Novices get in the rhythm when Olympia Area Rowing offers free lessons
Saturday was National Learn to Row Day, and Olympia Area Rowing – OAR, the rowing club based at Swantown Marina – invited people curious about the sport to a free lesson and opportunity to get out on the water on a warm June day.
The event included a short tour of the OAR boathouse and a practice row on lower Budd Inlet. Participants were taught proper technique before heading out into the sound in a boat of 8 with an instructor for a 40-minute beginning lesson.