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Masters is the heart of TCRA: coached open rowing for adults who've rowed before, whether your last stroke was in college or last October. Mornings start with a lineup board at the dock — sweep and sculling boats go out together, matched by experience and goals.
Summer is technique and steady state; fall is head-race season, with lineups training for Head of the Columbia and regional regattas. Rusty is expected and fixable — most returning rowers feel at home again within three rows.
WHAT A TYPICAL WEEK LOOKS LIKE
- Tue & Thu, 5:30 AM — coached technique rows in small boats — drills, video review once a month, and a lot of square blades.
- Wednesday, 6 PM — evening steady state — the social row. Quads and the eight, followed by tacos more often than not.
- Saturday, 5:30 AM — long row day: 12–16 km pieces, race lineups in the fall.
- Winter (Nov–Apr) — indoor erg program three mornings a week at the boathouse, included in membership.