Intermediate/Advanced Rowing Programs of Lake Sunapee Rowing Club

Our Launch Site

If you are rowing this summer, please read this important information about our launch site at Georges Mills.

Some Rowing History

Yale College founded the first collegiate boat club in the U.S. in 1843.

Rowing was the first contested intercollegiate sport in the United States, between Harvard and Yale in 1852 on Lake Winnipesaukee.

The oldest inter-high school competition in the United States also occurred on the water, in the form of a race in six man boats between two New England boarding schools: Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and Phillips Academy Andover in Andover, Massachusetts.

Traditionally a male sport, in 1892 four young women (sisters Lena, Agnes, and Caroline Polhamus and their best friend, Zulette Lamb) from San Diego California joined together to start ZLAC rowing club, the oldest all women's rowing club in the world and still going strong.

Programs for Experienced Rowers

This program is appropriate for both intermediate and advanced rowers, including those interested in competitive rowing. You should have at least one year of rowing experience for this program.

If you have rowed before but not extensively, or haven't rowed for a number of years, you may want to consider one of our Novice programs. If you are unsure which program is right for you, contact the Program Director or Coach of the program you are interested in.

No matter how long you have been rowing, or how well you row, you can always improve your rowing technique. These sessions do include coaching on technique as well as providing a conditioning component. Practicing starts and sprints will also be a component of this program.

Intermediate & Advanced Rowing Sessions for 2011
Session	Dates	Location	Days & Time	Fee*
I (Coach David Pook)	June 27-July 14	Georges Mills	Mon-Thurs 5:45-7:15 AM	$160
II (Coach David Pook)	July 18-Aug 4	Georges Mills	Mon-Thurs 5:45-7:15 AM	$160
III (Coaches David/Brenda)	Aug 8-Aug 25	Georges Mills	Mon-Thurs 5:45-7:15AM	$160
Sunday Breakfast Row	TBD	Georges Mills	Sun 6-8 AM	$10/day
*This fee is in addition to LSRC annual membership fee

As in other rowing sessions, there is an early-morning commitment required for the duration of the session. If you are unable to make the commitment for all scheduled days of the session, inquire about sharing a seat with another part-time participant. Participants should also plan on taking turns in the coxswain's seat.