The Los Angeles Rowing Club (LARC) offers adult classes in sweep rowing, from which you can progress to skill improvement, sculling, competition, or casual workouts.

What to expect:

Classes are taught using ergometers (rowing machines), and they progress into eight-man rowing shells.

The goal for this course is to teach you the basics of rowing including the terminology, handling the equipment, and how to row in crews of eight. We start by teaching the on-land stuff followed by on-water instruction and practice.

Beginning on dry land, Learn to Row students practice the basic elements of the rowing stroke on "ergs". They learn basic boating commands, how to handle their oar and the rules of the water.

Next, students are taught how to hold, lift, and carry the boat "off the racks" and into the water and back "onto the racks" again. Then students are taught how to get into and out of the boat, how to maneuver the boat with the oars, how to row together as a team, and how to follow basic coxswain's commands.

Finally Learn to Row students will take their boat out onto the sheltered waterways of Marina Del Rey, under the supervision of the instructors. They will learn the proper traffic pattern of our waterway and practice rowing as a new "crew".

Learn to Row Schedule:

The Spring 2008 classes will be held from 8am - 12pm Saturday, April 19^th and Sunday, April 20^th. NOTE: The Spring classes are full. Please check back at a later date to register for the Fall Learn to Row classes.

There will be a barbeque following the Learn to Row class on Sunday, so plan accordingly.

Suggestions:

The fashion police will not be attending, but for comfort it's recommended that you DO NOT wear baggy shorts or sweats, because they get caught in the seat tracks. Bike shorts are ideal. Wear sneakers the first day for the ergometers, and wear layers for the weather. Bring bottled water.

Registration:

The cost is $75.00 per person, which includes the classes and 3-weeks of post-class rowing. Classes are strictly limited so please commit to a class as soon as possible.

Registration currently closed, please check back closer to next session.

Complete the registration and send along with your check to:

Los Angeles Rowing Club

13428 Maxella Avenue #358

Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

You must sign the waiver and bring it with you on the first day of Learn to Row: LARC Waiver

Requirements:

Ability to swim. Although you will likely never fall in, you must be able to swim in case of emergency.

Submission of all forms and check prior to class.