Get your team on the water
No experience needed, all abilities welcome. Our coaches have taught hundreds of people who had never touched an oar.
Why rowing works for teams
A boat only moves if everyone gets it right at the same moment. Nobody can coast, and seniority counts for nothing.
Getting into a rowing boat for the first time is a bit scary. It wobbles, there is nothing to hold onto, and the only way to keep it upright is to work together straight away. Teams who go into something uncomfortable together come out closer, and that happens a lot faster on the water than it does in a meeting room.
It is good for people, too. Rowing is hard physical work, but it becomes surprisingly meditative once a crew finds its rhythm, and learning something completely foreign as an adult is its own kind of reset.
- Teamwork
- Discipline
- Shared accountability
- Cross-team connection
- Stepping outside the day to day
- Commitment and community
- A whole lot of fun
“Thanks again for such a well-run program and regatta. It was brilliant.”
“So much fun, we’re already talking about entering two boats next time.”
From crews who have raced our corporate regattas.
Three ways to do it
Team building days
Any time of year, from 90 minutes to a full day, built around your numbers and your timeframe.
- Boat: ergs, then a coached boat
- You need: a group who are up for it
Spring Fling Corporate Regatta
Six weeks of coaching in crews of four, then you race at the Golden Oar on Friday 30 October. Entries close Thursday 10 September.
- Boat: quads, four rowers, two oars each
- You need: four people and six weeks
Corporate 8s Cup
Term 1, from just after Australia Day through to before Easter. Crews of eight, sweep oars, a proper season.
- Boat: eights, sweep, one oar each
- You need: eight people who will keep turning up
Tell us about your team
Leave your details and our team will come back to you with dates and a quote built around your group. If you are asking about a regatta, say which one and we will send you the detail.
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