Community Studies
Open Ocean Rowing Classes
Rowing is a coeducation, introductory, physical education course, that meets two times a week for about six weeks. It is one of the most effective aerobic exercises known and is almost zero impact. If you want a total body work out and don't want to be in a sweaty gym, then rowing could be for you!
Having mastered the basics, students venture out onto the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary under the guidance of the UCSC rowing instructor. It is not uncommon for students to see sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises and much more!
All classes prepare students to pass certification tests for recreational boat use in the UCSC Rowing Club. The rowing club incorporates the Rowing Team which races locally, in the San Francisco Bay, in North Lake Tahoe, and other places.
Enroll online, or show up at the first class meeting at the entrance to the East Field House on Campus (not at the harbor). Pre-enrolled students must be at the first class meeting in order to retain their spot. Students have priority over the community during Fall, Winter and Spring, however, non-students who hold a current OPERS wellness card may enroll in classes that are not full at the first meeting on campus.
Beginning Rowing
Beginning Rowing starts out in our Edon training sculls. Basic skills and technique are learned on the dock and within the Santa Cruz harbor. As the class progresses, students will have a chance to row in the Monterey Bay.
Students Learn:
- Launching the boat
- Proper riggin and vocabulary of boats
- Entering and exiting the boat from the dock
- The four parts of the stroke: Catch, Release, Drive, & Recovery
- Departing and returning to the dock
- Basic coxswain commands
- Turning in place, stopping the boat, rowing backwards, & rowing
- Safety procedures on the dock and in harbor channel
- Rules of the road in the harbor and outside the harbor
- Capsize recovery (in the harbor)
- Ocean conditions and weather
Intermediate Rowing
This class is taught in single and double sculls, with a majority of the classes being taught out on the Monterey Bay. More intermediate rowing techniques are covered and the skills needed for safe open water rowing. This class is for students wishing to improve their basic skills with an emphasis on conditioning - interval and endurance.
Students Learn:
- Review all skills learned in Beginning Rowing
- Capsize recovery (in the Bay)
- Rowing drills to improve stroke
- Rowing for exercise
- Rowing on the Bay with destinations
- Racing skills including rounding buoys and starts.
UCSC Community Boating Center
- FF Dock, SCYH
- Mariner Park Way
- Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone: 831.425.1164
- Email: ucscboat@ucsc.edu
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Offered:
Fall/Winter/Spring
Prerequisite:
No prior rowing experience needed. Intermediate level swimming ability required.
Instructor:
Dorey Marinone
Fee:
$50
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