Juniper Rowing Club

Learn-To-Row

Several times a year, usually April and May, we hold Learn-To-Row classes. These classes are two four hour sessions on Saturday and Sunday morning. During the Saturday morning session, new rowers:

  • are introduced to the club, to the sport, and to the equipment
  • meet the erg, and learn the correct erging stroke
  • meet the rowboxes on dock, and learn the correct stroke with oars
  • get out in a shell and get their first on-water experience
During the Sunday morning session, new rowers:
  • get back on the water in two sessions
  • are filmed on-water and later get to see the video and are critiqued (videos are later added to YouTube so they can review themselves)
  • are shown videos of good rowing technique

After the Learn-To-Row classes, the new rowers are invited to join our regular training sessions and we continue their training.

The Learn-To-Row sessions cost $75 for the two days. After the Learn-To-Row sessions, new rowers get a free month of rowing with us while they decide if they like the sport, and decide if they want to continue rowing with us.

If you want to put your name down for the next Learn-To-Row session, email us and we'll keep you informed of the dates of the next session.