Sample Class Coaching Overview

Never rowed before in a crew shell (sweep nor sculling)

• Guidelines
  • Boat options: Aeros, Zephyr, 4's, 8's (no racing shells or doubles).
  • Row within 1000 meters from launch area (not much further than Turtle Island)
  • Winds must be 7 mph or less if coming from NW (can use Lakeview Cove if less than 10 mph)
  • No white caps if winds are from other directions and must be under 10 MPH
  • No severe weather within 1 hour of lesson start and stop time

Has rowed before in a crew shell (sweep or sculling at least once)

• Guidelines
  • Boat options: Aeros, Zephyr, 4's, 8's (no racing shells or doubles).
  • Row within 1500 meters from launch area (not much further than Turtle Island)
  • Winds must be 7 mph or less if coming from NW (can use Lakeview Cove if less than 10 mph)
  • No white caps if winds are from other directions and must be under 10 MPH
  • No severe weather within 1 hour of lesson start and stop time

Has rowed before either sweep or sculling and can maneuver forward, backwards and turn around.

• Guidelines
  • Boat options: Aeros, Zephyr, 2x, 4's, 8's (no racing shells).
  • Distance up to the discretion of the coach
  • Winds must be 7 mph or less if coming from NW (can use Lakeview Cove if less than 10 mph)
  • No white caps if winds are from other directions and must be under 10 MPH
  • No severe weather within 1 hour of lesson start and stop time

A person with rowing experience and is competent to launch, dock, rows straight and can back a boat at a minimum and has less than one season experience.

• Guidelines
  • Boat options: Aeros, Zephyr, Double, 4s, 8s (racing shells at the discretion of the coach).
  • Distance is at the discretion of the coach
  • Winds must be 7 mph or less if coming from NW (can use Lakeview Cove if less than 10 mph)
  • No white caps if winds are from other directions and must be under 10 MPH
  • No severe weather within 45 minutes of lesson start and stop times

A person with significant rowing experience and has rowed more than 1 season.

• Guidelines
  • Boat options: at the discretion of the coach.
  • At the discretion of the coach
  • Winds must be 7 mph or less if coming from NW (can use Lakeview Cove if less than 10 mph)
  • No white caps if winds are from other directions and must be under 10 MPH
  • No severe weather within 30 minutes of lesson start and stop times