We are fortunate, as a club, to have a very high calibre group of coaches. All of them dedicated to helping our rowers develop to their full potential. Included amongst our coaching team are:

John Morrison - Head Coach

John started rowing for the Otago University Club in 2004. He went on to row for Avon RC in Christchurch and Curlew RC in London before rowing the 2017 and 2018 seasons for Whakatipu, picking up several National medals.

John began coaching the Novice boys in 2019/20 and has since gone on to become Whakatipu's most successful coach. At the AON Maadi Regatta in 2022, John was named the NZ Junior Rowing Coach of the Year following four gold and four bronze medals and the Presidents Scull for top sculling school. The same year he was also named Sothland Rowing Association Coach of the Year and nominated in the Coach of the Year category at the Otago Sports Awards. In 2023 John was again names Coach of the Year by SRA and won the Coach of the Year at the Central Otago Sports Awards.