Hi,

I am looking to join a rowing/ kayaking club in or near Zug. Anyone know of one? I heard there was one in Zug but got nowhere on their website.

Thanks

Hmm... I have seen a few guys with plastics (kayak) on the section where the Lortze (stream) enters lake Zug (Near the caravan park, windsurfing spot "beach" spot).
Other than that have not seen many Canoeists on the lake, mostly rowers.
The rowing clubhouse is at the habour (yacht club) in Zug, you cant miss it

Great, thanks. I'll start hanging around there in the evenings and see what I can find out.

I am interested in rowing as well. Any luck as of yet?

Hello
There is an exceptional rowing club in Zug - one of the world's oldest and most famous, in fact. If you walk round the north side of Zugersee from the centre of Zug, you will come to a marina area with lots of sailing boats etc. The rowing club is in a modern looking building just there. It is known as See-Club Zug, on the web at http://scz.ch. I'm an ex-UK international rower and I do know that the club is quite an exclusive club. I move to Zug in July and will be knocking on their door soon after I arrive.
Good luck

Hi - in response to Matt Lewis

Out of interest - how did you get on with them at the club? website not allowing for my basic German and as a novice to Zug and to Rowing, would be interested in any feedback you have on how to get involved there.

There was another post on rowing a while back, if you need clubs (not just in Zug) follow this link.

.......

Hi, don't know if this is of any help but all the way around lake zurich are a fair number of rowing clubs.

Look under the main rowing federation website and follow the link for CH- Club-Index. This lists all clubs so you should be able to find one near you.
http://www.swissrowing.ch/

I thought I'd bring this up to date. I joined the Seeclub Zug a couple of weeks ago. It is a great group, but you have to know what you are doing and how to approach them.

When I did my "look-see" visit a year ago I tried to contact them by email to arrange a visit but got no response. After I'd been here for a while I started rowing with a group of English women who row with the club's coach but aren't members. In April I decided I wanted to join the club, so submitted an application online. In English, which turned out to be a mistake.

Finally, after some prodding from the coach, a response came -- an invitation to come in for a "little test" to prove that I already knew how to row. I showed up at the appointed time, and the Ruderchef made clear the importance of speaking German. That's fine with me -- I have been working on my German and one of the reasons I wanted to join was for more opportunities to use it. I passed the test, a simple row off the dock and back, though one of the other candidates didn't and was told he'd have to take a beginner's course.

I have been admitted as a probationary member, which means that during my first year I have to demonstrate my commitment to the club by contributing to a number of activities such as cleanup days and rowing at least 200 km. That won't be a problem for me, as I have already put in almost 100 km in a month. Members meet on Sunday mornings and Mondays and Wednesday evenings, meaning that whoever shows up will be put in a boat. It's a good way to meet people and get to know the lake, which can be treacherous. I hope eventually to row in a single as well, but for now rowing in a group is fine.

The club works hard to promote rowing, especially by training many school-age rowers. That's one reason why they emphasize integration; club materials stress "this is not a gym." Members are friendly -- many speak English though I try to get by with my German. I recommend it for folks who are serious about participating in a group.

Thanks for the helpful information!