The 2010 Fall season for Junior Rowing begins Tuesday, September 7 and runs through November 5. Practices will be Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm. The ORU junior program works with athletes age 12-19. ORUis located at the south end of Oaks Amusement Park, just downstream of the Sellwood Bridge. 
Get Started
All Youth Program rowers are to sign up with the online registration. Click on the REGISTER! link at the top of the page or click here. New rowers are welcome- we have options for those who are just entering the sport. Information for Beginners
Races
The following races have racing categories for junior rowers. Please plan to join the ORU team at the four races being held in Portland. The final fall race weekend in Seattle is run on technically challenging courses and will be for advanced rowers in our program. Saturday, October 2 – Head of the Dog (Sellwood Park)
Sunday, October 3 – Row for the Cure (Downtown Portland)
Saturday, October 30 – Portland LO/OP Regatta of Champions (Oaks Park)
Sunday, October 31 – Portland Fall Classic (Downtown Portland)
Saturday, November 6 - Green Lake Frostbite Regatta (Seattle) - experienced rowers only
Sunday, November 7 – Head of the Lake (Seattle) – experienced rowers only |
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There's a first time for everything (Coach Charley's note- Kiera wrote this for her Journalism class, and passed it along to me. Whether its their first regatta, 10k, Triathlon, Track Meet, Swim Event; the butterflies never fail to show up, and the thrill of I DID IT is intoxicating.) by Kiera Degener-O’Brien Rowing is sort of an underground sport that’s starting to emerge from underneath the soil. My personal experience at the 2010 Northwest Junior Regional Championships in early May inspired me to share it, in hopes of bringing more teens and perhaps adults into the wonders of a sport called rowing. For those of you that don’t know much about rowing, this was the biggest regatta in the Northwest, possibly the biggest Junior Regional Championship in the nation, with crews from all over Oregon, Washington and Canada. Boats that place in the top three go to nationals, so this regatta was it. The atmosphere was carnival-like, happiness ran around just as fast as all the people did and the announcer was always announcing the triumphs after each race. It was mind-boggling for me; I hadn’t pictured this many people. |
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Wandertour (Vahn-'der-toor) noun; A long distance journey by rowboat with the purpose of adventure, exploration and comraderie. Once again ORU is planning a series of Adventure tours for this year. This list will grow, but so you can start to plan, here is a list of those that we are either hosting or participating in. These rows are on the longer side and usually include a fee for the race, getting the boat somewhere etc. The ones out of town are hosted by Sound Rowers, whose races attract all sorts of folks in all sorts of boats (kayaks et al.) that love the water, adventure, food and fun! Take a look at their web site www.soundrowers.org. We had a great time last year with these events so we have added some new ones! |
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Every fall, ORU requires that the medical waivers and liability agreements for minors be renewed. All Youth rowers must fill out and turn in a new dated and signedform. You can find the medical waiver here and the liability waiver here. New Rowers must also complete the swim test and have a qualified lifeguard or similar Complete the swim test form. |
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