Marlene Royle was among the first coaches in the U.S. dedicated to masters rowing. Marlene's coaching career began in 1982 with the Boston University Summer Recreational Rowing Program, a community sweep program on the Charles River. From 1986 to 2005, Marlene coached at the Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont and was the associate director for three years. From 2005 to 2009, Marlene was the head coach at the Florida Rowing Center in Wellington, Florida. In 1999, Marlene founded Roylerow Performance Training Programs to individually train rowers designing workouts and communicating via email. Marlene's coaching has produced numerous world masters champions, masters’ national champions, Head of the Charles winners, and personal bests. College coaches, pre-elite athletes, as well as, those training for general health, re-entering the sport after injury, or just starting to compete use her programs. She is the author of “Tip of the Blade: Notes on Rowing.”

Taking Marlene and her expert coaching “on the road” with Callisto Tours is an exciting 2010 addition to the group travel programs. Rowing in exquisite locations with Pamela Abraham and Marlene Royle is the ideal vacation for scullers who want to be on vacation and enjoy their sport, meet local rowers, visit local clubs and still have a full schedule of activities and sightseeing experiences for themselves and their non rowing companions.