Building the DoryWoman Rowing Business: Nicolle Littrell, Part 2

Aaaand we are back! This is Part 2 of my conversation with Nicolle Littrell of DoryWoman Rowing.

Yesterday in Part 1, we talked about how Nicolle got into rowing in the first place, how she found herself the proud owner of Sorcière, her Swampscott Dory, and how her son almost disowned her in the process - if you haven’t listened yet, load it up, we have some fun there!

Today, we pick up our story at the point that Nicolle has her boat, but finds herself without a job during a global pandemic.

Given the circumstances, I think a lot of folks, myself included, would curl up in a ball and lick our wounds for months, but Nicolle got right back on the horse, or should I say right back in her boat, and decided the time was now to start her business, DoryWoman Rowing.

If you’re having visions of rowing through the lightly falling snow, you should head over to the  DoryWoman Rowing website to see if your vision matches up with reality, because Nicolle has some very cool footage up on her home page right now of just such magic! You can, and should, also follow Nicolle @dorywomanrowing on Instagram, DoryWomanRowing on Facebook, and come back to your podcast player in a few days to  hear a little bit from her on the water, actually doing her stuff!

More links from our conversation:

• What is a bowline knot?
• Heck yeah, sturgeons jump!
• Alissa Wetherbee on Guides Gone Wild
• International Dory Races
• Ida Lewis
• Front Street Shipyard (Belfast, ME)
• Boat hook
• Mermaid fender by Taylor Made

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