Trained, experienced members of the Fort Worth Rowing Club will conduct beginner classes for potential Club members three to five times a year from our Beach Street boathouse.  Email the Lesson Coordinator listed on the CONTACT page to start the enrollment process.  The fee for the six session class is $125, and by paying the fee, the student is committing to attend all six sessions with no planned absences.

Experienced rowers wishing to join or row with the Club should contact the Membership Chairman or the Boathouse Manager. 

Our beginning rower classes are strenuous, requiring flexibility and agility on the part of the student.  As a minimum, we expect the student to:

·        Be a good swimmer

·        Weigh less than 220 pounds

·        Be able to do moderate exercise for an hour

·        Be able to sit on the floor unaided by furniture from a standing position, and then stand back up, thus simulating getting into/out of a boat. 

The first session of the class will be one hour in the evening during the week.  Sessions two and three will be two hours each on the first weekend – Saturday morning and Sunday morning.  The final three sessions will be on consecutive Saturday mornings.  Missed sessions can be made up with special arrangements with the coaches, but refunds after the first session can not be made.  The duration of the rowing period associated with each class is three months where the student enjoys full membership in the Club.  After the three months the student must make a decision concerning Club membership. 

The Fort Worth Rowing Club does not have a juniors program.  Rowers younger than eighteen can participate in Club activities as children of members and must always be under direct supervision of a parent or guardian. 

To get to the Beach Street boathouse go a quarter mile north on Beach Street from I-30.  Parking is available on the right immediately after the bridge.  Alternately, coming from Texas 121, exit Beach Street and go south, left, two miles.