Rowing at NHS? Who knew?!
It's true - every fall and spring more than 35 students brave the cold, rain, wind (and sometimes even heat) to participate in the sport of rowing with the Northville Rowing Club.
The team is open to any student at NHS - male or female, and no previous rowing experience is required. That's actually one of the coolest things about a sport like rowing - most freshmen come to the team on equal footing, as there's no middle school feeder system of "Rowing Tots" or "Little League Rowing."
Rowing is a 2-season sport, taking place in the fall and the spring. Much like cross country and track, rowing competitions, called regattas, have longer endurance races in the fall and faster sprint races in the spring. Most dedicated athletes train indoors over the winter on rowing machines, called ergometers.
We hope to use this blog to spread the word about the Northville Rowing Club - to teach our community a little bit about our history and introduce all of you to our NRC athletes.
Lesson #1: The largest boat used in rowing is called an EIGHT. The boat holds eight rowers and a coxswain (there to steer the boat.) The boat is incredibly long - about 55-65 feet - and can weigh about 200-250 lbs.
Up next week: Where's the Lake?
