<p>I was wondering if anyone knew about a couple of pretty specific questions. I’ve never been on a sailing or crew team–but I’d really like to learn one or both of the sports. I’ll be at Brown for 8 years (PLME) and I’ve got to have something athletic to keep me active and in shape. </p>
<p>It sounds like the crew team is really set-up for people who already are really good at what they’re doing. Does anybody know if there is any intro crew courses offered at Brown? What about the sailing program? Thanks for any help. I’ve grown up in a commercial fishing family on the Gulf of Alaska–I have a need to be out on the water lol…
Peace,
Rory</p>
<p>My friend's on the crew team and he didn't know anything about it before Brown. He said that they train you really well because it's a HUGE time commitment but it pays off. (We beat Harvard this past weekend). Even if you've never done crew before, you'll be okay. The same goes for the the sailing team, which is the best in the country or something like that. Brown sailing is really open and fun and the members seem to enjoy it very much. They also throw good parties. </p>
<p>The cool thing about Brown crew is that they don't wear the stupid-looking spandex uniforms that the other Ivies do. They just go out and buy stuff from a thrift store and row in that, thereby annoying the other Ivy teams.</p>
<p>A friend told me that I should try crew in college but I know absolutely nothig about. And I mean nothing. What exactly do you do (yes, I know you have to row) but is it all upper-body strength? Do you just row all practice? And what is it exactly that makes people really seem to enjoy it?</p>
<p>actually rowing is supposedly 80% legs or something. i did it for a little bit. they have rowing machines at most gyms (at least the ones around here) and they have little pictures that show you how to do it. check it out, if you can, its really fun.</p>
<p>Rowing is a big walk-on sport. It is a juge time commitment, especially at the Division 1 level. Brown does recruit talented rowers, but they take everyone who wants to try it out as well. </p>
<p>I LOVE rowing, and basically everyone I know who tries it loves it. In college it is just so time consuming that you need to give up a lot.</p>
<p>Rowing has very little to do with upper-body. If you know a rower you will realize that their upper body is rather sculpted but the lower body(aka Quads) are exceptionally powerful and huge.</p>
<p>i'm a recruit for the women's crew team, i absolutely love it ands I can't wait to go in the fall! You don't need to know anything about it, I just started my freshman year and i think something like 40 percent of the team is walk ons. It is pretty much a whole body sport, it's a misconception that it is only upper body. You move back and forth in the boat, legs are a huge part of it. You all should definately try it! Sometimes it sucks, practises are brutal and really challenging, and it takes up a lot of your free time (my number one excuse for not having a life during the spring is "i can't i have crew"... ask any rower) but it is SO worth it. Winning races and the team in itself is worth absolutely everything. For those of you who haven't rowed before, the team is split up into novice and varsity, and the novice team is made up of new recruits and people who have never sat in a boat before. they teach you all the basics</p>