The Pacific Rowing Club helps young people build healthy minds and bodies through the personal and physical challenge of team sport.
The great sport of rowing:
Rowing has been described as the "ultimate team sport" because each rower's individual effort, no matter how great, must harmonize with that of every other rower to create the smooth, synchronous flow of a winning boat.
What we teach:
Successful rowers develop a deep practical understanding of the power of teamwork. They learn to build and perform as a team, and they learn to deal with the common obstacles and snags that impede teamwork. Rowers learn a kind of mental discipline that stands them in good stead in any endeavor they may undertake.
Our History:
Founded in 1980, the Pacific Rowing Club ("PRC") has offered coaching in a sport in which stardom is virtually unknown and where "teamwork" is a real working value rather than a catch phrase. The Club’s highly competitive junior rowing program is open to high-school aged boys and girls in the San Francisco Bay area. Reflecting a true cross-section of our City, PRC generally represents 17-22 Bay Area high schools.
Since 1995, the club has opened its facilities and equipment to adults that are highly experienced rowers and enthusiastic of the club’s mission. Adult members are committed to supporting PRC’s mission through coaching, support of special events, and mentorship for the juniors.