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The next couple months will be an active time for thos partcipating in the Spring Scholastic Season . Daily sessions include both water and on-land practices. Our focus is mainly on the large crew boats, but more skilled athletes will have the opportunity to train in the smaller singles and doubles. The Scholastic Season will be broken up into two group in the Spring. Varsity large boats will train weekday mornings from 6 until 8. Weekday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:30 will be for all novice boats and varsity small boats. Novice crews (athletes with no more that two years rowing experience) focus on learning the basics of technique, teamwork, and physical fitness. Varsity athletes refine and build upon what they already know. Being a delicate balance of technique and power, crew makes itself available to all types of athletes. Races in the Spring are shorter than the head races we attend in the Fall and workouts are geared more towards building sprint speed as well as endurnace. The last regatta of the Spring Season will be the second weekend in June. This will also be the end of the Spring Season. Shortly following the athlete's return, all the equipment will be cleaned and prepared for the Summer Season. There are no scheduled weekend practices. All of our races will be on weekends. Information on the progress of our crews during the Fall Scholastic program will be posted on this web site. To begin your search highlight SCHOLSTIC PROGRAMS in the top menu and then clicking on SPRING SCHOLASTIC PROGRAM.
New to the sport of rowing? Cascadilla Boat Club offers learn to row classes for both adults and high school students. Complete information can be found by clicking on CLASSES from the above menu. Adult LTR begins in mid June and runs three evening a week. Youth LTR begin late June and runs Monday through to Friday mornings. There is still room in both of these classes.
Depending on weather conditions, CBC crews can be seen training on Fall Creek, Cayuga Inlet, and Cayuga Lake. During the first few weeks of the competitive racing seasons athletes will be training to see in which boats they will be racing in. Fall Program runs weekday afternoons from mid September to early November (depending on weather) and is geared towards racing at the head race style regattas. The Fall Scholastic Season is generally more relaxed and open to all levels of rowing ability from seasoned varsity rowers to those who have yet to step into a rowing shell. On the other hand, due to the increased level of competition, the Spring program is only open to athletes with previous rowing experience. For those athletes new to the sport of rowing, we encourage you to enroll in either the Summer Youth Learn-to-Row classes or the Fall Scholastic Program. Both scholastic programs are open to athletes from Ithaca High School, ACS, Trumansburg, and Lansing. Most of our scholastic athletes will spend time in the eight-oared shells, while the more experienced may be given the opportunity to go out in either the coxed four, quad, double, or the single. Senior and Master athletes will begin to head out in small boats (singles and doubles) once the water temperature warms up. Adult LTR classes will be running weekday evenings starting in June.
Rowing club equipment is only permitted once the water temperature is above 50 degrees. Click here to check current Cayuga Lake conditions. Once the water temperature is up to a level where it is safe for single scullers to take to the water, it will important to keep in mind these following rules and procedures:
The CBC offers many programs for those interested in the sport of rowing. The Scholastic Program brings in students from Ithaca High School, ACS, Lansing, Cascadilla School, and Trumansburg. While this group is busiest during the spring and fall months, there is also the opportunity to row during the summer months as well. For those wanting an introduction to the sport, we offer Learn-to-Row classes. These will be starting up in June and run through the summer. Finally, the Recreational and Masters groups meet throughout the week for a row either out on Cayuga Lake or down the Inlet. For more information on these programs, please check the web site.
On behalf of CBC's coaching staff, the executive, and parents booster board, I would like to welcome back all CBC club members. I'm looking forward to seeing many faces - both new and familiar - around the boathouse. If you have any questions please contact myself, Coach Gray or call the CBC boathouse directly at (607) 273-1167.
GO CBC !!
