Join our Learn to Row Programme
NEXT DATES FOR LEARN TO ROW
Details of our Learn to Row Programmes are advertised on the British Rowing website .
Please click on the link below to access more information, and to see the dates and costs for the next available courses.
Most Courses Start on a Saturday for 6 weeks.
Rowers are asked to be punctual and commit to the 6 weeks, barring unavoidable circumstances.
Learn to Row sessions are fun, relaxed and for anyone – no prior fitness or rowing knowledge needed!
Learn to Row Testimonials:
What Will I Have Covered By The End Of The Programme?
- Carrying and storing boats
- Launching and landing boats
- Correct manoeuvring whilst on the water
- Capsize and recovery
- Learn to scull in a variety of boats
- Proper technique on an indoor rowing machine (used badly and potentially dangerously in nearly all gyms throughout the land!)
Is Rowing Safe?
A basic requirement before you row is that you can swim in light clothing. We don’t assess this as part of the Learn To Row course – you sign a disclaimer to say that you can do this. You will wear a life jacket when in the boat. We ask that you always bring a spare change of clothes to all sessions on the off chance that you fall in!
What Is The Progression Upon Completion?
Upon completion of the 6 week programme of training, you are invited to join in sessions which are arranged to suit the numbers and availability of members.
If you wish to carry on rowing, we ask you to set up a standing order for £28 a month to be set up on the date of the first post-Learn to Row session. £28 a month offers good value for the use of equipment that you will be able to access (some boats cost over £10,000!). We have spent in excess of £60,000 over recent years on the building and we continue to plan new improvements.
We have two clubs which operate from the same boathouse. John O’ Gaunt Rowing Club is the adult club for over 18s. The junior club is the Lancaster Schools’ Rowing Association – all young people who are of school age are members of this club.
Anyone that has read this and is school age (12-18) can turn up to any junior session on a Sunday morning at 9:30am and we will give you two free sessions to see if you would like to take up rowing.
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