The Auckland Pathway

Baby Blues Programme

The purpose of the Baby Blues Programme is to encourage as many year 11 Auckland based rowers and coxswains to experience rowing outside of their own school or club and learn new skills and form new friendships in a fun, engaging and social environment.

The camps are designed to introduce new skills and learnings that can be utilised over the next school season. Those involved will also have the opportunity to row in boat classes that they may not have tried before in a fun and enjoyable setting.

Term 2 School holidays 4-5 & 18-19 Saturday and Sunday. More details will be available in Early May

Light Blues Programme

The Light Blues Programme is a development programme for rowers and coxswains in Year 12 of school and high performing Year 11 in the Auckland region. This programme will operate like a “rep-team”, so we are looking for athletes who are wanting to progress their development and have future aspirations of making Auckland regional or New Zealand representative teams. There will be a specific focus on small boat skills which will be essential for higher representative selection.

This programme will also provide insight into what NZ rep campaign entails, introduction into strength and conditioning plus learn basic fundamental skills that will be useful as they progress in their rowing journey, coxswain development, as well as insight and tools on how to navigate life as a high performance athlete.

Another purpose of this programme is to select a squad to travel to Australia and race against Australia’s best at the Queensland State Schools Championship Regatta in late September 2026.

Auckland Regional Team

The Auckland Regional Team operates to support athletes in the region who are on the path towards New Zealand U23 and Elite Teams.

Athletes will receive dedicated coaching, S&C programming, nutrition and athlete life support, financial support and easier links to row and study at the University of Auckland.