2019 Head of the Estuary
Adam Ray
Oakland Strokes was excited to host the annual Head of the Estuary Regatta this past Saturday October 10, 2019. The regatta included junior and masters crews from throughout the Bay Area.
The Park St. Bridge served as the start and finish line, with the racecourse circumnavigating Coast Guard Island.
The Oakland Estuary waterway is currently home to some of the best junior rowing programs in the country, but in a previous era the UC Berkeley Men’s Rowing crews that represented the USA in the 1928, 1932, and 1948 also trained here on the Estuary. The USA National Team Training Center has now returned to the Estuary this past year - the men’s 2020 Olympic team is currently training out of the Rogers Rowing Center in Oakland.
Photos of the event can be seen here, here and here.
Thank you to all of our competitors and volunteers!