1st in class - MADE IN CANADA - meets the challenge

The Basic is a swift boat for the money. Levator's most affordable rowing shell, shares the same performance hull design as the Standard Racer and Personal Racer. The Basic comes equipped with simple but robust adjustable hardware. Customization and colour upgrades are available if desired.

The essential single ....the Basic Racer is a hand crafted racing shell to start your sculling experience fully equipped to meet your expectations.

The durability of the Basic Racer is uncompromised. The hull is built with structural glass - coremat - kevlar laminate bonded to the hard gel coat surface. Consider the benefits; purchase a new boat at a used boat cost, backed by a 60 month guarantee. Made in Canada quality and performance to enjoy on our waters!

Faster! Stronger! Lighter! A Racer to call your own!

The Personal Racer is the evolution of the Standard RACER, the same great design with more advanced composite materials and hardware. It was created in response to demand by rowers who loved the Standard Racer at their clubs and wanted a personalized version for themselves. As such it is a logical progression in craftsmanship and engineering from a solid club single to privately owned racing shell.

The core elements of the Standard are preserved in the Personal Racer - its hallmark efficient hull designs and stability at the catch. The primary difference is in the quality materials. The aerospace 6k high modulus carbon used in the hull is 50% lighter than commercial grade 6k carbon with equivalent strength. The inner layer carbon is finished using a peelply to remove excess resin after curing. The result is a smooth print free surface building a laminate with an optimal resin to fibre ratio. This produces a lighter, stiffer boat. the net effect is speed. The inner layer of the cockpit and hull liner is finished with 3k carbon. The union of the carbon cockpit and carbon hull adds signifcant strength to the shell.

Another difference between the two racers is found in the hardware:

On the water, the Personal Racer, is a comfortable boat to row. It is more forgiving than the Torque but can still challenge the rower. This boat delivers charcterisitics to give optimal results whether racing straight line sprints or rowing dogleg head races. The Levator Racers have won and placed in many events and championships over the years on different levels levels of competition.

A Singles Solution for Every Rowing Club

Simply stated, the Standard racer sets the standard for durability, speed and ease of rowing in the club racing single. Designed for versatility, speed and endurance, it combines strong, low weight composite materials with highly adjustable hardware to make it an excellent boat for every day rowing and racing.

The Standard is Levator’s top selling boat largely because it is an effective balance between performance, adjustability and price. Levator’s innovative manufacturing processes, including the use of vinylester resins, circumvent the need for high cost heating ovens. The final outcome of these techniques are strong composite boats that are distortion free in temperatures up to 350 degrees F, but perhaps more importantly these production cost savings are reinvested back into other areas of the boat construction to gain higher performance:

On the water, the Standard Racer is a comfortable and forgiving boat. The hull design was recently upgraded to combine Kevlar and carbon fibre to get the best of both world’s: stiffness and resilience. Not only does this make the boat stronger but it makes it lighter and faster without compromising it’s stability.