3 ideas

On a beautiful winter morning, Stephanie and I sat down to discuss our goals and desires in regards to the issues faced by the adaptive rowing community that  we would like to tackle.

The first issue we wanted to tackle was the mechanisms used to carry the oars. We started off by brainstorming ways that we could make to easier to hold the oars for wheelchair riders as they are making their way from storage to the docks.

Our Ideas:

Key

                         i.      Pouch/Crutch Carrier

                         ii.      Attachment for standing oars

                         iii.      Attachment on arm rest

                         iv.      Swinging side attachment

                 

                              

To evaluate which creation we would most like to make carrying oars easier and a more independent activity, we made a pugh chart.

The next issue we could see ourselves tackling is the one with oar storage and accessibility.

Our Ideas:

Key

                                                            i.      Diagonal Storage

                                                           ii.      Oar Popper 2.0

                                                          iii.      Oar Bookshelf

                                                          iv.      Revolving Oar Holder

                                       v.      Storage-to-wheelchair back attachment 

To evaluate which creation we would most like to make oar storage and accessibility easy, we made a pugh chart.  

The last issue we thought we might want to work with is attaching the single-hand erg.

Our Ideas
Key

      i.      Two to One Erg Handle

                                                ii.      Bar + Bolt (Similar to pantoon attachment)

                                               iii.      Magnets and Strap Attachment

To evaluate which creation we would most like to make single-hand ergs easier to attach, we made a pugh chart.