Register
Registration for every program runs through Active.com, our registration platform. All rowers must register online before they go out on the water.
Register on Active.comFind your program
New to rowing? Have experience and want the next step? Oakland Strokes offers competitive and recreational rowing for grades 6 to 12.
Here for Learn to Row Day? It is free, open to grades 6 to 12, and has its own sign-up. See the dates and sign up.
One thing to know before you click through. Active.com uses older labels than we do. Where their menu says “Novice,” we say first-year rower. Where it says “Varsity,” we mean the U16, U17 and U19 squads. Same programs, older words. Pick using the guide below and you will land in the right place.
Registering on a phone? Active.com’s pages are built for a desktop screen and do not resize well on a phone, so if you have a laptop or tablet nearby, that will be the smoother ten minutes.
New to rowing: your first two weeks are a free trial. Active lists it under “Novice,” our first-year group.
Completed a season of high school rowing here or elsewhere: Active lists your season under “Varsity.” Coaches place you into U16, U17 or U19 once you are on the water.
New rowers: choose “Middle School Club,” or “Middle School Sunday Sculling” for one morning a week.
7th and 8th graders with Club or summer experience: choose “Middle School Competitive Development.” See the Middle School page for levels and schedules.
Learn to Row camps are open to everyone entering grades 6 to 12, no experience needed. Registration opens in late January. See Summer Programs.
Waitlist registrations are processed in the order received on Active, space permitting, with updates by email.
Fees for the year include local races around the Bay Area; travel costs for overnight regattas are charged separately with no markup. Cost should never be the barrier: financial aid is right below.
Financial aid
Oakland Strokes seeks to ensure that every young person interested in rowing has the opportunity to participate. The Scholarship Committee grants aid based on financial need, and every application is confidential.
Questions about financial aid: aid@oaklandstrokes.org
Policies
The short version: request changes before a season or session starts and fees are refundable less an administrative fee. After the start, refunds are limited to extraordinary circumstances.
Given the high operating costs of running a rowing program, Oakland Strokes is unable to issue a refund if an athlete voluntarily withdraws after the start of a season.
Withdrawals requested at least 14 days before the first practice are refunded less a $50 administrative fee and credit card processing fees. Withdrawals during the season for extraordinary circumstances, such as a season-ending injury with a doctor’s note, family relocation, or a death in the family, are prorated less a $50 administrative fee and processing fees, subject to review by the Finance Committee. Credits for future seasons or camps are not given.
Withdrawals requested at least 7 days before the first practice are refunded less a $25 administrative fee and credit card processing fees. Transfers to a different camp session are processed with 7 days’ notice and a $25 administrative fee. Refunds are not issued after a session starts, and credits for future sessions are not given.
Fees are prorated weekly for athletes who join a season or session late, with a $25 administrative fee. Prorating is not offered for leaving early or attending selected days. Requests should come before registration; mid-season registrations need prior approval from the coach and registrar.
Registration takes a few minutes.
