Middle School Rowing
Our Middle School Rowing program is a co-ed six-month program split into two seasons: September - November and January - March. Practices will be held three days a week.
Current 7th- and 8th-graders are welcome to enroll.
This program practices alongside but not with our Youth Rowing group. They will participate in some full-team activities with the Youth Rowing program, such as our annual Rowathon Fundraiser, the Team Triathlon in the fall, and the Novice Regatta in February, where they will race against other middle schoolers.
This program is designed to prepare young athletes to thrive on our Youth Rowing team once they enter high school or 8th grade.
Middle SChool Rowing Schedule
First Practice of Fall:
TBA,
Early September.
Fall Season Practice Schedule:
TBA
September - November
FAQs
REGATTA LOGISTICS
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Rowers are not permitted to drive themselves or their teammates to any away regatta. We encourage carpools with other parents, arranged in advance or "organically" at pre-regatta meeting point.
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All rowers assemble before away regattas at a meeting point. Any rower who does not have a ride to a destination can notify his/her coach, teammates or announce he/she needs a ride. There will almost always be a car going to the regatta venue with an empty space in their car.
It is advised that you wait at the meeting point to confirm that your rower has a ride to the regatta before leaving.
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Regattas last all day--sometimes a whole weekend--and have multiple events. Your rower may row in just one event or may row in 2 or 3. If your rower is racing in multiple events, it is likely that their races will be spread throughout the day to allow the rower to recover between races. It is not uncommon to have 3-hour gaps between events in which your rower will participate. Bring a chair, prepare for the weather, and bring something to eat as regattas do not always have food vendors.
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Parents of rowers can arrive at and leave from regattas to suit their schedules. Rowers are not permitted to depart from regattas until their coaches dismiss them.
ROWING COSTS
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Dues cover: the cost of coaching, local regatta entry fees, costs to operate and maintain all equipment, and operate PRC (see handbook for details), food for rowers at local regattas, and a race shirt.
Financial Aid
Pacific Rowing Club seeks to ensure that all rowers have the opportunity to participate regardless of financial means and provides financial aid to help support our membership costs.
To ensure equitable allocation of these limited funds, we ask that you download the application below and submit it via email to financial-aid@pacificrowingclub.org. The information is confidential and will be reviewed only by the PRC Financial Aid Committee.
Questions? Please reach out to Beth Lapachet at b.lapachet@pacificrowingclub.org
Support our growth
Pacific Rowing Club is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to the Pacific Rowing Clubare tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The Pacific Rowing Club tax identification number is 43-1998827.