Youth Rowing at Gentle Giant Rowing Club

Gentle Giant Rowing Club rows on the Mystic River in Somerville - convenient location right off of Rt 93!

Our youth program starts on March 20th and runs through June 3rd. No experience necessary! We'll teach them how to row. Experienced rowers are also welcome. Our program is for rowers from 8th - 12th grade. The program runs Monday - Friday 4p-6p and GGRC rows out of the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse in Somerville.

Rowing is the ultimate team sport and participants learn the value of teamwork as well as pushing themselves past perceived limitations. One aspect that is often overlooked is the way this forms relationships with teammates and a strong support system between rowers develops. Lessons learned on the water will stay with young rowers throughout their lives. One testimonial of this: "I just wanted to say how much we appreciate the GGRC program. When our son joined he was in a bit of a rough place emotionally/developmentally. He’s grown so much and learned to like rowing so much and we think that had so much to do with GGRC. You have such a warm, low pressure environment, yet demanded discipline and team work that was just what he needed."

Our youth rowers will attend races on weekends on our river as well as races at other local venues. Come row with us! We also have programming for adults as well!