What We Do

Northeast Rowing Center is a six-day overnight rowing camp for high school age boys and girls located in Camden, Maine.

The Professional Coaches selected to coach at the Northeast Rowing Center come from the country's most respected and successful programs. Their experience is extensive both nationally and internationally, and their accomplishments are numerous. Participants have praised not only their knowledge and teaching skills, but also their friendliness.

The facilities at the beautiful Camp Bishopswood in Hope, Maine (just next to Camden) match the high quality of the instruction provided. During camp, swimming and other typical summer camp activities are available for use daily. Bishopswood provides the perfect facility for rowing. Megunticook Lake is over 9 miles long and offers the serenity that will enhance each person's experience.

The Center's quality organization and teaching plan is administered by Barb Grudt. Barb coached successful programs at the international, collegiate, and high school level. The program finds the right balance between rowing instruction and free time to relax or participate in other activities. Each day consists of two instructional workouts on the water, video review, functional mobility sessions, coaching on the erg, nutrition guidance, and an evening clinic to cap the day's instruction.

Coaches are assigned to a rowing group for the first half of the week and then switch groups halfway through the week. This gives each rower the opportunity to obtain direct instruction from two professional Coaches, but gives each coach sufficient time to develop coaching continuity.

The Center emphasizes individual instruction. Even though rowers are in eights, Coaches utilize drills and rowing by pairs, fours and sixes to pinpoint individual strengths and weaknesses and to make individual corrections.

Please contact us with any questions.