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The Fredericton Rowing Club is a community rowing club that trains on the Wolastoq (Saint John) River out of the Small Craft Aquatic Centre at 63 Brunswick Street, right on the downtown waterfront. The club's stated mission is to deliver rowing programs across all ages and skill levels, and its offerings run from adult learn-to-row introductions through university rowing and competitive programs. That range means you do not need any background in the sport to start; the learn-to-row stream exists specifically for adults picking up an oar for the first time. The club states its values as inclusion, diversity, integrity, and respect, and positions itself as welcoming to anyone who wants to try the sport. Rowing here is seasonal and river-dependent. The on-water season typically opens the third weekend in May, but only once the water reaches at least 10 degrees Celsius and the river drops below 3.5 metres after the spring freshet, so exact start dates shift year to year. The Brunswick Street location is a genuine advantage: you launch steps from downtown and row one of the prettiest stretches of river in the province. If you are curious, the club runs its intake through its website registration forms and the email address IWantToRow@FrederictonRowingClub.ca, and posts updates in its Facebook group. Note that Fredericton has more than one rowing organization on this stretch of river, so make sure you are contacting the right club when you sign up.

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