Norcal Crew Ergathon

Norcal Crew is a community of committed athletes who model teamwork, perseverance, and excellence.  We are located in Redwood City, CA, and is the largest rowing team on the San Francisco Peninsula. Norcal athletes are middle and high school students who attend a wide variety of public, private, independent charter, and independent study programs from San Francisco to San Jose.

Norcal Crew impacts athletes at a critical time, offering them a chance to be enveloped by a sport and organization that demonstrates the value of hard work, resilience, discipline, teamwork, friendship, and determination. Many learn the essential life lessons that come from the great sport of rowing and go on to lead lives of purpose and character. 

Every year we provide positive coaching, effective instruction, a safe and supportive environment, a culture of discipline and success, and a well-worn conduit to some of the best colleges in the country.

We are raising funds for essential boats and equipment to empower our team to train harder, row faster, and represent our community with pride. Rowing is an equipment intensive sport and every contribution, big or small, makes a direct impact on their journey. With the right equipment, we can unlock new potential, ensuring our athletes have the tools they need to succeed. Norcal Crew breaks even on an operating basis, but that does not include any capital costs.  All boats, oars, ergs, stationary bikes, docks, launches, launch engines, trucks, and trailers– are extensive and cost us, on average, over $100,000 a year. While we continue to raise money for these expenses with our fundraising efforts, including our annual Ergathon, our funding needs are relentless and growing; meeting them draws a significant amount of the organizations time and our coaches’ time away from coaching and mentoring our athletes.