Trip Highlights
- Learning how to row a raft or cataraft
- Camping along the Rogue River
- Trying out a variety of equipment
- Practice flipping a raft
- Hands on river safety training
Five Days of Training and Practice on the Rogue River
Class III Rowing School
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Class III Rowing School
- Length: 5 days
- Minimum Age: 16
- Location: Rogue River, Oregon
- Course Price: $1995
- Additional Cost: $250 for boat rental
Amazing Journey
★★★★★
“ The Class III Rowing School at Northwest is an amazing journey. Start with the amazing food and seamless river adventure of a typical Northwest trip and layer on top-notch instruction from instructors with collective decades of boating and teaching experience. Our class had students from their late teens to their sixties with a wide range of capability, from repeat students honing their skills to one student who wanted an immersive introduction to rafting. All completed the class successfully and felt comfortable and confident in navigating class III whitewater. The instructors were incredibly skilled at meeting students where they were and helping each achieve their individual goals. Safety was always the top priority and yet everyone had opportunities for challenge and learning from mistakes in a supportive environment. Every lesson on and off the water had clear objectives, and there was always time for questions and 1:1 assistance if needed. The Northwest Class III Rowing School is highly recommended!”
- Colleen Shannon
Gain experience maneuvering oar rafts and catarafts on the Rogue River, where the class II and III rapids are ideal for beginner and intermediate boaters. This course offers supervised practice and safety training will offer you further tips and techniques you’ll need to read water and row oar boats. Participants should have some basic rowing experience or, if you’re totally new to the sport, be physically and mentally able enough to learn the skills quickly. Under the watchful eyes of professionally trained river guides, you’ll learn-by-doing in a fun and supportive environment.
This is a hands-on whitewater rowing course where you’ll be gaining experience by rowing your own raft or cataraft. Every night we’ll camp along the river and have optional classes while dinner is being prepared.
Course Objectives
The main objective is to give students the opportunity to gain rowing experience under the watchful eye of our instructors. Other objectives include:
- Improve individual rowing skills
- Practice proper boat spacing and boat order
- Familiarity with a variety of equipment
- Understanding of river and camp etiquette
- Learn important knots and proper use of throw bags
- Obtain a foundation of whitewater safety practice
After this course students should have the confidence and skills to scout and row Class III rapids and be able to make an informed decision about what feels comfortable and works best for their rowing goals.
Typical Itinerary
Every rowing school is a little different, but we try to follow the schedule below:
Day 1: Equipment preparation and rowing mechanics
Day 2: Boat maneuvering, scouting, and rope work
Day 3: Introduction to pushing and rescue techniques
Day 4: Row Mule Creek Canyon and lower Blossom Bar. We do not allow students to row the top half of Blossom Bar Rapid
Day 5: Independent rowing and flip practice
Our rowing school is designed for those who want to improve their rowing skills on a multi-day rafting trip down the beautiful and famous Rogue River. Each participant will have the opportunity to learn from both group and one-on-one lessons. We’ll have a basic outlined agenda to follow, but the small class setting is perfect for adapting the course to individual needs.