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The last learn to row class of 2021

Posted on November 18, 2021 |

Our last learn to row class of 2021 will begin Saturday, December 4 at 9 am at the Jack Gartner Boathouse in Lake Julian Park. Take the main entrance into the park off of Long Shoals Road and go all the way around the one way street until you see our boathouse.

The dates and times are as follows:

Saturday, December 4 from 9-11

Monday, December 6 from 4-6

Tuesday, December 7 from 4-6

Wednesday, December 8 from 4-6

The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00. Please pay when you register under the Learn to Row page.

Wear tight fitting pants, a snug shirt, socks, sneakers and bring a water bottle.

Parents plan to stay on the first day for a parents’ meeting.

The next learn to row class

Posted on October 19, 2021 |

Our next learn to row class this fall will begin Saturday, November 13 at 9 am at the Jack Gartner Boathouse in Lake Julian Park. Take the main entrance into the park off of Long Shoals Road and go all the way around the one way street until you see our boathouse.

The dates and times are as follows:

Saturday, November 13 from 9-11

Monday, November 15 from 4-6

Tuesday, November 16 from 4-6

Wednesday, November 17 from 4-6

The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00. Please pay when you register.

Wear tight fitting pants, a snug shirt, socks, sneakers and bring a water bottle.

Parents plan to stay on the first day for a parents’ meeting.

Learn to row class

Posted on August 16, 2021 |

We are holding one extra learn to row class this fall which will begin Saturday, September 11 at 9 am at the Jack Gartner Boathouse in Lake Julian Park. Take the main entrance into the park off of Long Shoals Road and go all the way around the one way street until you see our boathouse.

The dates and times are as follows:

Saturday, September 11 from 9-11

Monday, September 13 from 4-6

Tuesday, September 14 from 4-6

Wednesday, September 15 from 4-6

The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00. Please pay when you register.

Wear tight fitting pants, a snug shirt, socks, sneakers and bring a water bottle.

Parents plan to stay on the first day for a parents’ meeting.

Congratulations To Coach Rudy

Posted on August 4, 2021 |

Congratulations to Coach Rudy Ryback who has been named Co-Head Coach along side Coach Jack Gartner. Rudy is entering his 7th year with AYRA.

Posted on July 19, 2021 |

On Sunday, July 18, Claire Carver-Ritter, 17, and a member of Asheville Youth Rowing Association (AYRA) won Gold at USRowing Summer National Championships (formerly called Club Nationals) in the Women’s U23 quad.

Claire attended the OKC High Performance Camp in Oklahoma after having been selected to attend by USRowing. Attendees at that camp competed at the Summer Nationals in Camden, New Jersey against other youth from all over the United States. Claire, who is 17, rowed in the U23 quad (each rower holds two oars) which means that she was competing against other rowers who were not older than 22 years of age.

In June of this year, Claire also competed at USRowing Youth Nationals in Sarasota, Florida where she won the C Final in the Woman’s 1 Varsity Four. At Youth Nationals, crews competed against other crews from all over the United States.

AYRA’s Men’s U17 4 won Gold at USRowing Youth Nationals on June 12. That boat, composed of youth who are all under the age of 17, won the A Final with a time of 6:58 minutes, a full 8 seconds faster than any other boat in the Final. The crew is composed of Charlotte Fisher, coxswain, Dylan Paull, stroke, Sam Pruitt, 3 seat, James Lilly, 2 seat and Luca Antonescu, bow.