Come find out what all the fun is about this summer at the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association (WYRA)! Whether you’re a seasoned rower or new to the sport, we’d love to have you come on by our boathouse, which is located along the beautiful Wilmington Riverfront. All through the summer you’ll find something for everyone - camps for the young and for the young at heart! Summer programs include our renowned three-week Row-For-It! camps that introduce rowing to new rowers; Rowing 101, the perfect introduction to competitive crew; and Advanced Row-For-It! which polishes up rowing skills for competitive crew!
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Rowing is the ultimate team sport. No one is a bench warmer. Everyone rows and everyone races.
Summer rowing camps open to all youngsters 10-16, but especially targeted at inner city “at-risk” youth.
Held in the fall every year and sponsored by the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association.
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Alex Petrillo, Greg Pape and Nathan Smith went to the four-day Navy Crew Camp at the Naval Academy on June 28 - July 2, 2009. Rowers came from all parts of the country, the northeast, mid-Atlantic and some as far as Florida and Texas. Overall the camp was very good excluding that you had to wake up around 5 AM for a morning row every day. The best part of the camp was probably the fact that all the coaches had very decorated records like going to the Olympics, being on National Teams, or coaching people that have done both of those.
Coach Mark Muzzi announces a special rowing camp for girls with advanced rowing skills who want competitive opportunities during the summer. This is a new program for WYRA and should be both exciting and challenging with excellent preparation for the coming season.
*Dates: 6/15/09 through 7/30/09 (3 sessions per week)
*Times: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:45 pm to 5:30 pm
*Fee: $250.00, not including travel or entry fees
Call Coach Muzzi for any questions and other details 302-981-7618
Our very own Kim Gorcyca was recently invited to attend the Junior Women’s National Team Development Camp, which will be held at Connecticut College in New London, Conn from June 22-July12. Kim will be training and mixing it up with 33 other girls from around the country in the hopes that they will be invited to the selection camp for the World Championships Team in the upcoming years. We’re all very proud of Kim and wish her the best of luck.
This mandatory pre-season camp helps you to develop your personal best and to obtain a true sense of crew, working together. All WYRA girls - rowers coxns, including rising novices through varsity girls are expected to attend. Call Coach Muzzi for any questions: 302-981-7618.
* Friday 8/15/2009 from 4pm to 7pm
* Saturday 8/16/2009 from 9am to 2pm
Following are the dates for the Varsity Boys Pre-Season Camps. There will be one camp per month, held at the WYRA boathouse -
* June 13 from 10:30AM - 4:30PM
* July 12 from 10:30AM - 4:30PM
* August 15 from 9:00AM - 3:00PM
It is mandatory that each rower and coxswain attend at least two of the camps. However it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that each athlete attends all three camps.