It is never too early or late in life to learn to row!

 

Hello my name is Ed Ambrose and I run the St Andrew Boat Club Learn to Row (LTR) Programme

My personal journey into rowing began in 2012 when my son took up rowing and I spent a few years subsequently watching him rowing up and down various bodies of water thinking that looks fun!

With no prior experience I was persuaded at the Club’s annual summer garden party that I should enrol onto the next adult LTR, loved it, and have been rowing ever since. Here I am sitting in 3 seat, in a quad, at a recent Scottish Regatta.

For our junior squad, Neil MacFarlane is the Learn to Row Coordinator and runs programmes in school holidays. Having learnt to row at George Watson’s in 1969, he has gained much experience over the past years as well as joining the coaching team in 2010 as well as becoming an umpire in 1984.

Our club is very sociable and welcoming to all and if you are interested in learning to row I look forward to hearing from you below.

 
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The course introduces participants to the basics of rowing:

 

How to lift and carry boats
How to get in and out of a boat
The sequence of the rowing stroke
An introduction to the rowing machine

 

Rowing is a great sport to be involved in, lots of physical as well as mental activity.

 

Learn to Row – Adults

 

18+ years
Courses run between Spring and Autumn
6 sessions: 1 land-based, 5 on the water
Cost: £250

 

Criteria that we require of participants:

Confirm you can swim at least 50m (for safety)
Be able to lift and carry around 20kg – this is needed to move boats to and from the water

 

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Learn to Row – Juniors

 

12-18 years
Courses run in October, Easter and Summer school holidays
Weekdays between 9am-1pm for a week

 

 

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