2026 National Come Try Rowing Day

A Come Try Rowing event is a promotional event hosted by a club or an association to promote rowing within their communities. First-time participants are invited to try rowing in a supervised and safe setting. Come Try events are: 

• Promoted by clubs and associations to attract new people to our sport
• Typically 2 – 3 hours in duration
• Supervised by certified coaches
• Not races, regattas or training camps

To host a Come Try event, clubs need to register their event by Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. Clubs can request to host a Come Try Rowing event here.  

Once Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) approves the event, it will be live in the Web Registration System (WRS) and will have a unique URL that is to be used for participant registration. 

All participants should register through the WRS. During the registration process, participants will be required to complete the RCA waiver form. If it is not possible for a person to register through WRS, participants can complete a paper version of the waiver.  

Clubs will be billed $5 per participant, up to $75. Come Try Rowing events can have more than 15 participants, at no extra charge. Within 7 days following the event, organizations must confirm their total number of participants to RCA. If RCA does not receive the list of participants within 7 days after the event, the organization will be billed $75.  

Questions?

Event Applications/Grant Approval – Contact Alethia at aclarke@rowingcanada.org
Media/Promotion – Contact Cassie at cturkstra@rowingcanada.org

Connect with us @rowingcanada on social media: #ComeTryRowing #EssayezlAviron 

 

FIND A CLUB NEAR YOU 

 

Humber River Rowing Club

Location: Brakes Cove in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador 

REGISTER HERE 

 

Cambridge Rowing Club

Location: Cambridge Rowing Club, Ontario 

REGISTER HERE 

 

South Niagara Rowing Club

Location: South Niagara Rowing Club, Ontario

REGISTER HERE 

 

Durham Rowing Club

Location: Durham Rowing Club, Ontario 

REGISTER HERE 

 

Muskoka Rowing Club

Location: Muskoka Rowing Club, Ontario 

REGISTER HERE

 

LaSalle Rowing Club

Location: LaSalle Rowing Club, Ontario 

REGISTER HERE

 

Niagara Community Rowing

Location: Niagara Community Rowing, Ontario

REGISTER HERE

 

OARCA Coastal Rowing

Location: Tulista Park (Boat Launch), British Columbia 

REGISTER HERE 

 

Delta Deas Rowing Club

Location: Delta Deas Rowing Club, British Columbia 

REGISTER HERE