Summer Rowing CampS for middle and high SCHOOL-AGED athletes 2025
Weekly Sessions of each of the following camps are being offered over the summer:
Learn-to-Row Camps with No Experience Necessary:
Youth Learn-to-Row - 10 Sessions
Junior Learn-to-Row - 6 Sessions
Continuing Skills Camp (previous Learn-to-Row camp Required):
All-ages - Sessions 1-8 - Monday-Friday, 12pm - 2:30pm
Camper Requirements:
All campers must be at least 12 years old as of June 1, 2025 to participate. No exceptions! This is for the safety of our campers.
Youth Camps are for participants ages 12 and older (7th and 8th Graders)
Junior Camps are for participants entering the 9th grade or higher
All Camps are All-Gender
Summer camp is not a requirement to try out for the Competitive team.
Registration for each week of camp is open until the Friday before the camp session begins.
Cancellations or session rescheduling must be made by the Friday before the first day of your registered camp week for a partial refund (minus Regatta Central processing fees). To request a cancellation, please email Morgan at morgan@marinrowing.org. Cancellations and Refunds are not processed through Regatta Central.
Marin Rowing Association desires that no one be deprived of the opportunity to row due to financial concerns. To this end, Marin Rowing has secured scholarship funds to help cover the costs of camp participation. Contact Morgan at morgan@marinrowing.org for an application for financial assistance.
Swim Requirement:
Marin Rowing Association requires that all summer campers know how to swim.
California Law requires that campers under the age of 13 wear an approved life jacket. Marin Rowing will supply an appropriate life jacket for these campers.
What to bring with you to camp:
Water bottle, with your name on it, that you can take in the boat with you.
Snack bars
Hat or visor, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
What to wear for camp:
Fitted athletic apparel. (Oversized clothes and long shorts and shirts get caught in the wheels and can cause injury.)
Socks and closed-toed exercise shoes.
Please label any items that might get left behind (Hats, water bottles, jackets)
What to Expect at Camp:
When you arrive, we will meet in the parking lot near the front door. Coach will take roll at the start of camp, so plan to arrive a few minutes early.
Learn to Row: Day 1 All athletes on land. Staff introduction, boat house tour, learning to safely handle equipment, learning the basic rowing stroke on the rowing machine and the dock box (boat placed on the dock so campers can practice getting in and out, and take rowing strokes).
Learn to Row: Days 2 - 5 Half of camp time will be on land continuing to develop basic movements on the rowing machine. The other half of camp is on the water applying the learned skills to move the boat efficiently. Time on the water will increase through the week.
Continuing Skills: Day 1 All athletes will start with a short lesson on the rowing machines. Then coaches will assign rowers to seats in the boats and the rest of the day will be spent on the water.
Continuing Skills: Day 2 - 5: Athletes are on the water using drills to learn to move the boat efficiently.
Note!
Rowing is a highly physical sport. Participants will need to lift and carry the equipment, including boats and oars, from the boathouse to and from the water.
Rowing is an outdoor watersport, and therefore weather permitting at times. If our coaching staff feels that the waterway is not safe for rowing at any time, they will hold practice on-land. Marin Rowing has an outstanding facility capable of teaching rowing without being on the water.
2025 SESSION dates:
Session 1: June 23 - 27
Session 2: June 30 - July 3 (4-day camp)
Session 3: July 7 - 11
Session 4: July 14 - 18
Session 5: July 21 - 25
Session 6: July 28 - August 1
Session 7: August 4 - 8
Session 8: August 11 - 15
GOALS OF CAMP:
For your athlete to have fun while learning new physical and social skills and meeting new people.
For your athlete to receive a safe, foundational knowledge of rowing.
ADDITIONAL Information:
Please review the MRA Member Handbook for lots of information on the safety at MRA.
About OUR Summer Camps:
YOUTH LEARN-TO-ROW CAMP:
Sessions 1, 2, 3am, 4, 5, 6am, 7, 8: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions 3pm and 6pm: Monday - Friday 12 PM - 2:30 PM
Campers ages 12 and older. Campers must turn 12 by June 1, 2025.
There is zero experience necessary to enroll in this camp. Learn to Row Camp will feature foundational basics of the sweep rowing stroke in an 8-person boat. We will teach your athlete everything they need to know, from how to carry a boat, the terminology used, basic warm-up and cool-down exercises, and teamwork. Rowing machines and stationary bikes will be incorporated into daily camp activities.
JUNIOR LEARN TO ROW CAMP:
Session 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8: Monday - Friday 12 PM - 2:30 PM
Campers entering 9th grade and up
There is zero experience necessary to enroll in this camp. Learn to Row Camp will feature foundational basics of the sweep rowing stroke in an 8-person boat. We will teach your athlete everything they need to know, from how to carry a boat, the terminology used, basic warm-up and cool-down exercises, and teamwork. Rowing machines and stationary bikes will be incorporated into daily camp activities.
CONTINUING SKILLS CAMP:
Sessions 1 - 8: Monday - Friday 12 PM - 2:30 PM
Campers ages 12-17 are welcome.
Requirements for Registration: One week of Learn to Row Camp or previous rowing experience in a boat (such as private sculling lessons, Middle School Recreational Scullers, previous summer camp experience, etc.). This camp will build on the basics that were introduced in Learn to Row Camp.
