Founded in 2004, 'Gold Coast Master Rowers Inc.' is a Community Rowing Club that has been based at the Varsity Lakes 'Sports House' on Lake Orr since January 2009.
The Club supports rowing at all levels including people who wish to develop their rowing skills for competition, to those who simply wish to keep fit and healthy.
The Club welcomes applications for Membership from current and previously experienced rowers regardless of gender or background.
The most important part of the GCMR training programme?
Some might say it's technique. Others would argue it's fitness, teamwork or preparation for the next regatta.
At Gold Coast Master Rowers, we know there's another essential component: coffee at Cafe on South Bay! Weekend rows are followed by catching up, sharing stories and occasionally sharing a muffin or cake with a single candle to celebrate a birthday. And for our retired rowers? Who says coffee has to wait until the weekend?
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“Easy oar”, “let it run”, “bow pair” and the slightly alarming “I caught a crab”. 🦀 To rowers, it all makes perfect sense. To everyone else, we may as well be speaking another language. Our latest blog translates some of the strange things you’ll hear around GCMR and what rowers really mean when they say them.
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