Officially Curlew’s New Head of Rowing has started working with us this weekend.
Joe has been involved with Wellington Rowing Association (New Zealand) for the past 16 years and during those years, he has held a number of posts.
2005 – ongoing – Coach – Women’s Seniors
2008 – Rowing coordinator, coach and sat on the crew selection for the Master’s programme.
2012 – 2017 – Took up the role of Club Captain – where he focused on improving the club’s equipment and results on the water.
2020/21 – Club Captain
As the Head Coach of the senior women’s squad – he has won half of the club’s medal haul over the past 10years at the National Championship of New Zealand, as well as bring success to the Victoria University Club and the Trans-Tasman Team. Joe has also worked incredible closely with Chris Jones who is the Senior Men’s coach at Wellington, Chris Jones for those who are not aware was a lightweight rower at Oxford and London RC.
Together they have established an effective training discipline throughout the club, to reinforce a consistent approach to technique and to restore Wellington to a prominent position in New Zealand Club rowing. Joe also ran the successful Corporate Challenge programme which engages adults rowers new to the sport, many of who go on to row for the Club for man years.
The Committee is very exciting to start working with Joe.
