Lake Merritt Rowing Club in Oakland, Alameda County, United States | Rowing

Welcome to the Lake Merritt Rowing Club, Oakland, United States. For 40 years, the Lake Merritt Rowing Club has held a unique place in Rowing in Oakland. The Bay Area is the hub of competitive Rowing in Northern California, and there is no place as suitable and accessible for Rowing as Lake Merritt Rowing Club. Each year, the Lake Merritt Rowing Club sponsors one regatta - the Lake Merritt Sprints in June.

The Lake Merritt Rowing Club is open to all community members who wish to learn the sport of Rowing or refine their competitive skills. Since 1962 the Lake Merritt Rowing Club has provided a wide range of Rowing programs for all ages and skill levels. Our novice programs include Summer Youth Rowing, an introductory summer program for high school age kids, sculling lessons, and sweep lessons. Our member programmes include Mixed Intermediate Crew for recreational and intermediate level rowers, Senior Men's Crew and Senior Women's Crew for advanced rowers, and San Francisco Bay Blades which is a primarily lesbian and gay group within Lake Merritt Rowing Club. Lake Merritt Rowing Club is open to all members of the public with Rowing experience. If you do not have prior Rowing experience, you will need to take a Rowing class before using club equipment. Experienced Scullers need to demonstrate proficient boat handling skills in order to use club equipment. Once a member joins they will meet with a coach to pass this check out process.