Choosing your Van Dusen Racing Shell
Van Dusen racing shells are designed for athletes competing at top international levels, but their lightness, strength and responsiveness have also commended them to rowers who value their engineering excellence, durability, and functional grace.
CURRENT PRODUCTION MODELS
Our current production model is the ADVANTAGE
ADVANTAGE shells are available in the following configurations:
SINGLES
- Advantage Flyweight
- Advantage Lightweight
- Advantage Heavyweight
DOUBLES, PAIRS, PAIR/DOUBLE CONVERTIBLES
- Advantage Lightweight
- Advantage Heavyweight
HULL SIZE AND WEIGHT CLASS
Hull Sizes are based on weight class. Each Van Dusen hull size is designed to minimize hydrodynamic resistance and to optimize athletic performance for rowers in a particular weight class.
SINGLES
FLYWEIGHT
- up to 155 pounds
LIGHTWEIGHT
- 140 – 175 pounds
HEAVYWEIGHT
- 165 – 220 pounds
FLYWEIGHT
- Not available
LIGHTWEIGHT
- 130 – 185 pounds
HEAVYWEIGHT
- 170 – 240 pounds
DIMENSION COMPARISON WITH PAST MODELS
Dimensions of the ADVANTAGE and our previous model, the TRADITIONAL
Dimensions of Van Dusen Shells | ||||
Length Overall | Waterline Beam | Maximum Depth | Weight Range | |
Advantage Hulls: | ||||
Advantage Flyweight 1x: | 25.15 ft | 9.58 in | 8.72 in | up to 155 lbs |
Advantage Lightweight 1x: | 25.98 ft | 9.64 in | 8.72 in | 140 – 175 lbs |
Advantage Heavyweight 1x: | 26.49 ft | 10.38 in | 9.00 in | 165 – 220 lbs |
Advantage Lightweight 2x/2-: | 32.54 ft | 13.46 in | 9.90 in | 130 – 185 lbs |
Advantage Heavyweight 2x/2-: | 33.53 ft | 14.11 in | 10.17 in | 170 – 240 lbs |
Traditional Hulls: | ||||
Lightweight 1x: | 25.89 ft | 8.92 in | 10.50 in | 135 – 175 lbs |
Midweight 1x: | 26.51 ft | 10.00 in | 10.50 in | 155 – 195 lbs |
Heavyweight 1x: | 26.50 ft | 11.60 in | 10.25 in | 180 – 200 lbs |
Double/ pair: | 31.51 ft | 13.70 in | 11.25 in | 150 – 200 lbs |