ADULTS NEW TO ROWING

Contact us! We will connect you with a coach so you can schedule a time that is convenient for your schedule.

Private lessons are typically 1.5 hours long and cost $75 ($50 per hour). It will take about 2-3 lessons to be able to row solo on the water. If you wish to continue to row and practice you will have the opportunity to become a member and utilize the boatyard facilities and equipment.

It depends! You can schedule it for just you, or you can arrange a joint lesson with a total of two or four students.

We use a single, double and four-person sculling shells.

Scullers carry one (shorter) oar in each hand (8.2’-9.8’). Scullers can row singly (in a single, written 1x), doubly (in a double, written 2x) or as a crew of four (in a quad, written 4x). Generally speaking, the bigger the boat, the more stable. Beginning scullers trying solo boats start in wider-hulled training boats (Aero), proceed to a thinner, tippier boat (Maas 24) and finally, with a certified coach’s permission, to one of our Maas 27s and/or weight-appropriate racing singles, doubles or quads with qualified rowers.

After the coach has cleared you to take out boats on your own, then if you are a member you have access to most of NBRC's equipment at any time, so long as you follow proper procedures. Alternately, you may join our Novice Masters program, which meets three times a week and can either be done recreationally or competitively.