Try Rowing
Be a part of a 50 year tradition.
Learn to row at the Lake Washington Rowing Club.
Rowing is a rewarding sport, a unique balance of technique, fitness and character. Learn to Row classes at LWRC are for beginners and are open to members and nonmembers. Classes are scheduled to fit into your day. They start in March and go through October.
LWRC distinguishes itself from other rowing classes in the area through an emphasis on rowing technique and boat-handling skills. Beginning classes emphasize sculling skills, with the philosophy that learning to scull well in a single-person boat is the primary path to excellence for all types of rowing. All classes meet at LWRC’s Fremont boathouse.
Classes Offered
Get a crash course in rowing. You and your friends will go from theory to water in just 3 hours. This class is designed to give you a feel for rowing team boats on Lake Union. Participants will learn in the classroom, on the rowing machines (ergometers) and rowing on Lake Union in an 8. Open to ages 18 and up. Class size is usually between 10-18 people and begins in the Board room of the Fremont Boathouse. The float test is NOT required. Your class fee is applied to a discount for our Learn to Row 1 class if you want to come back for more!
Cost: $35.00 (tax included)
Sunday, 9am-Noon
April 21, 2013
May 19, 2013
July 21, 2013
August 18, 2013
September 15, 2013
LTR1 is for the complete beginner to learn the basics and enjoy a new sport on the waterways in and around Lake Union. You will be introduced to the correct form and technique for sculling in stable single-person boats, called wherries, which provide more flexibility and independence. (In sculling, each rower has two oars.) The class runs for four weeks and meets twice per week for 2 hours per session.
The small class sizes and individualized attention distinguish LWRC’s learn to row class from those offered by other clubs in the area. Learn to Row coaches are selected from rowers within the LWRC membership who have shown expertise in both the knowledge of the rowing stroke and the ability to teach it.
A float test (see registration information) is required before starting this class. A minimum of three students is needed to run class and we keep class sizes capped at 8 students.
Cost: $108.58 (tax included).
Mornings – Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9am
March 5-28, 2013
April 2-25, 2013
April 30-May 23, 2013
June 4-27, 2013
July 9-August 1, 2013
August 6-29, 2013
September 3-26, 2013
October 1-24, 2013
Evenings – Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8pm
March 5-28, 2013
April 30-May 23, 2013
July 9-August 1, 2013
September 3-26, 2013
Evenings – Monday and Wednesday, 6-8pm
April 1-25, 2013 - canceled
June 3-26, 2013
August 5-28, 2013
September 30-October 23, 2013
Mornings – Saturday and Sunday, 8:30am-10:30am
March 2-24, 2013
March 30-April 21, 2013 - canceled
April 27-May 19, 2013
June 1-23, 2013
July 6-28, 2013
August 3-25, 2013
September 7-October 6, 2013
October 5-27, 2013
LTR2 builds on the sculling fundamentals and technique learned in LTR 1. Just like LearnTo Row 1, it runs for four weeks and meets twice per week for 2 hours per session. Learn to Row 2 allows you to further improve your sculling technique. Students concentrate on balance, the addition of power to the stroke, and safety. Participants enjoy more time on the water, with longer distance rows and increased efficiency on the dock.
Learn to row instructors are drawn from the club’s competitive rowers and top coaches. They provide detailed and individualized feedback to students, allowing them to progress as quickly as the proficiency allows.
A minimum of three students is needed to run class and we keep class sizes capped at 8 students. Many students find it useful to take this class more than one time: non-members are allowed to enroll a maximum of three times.
Prerequisite: Learn to Row 1.
Cost: $108.58 (tax included).
Evenings – Monday and Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm
March 4-27, 2013
April 29-May 23, 2013
July 8-30, 2013
September 4-30, 2013
Evenings – Tuesday and Thursdays, 6pm-8pm
April 2-25, 2013 - canceled
June 4-27, 2013
August 6-29, 2013
October 1-24, 2013
Immerse yourself in a high energy, competitive, fitness and race focused rowing camp for adult beginners. Previous rowing experience is required for the Spring session! Your camp will culminate with the ultimate fun challenge: a race in early August at the Green Lake Summer Extravaganza Regatta! Be part of a team, supporting each other while you build strength, fitness and rowing fundamentals. You will spend most of your time sweep (team) rowing in eights, and you will also be introduced to small boat rowing and sculling (rowing on your own). Focused instruction, land workouts, and race preparation will ensure you can reach your goals! Included in the camp cost: • 54 hours of instruction from experienced coaches • Race entry fee and race day coaching • T-shirt to wear on race day • Frank Cunningham’s book, “The Sculler at Ease”
Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday
Spring: May 6 – June 23, 2013 - previous rowing experience required
Summer: June 3 – August 3, 2013 – no experience necessary
This is our new transition program for Learn to Row alumni and Summer Rowing Race Camp alumni who want to continue in a team environment. While this program has a sweep emphasis, there will be opportunity and exposure to sculling. This is a great opportunity for all club members who are new to the sport and want to develop sweep skills, members who have only sculled and want to try sweep rowing, rowers who have been off the water for years and want to get back into sweep rowing.
Tue/Thu 5:30am-7:30am and Saturday 6:30-8:30am
Non-members: $217.16 (purchase online via website);
Members who do not pay for coaching: $90.00 (pay Jen via cc or check);
Members who pay for coaching: included in your coaching fee.
To Register:
Use the Join Us’ Link below
Choose the ‘Club Members’ Series or Membership
Choose the ’Membership – Bridge Launch’ Membership type
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