Speaker Series 4: Cold Water Immersion
By: Janice Mason
When: Sunday, March 25, 2026 @ 7pm PDT
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83093525564?pwd=a0b4IJObvltajDhJswGCaSk3GHUD5b.1
Join Janice for a discussion about the perils of rowing on cold water and ways to mitigate your risks and help others.
Speaker Series 3: The places that coastal rowing takes you
By: Ruth Marr
When: Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 5pm PDT
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83093525564?pwd=a0b4IJObvltajDhJswGCaSk3GHUD5b.1
Coastal rowing offers more than thrilling Beach Sprints and other racing. Coastal boats open up opportunities for rowing impossible for most other rowing shells. Join Ruth on a virtual trip through coastal rowing locations in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Ruth Marr is the founder and President of Rowing The World and Travel2Row. She writes the blog: The Thoughtful Rower. Ruth started rowing as a graduate student in Saskatoon and has been a long-time member of the Prairie Fire Rowing Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She loves to row and she loves to travel. She has enjoyed rowing in dozens of beautiful destinations around the world, both on the trips that she operates and on other rowing travel experiences such as FISA World Rowing Tours and private tours organized by friends. With Rowing The World she has organized and guided rowing trips in 20 different countries. She has been a speaker at Rowing Canada and US Rowing conferences, as well as tourism conferences and workshops.
Speaker Series 2: Tales from the Beach
By: Katie Bahain-Steenman
When: Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 5pm PST
To hear the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iEy-NvtpZ6Naj6gNivMyWg7VrN4NlQjX/view?usp=drive_link
Katie Bahain-Steenman and Carling Zeeman gave an excellent and informative presentation on the new rowing sport added to the LA 2028 Olympics – Beach Sprints. You can catch up on the information they presented by clicking on the link above.
About Katie … Originally from the Netherlands, Katie worked as a Paediatric and Sport Physiotherapist and represented the Dutch National Team as a Junior & U23 athlete. After moving to Canada in 2014, she began coaching at Victoria City Rowing Club. She was part of the Organizing Committee for the 2018 World Rowing Coastal Championships held in Sidney, BC, and is the co-owner of West Coast Rowing Adventures.
Katie has coached athletes to success on the international stage, including a bronze medal in the Junior M2- at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships, a silver medal in the U23 W2x at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships, and a gold medal in the W8+ at the 2023 Pan American Games. Most recently, she coached the bronze medal-winning U23 Women’s Eight at the 2025 World Rowing U23 Championships and served as a coach at the 2022 and 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals.
Speaker Series 1: Rowing Across the Atlantic Ocean
By: Julien Bahain OLY
When: Sunday, February 8, 2026 @ 5pm PST
To hear the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oo6fldNiQEfUIkSygyn1h0wGDPjHjO9D/view?usp=sharing
Julien gave an entertaining and sometime eye opening presentation on his row across the Atlantic. Don’t miss all the great stories. Click on the link above for a recording of his talk.