Why Row?
Rowing is one of the best full body exercises for you.

 

 

Boat Building Benefits
There are lots of great reasons to build your own boat.

 

 

Featured Rowing Adventures
Check out some of the adventures our customers have undertaken in their boats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  


Welcome to Angus Rowboats - Kits and Plans for Innovative Designs

Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus have explored more than 40,000 km of the world’s remotest regions using rowboats. They have drawn on this experience to design the most practical recreational rowboats on the market. Rowing is not only the best low-impact cardiovascular sport (tied with cross country skiing), but it is also the most efficient way of propelling a boat through the water. Our recreational rowing sculls are designed to be fast, seaworthy, and capable for multi-day exploration. Angus Rowboats provides kits and plans so you can construct your own high-quality recreational rowing scull at minimal cost.
 


Updates and Latest News

 


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First Kits have been cut We've CNC cut our first run of ten sets of wood components for our Oxford Wherry (AKA the Salamander) and are very pleased with the results. The basic wood shapes are...Thurs Mar 14 2013 GMT 09:37:40

First Kits Available in March Our first kits will be available in about a month's time. We've already cut our first run of wood components for our sliding seat/rigger kits and they look beautiful. Everything has...Sun Feb 10 2013 GMT 04:52:18

Happy Rowing in 2013. Happy New Year! Well, the world didn’t end, so it’s time to start planning new adventures and new projects.  Here at Angus Rowboats we’ve got all sorts of exciting plans for lucky 2013...Mon Dec 31 2012 GMT 00:21:23

Carl Kramer Gives Thumbs Up for Cruiser Rowboat. We are pleased to announce that Carl Kramer, publisher of Wooden Boat Magazine, has chosen our Cruiser Rowboat as his boat of the week...Wed June 06 2012 GMT 09:31:11

Totally Stretched I mentioned in an earlier blog that we’d hoped to have the plans for the Cruiser Rowboat available this March. Unfortunately, we’ve been a little stretched with too many projects on...Thurs Mar 22 2012 GMT 11:37:59

Back in Action Well, we’ve completed our four-month National Geographic Expedition voyaging through the Mediterranean exploring the origins of the olive and how this humble fruit shaped...Thurs Dec 29 2011 GMT 09:22:53

Rowing Yacht Finally – it’s done. The past many months have been dedicated to designing and building the first coastal cruising rowboat that’s truly practical. It's not easy by any means. The problem is...Mon May 13 2011 GMT 11:43:27

Completion of Vancouver Island Circumnavigation Speed Quest by Colin Angus Okay, it’s been a little while, but here’s the trip summary. Things have been pretty busy since being home catching up. [image: Celebrating completion of Vancouver Island circumnavigation] Celebrating completion of Vancouver Island circumnavigation ...Wed Jul 13 2011 10:47:29 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

June Update - Rowing around Vancouver Island Colin rowed away from Comox early Monday morning and is implacably working his way back home. He’s travelled 251 km in the last 3 days, and tonight he’s camped on a remote beach just north of Port Hardy. He’s hoping to complete the circumnavigation of ... Wed Jun 22 2011 22:24:26 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)