Rowing Instructors
Nelsie Aybar-Grau: Nelsie lives steps away from the Rondout Creek and is a spokesperson for the benefits of rowing. Nelsie had no rowing experience before a friend asked her to photograph the Rondout Creek and the rowers in the Rondout Rowing Club. That experience led her to a passionate pursuit of this form of exercise and adventure. At age 60, she began rowing, and since then Nelsie became a certified coach, instructor, and president of the rowing club from 2014 to 2017. On her own time, she gives private sculling instruction on single sliding seat training boats and provides guided tours of the Rondout Creek and the Hudson River. You can learn more about Nelsie on her Facebook page The Rondout Rower, or her website www.therondoutrower.com.
Scott Johnson: Scott has been a member of the Rondout Rowing Club since 1999. He is a US Rowing Level II Certified Coach and maintains his USCG Boating Safety Certification and has Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Certifications. Scott has been a coach of the Kingston High School Varsity Rowing program for 10 years, 8 of those as Head Coach and as such maintains his DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) Certification and "Heads Up" Concussion Certification.
Scott has provided coaching services to the RRC in its Learn to Row program, Indoor Rowing ergometer program at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County and Indoor Rowing at the USMA West Point. He also works with RRC crews on the Rondout Creek and the Hudson River, training and preparing for competition. He has brought RRC crews to the Head of the Fish and the Head of the Charles River as well as to local competitions. He has also provided coaching services to the New Hampton, CT High School rowing program.
Scott has provided coaching services to the RRC in its Learn to Row program, Indoor Rowing ergometer program at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County and Indoor Rowing at the USMA West Point. He also works with RRC crews on the Rondout Creek and the Hudson River, training and preparing for competition. He has brought RRC crews to the Head of the Fish and the Head of the Charles River as well as to local competitions. He has also provided coaching services to the New Hampton, CT High School rowing program.