Love your club. Row somewhere else. Tell a new story.
Explore why some of our best rowing experiences happen beyond our boathouses—and why seeking out new boats, waters, people, and challenges doesn’t have to mean leaving your club behind.
We share some of our own adventures outside the usual club routine, then talk with Rachel Egner, Jenny Withycombe, and Steve Littlepage about preparing for an independent row around Vashon Island, WA, on August 16. Because sometimes, keeping your love of rowing alive means getting out of your usual lane.
GUESTS
Rachel Egner
Member of Pocock Rowing Center, Allies with Oars, RowFit
IG: @rachel.egner
Steve Littlepage
Member of Mount Baker Rowing, Renton Rowing Club
Treasurer, Seize the Oar Foundation
Jenny Withycombe
Women’s Captain, Willamette Rowing Club
Chair, USRowing’s Inclusion Community Impact Committee
IG: @wrcportland
This episode was made possible in part by RowSource and our Supporters.
QUICK LOOK
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Rachel and Tara talk about the sparks that helped them take ownership of their own rowing
09:18 - Rowing Week on a scale of 1-10
11:57 - The Huddle
14:30 - Why rowing?
18:08 - What is it about your club that feels like home?
26:11 - Row Around Vashon (RAV)
29:04 - Plan your own adventure
31:40 - Finding community outside your boathouse
32:30 - Team’s preparation for RAV
34:43 - Point out the wildlife!
35:42 - Motivation for doing RAV
40:50 - Advice for thinking outside the box
42:00 - After the show: the spectrum of opportunities; how rowing beyond our home clubs has changed us
51:03 - Steady State Network news and notes
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COXSWAINS
Becca Hinshaw
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EVENTS
Ride the Hurricane
Seafair
ORGANIZATIONS
Northwest Rowing Council
RACES, REGATTAS & ROWS
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Cascadia Masters Championships
Erg Sprints
Head Of The Charles Regatta 🎧
Henley Masters Regatta
Port Angeles Beach Sprints
Race Around the Rock 🎧
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Tail of the Lake
World’s Toughest Row
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CAMPS & TRAVEL
All American Rowing Camp
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Halifax, Nova Scotia 🎧
Indianapolis Rowing Club 🎧
Intrepid Rowing Club
Mount Baker Rowing
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Seize the Oar
Sound Rowers
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Willamette Rowing Club
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ROWERS
David Setter and Sarah Copeland 🎧
Logan Fink
Mark Hutchison
Natalie Letcher
TRAINING & TRAINING PLANS
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UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
University of Colorado Boulder
Willamette University
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