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The evolutionary Hudson Sharks, Great White & Hammerhead, will be available to test in Oakridge, Tennessee from March 8 – 16.
Oakridge as become the Spring Break destination of choice for many U.S college rowing programs looking to get a jump start on the spring racing season.
If you are already planning on being in Oakridge or possibly close enough to make the trip, a test spin in a Great White 1x or Hammerhead 8+ is only a phone call away.
Please contact Scott Matthews on his cell at 519-280-1538 or drop him an email at scott@hudsonboatworks.com to schedule your Shark encounter.
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Wyatt Allen was announced US Rowing Male athlete of the year at the recent annual convention in Miami.
After a fourth place finish as a member of the US Men’s 8+ at this year’s World Championships he will be looking to secure an Olympic seat in 2008.
Wyatt pictured above after receiving the Hudson award with his family.
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You’ve seen the ads. Now it’s your turn to show us your best
‘Be a Shark’ image.
| 1st Prize | - Hudson Regatta Shark Jacket |
| 2nd Prize | - Hudson Hooded Polar Fleece |
| 3rd Prize | - Hudson Shark Hat & Shirt |
Winner will be considered for an upcoming ‘Be a Shark’ Hudson ad.
Photo submissions must be received prior to February 28th 2008.
Images need to be portrait format, high res. jpeg.
Must be submitted via e-mail to: be_a_shark@hudsonboatworks.com
Top three images will be published in the Spring Newsletter.
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Hudson in prime time
The popular Discovery Channel program 'How It's Made' will be airing an episode on 'Racing Shells' featuring Hudson Boat Works this fall – Season 4; Episode 7.
Discovery Canada will air the episode for the first time on – October 30th at 8:30pm. The website link provided below will give you the first airdate. They plan to will be many re-runs in the future.
Discovery Channel Listings
In the U.S the Science Channel will also air the episode several times. The first air date is October 19th at 9pm. The link below provides many other air times over the following weeks. It will ultimately air on the main Discovery Channel in the US.
Science Channel Listings
This five minute episode will provide interest to all members of the rowing community.
Put the date in your calendar and watch how your racing shell is made.
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Hudson Boat Works, the Official Boat Builder for The USA Rowing World
Challenge, October 11-14, and Head of the Charles Regatta, October 20-21,
is extending a great offer for any program that places an order for the new
Hammerhead 8+ in the month of October.
We will take 8% off the retail price of a new Hammerhead 8+, with order
confirmation during the month of October.
As part of the Oklahoma Centennial Regatta Festival, Hudson Boat Works
will supply new Hammerhead 8+ hulls for top national teams from around
the world who will join thousands of athletes and spectators on the banks of
the Oklahoma River to celebrate the city's centennial. Boats being raced by
these international crews are available after the regatta on a first come first
serve basis at 10% off the retail price.
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Heavyweight Hammerhead 8+ (180 – 220 lb crew average) |
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Midweight Hammerhead 8+ (150 – 180 lb crew average) |
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Lightweight Hammerhead 8+ (120 – 150 lb crew average) |
Join the evolution and find out why the world's two fastest 2000m times and
five of the past six years World / Olympic champion 8+ raced a Hudson.
To organize a demo row this fall contact the Hudson sales team.
P 519 473 9864
E hbw@hudsonboatworks.com
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2007 World Rowing Championships
Munich, Germany, September 1-2
Cool conditions did not stop Hudson boats from having some Hot results at the recent World Rowing Championships held on the '72 Olympic course in Munich, Germany. Hudson Boat Works had a very strong regatta with a record 31 entries spread over 10 countries including (Canada, USA, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Croatia, Argentina, Colombia, & New Zealand). The weekend finals had 22 Hudson boats racing, with 9 in the A-final and 5 podium finishes including a convincing victory by the Canadian Men's 8+ in the blue ribbon event.
HUDSON 2007 World Championship A-final results:
Gold
Gold
Gold
Bronze
Bronze
Fourth
Fifth
Fifth
Sixth |
Men's 8+
Men's 4+
Lt. Women's 1x
Men's 4-
Lt. Women's 1x
Men's 8+
Women's 4x
Adaptive 4+
Women's 8+ |
Canada
USA
Netherlands
Netherlands
Canada
USA
Canada
USA
Canada |
The Canadian Men's 8+ completed an undefeated season and Marit van Eupen won her third consecutive World title, continuing the dominance of Hudson boats in two ends of the rowing speed spectrum.
The winner of these two events have raced a Hudson 5 of the past 6 years at the World Championships with the USA 8+ setting a world's best time on route to being crowned Olympic champion in '04.
The third Gold medal this year was claimed in the Men's 4+ by the USA. An impressive final 250m provided the American men with their only victory.
The Dutch Men's 4- had their nose in front with 250m to go but ended up in Bronze medal position after a blistering sprint to the line.
The Bronze medal won by Canadian, Melanie Kok, was an inspired performance behind the three time champion and marks the first medal won in the new Great White hull.
Hudson Boats have now been raced by 56 medal winners at the Senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1984.
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August 2007
HUDSON PREDATOR IS ON THE PROWL
PREDATOR; a complete new line of boats from HUDSON BOAT WORKS has succeeded the Sport line.
More than just a branding exercise this change represents the next evolution of construction and materials.
In a few words these boats are a multi-layer, single skin using new construction technology and proprietary carbon materials.
The hull shapes are out of the Elite mold and the preliminary testing tells us that these boats have market leading longitudinal and torsional stiffness.
This new line provides a top level racing hull close to international (FISA) minimum weight with a significant increase in hull durability and impact resistance.
After extensive research and development the Predator is now available in all boat classes for any new orders.
More comfort, more durability, more speed.
Be the predator not the prey.
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July 2007
World Cup III – Lucerne July 14-15
Hudson boats had a good day on the Rotsee course in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The Canadian Men’s 8+ continued their dominating form in winning the last event of the regatta over reigning World Champions – Germany by a full boat length.
From the 500m into the race the Canadian crew appeared to have a different hull speed as they quickly moved out to an unassailable open water lead.
The first Hudson gold was in the Lightweight Women’s 1x with Marit van Eupen (Netherlands) continuing her dominance on this event since 2005.
A Great White hull has been provided for testing and we look forward to the feedback from this two time World Champion.
The Men’s 4- from the Netherlands put on a decisive move with 400m to go en route to crossing the line ahead of Great Britain and New Zealand.
The Dutch men were very pleased with the new boat delivered just prior to the regatta by our ace European agent – Bots Sports.
The Canadian Lightweight women’s 2x had a very strong final 500m to finish second; less than half a second behind a crew from Denmark.
The new Great White 1x and Hammerhead 8+ were on display and received positive feedback from interested onlookers.
The sharks will hopefully make their international debut at the upcoming World Championships in Munich.
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May 2007
The new  8+ joins the  1x marking the arrival of the Shark Series. This phase of Hudson hull evolution has been designed to increase hull speed, create a stable rowing platform, and improve comfort characteristics. As the official boat supplier of the Canadian and U.S national teams; valuable feedback from some of the world’s best athletes and coaches was used to create this new line of boats that by design are unusually fast and forgiving.
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March 2007
Innovation is alive and well at Hudson during the most concentrated and science based R&D phase in company history. Collaboration between Britt Chance, US Naval Architect, Luis Tarrataca, Hudson Design Engineer, and Jack Coughlan, Head of Hudson R&D, has created a wonderful blend of science, technology, and experience.
The new  1x marks the arrival of the Hudson Shark Series. This phase of Hudson hull evolution has been designed to provide a more comfortable and stable rowing platform while maintaining outstanding performance characteristics.
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March '07
 
Our second fully loaded container will be departing our new digs before the end of May with a co-load planned to dock in Melbourne unloading the Australian boats before heading to Auckland with our first fleet for New Zealand. There has been great interest generated by our Australian agent who is touring the demo fleet around to key regattas and coming away with multiple victories and bloody good feedback. The New Zealand market is hot for Hudson and with the help of a local agent the supply will begin catching up to the demand. Despite only having a population of 20.5 million and 4.5 million, Australia and New Zealand have more rowing clubs and rowers per capita than either the United States or Canada. The popularity of rowing in both countries is buoyed by consistently outstanding results achieved at the World and Olympic level. |
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February 2007
 After much anticipation the single shop, parts room, crew final assembly, and the office have made the move across town to the New ‘Hudson Boat House’. This new facility will ultimately house the crew shop after a 200’ extension is purpose built. Operations Manager, Glen Burston, will be preparing the new facility to unify production under one roof creating team & manufacturing efficiencies in a state of the art facility capable of growing with the business. With 2007 shaping up to be our busiest year ever the timing could not be better.
Please note our new mailing address:
2519 Fanshawe Park Road East
London, ON N5X 4A1
NE corner of London
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January 18, 07
 The first Hudson fleet to Australia has landed with the 17 boats now spread across four states – QLD,NSW,VIC,WA, & one territory – ACT. The National Team training camps based out of the AIS in Canberra, the nation’s capital, will test and trial a number of demo boats. We are looking forward to hearing feedback from this group of high caliber Aussie coaches and athletes. Our Australian agent, David Palfreyman, has done a fantastic job coordinating, clearing and delivering the fleet. He is now taking orders for the next container on a first come first serve basis. For a quote or order information contact; palfrey@hudsonboatworks.com. |
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January 2007
Innovation is alive & well at Hudson.
The new Heavyweight ’07 Hudson 1x is now in production with the Midweight almost complete and the Lightweight coming soon. After a great fall testing season with consistently positive feedback the Shark is ready to make its mark. You spoke; we listened; with the new hull design delivering improved comfort, stability and performance.
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 January 2007
A new Heavyweight 8+ hull has been designed with the help of renowned Yale, Naval Architect, Brit Chance, in collaboration with Hudson resident designer Luis Tarrataca. Our CNC machine has cut the plug and the mold is being finished with the first hull on target for south of the border testing in early February. Weather permitting the first row will happen close to home before the end of January. Stay Tuned! |
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 December 2006
Our second container in the past month has left for Europe. Bots Sports, www.botssports.com, Hudson Europe agent are building a strong network through a growing team of country specific sub-agents. The Bots team is building the Hudson brand throughout Europe while maintaining a focus on local service and support. |
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 November 23, 2006
Down Under
The first fleet is ready to sail. A fully loaded container will be leaving for
Australia on November 23rd. With the help of a local agent we
are very excited about the prospect of entering this new
market. The second container with a shared load for Australia
and New Zealand is planned for February. Go you good
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 November 9, 2006
The Shawnigan Lake Trailer left our shop with the most number of boats we have ever loaded on a boat trailer – 37! The load was made up of new deliveries, repairs, and Rowing Canada boats heading home from the Canadian small boat Championships. Hudson West Coast rep, Jon Beare, is providing local/regional service and support which along with his extensive practical and technical knowledge has created a loyal and influential following for Hudson at the core of the West Coast rowing scene. |
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 October 21 - 22, 2006
Boston, MA, USA
Hudson Boat Works Congratulates to the 10 crews rowing our shells that Won the Head of the Charles Regatta, and all other Medalists and Competitors.
Championship Men’s Eight – USA Princeton Training Center Lightweight Men’s Eight - Rowing Canada
Lightweight Women’s Eight – London Training Center
Collegiate Men’s Eight – University of Western Ontario
Championship Men’s Four – Thunderbird RC
Championship Women’s Four – University of British Columbia
Collegiate Women’s Four – Bucknell University
Youth Men’s Four – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Championship Men’s Double – US Rowing (Sam Stitt, Sloan DuRoss)
Club Men’s Single – Ottawa Rowing Club (Jason Rose) |
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 August 26 - 27, 2006
Eton, England, UK
Hudson Boats equaled the best result from a Senior World Championships with a 7 medal haul this year in Eton, the site of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The 24 Hudson entries had a great success ratio qualifying for 14 A-Finals with 7 medals won in the following events:
Gold Lightweight Women 1x Netherlands
Gold Heavyweight Women 2- Canada
Silver Heavyweight Men 2- Canada
Silver Heavyweight Men 8+ Italy
Bronze Lightweight Women 1x Spain
Bronze Heavyweight Men 4+ Canada
Bronze Heavyweight Men 8+ USA
Hudson boats have now won 51 medals at the Senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1984.
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