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Oakland Strokes competed again on October 23rd at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA. The Head of the Charles is the largest three-day rowing regatta in the world, attracting youth, collegiate and masters athletes, as well as World Champions and even Olympians. More than 11,000 athletes from around the world compete in 55 different race events.
Read MoreOakland Strokes kicked off the 2022 Fall racing season this past weekend with the Head of the Estuary, a head race on our home waters.
Read MoreThe Coliseum Sprints were fast and furious races that necessitated fast starts, high rates, and gutsy sprints. We saw so many great performances and we were all proud to watch the rowers experience their very first head to head regatta.
Read MoreFirst race of the fall season held at San Pablo Reservoir
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Oakland Strokes traveled to sunny San Diego to race at the annual San Diego Crew Classic! Regarded by many as the first major regatta of the year, the San Diego Crew Classic brings together thousands of athletes from more than 100 universities, clubs and high school programs from across the United States to participate in this premier rowing event. The Strokes sent five Varsity and two Novice crews south to San Diego to compete.
Results include 3rd place finishes in the Men’s Novice 8+ and Women’s Lightweight 8+, 4th place finishes in the Women’s Varsity 8+, Men’s JV8+, and Men’s Lightweight 8+, a 7th place finish in the Men’s Varsity 8+ and 8th place finish in the Women’s Novice 8+.
You can find results from the event here and pictures here.
Our varsity and novice squads also raced on our home waters on the Oakland Estuary at the 510 Sprints against various local teams including Artemis and St. Ignatius.
You can find results from 510 Sprints here.
The 2019 Battle of the Bay took place on the Oakland Estuary with crews racing from Marin, Pacific and St. Ignatius.
You can view results on HereNow.
And you can find photos from the event here:
Oakland Strokes kicked off its 2019 racing season by hosting the 2-day Faultline Faceoff at San Pablo Reservoir on February 23-24th. With teams representing the entire Southwest region, Faultline Faceoff has grown into one of the largest junior regattas on the west coast! A big thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make this event successful!
A big thank you to our parents who took great photos from the weekend:
Both the men’s and women’s teams traveled this past weekend to two of the larger head races in the country — the men raced at Head of the Lake in Seattle, WA and the women raced at Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, TN.
The women entered a number of events over the weekend at Head of the Hooch, including 2 Women’s Youth 8+s, 2 Women’s Youth 4+s, a Women’s Lightweight 8+, and a Women’s Lightweight 4+, with the Lightweight 8+ winning Gold! You can see all results over on HereNow.
Congratulations to both of our teams on some great racing in fast fields!
For High School rowers, there is nothing quite like racing at the Head of the Charles regatta. Held on the same stretch of the Charles River in Boston every Fall since 1965, the Head of the Charles regatta is the largest event in the world. This year the two day regatta was held on October 20th and 21st amidst brisk temperatures and swirling winds. Despite the weather, it attracts Olympians, world champions and international athletes of all ages. As noted by’ Men’s Head Coach Brian de Regt, the regatta is “our only opportunity to race against the best schools and junior clubs from around the world. The course is challenging both in distance and layout.”
Rowing to the start line under one of the seven bridges on the course (photo credit: Amber Gates)
Many crews are excited just to have the chance to row at the Head of the Charles. However, for the past several years the youth rowers from the Oakland Strokes have been competing for victories in the Youth Eight event. In a race where the finishing in the top ten is considered an accomplishment, the Strokes’ four victories in the Men’s and Women’s Youth Eights the last six years puts them in rare company.
For this year’s squad Coach de Regt pulled from his 2018 National Championship crews, including from the Gold Medalist Lightweight Eight and Silver Medalist Varsity Eight. Their experience paid off, battling the conditions to finish fifth out of the 85 entries. Despite not having the cleanest run down the course, the Strokes finished well ahead of their Californian rivals from Marin, Norcal (Redwood City), and Los Gatos.
On the course in Boston! (photo credit: Amber Gates)
The Men’s Youth 8+ boat was comprised of Ryan Tripp (Piedmont HS), Adrian Layer (Piedmont HS), John Mark Ozaeta (Miramonte HS), Matthew Boranian (Head-Royce), Richard Reid (St. Joseph Notre Dame Alameda), Andrew Simpson (Berkeley HS), Andrew Stoddard (Piedmont HS), Carter Young (San Ramon Valley HS), and coxswain Audrey Gates (Miramonte HS).
The Oakland Strokes are a rowing club for High School and Middle School students. The Strokes have won 19 National championships since their inception in 1974. Most Strokes athletes have never rowed before joining, and in a few years many are competing at the national level.
Oakland Strokes is still welcoming new middle school and high school rowers for this season. Interested families can attend their Open House on November 10th from 11am-12pm at Tidewater Boathouse in Oakland and learn more at OaklandStrokes.org.
