Upcoming Regattas & Programs
Summer Youth Rowing 2007
The Lake Merritt Rowing Club established its Summer Youth Rowing program in 1980. The program is designed to introduce the sport of rowing to the youth of Oakland and the greater East Bay. Summer Youth Rowing is held at The Old Boathouse, 568 Bellevue Ave in Oakland. All sessions are 1 week long. Morning sessions are between 9 am and Noon, and afternoon sessions are between 1 pm and 4. Each session is limited to 16 Boys and Girls, Ages 12-18. Session are spent on Lake Merritt, learning to row in 8-oared crew shells. The fee for the program is $75 per week, fee waivers are available on request.
Swim tests must be completed prior to the beginning of each session. Participants without completed swim tests and non-swimmers will wear life jackets provided by the program. Swim test forms are available here.
The Program Sponsors The Lake Merritt Rowing Club provides facilities, equipment, funding and overall organization for Summer Youth Rowing. The Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation provides the venue and administrative support. Community groups like the East Oakland Youth Development Center and La Clinica de la Raza have formed partnerships with the Lake Merritt Rowing Club to introduce the program to kids in East Oakland. Numerous individuals contributing through the Friends of Summer Youth Rowing provide about half of SYR’s $10,000 budget.
For more information,
call 510-273-9041.To register,
visit the Registration Page.Read about the Summer Youth Rowing program in the San Francisco Chronicle (7/13/2000):
Rowing Course Is Class Act Program for teens hopes for more Oaklanders
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