Patent ID: 8458926

Claim:
A rowing shoe of adjustable length for fixing to a foot-stretcher of a rowing boat, the shoe comprising: (a) a shell of the shoe, the shell comprising a toe-section and a heel-section; and (b) a chassis for carrying the shell, the chassis comprising a first chassis-part carrying the toe-section of the shell and a second chassis-part carrying the heel-section of the shell, the first chassis-part being slidable on the second chassis-part for selectively varying the length of the shoe, and the second chassis-part including means for fixing the heel-section to the foot-stretcher of the boat, and wherein the chassis further includes a latching mechanism that is switchable between a restraining state in which the latching mechanism applies a restraint against sliding movement of the first chassis-part on the second chassis-part, and a release state in which the restraint on the sliding movement of the first chassis-part is released, and a controlling device that is operable manually for selectively switching the latching mechanism from the restraining state to the release state to enable the length of the shoe to be adjusted.