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Class III Rowing School on the Rogue River

Five Days of Training and Practice on the Rogue River

Class III Rowing School

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Class III Rowing School

  • Length: 5 days
  • Minimum Age: 16
  • Location: Rogue River, Oregon
  • Course Price: $2095
  • Additional Cost: $250 for boat rental

Amazing Journey

★★★★★
The Class III Rowing School at Northwest is an amazing journey. Start with the amazing food and seamless river adventure of a typical Northwest trip and layer on top-notch instruction from instructors with collective decades of boating and teaching experience. Our class had students from their late teens to their sixties with a wide range of capability, from repeat students honing their skills to one student who wanted an immersive introduction to rafting. All completed the class successfully and felt comfortable and confident in navigating class III whitewater. The instructors were incredibly skilled at meeting students where they were and helping each achieve their individual goals. Safety was always the top priority and yet everyone had opportunities for challenge and learning from mistakes in a supportive environment. Every lesson on and off the water had clear objectives, and there was always time for questions and 1:1 assistance if needed. The Northwest Class III Rowing School is highly recommended!
- Colleen Shannon

Gain experience maneuvering oar rafts and catarafts on the Rogue River, where the class II and III rapids are ideal for beginner and intermediate boaters. This course offers supervised practice and safety training will offer you further tips and techniques you’ll need to read water and row oar boats. Participants should have some basic rowing experience or, if you’re totally new to the sport, be physically and mentally able enough to learn the skills quickly. Under the watchful eyes of professionally trained river guides, you’ll learn-by-doing in a fun and supportive environment.

Class III Rowing School on the Rogue River
Each student rows a raft or cataraft in our Class III Rowing School

This is a hands-on whitewater rowing course where you’ll be gaining experience by rowing your own raft or cataraft. Every night we’ll camp along the river and have optional classes while dinner is being prepared.

Course Objectives

The main objective is to give students the opportunity to gain rowing experience under the watchful eye of our instructors. Other objectives include:

  • Improve individual rowing skills
  • Practice proper boat spacing and boat order
  • Familiarity with a variety of equipment
  • Understanding of river and camp etiquette
  • Learn important knots and proper use of throw bags
  • Obtain a foundation of whitewater safety practice

After this course students should have the confidence and skills to scout and row Class III rapids and be able to make an informed decision about what feels comfortable and works best for their rowing goals.

Typical Itinerary

Every rowing school is a little different, but we try to follow the schedule below:

Day 1: Equipment preparation and rowing mechanics
Day 2: Boat maneuvering, scouting, and rope work
Day 3: Introduction to pushing and rescue techniques
Day 4: Row Mule Creek Canyon and lower Blossom Bar. We do not allow students to row the top half of Blossom Bar Rapid
Day 5: Independent rowing and flip practice

Raft Flip Practice
Raft Flip Practice

Our rowing school is designed for those who want to improve their rowing skills on a multi-day rafting trip down the beautiful and famous Rogue River. Each participant will have the opportunity to learn from both group and one-on-one lessons. We’ll have a basic outlined agenda to follow, but the small class setting is perfect for adapting the course to individual needs.

Trip Highlights

  • Learning how to row a raft or cataraft
  • Camping along the Rogue River
  • Trying out a variety of equipment
  • Practice flipping a raft
  • Hands on river safety training

Quick Facts

  • One of the original 8 designated Wild and Scenic Rivers in 1968
  • The Rogue Starts at Boundary Springs near the north edge of Crater Lake National Park
  • Flows southwest through the Cascade Mountains, and on through the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to the Pacific Ocean
  • Quick 2-hour drive to Crater Lake National Park
  • Salmon return from the ocean and have just over 215 miles of uninterrupted water for spawning

Trip Reviews

ClassIII Overall rating: ★★★★★ 5 based on 53 reviews.
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Amazing Journey

★★★★★
The Class III Rowing School at Northwest is an amazing journey. Start with the amazing food and seamless river adventure of a typical Northwest trip and layer on top-notch instruction from instructors with collective decades of boating and teaching experience. Our class had students from their late teens to their sixties with a wide range of capability, from repeat students honing their skills to one student who wanted an immersive introduction to rafting. All completed the class successfully and felt comfortable and confident in navigating class III whitewater. The instructors were incredibly skilled at meeting students where they were and helping each achieve their individual goals. Safety was always the top priority and yet everyone had opportunities for challenge and learning from mistakes in a supportive environment. Every lesson on and off the water had clear objectives, and there was always time for questions and 1:1 assistance if needed. The Northwest Class III Rowing School is highly recommended!
- Colleen Shannon

Game-Changer

★★★★★
I've rowed before, but this was a game-changer for me. 5 days of rowing with these high-quality instructors made all the difference.
- Anne March

Would Recommend

★★★★★
I would recommend the 5-day Class III rowing school without hesitation! The instruction was respectful, skilled, and fun. The entire trip was an all-inclusive fun time on the river while developing and practicing whitewater skills.
- Nina Rea

The Best

★★★★★
Northwest is the best you can get when it comes to raft training. I have a fair amount of experience rowing but still learned new things from our guides. If you want to learn to row or want to learn more about being on the river, sign up for a Northwest Rafting course.
- Mark Rivers

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