Made by a rower.

Makers

Rowing Buddy is conceived, written, designed and built by Bas van Rijckevorsel of Van Rijckevorsel Webdesign, rower, web designer and videographer. Contact: info@vanrijckevorselwebdesign.nl, +31 6 57 46 14 45. Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) 42027446.

The programme and the nutrition part were held up against Concept2's training guide and the sports science research. The sources are on the home page.

This site

• A static site, without cookies or trackers, on our own server at Hetzner in Germany.
• The app screens are screenshots of the real app. The names on the water are made up.
• The digits on the PM5 glass are drawn with the same code as in the app.
• Typefaces: Archivo by Omnibus-Type and Instrument Serif by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad, both under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, served from this server.

Video

The film at the top of the home page is cut from four clips on Pexels, covered by the Pexels License: free to use, commercially too. Credit is not required, but the makers deserve their names. The aerial shots are rotated or mirrored so every boat rows the same way. Thanks to:

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  An eight from above, with the coach launch alongside
  Video: David Pickup on Pexels

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  A quad from above on flat water
  Video: Kenan Turguç on Pexels

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  On the erg in the gym
  Video: Antoni Shkraba on Pexels

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  An eight along the bank, the coach launch ahead
  Video: David Pickup on Pexels

Photos

The rowing photos come from Unsplash and are covered by the Unsplash License: free to use, commercially too. Credit is not required, but the photographers deserve their names. Thanks to:

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  On the erg
  Photo: Kyle Kranz on Unsplash

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  A boat at the pontoon in the mist
  Photo: Aslı Yaren Peker on Unsplash

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  Scullers racing, Head of the Charles Regatta, Cambridge (USA)
  Photo: David Trinks on Unsplash

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  Sculler in the mist, Ottawa (Canada)
  Photo: Matthew Fournier on Unsplash

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  Blades in the water, Head of the Charles Regatta, Cambridge (USA)
  Photo: David Trinks on Unsplash

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  A double from above, Prague (Czechia)
  Photo: Josef Stepanek on Unsplash

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  An eight at dusk
  Photo: Mitchell Luo on Unsplash

These pictures show rowers at other clubs and races. They are not Rowing Buddy users and say nothing about the app.

Trademarks

Concept2, PM5, RowErg and ErgData are trademarks of Concept2. Rowing Buddy is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Concept2. App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc. Google Play and Android are trademarks of Google LLC.