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Our boys take 10th place overall in the nation at Nationals! Congratulations Barrett North and Sam Parish! This is a great honor for you, the club and Orcas Island!
Orcas Island Rowing Association is an active junior rowing club located on Orcas Island in San Juan County. We offer a competetive rowing program for High School students. There are two seasons, a Fall season starting in September and finishing in November and a Spring season starting in February and ending in May. Rowing is an excellent sport. It uses and develops all of the major muscle groups in your body. Rowing is THE team sport. If you join OIRA you will become part of a tight knit family and learn how to function as part of an effective team. We train on Cascade Lake in Moran State park. It can be a stunningly beautiful place to be. We have 3 dedicated fun coaches that are the heart and soul of the club: Tina Brown is the Head Coach. She represented the USA at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Now luckily for us she makes her home on Orcas Island with Tinkerbelle and Toby. Tina is a talented artist among the many "hats she wears" and is tireless in her efforts to make OIRA as good as it can be. Mike Reid along with Dave Roseberry are the original coaching team that started the club back in 1997. Mike is Mr. Fixer and keeps our fleet afloat. Dave Roseberry along with Mike Reid are the original coaching team that started the club back in 1997. Dave is a beam of energy. He is always ready with a cheerful smile and a helping hand.	Team tools and information High School students get started for Spring season 2008 Training Tools Calendar OIRA blog Regattas Links to Regatta Information Get on board Masters Alumni Supporter membership Sponsor OIRA Organizations US Rowing Photographs Rowing photographs mostly taken by Martin Taylor of Edna Gallery OIRA gear Oira Gear
Our wish list is always long and our funds are short. We would appreciate any help. Please consider joining our club as a supporter or an alumni member. Follow the appropriate link to the right. Of course if you just feel like helping out our wonderful program and want to send us money or you have a nice boat you would like to give us contact us as below via email or phone or snail-mail. Contact information is below. You can also donate money safely online via PayPal using your paypal account or major credit card. We have also started a Masters rowing program. It is a fledgling concept but please get in touch if you are at all interested.
Orcas Island Rowing Association P.O. Box 1481 Eastsound, Washington 98245-1481, USA (360) 376-7677 email : info@orcasislandrowing.org