This row boat design offers stability, comfort and safety that is not possible in a typical rowing shell. Rowing with a sliding seat uses 800 calories per hour, about double that of jogging, and you can even take along a friend or two.

Leg power harnessed by using a sliding seat eases arm and back stresses significantly. Because both legs push together knee strain is also minimal. Rowing a slide seat sculling boat is easy to learn and a joy to do.

The Whitehall Spirit’s sliding seat unit and/or aft rowing seat can be installed or removed from this row boat in moments.

It is mounted over top of the centerboard well on a sailings model. The hinged bronze outriggers self-stow by folding inboard when not in use, resting on an inlaid copper coin.

The optional solid teak floor features built in traditional footstops and is removable for maintenance and cleaning..

Rowing in a Whitehall Spirit 14 sculling boat is a great way to experience the benefits of using a sliding seat and sculls in a classic, stable and elegant row boat.

Ex-competition rowers of all ages really enjoy slide seat rowing in this model. It rows smoothly and easily, even in nasty conditions, and anyone who can row a traditional row boat can immediately learn to row with a sliding seat and sculls.

Here's a picture of a sailing model with slide seat sculling gear. The slide seat unit fits over top of the mast support and centerboard well. It can be installed or removed in seconds using four brass pins. On models without floors, the sliding seat unit mounts on tabs glassed into the hull and can also be easily installed or removed using four bronze bolts and wingnuts.