NEWS

National Capital High School Regatta - May 26, 2012

May 16, 2012

The Ottawa Rowing Club cordially invites athletes and coaches to join us at our annual spring National Capital High School Regatta, Saturday morning, May 26, 2012.

Location:  Ottawa Rowing Club, 10 Lady Grey Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.

Contact: Martin Munro, Regatta Chair  613-291-9522, martin.munro@sympatico.ca

1000m sprints will be raced between the Alexandra and MacDonald-Cartier bridges on the Ottawa River within view of Canada’s Parliament.

·         Coaches’ briefing @ 7:30 A.M. in the boathouse
·         Coxswain weigh in 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
·         First race…8:00 A.M.

More details are available here.

The ORC and Canada's World Cup 2012 team

May 3, 2012

Congratulations to the four ORC rowers who have been selected to Canada's national team for the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland - May 25 to 27, 2012.

All crews have qualified for the 2012 Olympics, with the exception of the women's pair. This boat will compete at the final qualifier in Lucerne from May 20 to 23, 2012.

The members of Canada's Olympic team will be named in June.

Heading to Lucerne are:

Cristy Nurse - Women's Eight

Sarah Black - Women's alternate (racing as a pair in Lucerne)

Peter McClelland - Men's Four

Morgan Jarvis - Lightweight mens double.

Best wishes to all of them and the rest of the Canadian team.

Listen to an Ergatta story on CBC Radio

April 26, 2012

Last Saturday's Ergatta was featured on CBC Ottawa Morning earlier this week.

You can listen to the item here - look for it on the right hand side of the page in the black box labelled Featured audio.

See photos from the Ergatta here taken by Roberta Gal.

Results from the ORC Ergatta - April 21

April 22, 2012

Here are the results from the ORC Ergatta on Saturday is April 21.

Congratulations to everyone who competed and thanks to those who came out to watch to start off the 2012 season.

Safety on the water

April 17, 2012

If you have any concerns about safety issues or see things you think need to be addressed around the boathouse or on the water, please bring them to the attention of one of the members of this year's club safety committee.The members are:

Jeremy Courtney, Chair
Scott Curda
Horacio Tendilla
Josh King

ORC Safety policy 2012

April 2, 2012

The revised club safety policy for the 2012 season is now posted on the web site. You can find it here.

PLease read it before you go on the water.

Training for the Spring 2012

April 1, 2012

The latest training programs for the spring are now posted on the training page for club members.

Get the login and password from your coach.

Attention Junior novice and competitive 2 rowers

March 27, 2012

Junior Novice and Junior Competitive 2 rowers who plan to row in spring during the afternoons need to complete the following form you can find here

Rowers currently registered in Junior Competitive II should register in High School Spring Introduction to Competitive Rowing. If rowers wish to move up to Junior Competitive I this spring they should consult with their coach first.

Please ensure that the days you choose to train/row you are properly committed to.

Registration for all 2012 programs is now open

March 26, 2012

Registration for 2012 ORC programs is now available online .

Sign up here for a learn to row session in 2012.

Sign up here for recreational rowing for the 2012 season.

Sign up here for the summer youth camp for 2012.

Sign up here for Junior, Senior and Masters competitive athletes.

Signup here for High school and University athletes.

Sign up here for coaches and non-rowers.

Sign up here the 2012 Adult Rowing League season here and

You can find everything you need to know about ARL here.

Assistant coach - summer 2012

The ORC is seeking an assistant coach for the 2012 summer season.

The assistant coach will be responsible for the development of provincial, national and international athletes with respect to the long-term athlete development model (LTAD). 

The assistant coach will work in concert with and under supervision of the head coach to support the competitive and development programs, including junior, u23, senior and masters.  In addition, he/she will contribute to the development of high school and university programs. 

His or her primary duties will be to provide technical expertise to the competitive programs including mentoring and counseling volunteer coaches, athletes and crews.

The job description and requirements can be found here.

Interested applicants please forward resume with cover letters to:
VP, Competitive, Ottawa Rowing Club  and Head Coach Horacio Tendilla.

Introduction to competitive rowing - Sat. April 21

April 13, 2012

There will be an ' Introduction to competitive rowing' session at the club at 9:00 am on Saturday April 21 for high school students, former campers from youth camp and even university students.

It will include an orientation for those who are interested in learning how to get involved. You don't need to be from a high school that already has a rowing program to participate. All are welcome.

Rowing for the summer - 2012

April 1, 2012

If you love rowing and want to share your experience with family or friends then let people know about ORCs instructional programs. Programs are available for beginners and experienced rowers see below. The best way to promote ORCs programs is through word of mouth. Please pass on your passion!

Learn to Row

You don't need any previous experience to take the ORC's learn-to-row course. It starts with learning safety on the water, details about your boat and oars and instruction on technique on our rowing machines in the club house and dockside rowing simulator. You are on the water in your second class in an eight, learning how to balance a boat and then how to move it through the water as a crew.Sessions typically run Mon-Wed-Fri -Mon -Wed and start May 24th, June 6th, June 20th, July 4th, July 18th, August 2nd and August 15th.

For further information contact: arl@ottawarowingclub.com

Adult Rowing League

Adult Rowing League still has room!

The Adult Rowing League (ARL) takes place on weekday evenings in June (practices) and July (race nights!).

Upon registering to practice on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights, you are assigned to a crew, a boat and a coach. Practices are held weekly during the month of June (Tuesdays or Wednesdays or Thursdays at 18:00h).

In July, all crews meet on Thursday evenings (18:00h) for races - some 200 rowers! Races are 800m in length, running in front of the boathouse from Parliament Hill to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. An announcer calls the races, the BBQ is on and the bar is open. Race nights are all about fun!

Participants must be 18 years or older. No previous rowing experience required.

For further information contact: arl@ottawarowingclub.com

Youth Camp

Youth, age 12-17, learn to row or improve existing skills in a fun and safe environment on the Ottawa River! Weeklong sessions run through the summer starting Monday, June 27th. Campers row, learn water safety, boat rigging and maintenance and participate in other fun outdoor activities.

Contact us to learn more:
613.241.1120 or Sophie Desaulniers

Regatta and Club Schedule 2012