Row With Us

We organise rowers in two or three broad groups, with sessions on both Saturday and Sunday mornings and, in the summer, evenings on the lake. In all cases, the head coaches for each group make the decisions on who joins which group and the crew combinations for the outings.

• Racing Session/Group 1 - Competition Squad. For men and women, and exceptionally, older juniors, of a strong technical competence in both sweep and sculling who wish to train regularly and hard, and race to win at National and International competitions
• Racing Session/Group 2 - for men, women and juniors who can scull competently (sweep may be added in this group), who wish to train regularly and who wish to race at Local level competition.  We also boat novice (new) scullers in this group but with extra support. 
• We also aim to offer Taster RowShow Sessions and Learn to Row courses throughout the year for people new to the sport. Many graduates of this course have moved onto one of the sessions above. 

Further details of each of the club sections is described below.

If you are interested in joining the club please contact ardinglyrcmembership@gmail.com who will provide all of the information you need and put you in touch with the relevant session coordinator. 

Competent adult oarsmen and women may also go out in other daylight hours during green boating months (usually May to October) as long as they do not clash with the organised club sessions described above. There are specific rules to non-coached sessions and these will be explained to you by your Club contact.

All members of the club are strongly encouraged to do additional land training during the week, especially during the winter months, to supplement their activity on the water. This is essential if rowers wish to progress to race.

We do not have training facilities at the club so members are encouraged to make their own arrangements at home or at a local gym. If individuals can group together once or twice a week to make it all more do-able, so much the better. For juniors, we are fortunate to have use of the Ergo facilities of Ardingly College two nights per week.

For completeness of information our membership subs are currently
Adults £462 per year
Juniors and students in full time education £306 per year
Friends (no boating rights - Supporters) £30 per year