Hi all – Happy New Year! We are counting down the days until we are back on the water for the 2025 rowing season!!
Everyone is invited to join us for Indoor Rowing Day in Canada 2025! It will take place on Saturday February 22, 2025 between 9 am and noon. You can join us in person at Kinetic Fitness or send us your kilometres!!
You can sign up for one or more time slots:
https://www.signupgenius.com/
You can follow the national tally on social media – Facebook, Instagram
SAVE THE DATE! Indoor Rowing Day in Canada is Saturday February 22, 2025
9 am to noon in every time zone.
2. Annual General Meeting – You are invited! Everyone in the Rowing PEI community is welcome to join us as we look back over the 2024 season at our AGM. It will be held Saturday March 15, 2025 10 am to noon at the House of Sport, Royalty Centre, 40 Enman Crescent, next to Charlottetown Rural. *Google maps may send you to the wrong place so be sure you have the correct location!
3. Congratulations to Rowing PEI president Nancy Russell who was honoured as Rowing Canada’s 2024 Volunteer of the Year! Thank you also to the board members who nominated her. It’s an honour for all of us on PEI to be recognized for what we are doing here to grow the sport of rowing!!
4. Support Rowing PEI and have a chance to WIN!
Did you know that there is a weekly draw where you can support Rowing PEI AND have a chance to win a jackpot?!?!? Last week’s SYSPEI Gold Rush pot was more than $18,000 and will be even higher this week.
Sign up and play today https://syspei.goldrush.
You can set up a weekly purchase so you are automatically entered to win every Thursday.
https://www.facebook.com/
Thanks for your support! Good luck!
5. Registration begins April 1st: Registration for the 2025 season will officially open on April 1st. Just a reminder that we will be sending out a volunteer form for you to fill in when you register.
Volunteer Coordinator – we are looking for someone to work with the board to organize our volunteers in 2025. We will create a list of activities. (sample below). When we need help, the coordinator will connect with our members. We are going to ask all of our members to contribute a certain number of volunteer hours per season, as part of their membership in 2025. We will also be offering the chance to win some great prizes. The more you help out, the more ballots you will have!!
Volunteer Hours –
Trailer loading and unloading
Equipment manager – Responsible for updating equipment inventory list, overseeing equipment checks, creating a log for damage
Equipment care – major cleaning biweekly
Help with the Intro program
Club social events
Drive the safety boat
Dock Captain
Help with the Red Island Regatta
Etc.
Please email Nancy and Cynthia if you are interested in the Volunteer Coordinator or Equipment Manager role.
We are happy to answer questions about how you can get involved in 2025!
6. INTRO TO ROWING 2025 – We are taking names now for our Adult intro program that starts in May 2025 indoors at Kinetic. Send an email to rowingpei@gmail.com to get on the list! Please share with family or friends who may want to learn to row in 2025.
STAY TUNED for a special Rowing PEI showing of The Boys of the Boat in April at City Cinema in Charlottetown!! We will show a video highlighting rowing here on PEI before the movie.
From the Great Depression to Nazi Germany, The Boys in the Boat is the astonishing true story of the 1936 American men’s eight rowing team on their quest for Olympic gold.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
7. Indoor Rowing at Kinetic: We are having a busy winter of indoor training at Kinetic Fitness. Thanks to Cynthia Drewry who is leading the junior program for the winter.
We also have a group of adults who are working out on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, including bonus yoga sessions with Alanna Baker every second week. Also, Cassidy Doucette and her group have started training for the World Rowing Masters Regatta in Spain in September.
Just a reminder – we are looking for a coach for the summer!
Coach Wanted – Summer 2025
Posted on January 2, 2025 by Rowing PEI
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Rowing PEI Coach – Summer 2025
*Please note: the job description, dates and hours are subject to change depending on funding
Position: Rowing PEI Coach
Number of Positions: 1
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Term Length:
June 1-August 31, 2025
Remuneration to be negotiated
PROGRAM DETAILS
The Coach would be responsible for the junior flat water and adult intro programs at Brackley as well as overseeing the junior-U23 program, Crew 25, in Charlottetown and potentially the WOW (Women on Water) program if funding is approved.
Duties would include:
-preparing training plans and running practices
-setting team standards and team selection for the competitive junior athletes
-planning and preparation for regattas
-equipment maintenance
-recruitment and retention of new athletes to the competitive and adult flat water intro
program
-promoting the sport of rowing in the community
The goal would be to grow the quality and number of rowers in both the junior and adult
programs, in both Brackley and Charlottetown.
Key Dates + Duties & Responsibilities
Approx. June 1 – August 30,
2025 (start date negotiable)
Qualifications:
● Trained as an RCA Learn to Row Coach and RCA Coach and completed the Every Coach Certified requirements for Safe Sport
● Proven experience in program coordination, preferably in a sports or recreational setting.
● A connection to the newcomer community on Prince Edward Island would be a strong
advantage
● Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple
tasks simultaneously.
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate
effectively with diverse stakeholders.
● Knowledge of rowing techniques, equipment, and competition rules
● Flexibility to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, during peak rowing
seasons.
● Valid driver’s license and access to transportation for travel to events and meetings.
● Must have a Social Insurance Number and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
● May be subject to a criminal record check and/or other background checks.
Benefits:
● Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.*this is a contractor position
● Opportunities for professional development and training.
● Membership privileges within the rowing association.
Please send a letter of interest and your resume to rowingpei@gmail.com with the subject line
Rowing PEI Coach – Summer 2025
Deadline to apply: March 31, 2025 at midnight