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A young man with blonde curly hair, wearing a yellow and navy blue rowing uniform, carrying a white rowing shell on his shoulder, smiling, wearing reflective sunglasses, outdoors near water with other people in the background.
Two young women wearing black and yellow athletic swimsuits hugging on a sandy beach during a sporting event, with a lake or ocean and distant land in the background. One woman is wearing a yellow visor.
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Our Learn To Row program is designed to give new rowers an introduction to the sport before they join.

Our next Learn to Row course starts Monday 27th July and runs for 4 weeks. Cost is $150 (fully refunded from your Novice season fee if you sign up to the club). Each week includes two land sessions (one S&C/Circuits, one erg — days to be confirmed based on group sizes) at the Erg Shed, plus a Saturday morning water session at Bayswater Marina. Girls' and boys' sessions swap week to week, so everyone gets 2 early and 2 later sessions across the course.

The Learn to Row program is open to complete beginners and those that have attended the holiday programme in year 8 to year 12. Students need to be at Takapuna Grammar School or planning to attend the school.

Water Sessions: Blue Shed Bayswater, 11 Marine Terrace, Bayswater 0622
Land Sessions: Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Erg Shed, 210 Lake Road, Belmont 0622 · Located in the corner of the field next to Sports Hall

Rowing combines fitness and fun, offering physical challenge and team camaraderie. Whether casual or competitive, it brings satisfaction on the water. Our head coach, Sam, has strong experience coaching coxswains, who learn boat dynamics, coaching skills, and leadership. Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club offers lifelong friendships, intense training, nationwide travel, and the chance to represent the school. Many hesitate to try rowing due to misconceptions about body type or fitness, but these should not stop you from joining.

Click https://forms.gle/znoJ17HqSUAfVYNz7 to sign up to Learn to Row 2026!

Three young male rowers in blue shirts and yellow hats standing outdoors near boats and tents
A woman wearing a yellow visor and a blue team shirt carrying a rowing shell on her shoulder during a rowing event on a body of water.
A woman wearing sunglasses, a yellow cap, and a black life vest, holding a white paddleboard, with other women in similar gear in the background, on a body of water.
Young man wearing yellow cap, red sunglasses, and navy shirt carrying multiple rowing oars on water with forested shoreline in background.
A women's rowing team in yellow uniforms practicing on the water with oars in hand, with a coach seated at the front.
Two young men outdoors, one wearing sunglasses and the other covering his mouth with his hand, both appearing surprised or excited, with a blurred background of trees and other people.

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