Macon Blade

The Macon style blade became popular in the 1960s and was the most widely used blade type for thirty years. Although most rowers have moved to the more efficient asymmetric blades, we still sell Macon blades to a small number of sweep rowers, mostly for traditional reasons.

Blade Characteristics

• Symmetric "tulip" shape
• Central spine
• Vortex Edge

	Sweep	Scull
Surface Area	971 sq cm	695 sq cm
Length of Blade	58 cm	50 cm
Width at tip	16.5 or 18 cm	14 or 14.5 cm
Width at broadest point	20 or 21 cm	17 or 18 cm