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About Harold Aune

Harold loves rowing, sailing, diving, paddling and anything water related. He co-founded Whitehall Rowing & Sail with Marie in 1987. Together they founded the Whitehall Spirit® product line which now includes the Oar Board®. Read more on Harold at HaroldAune.ca “I’ve designed and produced a lot of boats and equipment over the years. The Oar Board has been the most gratifying project so far.”

A World Of Adventure Awaits You, Season 1 Episode 2

MORE ADVENTURE WITH EPISODE 2 Subscribe and watch our adventure rowing channel, Season 1 Episode 2 Here: Join us in the shop, the office, on the road, and on the water as we revolutionize the sport of rowing. Meet the crew, and join our world of boat building artisanship, manufacturing, and on the water fun! [...]

Rowing to visit the Lions of the Sea

It was a chill day toward the end of February when a local newspaper reported a herd, sometimes called a ‘raft’, of sea lions, pulled out of the water over on Trial Island, a small rocky local island just off Oak Bay, British Columbia Canada. Luckily, we keep a few Whitehall Spirit®️ rowboats docked at [...]

The Grinch Loves the Oar Board®

Few people know that the Grinch can row And he likes to steal as well... So off he rowed with his heavy load With gifts that he could sell. The Perfect Gifts! Shop 20% Off Oar Board® Rower, SUPs, Combos, Sculling Oars & Accessories Are you getting ready for Christmas? Want to give a gift [...]

Snow Rowing

One snowy morning we decided to try something new! Rowing on fresh snow! Diana Lesieur and myself, Harold Aune, loaded our paddle boards on top of my old FJ cruiser 4-wheeler and headed off looking for a suitable snow rowing spot! We drove over to a local golf course that is located on a hill [...]

Oar Board® In Venice, Italy Rowing the Vogalonga

The Oar Board® Crew flew to Italy with two Adventure Row SUP 16’ Double Combos along as luggage. Harold Aune, Diana Lesieur, Mike Garnet, and Sarah Thornber toured the water city of Venice, Italy and participated in rowing the Vogalonga, a world-famous human-powered rowing and paddling event. More than 2,000 boats and 8,000 people converge [...]

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