A quad at the dock, seen through several rowing machines. In the background a Victoria Harbour Ferry passes by flying a Canadian flag.

May 28, 2023 - National Come Try Rowing Day

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The Day

National Come Try Rowing Day was held at GNRC on Sunday, May 28, 2023. We partnered with Oar Board, a local Victoria business, that brings rowing to paddleboards.

Challenge ERG Results!

There was lots of action at our challenge ERG station. Here are the top results for each age group!

CategoryNameTime
11 and youngerLucas0:54.4
11 and youngerNaisha1:29.5
12-18Amelia0:49.2
12-18Amber0:50.2
12-18Farah0:54.6
12-18Rashid1:02.1
19-30Gabe0:38.5
19-30Martin0:40.1
19-30Jerin0:40.9
19-30Katherine0:46.0
19-30Hunter0:48.4
31-50Graham0:32.0
31-50Jeff0:34.4
31-50Corey0:34.8
31-50Jeremie0:36.5
31-50Alistair0:36.6
51-60Jordan0:33.0
51-60Bobbi0:51.9
51-60Annabel0:56.5
61+Em0:42.8
61+Mariola0:49.3
61+Joldine0:52.7
61+Ann0:53.7
The 'Come Try Rowing for Free' poster.
New rowers learning on the ERG, being led by a M.A.S.T. team member.
M.A.S.T. Team members getting ready.
Two people chatting next to some OarBoards on the dock.
Volunteers bringing the GNRC 'Crazy 8' shell down to the water.
Two coaches helping new rowers work the stroke on rowing machines.
Volunteers putting a quad in the water.
New rowers at the catch on rowing machines.
Three new rowers in a quad with a M.A.S.T. team member bowing. Another volunteer has just helped them push off the dock.
Two quads on the Gorge Waterway.
A quad pushing off the dock.
Two quads on the water. A coach boat is visible in the background.
A quad, with a volunteer bowing, off the dock. A M.A.S.T. team member is visible in the foreground.
A quad returning to the dock. Standing volunteers are on the dock, too.
A quad headed towards the trestle. A coach boat is visible in the foreground, along with a little bit of Halkett island.
An eight on the water, with six new rowers. Volunteers are in bow and two seat. Another volunteer is coxing. A coach boat and someone on a paddleboard are in the background.
An eight on the water. In the foreground an quad is waiting for the next group. In the background are shore and the Vic West end of the trestle .
An eight rowing away from the trestle and towards the camera.
Two dragon boats pass behind a coach boat. In the background is an eight and the trestle.
Three new rowers getting ready to climb into a quad. A M.A.S.T. volunteer is in bow seat giving directions.
A coach giving hints to a new rower. In the background someone is on an OarBoard single. Behind the OarBoard is the Selkirk Trestle.
A quad rows away from the dock. In the background is a coach boat.
A quad at the dock. In the background is an eight and a coach boat, and then the trestle.
One of the OarBoard staff helps a new rower get started on an OarBoard at the GNRC dock.
A smiling rower on an OarBoard.
Rowing an OarBoard on the Gorge. A coach boat is in the background.
From right to left, and near to far: a rower on an OarBoard, a quad, and a coach boat.
A Victoria Harbour Ferry passes the GNRC dock. In the background a quad approaches the dock. Another quad is visible in the distance.
Rowers in a quad wave a the camera.
Two rowers on an OarBoard double. In the background is the Selkirk Trestle.
A quad approaches the dock. In the background is a coach boat, and OarBoard double, and another quad.
A quad getting ready to push off the dock. Behind is an empty quad and another quad getting ready. A fourth quad is on the water. Several volunteers are on the dock.
A rower on an OarBoard single. Behind them is a rower in a Whitehall coastal rowboat and a quad.
Two OarBoard singles, a Whitehall Coastal Rower, and a quad. In the background is the Selkirk Trestle.
A happy looking rower on an OarBoard single. In the background is the trestle. In the foreground, the riggers of a quad.
An OarBoard single. In the background is a coach boat and the trestle. In the foreground, parts of a quad are visible. A M.A.S.T. volunteer is on the right.
In the foreground is a rower on an OarBoard single, while a dragon boat passes behind. In the background is the Selkirk Trestle.
Two rowers in a Whitehall Coastal Rower. In the background is an OarBoard single, a coach boat, and the Selkirk Trestle.
An OarBoard double.
An OarBoard single at the dock with a helper. Several people look on from the left.
A rower on an OarBoard single. A coach boat, part of the trestle, and a fragment of Halkett island are in the background.
A rower in the Gorge on an OarBoard single.
A quad at the dock. In the background is part of an OarBoard, a coach boat, and the trestle.
An Oarboard double in front of the Selkirk Trestle. Several people are riding bikes on the trestle.
A rower on an OarBoard single. Behind them is a volunteer standing in a coach boat. The pilings of the trestle are visible in the background.
Two OarBoard singles and a coach boat.
Eight new rowers learn on rowing machines.
A side view of new rowers learning on rowing machines.
Several people stand at the table under the OarBoard tent. In front sits an OarBoard.
A rower in a WhiteHall Coastal Rowboat seen through shells on a rack.
Several boats getting ready on the dock. Behind them is a quad on the water and a coach boat.
Two new rowers, assisted by two volunteers, climb into a quad. The shot is framed through the ramp railing.
A quad leaves the dock. Behind it is a coach boat. In the foreground a M.A.S.T. volunteer.
Two quads, a Whitehall Coastal Rowboat, and a coach boat are on the water in front of the Point Ellice bridge.
A quad pulls away from the dock. In front is a rower in a Whitehall Coastal Rowboat. Behind is another quad and a Coastal Rowboat with three people.
Two people rowing away from the dock on OarBoards.
An OarBoard double and a coach boat.
A Coastal Rowboat with three people approaches the dock. In the background is a quad, a coach boat, the oars of another quad, a boat of some sort, and the Point Ellice bridge.
A rower on an OarBoard in front of the Selkirk Trestle.
A quad heads towards the trestle. To the right is Halkett island.
A Coastal Rowboat comes to the dock. Behind is a quad, a coach boat, and a paddler.
An OarBoard double leaves the dock.
A quad on the water.
A quad leaving the dock, framed by wood posts.
A Victoria Harbour Ferry passes the dock, where people are standing and a quad is getting ready to launch. Some rowing machines are in the foreground.
A Whitehall Coastal Rowboat passes the dock, where people are standing and a quad is getting ready to launch. Some rowing machines are in the foreground.
A quad launches from the dock. Another quad is getting ready on the dock, as well. A rowing machine is in the foreground, and a coach boat is in the background.
A quad on the water. In the foreground are rowing machines, another quad at the dock, and people standing.
A quad on the water.
A quad on the water with the dock in the foreground.
A quad on the water.
Two paddleboarders, with a quad, Halkett Island, and the trestle in the background.
A rower in a Whitehall Coastal Rowboat. The picture is framed by the fence grid.
Two quads and a coach boat, framed by the fence grid.
A rower on a OarBoard, framed by the fence grid.
A rower, at the finish, on a OarBoard, framed by the fence grid.
A quad rounding Halkett Island with the Selkirk Trestle in the background.
A rower in a Whitehall Coastal Rowboat.
A quad on the water in front of the Selkirk Trestle. In the background is someone paddling and a floating hottub.
A quad rounding Halkett Island with the trestle in the background.
A quad with the trestle in the background.
A quad with an Oarboard and the trestle in the background.
A quad headed towards the trestle.
A rower on an OarBoard.
The GNRC dock with a bunch of people. Two quads are at the dock, and a third is approaching. In the background is a coach boat and the trestle.
The Gorge Narrows tent and people using the rowing machines.
A rower on an OarBoard putting on a burst of speed.
Many people on the dock, along with rowing machines, the GNRC tent, and a Canadian flag.