St. Catharines rowing club
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Non-profit organization
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located in St. Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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It has a long history of rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
excellence and community service dating back over more than a century.
Founded in 1903 Port Dalhousie, Ontario
Ontario
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(now part of St. Catharines) the fifth SCRC clubhouse is now located on Henley Island in the Martindale Pond.
Club singlets consist of alternating cerise and blue (club colours) horizontal stripes.
Community service
The SCRC shares facilities with the Brock UniversityBrock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
Rowing Club, Ridley Graduate Rowing Club, Rowing Alumni, Henley Island Helpers, the Canadian Henley Rowing Corporation (CHRC), local high schools, dragon boats and the people of the niagara region.
The SCRC has been host to two World Rowing Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in 1970 and 1999 and Annually hosts two national championships: the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta started in 1880 as the first championship for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Rowing Association. It changed venues often until 1903, when it was decided to hold it at St. Catharines Port Dalhousie's Martindale Pond hosted by the St...
and the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association
Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association
The Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association is an organization which governs high school rowing in Canada. The CSSRA has hosted the main high school rowing event, known as the CSSRA Championships since 1945. Schoolboy is held annually the first weekend of June in St...
(CSSRA) Championships. In 2010 SCRC will host the FISA World Masters Championships and in 2015 the Rowing component of the Pan American Games.
Several other regattas associated with the SCRC are the Early Bird and Mother's Day (both High School) Regattas and the SCRC Invitational (which in 2007 included the CanAmMex Junior competitors) club regatta. Central Ontario Rowing Association (CORA) Regattas are also hosted by the SCRC as well as a myriad of Youth and Recreational Rowing League Regattas.
SCRC members are also instrumental in other Regattas hosted by Brock University
Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
(Invitational and University Championships), Ridley (Sprints, Head of the Martindale, Round the Island) and the Niagara Dragon Boat
Dragon boat
A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft traditionally made, in the Pearl River delta region of southern China - Guangdong Province, of teak wood to various designs and sizes. In other parts of China different woods are used to build these traditional watercraft...
Club.
Executive
Doug Kerr (President), Brian Fisher (VP, Finance), Tim Dumont (VP, Rowing), Louise Hastings (VP, Special Projects), Jane Jarvis (Secretary)Board
Janet Lancaster (Youth Rowing School), Greg Lancaster (Bldg Maintenance), Carl MacCulloch (Insurance) , Elaine Manocha (Awards), Larry Masse (Treasurer), Gino Mastracci, Don Rickers (Promotion), Jennifer Stephenson (Special Events), Brian Thorne (Membership), Diane VanKleef (Bldg Maintenance), Wernher Verbraeken, James Walker (Digital Assets), Iain Wilson (Workshop/Grounds)Programs
The SCRC has extensive programming available for the Niagara Region...including Competitive, Masters, Recreational and Youth Rowing.Junior B (under 17) Competitive (Summer/Fall)
This program (summer and fall) is for males and females that turn 15 or 16 during the current year. For safety reasons it is expected that every member will have already rowed one season with their high school. The junior B's are a highly competitive and successful group with intentions of winning gold at Henley every year. Some athletes that train in the program have realistic goals of representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the future.
Junior A (under 19) Competitive (Summer/Fall)
This program (summer and fall) is for males and females turning 17 or 18 during the current year. The Junior A's are a highly competitive and successful group with intentions of winning gold at Henley every year. Some athletes that train in the program have realistic goals of representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the future.
Senior B (under 23) Competitive (Summer/Fall)
This program (summer and fall) is for males and females under 23 in the current year. The senior b's are a highly competitive and successful group with intentions of winning gold at Henley every year. Some athletes that train in the program have realistic goals of representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the future.
Senior (over 23) Competitive (Summer/Fall)
This program (summer and fall) is for males and females of any age unless they are considering the masters program. The senior's are a highly competitive and successful group with intentions of winning gold at Henley every year. Some athtlete that train in the program have realistic goals of representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the future.
Masters (over 27) Competitive (Spring/Summer/Fall)
This program (spring, summer, fall) is for men and women that turn 27 or older during the current year. The competitive master’s age categories are: A – 27 to 35 B - 36 to 42 C - 43 to 49 D - 50 to 54 E - 55 to 59 F – 60 to 64 G – 65 to 69 H – 70 & over The majority of masters have their own singles so that training and competition can be done on their own time and pace. Limited club equipment is allocated to masters of the rowing club due to the higher numbers of junior and senior competitive athletes.
High School Rowing (Spring)
Spring Competitive Rowing in St. Catharines is considered the high school season. Local secondary schools in the Niagara Region work in partnership with the SCRC to prepare local students for competition in the CSSRA Championships held at year end.
Many of the athletes competing at this level continue rowing with the SCRC in the summer and fall competitive season.
Recreational Rowing League (Summer/Fall)
The League rows in two sessions, with members having the ability to participate in both or either. The first session runs from early June to late July, the second covers early August to late September.
Members must be over 21.
Youth Rowing School (2 sessions)
A program (using an 8 seat racing shell
Racing shell
In watercraft, a racing shell is an extremely narrow, and often disproportionately long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is outfitted with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats...
with a coxswain
Coxswain
The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...
- accompanied by a safety boat) designed to teach boys and girls ages 10–15 the basics of rowing. Included in the program will be conditioning techniques, along with on the water instruction in a racing shell
Racing shell
In watercraft, a racing shell is an extremely narrow, and often disproportionately long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is outfitted with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats...
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The first week of the program is dedicated to familiarization with equipment and safety. On-water instruction begins week 2. The students will average four days per week of on-water instruction, weather permitting. When they are not on the water the students will take part in various on-land activities. Included will be active and quiet games as well as a structured fitness program.