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

  • Returning rowers report at 7.30, on water before 8
  • ​New rowers 9.15am
  • Fill in the on-line membership form as soon as possible please.
  • Put your name against erg training times on the club whiteboard - either Tuesday or Thursday mornings 6.30am to 7.30am with one of the coaches
  • If you don't have any winter sports you probably should do an extra erg on Monday or Friday with Angus or Estelle - contact them for times.
 
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:
Terrible weather - lets make it next week:

Wednesday May 16th 6pm at the club - The basics, on rowing machines 
Sunday May 20th, 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.
New Rowers for 2018

If you have come to one of our open days and would like to start rowing then fill in the online membership form and come along on Saturdays about 9.15am, starting from May 12th.

We would also like you to come to a mid-week erg training session - preferably Wednesday mornings between 6.30 and 7.30am. If that does not suit there are spaces on Wednesday night between 5 and 6pm.
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​If you have a winter sport on Saturday mornings then contact us using the Enquiry form on the Membership tab so we can contact you. At this stage the alternative time will be Sundays at 8.30am starting from May 27th.

You are welcome to bring others along to try rowing any Saturday


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.