2008 HRRA SCULLING
HUDSON RIVER INDEPENDENT SCULLERS
As an alternative to our sweep teams a growing number of our athletes have started sculling and HRRA offers rack rental and access to club equipment to serve the independently minded rower.
The HRRA Boathouse has 32 racks for singles and doubles in our community sculling bay (Bay 6). HRRA rents some of these racks for our own club equipment and the rest are leased for an annual boathouse rack rental rate of $300 to other groups and to individuals for privately owned shells.
HRRA passes the full expense of the singles/doubles racks to the private shell owner ~ private storage is not subsidized by our general membership. HRRA Independent Scullers, with or without rack rental, enjoy the lowest rates in the region for sculling access to the river in addition to full HRRA membership benefits and participation in the largest rowing community in the Mid-Hudson region!
Hudson River Independent Sculling Membership with Rack Rental ~ $400 annually
Independent Scullers with privately owned shells are assigned a rack in the community sculling bay, receive a key for access, free trailering of shells and oars to regattas that our sweep teams attend and the safety and camaraderie of other scullers in the Community Sculling Bay. Scullers receive a 20% discount on sweep teams as well.
Hudson River Independent Sculling Membership with Club Shells ~ $300 annually
Independent Scullers without their own personal shells receive access to club shells during open and scheduled sessions and may be eligible given a key for access, free trailering of shells and oars to regattas that our sweep teams attend and the safety and camaraderie of other scullers in the Community Sculling Bay. Scullers receive a 20% discount on sweep teams as well.
OARFINS
An ad-hoc rowing group of men and women who know how to scull and want the "team comraderie" of other rowers when they go out for a row. Whether you can't fit in the time committment of team rowing, want to add sculling to your "rowing repertoire" or just like sculling with others please join us! All HRRA Boathouse Independent scullers (regardless of team affiliation) and HRRA sweep rowers who are certified to scull are eligible to go out for group rows.
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm, Saturdays at 7am.
Dates: June 7 until October 31
Fee: Free for HRRA members
JUNIOR LEARN-TO-SCULL
These twelve session clinics will introduce juniors (18 or younger) who already know how to row to the format of sculling - rowing with two oars. Athletes will learn to scull in quads (shells with four scullers that go almost as fast as eights!) and will learn bladework, steering and racing concepts in a boat with no coxswain!
Fee: $150
Times: 6 to 7:30am
Days: Mondays to Thursdays
Session 1 ~ June 30 to July 18
Session 2 ~ July 28 to August 15
SCULLING LESSONS
What: 1.5 Hour Sculling Lessons and Coached group sessions
When: Scheduled with coach
Our instructor(s) will cover the basics on how to row, safety, and some drills to use to improve rowing. Open to masters, collegiate and youth rowers over the age of 14 who have at least one full scholastic season of experience.
Fees: $30 for one lesson, $125 for 5 lessons/group sessions, $160 for 10 lessons/ group sessions
Adult scullers over the age of 18 may take a test for Unsupervised Rower Certification The certification test should be scheduled like a sculling lesson and will cost $30 (all proceeds for certification test go to HRRA.) Rowers who pass the test will be able to row without a launch present.
Up to two rowers may be scheduled at each individual lesson, up to 6 at group sessions.
Junior scullers are unauthorized to scull without a safety launch and may sign up for group sessions.