GB Coastal Sculling Academies

Coastal Sculling Academies are rowing clubs and other locations where you can learn and develop coastal sculling skills

The GB Coastal Sculling Academies have been created jointly by British Rowing, Scottish Rowing and Welsh Rowing. They are based at rowing clubs and other locations that have been endorsed as providing suitable environments for new and existing coastal and ‘classic’ rowers can learn and develop coastal sculling skills and take part in endurance and/or beach sprint racing.

Map of Coastal Sculling Academies in England and Wales

What to try coastal sculling?

Simply contact your nearest Coastal Sculling Academy:

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How to apply to become a GB Coastal Sculling Academy

Any club, group of clubs or other training location based on England, Scotland or Wales can apply. To be accepted as a GB Coastal Sculling Academy the club/s will need to demonstrate they can develop an appropriate environment, facilities and coaching. Such clubs do not need to be actively involved with coastal sculling currently and many will be doing other forms of coastal or fixed seat rowing and/or river rowing.

This should be seen as an opportunity to provide an additional activity to the rowing already taking place at the club/location, for a specific group of individuals, rather than something which replaces the traditional activity of the club/location. Similarly, the activity could take place in a variety of environments. Whilst a beach location is helpful, the skills and training associated with rowing coastal sculling boats can be developed within a variety of different environments, including lakes, rivers and the sea.

The coaches and rowers based at each Academy will also benefit from visits and support from the coaches and other staff employed by British, Scottish and Welsh Rowing to support the development of coastal sculling. They will also be supported to find ways to obtain boats and other equipment to run the activity within their Academy.

Clubs, groups of club, or other organisations/training locations interested in becoming a GB Coastal Sculling Academy should contact [email protected]. Applications are assessed through a panel of representatives from British Rowing, Scottish Rowing and Welsh Rowing.