Mission
To provide rowing opportunities to the students and community of Jamesville and DeWitt on a club basis.
Contact
At present, Dave Wormuth is trying to assess the degree of interest in a rowing club in the J-D area.
Please contact Dave via email if you are interested in rowing or helping.
2007 Summer Rowing
We have the opportunity for competitive rowing with the Chargers this summer and fall. See this announcement for more
information.
Another good alternative to the Chargers is the Cazenovia Rowing Club. They too have a number of summer events.
Hopefully, we will be running our own novice sculling program this fall at Jamesville Reservoir.
Sculling
Sculling means that each rower has two oars, one for each hand. Sculling shells can accomodate 1, 2 or 4 rowers. These shells are called singles, doubles and quads.
Sculling is an attractive way to start rowing for many reasons...
- The motion is all midline, no reaching left or right on growing bodies
- Odd numbers of rowers can still row the boat
- Sculling skills directly translate to sweep rowing
- Sculling is a lifetime sport
- Several single sculls are available on Jamesville Reservoir already
- The State Championship has sculling events
Donations
JD Crew is in the process of organizing as a tax-exempt organization. Donations to JD Crew are (will be) tax exempt. We really need some
donations to get the ball rolling. We have the following expenses:
| Vespoli Quad Shell and Sculls |
$3120 |
| Outboard Engine |
$600 |
| Insurance |
$300 |
| Total |
$4020 |
External Resources
NYS Scholastic Rowing Association
Syracuse Chargers
FM Crew
Pittsford Crew
Syracuse University Crew
Row2K
Masters Rowing Association
US Rowing Association
Even more links at Row2K
Reading
- The Shell Game by Stephen Keisling
- Rowing Against the Current
- Sculler at Ease
- Rowing News
Mailing List
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specifically with Yahoo Groups to get email, but you need to at least enter your email address in the box below.
The email archives and
some calendar functions are maintained on a site within Yahoo Groups that are occasionally
useful. To use the archive, you will need to get a free account with Yahoo Groups.
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