Programs & Registration
Registration for the first on-the-water session of the year is open! OTW session 1 will run 5 weeks, from Monday 5/6 through Sunday 6/9. Registration will remain open for the first week of the session; please contact us to register after then.
We’ll be offering competitive and recreational sweep and sculling, plus Learn-to-Water (for those who have learned to row indoors during the water). See below for schedule.
Note that we are not offering learn-to-row classes in this first outdoor session. The next learn-to-row opportunity will be in session 2, beginning Monday, June 10th.
Events during session 1:
– Pittsford Regatta, Sat. May 25th (Saturday classes not held, fees pro-rated)
– Fairport Canal Days, June 1-2
– Intro to Rowing, June 2nd, 1-3pm, Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center
Early bird discount will be available until midnight Thursday, May 2nd. Early bird and quantity discounts are automatically applied.
Financial support for rowing is available through the RBC ‘Row It Forward’ program. Contact nancys@rochesterboatclub.org to apply.
For questions regarding our programming, please email us at registrations@rochesterboatclub.org.
Click here to access the current session doc (Outdoor S1)
Schedule of classes for OTW Session 1:
Mon 6-8pm – Competitive sweep
Mon 6:15-8:15pm – Recreational sweep + Learn-to-Water
Tue 6-8pm – Open for Pittsford Regatta practices
Wed 6-8pm – Competitive sweep
Wed 6:15-8:15pm – Recreational sweep
Thu 6-8pm – Learn-to-Water
Fri 9-11am – Recreational sculling
Sat 8-10am – Competitive sweep
Sat 10:30am-12:30pm – Recreational sweep + Learn-to-Water
Sun 8-10am – Recreational sculling
Sun 10:30am-12:30pm – Competitive sweep
Location/Parking
All on-the-water classes are held at our boathouse in Fairport, at 10 W. Liftbridge Ln. Parking next to the boathouse is limited; please utilize the public parking lot behind Riki’s.
Coaches
We are delighted to have the following coaching staff: Carrie Hoey (Head Coach), Steve Rappaport, Gordon Lubimir, Megan Kilmartin, Frank Sankey, Bri Fennessey, Sam Spallina (CIT), David Huelsmann (CIT), Emily deVries (CIT), Alex Philip (CIT).
On-the-Water Session 1
Learn-to-Water — 5 Weeks (5/6–6/9) Mon, Thu, Sat
For rowers who learned to row indoors at the PIRC. Builds on foundational technical skills and fitness with added complexities of on-the-water rowing.
Recreational Sweep — 5 Weeks (5/6–6/9) — Mon, Wed, Sat
For rowers who do not plan to row at the Pittsford Regatta on May 25th. Designed to provide an approachable and balanced mix of technical skill building and fitness training.
Competitive Sweep — 5 Weeks (5/26–6/9) — Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun
For experienced rowers who plan to row at the Pittsford Regatta on May 25th. Intensity and race-prep will ramp up quickly after a short re-acclimation to water and foundational processes.
Single Rows
Single rows are available to novice/ experienced rowers. Add your name to the tab for the class(es) you would like to attend, noting ‘SR’ after your name. The coach/DRC will boat you if there is space for you in the class.
Session 1 Single Row [S1SRow]
$25.00
Description
Single Rows are contingent on coach approval, as space is limited.
“Register to Sub/Single Row”
Use the following $0 product to register to sub or to do single rows or approved make-ups if not registered for a class. (Subbing is generally limited to rowers registered for the current session or previous session. If you are registered for the current session, you don’t need to use this product in order to be eligible to sub.)
Register for subbing / single-rows [RegSub]
$0.00
If you are not able to commit to a class for the current session, but would like to do single rows, volunteer to sub, or do approved make-ups from a previous session, please use this product to ‘register’, so we can make sure you are properly waivered, and grant you access to the session doc.