Learn to Row!

NEXT COURSE: June 2015

CONTACT: LEARNTOROW@ANAROWINGCLUB.ORG.AU

Rowing at ANA

Rowing is a sport that almost anyone can do, at any stage of their life. It is low impact and provides a whole-body workout for those wishing to get fit. Or, it can offer a fantastic outlet from the stresses of modern life and be wonderfully relaxing. The club also offers an active social scene, with many friendly new people to meet. We recommend that people learning to row be:


  • Older than 12 years of age
  • Less than 120kg
  • Be able to swim at least 100m, fully clothed.

ANA offers two different ways to learn to "scull". "Sculling" refers to the type of rowing where each person has two oars. Sculling can be done in single sculls (1 person, 2 oars), double sculls (2 people, 4 oars) or quadruple sculls (4 people, 8 oars) Sweep oar rowing, where each person only has one oar, is generally taught informally to members within the club after they can scull. Sweep oar rowing is done in pairs (2 people, 2 oars), fours (4 people, 4 oars) and eights (8 people, 8 oars).

Sculling Course

ANA offers Sculling Courses all-year-round.

This is a five (5) week course which teaches complete beginners how to handle and row a single scull. There is also some rowing in crew boats, but the main focus of the course is teaching people to row a single scull. The course runs on Sunday mornings at 9 am with each lesson taking approximately 1.5 hrs.

The course costs $100, payable on your first lesson by cash or cheque.This includes the 5 lessons, plus a couple of additional sessions afterwards to help you decide if you would like to join the club. There is no obligation to join up, although if you would like any further information about the club, just ask or check out the rest of our website.

Time: Sunday mornings, 9am

Place: Hinds Reserve, Bayswater
Cost: $100

Sculling course dates are subject to change as events or weather conditions require.

They generally run for five consecutive weeks, but may have weeks off in the middle, eg for Easter. There is generally one week off between courses. The planned dates for the sculling course are below. Please contact us to confirm the dates.

We can only cater for 10 people on each course, so please contact us to book your spot.