CrewNerd News

CrewNerd News

Follow along with the latest CrewNerd news - the highs, the lows, and everything that falls in between.

Celebrate 15 Years – Limited Time Sale on CrewNerd

March 2024 marks 15 years of the CrewNerd app! We’ll share more of our story – and history – soon. Today’s big news is that in celebration of our anniversary, we’re having a sale!  For 15 days, lifetime access to … Read More

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CrewNerd supports ActiveLook augmented reality displays!

We’re excited to announce that CrewNerd is the first rowing or paddling app to provide real-time performance metrics through the ActiveLook family of heads-up displays! With ActiveLook eyewear, the information you need is provided right in your field of view, … Read More

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Integration with Rowsandall

Rowsandall is a training site for rowers that can provide you advanced analysis of your rowing workouts, both on the water and on the erg. With Rowsandall, you can see long-term trends in your training, and compare your results between … Read More

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For free speed, bounce less!

In rowing and paddling sports, our goal is to move through the water as quickly as possible with as little effort as we can manage. The bio-mechanics of rowing and paddling are incredibly complex, but one of the principles that … Read More

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Eliminating problems caused by water splashes

Most newer smartphones are safe to use around water due to industry-wide improvements in water resistance in recent years. However, even if the phone is in a waterproof case, the problem remains that water drops from rain or splashing can … Read More

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Concept2 Logbook now supported!

CrewNerd now allows you to directly upload workout data to your Concept2 Logbook account. This is in addition to the existing support for Strava, TrainingPeaks, and Sportlyzer. We also worked with Concept2 to enable on-the-water workouts to show interval details … Read More

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CrewNerd now supports the Vaaka paddle cadence sensor

For rowers and paddlers, there’s probably no performance metric that’s more important than the current stroke rate. CrewNerd uses your phone’s accelerometer to measure stroke rate, provided your phone is mounted securely to your water craft so that it can … Read More

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CrewNerd turns 10!

Ten years ago, in April 2009, CrewNerd was first published in the iPhone app store, under the name “SpeedCoach Mobile”. Since then, we’ve added many new features (mostly based on your feedback) and developed a version for Android. To celebrate, … Read More

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New phone mounting options from LifeProof

We’ve been recommending the waterproof cases from LifeProof for our CrewNerd customers for several years now, but finding good mounting solutions on the water has sometimes been challenging depending on the kind of boat and rigging you’re working with. The folks … Read MoreRead More

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Fast GPS with CrewNerd

We recently added support for fast GPS (up to 10 readings per second) on the iPhone using the Dual Corporation XGPS150/160 external GPS receivers. The faster sample rate makes it possible to shrink your speed smoothing window down to the … Read More

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