Sarasota County Rowing Club (SCRC) is a masters-only rowing club rowing out of Blackburn Point in Osprey, Florida. SCRC has over 100 members including full-time as well as a large complement of seasonal members. Members range in age from their 20's to 80's and participate in both sculling and sweep rowing, competitively and recreationally. SCRC is also home to the Sarasota Adaptive Rowing program, a highly successful team of para-rowers.  

With Head Coach Dragos Alexandru, a former Olympian, adults row year-round on the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near the Gulf of Mexico.

Interested in joining SCRC as an Annual, Seasonal, Monthly, or Annual Single Rack Member? Both new and renewing members can find out more by reading about our club and membership options and learn how to join SCRC by clicking the link below.

Your SCRC Membership dues include participation in coached sessions with Coach Dragos Alexandru. Coach Alex, a former Olympic rower, is a well known leader in the Sarasota rowing community.  For the last 30 years he has coached all levels of rowers from novices to competitive racers. Coached rowing sessions are typically scheduled each week. 

Experience the excitement of sprint racing on one of the best rowing venues in the country! The annual Sarasota Invitational Regatta (SIR), held in February, features three days of youth and masters rowing at Nathan Benderson Park - the site of the 2018 Masters World Rowing and the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Hosted by SCRC, the SIR began in 2010. In its inaugural year, it had a little over 300 boat entries and 600 competitors. Just ten years later, there were almost 800 boat entries and over 1,500 individual competitors and the numbers are growing!

Folow the link below for information on the status of SIR 2021.

In addition to our Masters Program, SCRC offers  Learn to Row classes. Participants enjoy coaching and on the water experience. After you have completed the LTR, you may join the club and continue to participate in Novice and Intermediate Rows, and even compete in Regattas. Join the fun!

Training in the Paralympic sport of rowing in Sarasota, Florida. 

SARP’s mission is to provide disabled veterans and other disabled athletes with year ‘round opportunities to build physical fitness, self-esteem and community connections through rowing.

Contact Coach Joe Dobson for more information

******

Sarasota Scullers Youth will be hosting their 6th annual Million Meter Day on Saturday, December 5, starting at Blackburn Point Park. This event is a fundraiser towards their club. The concept of the event is to cover a total of one million meters throughout the ROW-ERG-RIDE event. To Sign Up* To Donate.

*entries limited to SCRC and Sarasota Scullers members only for 2020’s event. 

******

WHEN:  Tuesday, December 1
TIME: 6 p.m. 
LOCATION: Remote Meeting via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/98702141034

All members are welcome to join in...hope to see you then!