The Willamette Rowing Club welcomes all experienced masters rowers who are interested in training and competing at a high level in a fun, supportive, team environment.
How can I get in a boat?
Are you visiting Portland and missing your home club’s practice?
Are you new to town and looking for a rowing club to join?
Did you row awhile ago and think you might want to get back on the water?
Fill out this CONTACT FORM and submit our ROWING WAIVER (below) We will contact you to get you into a boat!
Our Practice Schedule
Weather permitting, we practice on the water every weekend, all year long.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays we are on ergs or on the water seasonally.
• Land training, and indoor erging are available year-round.
• We sweep and we scull in all boat categories.
We train hard together on the water and on ergs and we also socialize regularly; coffee post-practice, hiking, skiing, golfing, cycling, karaoke and dim sum — we enjoy all that Portland has to offer!
Yearly Regattas
Spring Racing:
- Spring Sprints — Vancouver Lake, WA
- Covered Bridge Regatta — Dexter Lake, OR
- Husky Challenge — Seattle, WA
- Opening Day — Seattle, WA
- NW Masters Regionals — Dexter Lake, OR
- Cascadia Masters Championships — Vancouver, BC
Head Season:
- Head of the Dog — Portland, OR
- American Lake Fall Classic — Lakewood, WA
- Head of the Charles — Boston, MA
- Tail of the Lake — Seattle, WA
- Head of the Lake — Seattle, WA
- Portland Fall Classic — Portland, OR
Coaching
Adam Withycombe has been a coxswain and coach of university and masters teams for 30 years.
Adam got his start in rowing at Willamette University, where he served as 4-year varsity coxswain. After graduation he stayed on as Assistant Coach for another 5 years.
Over the last 20 years as an elementary and middle school teacher and educational assessment specialist, Adam has supported the University of Tennessee, University of Colorado, and Boulder Rowing programs in volunteer capacities.
When not coaching or working his day job, he can be found fly fishing or exploring with his family.
Rowing Waiver
The Willamette Rowing Club condemns racism in all forms. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, on or off the water.
