01 / CROKERSculling ↗
Find your feel on the water.
CROKER OARS WEST · USA & CANADA
For the love
of the stroke.
Croker oars. Local knowledge.
Helping North American rowers find their feel since 2006.
CRAFTED BY CROKER. SUPPORTED BY ROWERS.SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
Croker oars.✳Serving the USA & Canada.✳Since 2006.
01 / EQUIPMENT
Your next great stroke
starts here.
From your first single to your fastest eight, we’ll help you choose the right equipment for the way you row.
01 / CROKER
02 / CROKERSweep rowing ↗
Built for the whole crew.
Explore sweep rowing
03 / CROKERParts & grips ↗
The details make the difference.
04 / CROKERSeats ↗
Men’s and women’s seats.
Explore seats
02 / SERVICE & SUPPORT
Good equipment.
In good hands.
Care, repair and practical advice from people who know their way around an oar.
01
Oar repair
Broken shaft or blade? We reshaft and reblade broken oars to bring them back to the water.
02
Oar re-sleeving
Re-sleeving services, parts supply and advice to keep your equipment performing.
03
Fresh rowing grips
Ship us your tired handles and we’ll refurbish them for you.
04
Refurbished oars
Refurbished used oars are available from time to time. Get in touch for availability.
05
Camps & demos
Get hands-on experience. Contact us to enquire about camps and equipment demos.
03 / OUR STORY
Rowers first.
Always.
A small business with a big love for the sport.
Since November 2006, Croker Oars West Ltd. has served the North American rowing community with Croker Oars and Rowperfect rowing simulators. Owned and operated by rowers and coaches, we bring over 45 years of combined experience in sweep rowing and sculling to help you choose the best oars for your needs.
Our shop is nestled in the mountains on Vancouver’s North Shore, in beautiful British Columbia. Canadian orders and large US orders ship from Vancouver; US-bound sculling orders ship from Blaine, Washington.
Meet Cinda
Cinda is a Level 3 Certified Coach with both USRowing and Rowing Canada. A former NCAA champion (University of Virginia), she has also spent time coaching at the US university Division I level, has been a head coach at Craftsbury Sculling Center and Burnaby Lake Rowing Club. In 2006, Cinda was named Rowing Canada's Women's Coach of the Year. Her love of rowing has kept her on the water since 1992 as either a coach or rower.
Meet Laris
Laris has been rowing and/or coaching rowing since 1993. He teaches high school science (Physics and Geology) and has coached rowing at his school. In addition, he served as the Club Captain at the Burnaby Lake Rowing Club for several years. Laris has a keen eye and works meticulously with great attention to detail whether assembling oars, repairing equipment or managing the fleet of boats and boards at CrokerWEST.
04 / GET IN TOUCH
Let’s get you
on the water.
Choosing oars, planning a repair or looking for a demo?
Tell us where you row and what you need.
↗Every rower starts
Every rower starts
with a conversation.
Use our existing enquiry form to tell us your name, email or phone, location and how we can help.