Editing Racing shell (section)

==Storage==
[[File:Lea Rowing Club-454.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Lea Rowing Club, a local club on the [[Lea Navigation]] in London.]]

Racing boats are stored in [[boat house]]s. These are specially designed storage areas which usually consist of a long two-story building with a large door at one end which leads out to a pontoon or slipway on the river or lakeside. The boats are stored on racks (horizontal bars, usually metal) on the ground floor. Oars, riggers, and other equipment is stored around the boats, and there may be a workshop alongside or behind the storage areas. Boat houses are typically associated with [[rowing club]]s and often include some social facilities on the upper floor: a cafe, bar, or gym, in addition to changing areas for the rowers.