Located at Bare Hill Pond, Harvard, MA

COVID-19 STATEMENT for OPENING

Bare Hill Rowing Association is committed to the health and safety of its members and the greater community as a top priority. As we phase in rowing on Bare Hill Pond in light of COVID-19, we are guided by protocols set forth by USRowing, the national governing body of the sport of rowing, as well as state, local and town regulations.

LEVEL II SCULLING 
Take the next step in our Level II Course
Sculling for Intermediate Rowers - Youth (12 years+) to Adults  

Level II Sculling is for the individual who has completed a Learn to Row: Intermediate level sculling program or has previous sculling/sweep rowing experience. This class will take you to the next level of rowing or provide a refresher course for those who have been out of rowing for a while. Scullers will be a regular (narrower) width boat and may be part of a team boat such as a Quad or a Double. The goal of the class is to help you improve your rowing skills and be given simple workouts to execute. We offer four 1.20 hour classes.

Passing a flip test is mandatory and will be part of the beginning of the class. If you passed a flip test at the end of your LTR class, that will be counted. Coaches will determine a participant's class readiness at their discretion.

 A flip test shows your ability to flip a single while in it and then get back into the boat without assistance. A coach will supervise this test. If you are unable to complete getting back into the single, you will be required to wear a waist style life preserver. It looks like a fanny pack and can be worn while rowing.

Session Dates: Limited to 4 rowers per class; each class is 80 minutes long.

Each class will start with a daily COVID Check-In with the Coach 10 minutes before the start of your class. There will be an additional 20 minutes at the end of a session to allow participants to sanitize oars and put their  boats away. Once this is done, participants must vacate the launch site immediately and proceed to the pick-up area. This will help limit the number of people gathering at the staging site. 

         *Additional $35 covers the tariff paid by BHRA to the Town of Harvard for inclusion of non-town tax paying members.

PARKING AT POND

• Absolutely NO parking at the beach for summer rowing for Harvard residents without parking stickers and for non-residents. Please use the lot at the top of the hill (below the library lot). It’s a 5’ walk to the pond on the path to the right of the road.
• Harvard residents WITH beach stickers who are only participating in the rowing program are asked to park in the lot at the top of the hill (not library) as well. This is to ensure parking at the beach for those folks taking programs offered by the town. BHRA requests your cooperation.

All registrants, please follow these steps:

1. Complete the online registration.
2. ​Complete swim test document, scan and upload to registration (or email BHRA Admin) (Download form)
   If you have participated in a BHRA program and have already submitted a Swim Test, you do not need to provide another one.
3. Payment online only at the end of registration.

4. Swim Test - Even if you have achieved a high level of swimming or certification, this form must be submitted, unless BHRA has yours on file. Swim tests are offered at: Swymfit, 90 Swanson Road, Boxborough, MA (978) 635-0500 or at any local area pool.  Submit form online in registration or send to BHRA Admin.

   If your registration is NOT 100% complete on the first day of class, you will NOT be allowed to participate in the program.

   Questions?
   Please direct program questions to: Holly Hatton
   Registration questions and forms, send to: BHRA Admin