Learn to Row Classes:
New to the sport of rowing? Sign up for one of our Learn to Row Classes! No previous experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Classes begin May 14th. View more information.

Summer weather is here!

If you need a prompt to get rowing again, consider this your wake up call. Each Saturday (weather permitting) in May from 8AM to 9AM, a board member will be at LRC to accept forms, issue keys and gate openers, or help members get back on the water. Generally, this will not be a coaching session, but we will help make sure the oars are in correctly and someone is there to help lift a shell, if needed. If you have not yet been on the water, please take this opportunity to do so. This is also an opportunity for those interested in learning more about joining or about the Learn-to-Row classes to get information, so just drop in.

If you have not yet submitted your paperwork and payment, please do so immediately. Club policy prohibits any member from rowing without having submitted a US Rowing Waiver, registration form and payment annually. All forms are available right here on the LRC website.

Also, please take note:

• Lookout Rowing Club will offer adult learn to row classes this summer with head coach Anders Swanson. If you have a friend who would like to learn, please forward this to them. The May class is full, but the following dates are still open:  June 25 - July 7, July 16-28, and Aug 6-18.
• On opening day, club members reset all the oars and rigging to common standards. Please do not attempt to change the rigging or oar length/collar settings without first discussing it with board member Jim Crichton, coach Anders Swanson, or Mike Connors.
• Since it was raining on opening day, many of the shells were not washed thoroughly. If your shell needs cleaning, please schedule an extra 15 minutes the next time you row, and make sure the boat is cleaned thoroughly . While the hulls are hopefully washed after each row, the decks, wash boards and foot wells likely need attention. An extra scrubbing with soap and water will help keep our shells looking new.
• The board has approved the purchase of a new Vespoli double (trading an existing double) and will have the Harvard double refurbished by Vespoli. The new boat should be delivered in June, and the Harvard and Matrix to be traded will be available until the new shell arrives. We have also ordered two pairs of Concept 2 oars.
• The board has approved a complete update of the LRC website, so watch for our new online look.
• We hope to offer some intermediate and advanced classes as the head race season approaches, so please watch for future emails.

I hope to see you on the water soon.

Fred K. Robinson
LRC Board President
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