Learn the Basics of Rowing! Free annual event on the Hooch!

"NATIONAL LEARN TO ROW DAY" in a NUTSHELL:  Thanks to the Atlanta Rowing Club for inviting us to take part in this excellent free annual event.  "NLTR Day" is an opportunity for members of the general public to get an idea of what rowing is all about and to learn the basics of this exciting sport.  Our special thanks to Tory, who is active in both the ARC and the AOC, for arranging our AOC participation and for making it possible for us to "crew" together!   

SIGN UP beginning on APR 10th for our AOC "INFORMAL INTEREST LIST" by clicking, etc. at the base of this article.  Individual formal registrations begin on Sat Apr 13th on AtlantaRow.org.  (See more below. You must do this yourself and I'll email you a reminder.)  By registering for their 1:30 PM time slot and arriving by 1:15 you can participate as a member of an AOC "crew."  Each crew will have an experienced Atlanta Rowing Club instructor plus six assigned rowers (a.k.a. "oarsmen & oarswomen").

IMPORTANT!  ON APRIL 13 or ASAP thereafter you must REGISTER YOURSELF INDIVIDUALLY on the AtlantaRow.org WEBSITE!  Each AOC member who wishes to participate in this year's "NLTR Day" must personally fill out the Rowing Club's online form.  As mentioned above please register for the 1:30 PM time slot - otherwise you'll be crewing with random people from the general public.  Click on the following link (as early as 12:01 AM on April 13th) to access the Rowing Club's NLTR registration webpage:  http://www.AtlantaRow.org/view/national-ltr- day.aspx

MORE NLTR DETAILS from the ATLANTA ROWING CLUB WEBSITE:   We invite you to experience the joy of rowing!  On NLTR Day we'll open our doors to non-members and you can get an idea of what rowing is all about in just 2 or 3 hours.  If you'd like to participate you must register online individually (via the above-linked AtlantaRow.org NLTR-Day webpage).
Please meet us promptly (15 minutes prior to your registered time) at the large light-green Atlanta Rowing Club boat house. (See easy directions below.)  We'll begin with brief instructions in the basics of rowing and practice on rowing machines. Then it's out to the river where you and your assigned crew will learn how to row together on the water. Our experienced coaches will guide you through every step of the way."  This convenient wide portion of the Chattahoochee River where we row is called "Bull Sluice Lake" and there is hardly any current in the direction of Morgan Falls Dam which is about 3 miles downstream (SW) of the boathouse.  

Click here for a 3-minute video clip of one of our previous “NLTR Day” free clinics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAvK-6Hd-p8

EASY DIRECTIONS from the GA-400/I-285 INTERCHANGE to the ATLANTA ROWING CLUB MAIN BOATHOUSE (For a zoomable map & aerial view of our precise meeting spot click on the green and blue rectangular "Location Icon" near the top of this article.)

1. From the GA-400/ I-285 Interchange take GA-400 North about 5 miles, get off at Exit #6 "Northridge Rd," and loop rightward over the GA-400 bridge.
2. As you near the traffic light that's just beyond the bridge bear Right (northward) onto Dunwoody Place and take it 1.3 miles to its end at the busy traffic light at GA-9.
3. Turn Right onto GA-9 North and take it just 0.6 mile to the traffic light at Azalea Drive (just past the Chattahoochee River bridge).
4. Turn Left onto Azalea Drive, go just 0.6 mile and notice the traffic light and crosswalk over Azalea Drive.  The Atlanta Rowing Club's main boathouse where we meet is the light green and white building to the RIGHT of this traffic light and slightly up the hill. Do not be confused by the smaller boathouse on the "river" side of Azalea drive or by the boats you see on that side of the road.
5.  Free parking is normally available in the large "Azalea Park" lot beyond the boathouse on the left "river" side of Azalea Drive, and if those spaces are all filled it's OK to park along the shoulder of the road near that lot.
6. Our AOC "participation subgroup" will meet between 1:00 and 1:15 PM on the upper deck of their main boathouse. (The steps are near the end of the white-marked crosswalk over Azalea Drive.)

GPS USERS and Google.com/Maps USERS: To augment the above details about our meetup spot you may wish to enter either of the following as your destination:

Lat/Lon Coordinates of Rowing Club's main Boathouse: 34.0025,-84.36236

Approx. Street Address for GPS purposes: 116 Azalea Dr, Roswell, GA 30075

FREE Event with FREE Parking!