https://www.facebook.com/220979184697946/

Cape Coastal Rowing Club

Home
South Africa
Simon's Town
Cape Coastal Rowing Club

We are a Coastal Rowing Club based in Simon’s Town, Cape Town. Join us to learn, master & discover sea rowing! 🐧 CVID awareness continues.

As a recreational club who teaches proficient rowing of sea sculls for optimum enjoyment on the ocean, we are well aware that competitive school and university rowing has been taking place on dams and rivers in South Africa for generations. Since May 2011 a growing number of people have been participating in recreational coastal rowing in Cape Town too. This initially took place from the naval base at Simonstown, then moved to our fabulous home base at False Bay Yacht Club. Regular outings to bodies of water elsewhere in the region, including the Berg and Breede Rivers, Langebaan, Churchaven, and Hermanus lagoons, Stanford and Stilbaai Rivers, Clanwilliam Dam, and Cape Point Reserve. And more recently as far as the Cowie River in Port Alfred. The Cape Coastal Rowing fleet now includes a range of quads, doubles and singles. This site provides updates on developments, learn to row program, and a contact point for those interested in joining in. No better way to view African Penguin, Dophin and Whales of all sorts along our routes. Often in our company are the friendly Cape Fur Seals, Southern Right and Humpback whales and the magnificent bird life of False Bay. Visitors are welcome for a moderate seat fee of R200 towards boat maintenance costs. Direct message, Whatsap Captain Peter Goosen on +27 83 281 8768 or email on [email protected]

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

Course Breakdown: Racing the Atlantic Surf at Saly Beach

The coastal racing course layout at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games provides a highly technical challenge for the international fleet. Located at Saly Beach West, the venue features soft sand, a light crosswind, and unpredictable Atlantic wave sets.

Here is what the junior scullers must navigate during each head-to-head elimination heat:
• Sand Sprint Start: A flat-out foot race from the shore flags straight down to the water.
• Surf Entry: Rapidly boarding the wide-hulled coastal boats while handling breaking waves.
• Slalom Sector: Precision maneuvering around three separate water buoys over a 250-meter path.
• 180-Degree Turn: A tight, aggressive pivot around the final outer buoy to reverse direction.
• Return Row: A straight-line sprint back to the coastline with the ocean swell.
• Beach Finish: Leaping out of the boat into the surf and running to hit the timing buzzer.

Managing your heart rate through these rapid transitions requires perfect boat handling skills and intense pacing discipline.

Which aspect of this open-water format do you think is the hardest to master? Let us know in the comments.

02/11/2026

23/10/2026

22/10/2026

22/10/2026

The Most Intense 3 Minutes in Rowing

Standard 2K tests and 6K head races hurt, but they don't prepare you for adding a full-speed track sprint on soft sand before and after navigating heavy ocean surf.

The World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals are completely changing our sport. The racing is fast, chaotic, and brutal. Traditional flat-water rowing strategies don't apply here. One bad wave, a missed buoy turn, or a single stumble on the sand can throw away a world title in a fraction of a second.

As this open-water discipline heads toward its official Olympic debut at the LA28 Games, it’s drawing a whole new type of athlete to the sport— rowers who can sprint, read the surf, and handle a boat in rough water.

Who on your crew team has the foot speed and boat handling skills to survive a beach sprint dash? Tag them below.

20/10/2026

So proud of our club members! And coastal rowers ! Can’t wait to hear all the war stories!

Address

Simon's Town

Website

facebook.com

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cape Coastal Rowing Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.