Programs & Registration
Registration for Session 4, the last indoor session of the winter, is open!
Session 4 will run 6 weeks, from Monday 3/25 through Sunday 5/5. Registration wil remain open for the first week of the session; please contact us to register after then.
We’ll be offering experienced sweep and sculling, novice sweep, learn-to-scull (for experienced sweep rowers), and learn-to-row classes, as well as virtual erg classes. See below for schedule.
We’ll also have river rowing opportunities out of GWC for our experienced rowers, beginning Saturday, April 6th. More details as the date approaches.
Early bird discount will be available until midnight Thursday, Mar. 21st. Early bird and quantity discounts are automatically applied.
Financial support for indoor 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 (Indoor S4)
Schedule of classes for Indoor Session 4:
Mon 6-7:30pm – Experienced/novice sweep + learn-to-row
Tue 6-7pm – Virtual erg class
Wed 6-7:30pm – Experienced/novice sweep
Fri 9-10:30am – Experienced sweep + sculling/learn-to-scull
Sat 8:30-10am – Experienced/novice sweep
Sun 8:30-10am – Experienced/novice sweep + sculling/learn-to-scull
River rowing, Sat/Sun 11am-1pm, Apr 6/7, Apr 13/14, Apr 20/21, Apr 27/28, May 4/5
Tanks-only opportunity Sundays, 9-10am (single row)
Location/Parking
All indoor classes are held at the Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center (PIRC), at 2800 Clover St. in Pittsford. The entrance is just south of the canal off Clover, on the east side of the road, and is marked with a sign. Be cautious entering, as the driveway is steep and somewhat narrow.
Coaches
We are delighted to have the following coaching staff: Carrie Hoey (Head Coach), Megan Kilmartin, Steve Rappaport, Gordon Lubimir, Frank Sankey, Bri Fennessey, Sam Spallina, David Huelsmann, Emily deVries, Alexander Philip.
Indoor Session 4
Learn-to-Row — 6 Weeks (3/25–5/5) Mon
Intended for those with no previous rowing experience. Participants will learn the basics of the rowing stroke on ergs and in the tanks.
Novice Sweep — 6 Weeks (3/25–5/5) — Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun
Intended for rowers who have completed an indoor learn-to-row session, but have not rowed on the water.
Experienced Sweep — 6 Weeks (3/25–5/5) — Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Intended for all rowers with previous on-the-water experience.
Sculling — 6 Weeks (3/25–5/5) — Fri, Sun
Experienced sculling plus learn-to-scull. Space is limited. We can accommodate a couple of learn-to-scull participants in each class — must have a full season of on-the-water rowing.
“Register to Sub/Single Row”
Use the following $0 product to register to sub or to do single rows if not registered for a class.
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.
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.
River rowing
Indoor Session 4 Single Row On-the-Water [INDS4SRowOTW]
$30.00
This is to be used for the early on-the-water classes launching from GWC. Classes will run on Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting. Dates of classes: 4/6, 4/7, 4/13, 4/14, 4/20, 4/21, 4/27, 4/28, 5/4, 5/5. (The two May dates may be on the canal!) Sign-ups will be through special class tabs in the Session 4 Google doc. Space is limited, and coaches will do their best to make equitable selections while boating so that everyone who wants to gets a chance for early rowing.
Any unused balances from purchases of single rows can be applied to fees for the summer sessions.
Tanks-only class
An opportunity to get some extra tank time, for novice rowers who have not yet experienced on-the-water rowing and experienced rowers looking to work on technical finesse in a stable environment before we get out on the water. Sundays, 9-10am, overlapping the 8:30-10 class. Class will feature a short warm up followed by a tanks only focus on skills and drills. Class will be held depending on number of rowers who sign up each week. Add your name to the Sunday doc tab when you would like to attend, and use this product to purchase single row.