North Palm Beach Rowing Club

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To register:
1) Use our Contact Us page to reserve a seat, then...

2) Mail in a signed waiver, swim test certification, medical release, and application to the address   listed on the home page. Seats are not guaranteed until full payment is received. Seats are limited!

3) Show up July 26th ready to learn!


Please bring a check payable to "North Palm Beach Rowing Club" and a signed waiver to your first class.



Learn to Row (Sweep):

Call: 561-691-0912

Looking for a group activity to share with friends of co-workers? Just want to meet new people while enjoying the outdoors? This course is designed to teach sweep-style rowing (one oar per person, not two) in an 8-oared shell, the largest and fastest boats in the sport. The course fee of $90 helps us defray the cost of coaching, fuel and equipment, and includes over six hours of instruction from our coaches. We recommend workout attire such as shorts and a t-shirt, flip-flops or sandals, a bottle of water and sunblock. Seats are limited to twelve (12) per session with a minimum of 4 required.  


Next Class Dates:

TBD. Sweep classes are run by exception. We start all new rowers with sculling classes before trying sweep rowing.




Learn to Row (Sculling): 

Contact Us for details.


Just want to get on the water solo? Interested in rowing with your spouse, friend or child? "Sculling" may be for you. (In sculling, unlike sweep rowing, each rower has two oars - one in each hand.) Sculling classes cost $90 for 3 hours of instruction. We recommend workout attire (shorts, t-shirt, old sneakers or crocs, water, sunblock). Classes are limited to 4 people.  Our "Introduction to Sculling" course will cover the fundamentals of rowing with two oars (or "Sculling") in smaller boats than our sweep class. Instruction will begin in our stable, wide training dories and gradually progress into narrower, faster shells. You'll learn proper technique and basic boat handling skills needed to become a safe and competent sculler.

 

Next Class Dates:

June 19-20

July 10-11

August 14-15

September 11-12

Private Sculling lessons are also available for $35 per hour. Special group rates are available for business, civic, club, and religious groups.

 



Learn To Row
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Left: an example of competitive sweep rowing

 

Right: an example of recreational sculling

 

 

 

A few videos for the aspiring rower:


View from the coxswain's seat of the Dutch men's 8 from several years back. Can't understand a word he's saying, but a good primer on swing, precision, timing, and intensity.


Scullers, here's one for you: