How Our Oars Are Made and Tested
What began in 1976 is still true today: we custom build every oar to your specifications, and every oar undergoes rigorous quality testing before it ships. When we develop an innovation, we test it for performance improvements; we do this in the shop and—the truest test—by taking it out on the water. If an innovation does not show that it will help make you faster, we don’t release it.
Quality Assurance
You rely on top quality from Concept2, and we deliver. Every member of our production team is an inspector and has the authority to reject a component or finished oar if it is not within our specifications. If an oar or an oar component doesn’t meet our standards, it doesn’t leave the shop.
Blade Engineering
Oar blade innovation is a quest to design the ideal blade. Find out how the engineers research and evaluate blades as they move through the water.
Learn how the Vortex Edge improves blade efficiency.
Founders and engineers Peter and Dick Dreissigacker take speed testing very seriously - and it's the most fun part of oar innovation. Find out how they test and evaluate new designs.