Dreher Carbon Riggers

The Ultra Stiff Carbon Tubular Riggers are equipped with a carbon "cup shaped" oarlock holder that directs all the force during the drive straight down the centerline of the carbon rigger back support of the two stay rigger system. There is no twist of the oarlock during the drive.
Thus, the propelling forces, especially from the "catch" to the "stroke perpendicular", are translated through this concentric design to maximize boat speed and to minimize force dissipation through rigger flexing.

Availability: Custom designed to fit most current models of rowing shells. Presently, you see Dreher riggers on many high end Resolute 8+ (all three sizes) and 4+ with nearly all singles being equipped with top mounted Dreher Riggers. BBG top end Olympia and Olympia X Shells sold in Europe have either the side or top mounted Dreher riggers. All BBGs Olympias sold in NA are outfitted with the Dreher Riggers. (See below a top mounted carbon rigger on an Olympia X 1x and then a side mounted carbon tubular rigger on a BBG Olympia 2x.

In 2005 Dreher Riggers were used on the Women's 8+ that won the gold at Jr. Worlds. In 2003-2004 Dreher Carbon riggers were used on the BBG Olympia X Single by the sculler from Germany who won a bronze medal in the 2003 World Championships and also by the top US Sculler that year. In 2004 the German won the World Cup in Lucerne World Cup and the Gold Medal at World Rowing Championships using the BBG Olympia X with Dreher rigging. There were also several crews using Dreher rigging at the Olympics on BBGs.

Design Enhancements in the Last Several Years: Use of more higher modulus carbon to improve rigger stiffness. Improvements to rigger design and features improve the ease of adjustment and increased strengthening of key parts of the rigging system. A new pitch meter is available to take the mystery out of rigging.

Dreher carbon wing riggers are manufactured for use on BBG FISA 1x, Rec-Racer III and BBG Olympia "X" single (small and medium sized hulls) that designed for top mounted riggers.

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Dreher Carbon Components Used by other Boat Builders and/or Adaptable to other Manufacturers Shells:

We sell Dreher other carbon parts besides riggers: seats complete, seat tops, foot stretchers, foot stretcher components and fins to many other builders in NA and in Europe. Dreher rigging components can be adapted to many commercially available racing shells. If you are interested in saving weight and having greater component stiffness, longevity, and adjustability contact us to see if we can retrofit your boat with Dreher rigging components.

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