Blades 1 Is for complete beginners, its three weekly two and half hour sessions on a Sunday morning 9.30am to 12.00noon or Tuesday evenings 5.30pm – 8.00pm during sufficient daylight.
We work on a maximum number of four participants per coach/instructor to ensure the basic technique is understood and practiced efficiently, and you get the opportunity to row in a single scull as well as a crew sculling boat.
For further information, please contact Ben Allen:
E: wateractivity@cardiff.gov.uk
| 2026 Dates: | Sunday Morns | Tuesday Eves | ||
| 3, 10, 17 April | 7, 14, 21 April | |||
| 3, 10, 17 May | 5, 12, 19 May | |||
| 7, 14, 21 June | 2, 9, 16 June | |||
| 5, 12, 19 July | 7, 14, 21 July | |||
| 2, 9, 16 August | 4, 11, 18 August | |||
| 6, 13, 20 Sept | 1, 8, 15 Sept | |||
Following completion of Blades 1. those wishing to proceed onto Blades 2 will be given dates and sessions to continue and are usually held on Sunday afternoons, or Tuesday evenings.
You must be able to attend all three consecutive sessions in the course you have identified.
