The Wairau Rowing Club provides comprehensive rowing programmes for athletes of all ages, abilities, and aspirations.
As a grassroots club serving the Marlborough community, we offer opportunities in school, club, and masters rowing, catering for everyone from novice rowers through to pre-elite athletes. We are currently the only rowing club in the Marlborough region providing rowing programmes for secondary school athletes, working alongside Marlborough Boys’ College and Marlborough Girls’ College, and at times Queen Charlotte College.
Our training groups include school programmes and a club squad for school leavers and athletes returning to rowing, with pathways from intermediate through to senior and premier levels. Through experienced coaching and a supportive environment, Wairau Rowing Club aims to provide experiences that challenge, educate, and inspire our members while making the sport accessible to people from all backgrounds.
A club squad for school leavers and athletes returning to rowing — with pathways from intermediate through to senior and premier levels.
We’re the only club in Marlborough running rowing programmes for secondary school athletes — working alongside Marlborough Boys’ College, Marlborough Girls’ College, and at times Queen Charlotte College.
Build a crew from your workplace and race in our flagship Corporate 8 each year — no experience needed, coached crew sessions included.
Since 1910 the Wairau Rowing Club has provided a sporting and social home on the river. All of us have, in our own way, shaped this club — and we’d love to reconnect.
Wairau is a hub for the Central Region Performance Centre (CRPC) — the pathway from school and club into U21, U23 and senior New Zealand teams.
Rowing doesn’t stop at 30. Our masters squad caters for older athletes who row for fitness, friendship, and competition at masters regattas around New Zealand.