LATEST KIRS NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
KARAPIRO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - NOVEMBER 2010
Mahe Drysdale gained a bronze medal in his all carbon KIRS singles. This was a great result given his disrupted season. Lukas Babac who used the KIRS 7.9 also got a silver medal in the lightweight single.
Lukas Babac after his world's medal in Karapiro
MAHE WINS AT HENLEY - JULY 2010
Well done to Mahe Drysdale for winning at Henley Royal Regatta in the Diamond Challenge Sculls defeating Malcolm Howard. Mahe had only just returned to training after a back injury so this was a great performance given his long lay of before the Regatta.
KIRS SCULLS RETAIN WORLD TITLES - AUGUST 2009
Mahe Drysdale and Duncan Grant retain their World Championship titles in their KIRS singles. Mahe has now won the last 4 Heavyweight Single Scull World Championship Titles in a KIRS while Duncan has won the last 3 Lightweight Single Scull Titles in a KIRS.
MAHE WINS AT HENLEY - JULY 2009
Well done to Mahe Drysdale for winning at Henley Royal Regatta in the Diamond Challenge Sculls. Duncan Grant also put up a great performance to beat the defending champion Ian Lawson before losing to Tim Maeyens in the Quarter Finals.
Try Mahe Drysdale 2006 world record setting boat. He used this boat at Eton to win the 2006 World Championships. If you are slightly lighter than Mahe why not try the KIRS 7.9 lightweight single. Email tom@kirsuk.co.uk to arrange a trial of both boats.
SEE NEW KIRS VIDEO - MAY 2009
See Mahe Drysdale show his support for KIRS;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c82bC9h74Y
NEW ZEALAND SQUAD TO RACE AT HENLEY - APRIL 2009
The New Zealand national squad will be racing in Henley in the coming season. Some of the crews will be using KIRS boats.
Please see the related article;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/rowing/5201865/New-Zealand-set-to-challenge-Britain-at-Henley-Royal-Regatta.html
LEANDER CLUB USE KIRS 18.7- MARCH 2009
Leander Club's development squad used the KIRS 18.7 at the Eights Head. They were racing under Star & Arrow and finished 67th after starting 269th. These athletes have only been rowing for a year now and are part of the Sporting Giants program run by UK Sport. Well done to all involved!
Demonstration rows of this boat can be arranged. Please contact tom@kirsuk.co.uk for more information.
ROWING SHOES NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY - MARCH 2009
We now sell a range of rowing shoes. For prices pictures and further information please email tom@kirsuk.co.uk. Alternatively if you need anything else to go rowing, please check out our sister site www.therowingshop.co.uk. This site is currently under construction. Once the site is complete you will be able get anything rowing related on there. Just drop them an email and they will be happy to help.
DEMO BOAT NOW AVAILABLE TO TRIAL - MARCH 2009
A demo 8+ (KIRS 18.7; -105kg), which was previously used by Cambridge University, is now available to trial in Henley. Email tom@kirsuk.co.uk to arrange a trial.
EARLY RESULTS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION KIRS 17.5 8+ PROMISING - FEBRUARY 2009
The new construction KIRS 17.5 wins NZ Championships "Men's Premier Event" and goes 5.33 at Twizel.... See results in attached link: http://www.rowingnz.com/Article.aspx?id=2840&Mode=1
UPDATE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION KIRS 17.5 8+ - JANUARY 2009
Due to competition in the New Zealand market KIRS have now made the step of making the eight hulls stronger and stiffer. We have been slightly lacking in the strength of the boat to be able to handle the wing riggers. The new construction methods are showing that this boat will be what is needed to bridge this gap.
At present, our eights have been built using a 241gram per square meter carbon both external and internal layers with a 5mm, 29gm/sq meter Aerospace grade Nomex honeycomb sandwich construction.
The new construction has seen us use a 241 on the outer hull, a 12mm, 49gm/sq m nomex on the washboards, tapering under the deck to a 5mm on the bottom of the hull. The interior laminate is now a kevlar foot bay with a 340gm/sq m carbon on the washboards, and a 475gm/sq m 100m wide uni directional carbon down the centreline of the boat. We have opted for a carbon finish of 241gm/sq m on the deck to make the whole boat have a nice clear coat finish on the interior.
We have used a horizontal bulkhead under the deck to provide more horizontal strength in the boat.
Currently, we see the boat at 95.5kg, leaving the factory. So we are very happy with this outcome. The main reason for the kevlar was to substitute for other weight gain of the carbon along the washboard.
We have lost weight also in the bulkhead join by using a high density foam, similar to the use on fibreglass boats for bolting outboard motors to. This has saved weight and will be stronger than present construction.
The finish on the boat has come up really well and we are happy with the outcome. We are using Rigtec engineering fittings for both foot systems and riggers which we have found to be very suitable for NZ requirements. There is continuing development for carbon riggers but this will be 6-12months or further before production and use of these.
This construction will be used on specific orders. It is not currently in full production as a costing is not yet finally determined for this. We will be looking into developing a similar style for our 4x+-‘s as well. Please email info@kirsuk.co.uk if you want any further information or pictures.