Union Boat Club is the one of New Zealand's Premier rowing and sculling clubs. Located on the Whanganui River,in the centre of Whanganui City the Union Boat Club offers the best of training venues.

Union has programs for Club, School, Novice, Masters and recreational rowers.

Union currently supports a squad of "senior" competitive club rowers. School Rowing constitutes a major part of Union Boat Club with groups from Wanganui Girls College and Cullinane Collegeinvolved in training programmes.

Masters rowing is also a key part of club. A squad of masters competes at master's games and at local regattas during the season.

Or you might want to concentrate on INDOOR ROWING as the Club has a well equipped gym and the cost of membership is around half of what you’d pay for the average gym membership.

Union welcomes rowers of all ages and abilities to join. There will be a place for you whether you are new and join into our sculling school or an experienced rower and interested in joining the senior squad.

Open water / Coastal rowing:

"Open water rowing " means sculling in areas where you would not go in a flat water racing skiff; harbours; estuaries; seas. The open water boats are designed with the particular challenges of this environment in mind.

The most popular single boat is the MAAS Aero or the MAAs 24. The Thompson Wherry double is particularly suited to rough river conditions.

The Whanganui River Institue Trust [which supports the UBC rowing] has alsoacquired three Chinese made, open water boats, capable of coastal rowing, two double and one quad. They are also used in the annual Trans –Lake Taupo event.

The Whanganui River estuary area is particularly suited to open water rowing. Anyone doing the open water programme must go through the WRI Trust safety programme first. In addition the WRI Trust is affiliated runs trips to open water getaways and places of interest. These are very much recreational with wine and good food essential components.

P.n. Membership form yet to come.