OWRC Online Store

JL is the leading provider of high-quality rowing gear. This is your chance to pick up a warm fleece “Turtleshell” vest or a good set of long rowing tights for the colder weather.  The very popular “hi-vis’ hats are here also. If you have questions you can speak to the JL representative, contact the OWRC office or Tom Kowalski.

Remember that the Bird Sanctuary near Strawberry is closed for the season. Lot’s of other places to row instead…

Also… are you training for the annual Angel Island row on November 6th?

We will be tasting of a variety of unique and quality wines  at the beautiful SYC, on the water, on what we expect will be a typically beautiful fall day. Please come, sample and enjoy the wines, mingle with the rowers,  yachters and assorted friends, and then purchase your favorites for the holidays, meals parties and gifts.

The admission fee of $20 and all wine purchases will support the Open Water Rowing Center.

The event is open to all, so bring friends and help support OWRC. Tickets can be purchased at the clubhouse or online at this page.  Additional tickets can be purchased at the door for $25.

Be sure to reserve boats during these busy times, and remember that we change our hours to a 7:30 am opening next weekend.

THIS IS A STORY OF ADVENTURE that ends with a gold medal and glory. Along the way there is the hubris of youth, friendly porpoises, and a moment of true terror.

It begins on a commuter ferry one morning last summer in the middle of San Francisco Bay, where I spotted two rowers gliding past Alcatraz in what looked like collegiate racing shells. My first reaction: Holy crap! The bay is a wicked place for boating, with swirling currents, menacing fog banks, and winds that regularly blow 20 to 30 knots. The water temperature hovers around 55 ­degrees. There are great white sharks. It’s not a place for small open-cockpit craft—or so I wrongly assumed. A minute of smartphone Googling led me to the site of the Open ­Water Rowing Center (OWRC) in Sausalito, just north of the city. Apparently, folks there have been charging around in modified shells for 25 years.

So here’s yet another reason to read this great magazine, and pass it on to friends (and even strangers!). Let them know that, as Michael says,  “Rowing (is) an easier pathway into the local fraternity of badasses.”

Mornings this week will experience an unusually weak ebb current, so this is the perfect time to go exploring around Angel (if you are qualified). This is also a great time to take a clinic, especially the Confidence Course offered this Sunday. Learn recovery techniques while the air and water are warm!

Remember we are having dinner at the Sausalito Yacht Club on Thursday

The Producer of the series, Ron Blatman, will be there to discuss his project and answer questions. The event starts at 6:30 pm on the 22nd, and tickets are $25.00 each. Call the OWRC office (415 332-1091) to reserve your space!