The NRRA continues to provide the best rowing in Fairfield County along with the best value.  We don't do restaurants or pools or spas because all of our energies are focused on providing the highest quality instruction and the safest rowing experience you can find at the lowest price! 

Our racers win gold medals and our recreational rowers have a blast.

Young or old, beginner or experienced, our doors are open to people from all walks of life.

• Youth Rowing: Our youth programs include everything from Recreational after-school rowing to Elite Racing Teams that compete at the USRowing National Championships.

• Adult Rowing: Adults looking for a new experience will find programs that include Learn To Row classes for beginners, recreational rowing and highly-competitive Masters Racing Teams. 

• Outreach: One of the truly unique things about the NRRA is our Reach Out And Row (ROAR) Community Outreach program. ROAR provides the wonderful opportunity of rowing to any and all at-risk youth in the greater Norwalk  area.

• College Summer Rowing:  Our summer college rowing will teach you how to scull, keep you in shape and provide some racing opportunities. 

If there are no classes that fit what you need, give us a call. We can do private lessons and custom classes to fit just about any schedule. 

News/Announcements                                                                 

6/16/2009	ROAR Science Camp Announced!
6/13/2009	I gotta say, there weren't enough fingers and toes crossed or we weren't fast enough. I'll blame the toes :-) The speed here is very impressive and despite some of the best we've seen out of our guys, it wasn't enough. Sometimes you're just not the better crew. I suppose if you're going to lose, better at the National Championships! The LtWts showed some amazing attitude today. I've never watched 8 guys pull so hard! Despite this, they didn't place in the top 3 so they didn't advance to the semi-finals! The HvyWts did the same and finished with the same. An early trip to spectatorsville. Us coaches were very impressed with some limits that were broken today! The Pair is the only NRRA crew that drew blood today, knocking off one crew and finishing 16th overall. Congrats!! Sorry, technical difficulties prevent pictures from this afternoon's racing :-( There was a great moment today when Ned Brokaw poured the champagne over the bow of the WVB Princeton '52. This new men's boat was added to the fleet this spring in memory of his dad, a member of Princeton's crew in the 50's. After the ceremony, the Seniors, Captains and Ned and Wendy Brokaw went for a row on glass water! What a great time! This boat helped the LtWts qualify at NEMA and then the HvyWts rowed it this weekend. Special thanks to all that helped! So while the boys are driving go-carts and flirting with Wayland-Weston girls (don't tell Tom's girlfriend :-)), I'm writing this last post for the USRowing Youth National Championships. It's actually been fun running around scrounging wifi and updating everyone! All of us coaches are extremely proud of all the athletes and thank all the parents for their help. We had an extremely young squad here this year and are already excited for Nationals 2010! For those of you at home, get to work! Preparations are already beginning........ Cheers, Charles
6/13/2009	Good morning everyone! The Varsity LtWt guys are off to weigh in (required 2 hours before racing) while the others are groggily eating breakfast here at Panera. Too much video games last night? The LtWts will be racing at 9:24 and need to finish top 3 to stay alive this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed! The HvyWts will be racing at 9:45 and also need to finish in the top 3 to stay alive. Lots of crossed fingers and toes here! Semis for the 8's are this afternoon at 2:30 and 3:00 respectively and the Pair races in its C final at 4:19pm. Special today is the christening of the boy's 8, the WVB Princeton '52, named for W.V. Brokaw, a former Princeton oarsman. The boys varsity boat will have champagne poured over it. Many thanks to all that made this boat possible! This new 8 provided a great platform for the LtWts to qualify for Cincy and now the HvWt's are rowing it at Nationals while the women's team loaned the LtWt's their new boat. Watch for pictures later..... We're off to race hard on this beautiful day! Cheers, Charles
6/12/2009	Special thanks to Caribou Coffee for the free wifi this evening..... While I blogged away at Panera's this morning, they guys hit IHOP for some last minute carboloading before the racing began. A grey, foggy, damp day greeted us at the race course along with a vicious cross wind in the 2nd 1000m. The Pair started the day with a rough row. They came off the line well but the heavy cross wind at the 1000m mark took them out of their rhythm and had a rough 2nd half, finishing last by a long shot. The afternoon found beautiful conditions for their reperchage (2nd level heat leading to the semi's). They came off the water smiling. Despite finishing last again, they had a great row. Sometimes you just aren't as fast as the competion. They row in the C level final (places 13-18) Saturday afternoon around 4pm. The Lightweight 8 had the second race for the NRRA and the speed was no different. There were 4 boats leading the pack with NRRA a distant 5th ahead of one crew. Again, they had a fine row and felt good, the competition is just fierce! They race in their reperchage Saturday morning around 9:15am. They must place in the top 3 to stay alive for the semi's. 4th or 5th will leave them as spectators for the rest of the weekend. The Heavyweight 8 had the 3rd race of the day for the day for the NRRA. Once again, we found another level of competition we rarely see except at the Head of the Charles. The 4 boats in their heat fought fiercely for the right to go straight to the semi's (top 3 advance). We gamely rowed behind in a distant 5th, happy to go to the reperchage Saturday morning. Same as the LtWt, top 3 advance, the others become tourists. Well, we knew the competition was going to fast, but, wow! Us coaches aren't surprised by the level of competition here and are teaching the boys how to deal with the conditions, on and off the water at a National Championship. Quote of the day: "Coach, we were surprised when everyone had a good start!". Welcome to Cinci...... Joke of the day: The boat that finished last behind the LtWt 8 had a dragon painted down the side. Charles quips to Liz, "I guess they're dragon a**" :-) 'Til manana..... Charles
6/12/2009	Streaming Live from Cincinnati (and Panera's free wifi)....... The team arrived safely yesterday morning, checked in to the hoteland went out for a row. Grey skies couldn't dampen 22 excited athletes! Equipment arrived safe thanks to Wayland-Weston HS and practice went smoothly while Brian went running and Charles did work in the van. The highlight of the evening was dinner at Carrabba's and ice cream at Graeter's Ice Cream (good but not as good as Sweet Ashley's!). The coaches were wondering why the boys were so quiet at dinner until we realized that they were all playing games on their phones! Technology helps with behavior management :-). The Varsity Pair races this morning at 10:34, the LtWt 8 at 1:22pm and the Hvy 8 at 3:50. You can follow the schedule and live results at www.racetrak.com. More later tonight! Cheers, Charles
6/9/2009	June Newsletter.......
5/20/2009	NRRA Qualifies 3 boats (20 athletes) for USRowing Youth National Championships!
5/13/2009	May Newsletter.......
4/28/2009	Youth Racing brings home more Gold! Coxswain Tossing 101! (when you win, the cox goes for a swim)
4/22/2009	2009 Norwalk Community Challenge
4/20/2009	Youth Racing brings home Gold and Silver!
4/9/2009	The REAL April Newsletter.....
4/1/2009	April (Fools) Newsletter.....
3/30/2009	NRRA Alum, Dan Walsh, Recognized by National Rowing Foundation
3/20/2009	NRRA Announces new Board Members
3/10/2009	March Newsletter.....
3/3/2009	NRRA makes the news! New Adult Director and Youth at the CRASH B's.
2/6/2009	February Newsletter.....
1/13/2009	January Newsletter....Happy New Year!
1/9/2009	NRRA to host USRowing Coaching Clinics