Every start of the academic year, so around the start of September, we provide the opportunity to try out rowing at Odin. After these try-out sessions we send out sign-out forms for possible new members! It is during this time that it is most ideal to sign-up, if you can't make it, you can email someone from the board (ab actis) and they will let you know what your options are.

The fee for an annual membership is usually around 240 euros.

Apart from the occasional extra training, we always get together for training on Thursdays from 18:00 onwards. Once you are part of a team, your training hours can be flexible depending on what your team decides.

After passing your K1-exam, it is possible to join races. Every October there is a race, the Abeelenrace, on the Middelburg Canal in which everyone joins. This race is organized by Honte and therefore free to join for all Odin members too! This race is likely to be your first so you can get an impression of what it is like to row on a competitive level. Other races are joined whenever teams are ready and willing to engage in competitions. In the rowing world, there are several types and levels of racing. Most first-year rowers decide to join a NOOC competition, which consists of six races. The races take place in spring, with a race held every other week from the beginning of April until June. The distance that has to be rowed varies per race. Competition races for novices are rowed in a coxed C4, meaning that you will have a team of 4 rowers and a steer. For more experienced rowers, there are competitions in coxed as well as coxless boats. Almost as important as the actual races are the parties held afterwards. Competition rowing is therefore known as a combination between fun races and what student life is also about: partying! The real races are a lot more serious and performance-oriented. Race rowers dedicate much time to training, as first-year crews train up to 8 times a week. Race rowing is a truly unique experience. Since it is the highest level of rowing within most student rowing clubs, race rowers are allowed to use the best boats and licensed coaches. On top of that, race rowing motivates students to plan more effectively causing race rowers to often do well in both rowing and university whilst creating lifelong friendships.

Of course you can! Just get in touch, you can always find us during the introweeks at UCR. If for some reason you miss us, just give us a shout via email, telephone or facebook. We will make sure you have the experience of a lifetime.