
Ronny and Guy, Jan and Ives Artois, Evert Lataire, Julie Janssens, Cedric Soete, Rik Deketelaere and Mark Devos for professional jobs, delivered on time.
Mark, Linde, Nils, Wim and all other people involved, thanks for the long hours of support.
Special thanks to Gijs Vandenbogaerde, aka 'hands of destruction', who kept going - despite toxic levels of stress - prototyping, engineering and building the damn thing, and never lost his contagious enthousiasm. Hats off sir!
Finally, I thank @ninavrambout aka 'miss Brandhout', without whom - simply put - there was no O28 (or a C23 for that matter)! After work, she dealt with long gear lists, or took care of my mental health, and during weekends she blazed her way through the shop, mixing epoxy, cutting fabric, sanding, drilling or painting, you name it. Finally at rest now, with the boat safely on its way, she's building the website... Unconditional love is what it is. Owe ya!
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Nothing but preps!
In a few days the safety officers of atlanticcampaigns will do the important checkup to make sure weโre good to go!
#twac2019 #excited #oceanrowing #rowing
#rowinglife #vandurmebrothers #ultimateadventure #taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge #focus #countdown #adrenaline #motivation #aliveandkicking #handicapinternational #hibelgium #whaleboato28
It's a wrap! Carbon fibre cabins for the oceanrowboat O28 popped out of the mold. Ready to be glued on the hull. Very happy with my design, floating somewhere between a spaceship and a formula one car
#design #boatdesign #boatbuilder #boatbuilding #boatbuildingisanart #spaceship #formula1 #oceanrowboat #sport #oceanrowing #ocean #futuristic #whaleboatO28 #O28
Learning how to master the waves ๐ ๐ฌ5 BF West
#twac2019 #twac #taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge #oceanrowing #whaleboatc23 #training #northsea #endurance #vandurmebrothers
Halfmodel of the new C23 ocean rowboat. Wedding present for Rita and Luis of our.island #whaleboatC23 #halfmodel #boatbuildingisanart
Our first sunset in La Gomera and it is absolutely beautiful!
This adventure is full of so much promise!
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#rowinglife #vandurmebrothers #ultimateadventure #taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge #focus #countdown #adrenaline #motivation #aliveandkicking #handicapinternational #hibelgium #whaleboato28
Demoulding of the big deck mould. Next step: one shot vacuum infusion of deck and cabins!
#build #boatbuilder #boatbuilding #mould #moulding #whaleboatO28 #oceanrowboat #ocean #oceanrowing #boatbuildingisanart #stateoftheart #highend #composites
We had an awesome training out on the water in De Haan with our rowing friends! ๐๐ช๐ผ #powerhouse #oceanrowing #whaleboat #twac2019 #C23 #O28 #whaleboatc23 #dehaan