 Yale
Community Rowing in Derby
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website by clicking here.
 Hundreds
of children and adults add rowing to their recreational experiences every
year thanks to the Yale Community Rowing Program which conducts its
community rowing program at the beautiful Gilder Boat House on the Housatonic
River in Derby. The Yale staff under the capable direction of Jamie Snider
conducts sessions for younger children, high school aged youth and even a
special program for adults.
Gilder Boat House
The special programs introduced participants to the sport of rowing
through the use of land based ergometers before advancing to specially
constructed training barges and graduating to racing shells including the
recently dedicated Hazel Knapp. On the last day of instruction,
participants even had the opportunity to race the shells against each other.
Training Barge
 The
key to the success of the program was the excellent staff that Jamie Snider
recruited. Instructors and lifeguards were recruited from all over the
country including the Valley. Their warm, friendly manner and skilled
instruction turned nervous neophytes into enthusiastic rowers in no time.
Staff
Adult "Campers" - click on images for
larger pictures.
During the course of the summer, the Community Rowing Program worked with
several Valley groups including the Recreation Camp, the Lower Naugatuck
Valley Boys & Girls Club and the Recreation Departments in the towns.
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