Welcome to the Rotorua Rowing Club 
                                                                       
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Season Startup
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Season opens on Saturday May 12th

  • Returning rowers 8am
  • ​New rowers 9.30am
 
Parent Day
We've had some requests from parents to have a go at rowing - just a go on the water with their child - so here's the plan:

Wednesday May 9th 6pm at the club - The basics, on rowing machines 
Sunday May 13th, 8.30 at the club - bring your rower and we'll get you on the water mixed with experienced rowers

And if the weather is hopeless we'll try again the following Sunday - watch this web site for updates.

Parent Helpers
The coaching team have had some discussions about how parents can assist us during the season. Based on models used successfully at other clubs we'll need volunteers for:
  • Crew managers - helping crews on the water at training and regattas, organising rides and so on.
  • Safety boat drivers. Just to help coaches on the water when theres a larger number of boats in a group. If you want to learn some coaching skills we can provide training but thats not a requirement
Let one of the coaches know if you can help and we'll give you a better job description.
Learn - to - Row for 2018
When: There are two sessions a week :
  • Friday after school at 4pm or 5pm for an hour – learning technique on rowing machines
  • Saturday morning at 8 am to 9.30 – on water.
Where: At the Watersports Centre – behind the Soundshell at the Lakefront.
Check Dates each week to confirm these sessions.
  • Friday April 20th  just 5pm, Saturday April 21st 8am
  • Friday April 27th  4 or 5pm, Saturday April 28th 8am.
  • Friday May 4th  4 or 5pm, Saturday May 5th 8am.
​ Free Barbeque provided after this Saturday May 5th  row. Rowing program  and club membership Information session for parents while rowers are on the water - 8.30.

If you decide to carry on rowing you can join the club and row for the club and your school – bring your friends along to make up a crew.

There is no cost to try out our sport. ​

Joining the Club
Once you've decided to join the club then press this button for on-line membership form.
​Small and Smart? - we need Coxns

Thanks to our Sponsors
The Rotorua Rowing Club has been operational since 1904. It includes under it’s “umbrella” Club rowers, younger rowers from the six Rotorua secondary schools and an active and growing Masters program.


Junior rowers row for the club during the inter-club season and for their respective schools during the Secondary Schools rowing season. As schools do not have the numbers to maintain a rowing program long term it is much more effective for the club to provide the equipment and facilities and make it available to all the schools and club members.
Our club numbers are approximately 60, including coaches and committee.

To help with the running costs of the club we run an annual regatta on the Blue Lake in Rotorua which involves every club members family with voluntary work. Outside of Karapiro, this is the biggest regatta held in the North Island.


The club is located in the Watersports building on the Rotorua city lakefront behind the Sound Shell and rowers train on the western side of the lake from the City past Ngongataha township to the northern side of the lake, generally shallow and safe training water.