2 Day Rowing Clinic on the Wenatchee River

2024 Dates: June 1st - 2nd

Customized courses available - call if you have certain dates in mind

Cost: $525 per person (private instruction supplement, $300 per person)

This weekend rowing course will take place over 2 days on the beautiful Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, WA. The river provides an ideal training progression from flat water to class III rapids, and the course is designed for the novice rower. The comprehensive training will cover both rowing instruction (2:1 student to instructor ratio) and basic river safety. This course will begin to build a solid foundation for private boaters looking to feel more confident in the dynamic whitewater environment with friends and family in the future.

Rowing Instruction • Basic River Safety • Knots • Raft Rigging • Reading Water

Topics covered include:

  • Personal and raft specific gear overview

  • Rigging

  • Basic river safety

  • The biomechanics of rowing

  • Ferry angles

  • Eddy catching and peel outs

  • Hydrology and “reading water”

  • Boat spacing and order

  • Boater etiquette and leave no trace ethics

  • Swimming whitewater

  • Boat flip recovery

  • Knots

  • Boating after this course how to - permits, planning, etc

We will meet at 9am each morning in Leavenworth, WA and end each day by 5pm. Please bring a lunch - we will stop and eat on the river each day around noon. Orion provides all necessary river gear (boats, frames, oars, life jackets, helmets, throw bags, etc.), and instruction.