What You'll Get
Commuting via boat has a number of advantages: there are no traffic jams, there are no hitchhikers with hooks for teeth, and if you hit a deer it's definitely the deer's fault. Refine the skills needed to row the open water with today's Groupon: for $49, you get a four-week Learn to Row class (a $99 value) at Lake Union Crew, located on the shore of Lake Union. Housed entirely on a pair of USCG-certified vessels, Lake Union Crew is a world-class rowing club where qualified coaches help first-timers flirt or fall in love with the sport of rowing. The Learn to Row class offers a year-round schedule of four-week sessions that introduces paddle padawans to the art of riding the road less traveled by segues, cars, and timid swimmers. Classes meet three times a week for a total of twelve 90-minute sessions, allowing enough time for bodies to align with the boat’s mesmerizing rhythms, to tone legs and cores, and to tame fears of the briny, mysterious deep.
Reviews
Lake Union Crew was named Best Place for a Scenic and Virtuous Workout by Seattle Weekly in 2009. Six Yelpers give it a 4.5-star average.
- It's easy to say no to a sweaty, dingy gym early in the morning. However, once you watch the sun rise over the Cascades as you skim across the glassy waters of the Montlake Cut in a sleek rowing shell, you'll never go back. – Malia Makowicki, Seattle Weekly
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Dec 7, 2011. Amount paid never expires. Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Reservation required; subj. to avail. 24-hour cancellation notice or Groupon is forfeited. Classes must be part of consecutive session. Must sign waiver. Must be 12 or older, under 18 needs guardian consent. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.