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We build high-end ocean rowboats for adventurers
Ocean rowing boat O28
The Whaleboat O28 is a fully equipped, high-tech ocean rowing boat, 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 common ocean rowing challenges.
Open water rowboat C23
Whaleboat started developing rowboats in 2005. Our first builds were one-off ‘open’ 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, 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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Chief engineer and soon to be Olympic gymnast Gijs Vanden Bogaerde is testing our new center deck section. Both carbon and aramid fiber were used to build this central piece. The carbon fiber will stiffen the boat tremendously, and the aramid will help protect the deck against puncture. No bending, sagging or hogging at all!
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Mooi artikel in knackweekend van wimdenolf !! Zeer fijn interview met iemand die zijn research grondig doet en daardoor de interessante vragen stelt, merci voor het artikel! Lees het volledig online (link in bio) of koop het in de winkel.
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Great article by knack (big Belgian magazine) about my life in adventure. Only in Dutch and French.
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Carbon fibre, vacuum pressure gauges, infusion lines, epoxy resin catch pots, tacky tape, curing ovens, etc...
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40 days left before the start!
Who hasn’t seen our boat yet?
Did you know that, as long as we are able to give power trough the stroke and achieve speed, the tip of the boat is designed to cut like a knife through butter?
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Learn more about the new ocean rowboat O28: go to whaleboat.be for specs and details. New site live now!
Link in bio.
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Facing an ever growing demand for power onboard ocean rowboats, we search for innovative, green technologies, beyond the standard solar solutions. In collaboration with green energy companies, makers labs and universities we prototype, build mock ups and test drive new technology. In this case we implement a new hydrogen system in the boat.
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Thanks @ingegnocreatieve and
@amyandresdottir for the hydrogen mock up.
Ocean rowboat construction, exciting process building this beast at whaleboat_boatbuilding and koendegezelle . With this boat we'll be rowing from Portugal to Miami, somewhere in the future...
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Full focus, no stress and eyes on the prize! The Van Durme Brothers made a quick start today and are on the 19th place of a 35 team fleet. The boys are excited to take this adventure to the next level and are ready to shine!
Stay updated!
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New O28 hull just popped out of the mold! 8,5 meters of proof of our expertise in high-end boatbuilding techniques.
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And this is what precision fit looks like... #perfection
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Passing by whaleboat_boatbuilding where the top half of the boat is built! At least the construction of the boat is not stopped during these crazy times. This is the boat koendegezelle, Gijs and I will be crossing the ocean with!
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She has arrived!
Our brothership is basking in the Spanish sun ☀️ She is ready and so are we!
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