MHRA has a proud history of
sculling on the Hudson River going back more than 60 years. Masters
rowers often migrate to sculling for the technical challenge and
for the scheduling flexibility. We offer a range of
sculling opportunities including recreational sculling and coaching
for novices to competitive scullers.
MHRA offers coached
sculling sessions several mornings per week with
experienced adult sculler/coaches. There is no additional fee
for this program. It is valued by many to improve skill
and confidence after participating in our summer Sculling Clinic. The annual
Sculling Clinics are led by Bill Davies, a knowledgeable
coach and competitive rower with over 40 years of sweep and sculling
experience.
MHRA has a certification program that
assures a basic skill level for scullers to row
unsupervised. Certified scullers meet early on most
mornings for recreational and competitive practices. The club
provides sculling boats (singles, doubles and a quad) or our
members can rent private boat racks through the Hudson River Rowing
Association. Fill out the Boat Rack Waiting List and mail it to: "Hudson River Rowing Association, P.O. Box 506,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602". Notify
us that you are on the private boat rack waiting list.
Competitive masters
scullers will find a supportive atmosphere for working out
and improving technique when they join MHRA. Several of our
members compete regularly in masters sculling events in singles and
doubles. Sculling scrimmages are held periodically in the
summer for local rowers. Scheduling and attending races is up
to the individual sculler.
Membership
Coached sessions weekly
(June - September): Monday, Wednesday, Friday -
5:30 AM Sign Up Here
Sculling
Clinics
Sculling
Clinics are open for beginner to intermediate scullers.
Beginners are required to have some prior sweep rowing
experience. The clinics have been run for 10+ years by coach
Bill Davies who has over 40 years of competitive sculling
experience. He is a US Rowing Level II certified coach, and a
former coach at the Craftsbury
Sculling Center. Beginners will learn the basics of
sculling while intermediates will improve their skills and
confidence on the water. Participants row in doubles
primarily, although we also use Club training and racing single
sculls, and our quad. For more information contact Bill Davies email.
July 2019 Sculling Clinic: July 9 to 18
. Program
Requirements:
- Basic knowledge of the
rowing stroke as is gained in the Learn-To-Row Program
- Must be able to
swim
- Dress for rowing in
close-fitting layers (baggy clothes catch in the sliding seat
wheels)
- Bring a water
bottle
Register:
Two ways to Register:
-
Online via RegattaCentral using a check or
credit card (Note: RegattaCentral asks you to create a "user
account" and then allows you to choose the rowing club and the
session dates). Clubs are listed alphabetically. To register with
us, select
Mid Hudson Rowing Association
- Mail a check for $175/person ($150
for MHRA members), payable to Mid
Hudson Rowing Association to Mid-Hudson Rowing Association P.O. Box 683 Poughkeepsie, NY 12602. Include
name, address, phone, email address and rowing experience.
Full refunds (less $20 processing fee) available up to 48 hours prior to the start of the first class. Other refunds at the discretion of the MHRA Board of Directors
Races
attended by MHRA members in the recent past:
- US Rowing Masters Nationals
- Diamond State Masters Regatta
- Head of the Hudson
- Mystic Race
- Head of the Housatonic
- Head of the Connecticut
- Head of the Charles
- Head of the Fish
- Tail of the Fish
For more information, contact
us.
