Rowers Ready

Spring INTO A SEAT WITH NEW

Director - Dan Garrison

Our WRPC Rowing Division held their 2013 organizing meeting Feb. 11 at Chelan County PUD Auditorium. Eleven enthusiasts attended and began to identify plans for the year.

Masters Rowing has the largest number of participants in the Crew categories. 

New programs for Women and Juniors are being worked out.

Because WRPC is committed to a balance of opportunities and choices that ideally provide Columbia River pleasure to all, an additional rowing program fee is necessary to foster the vision and establish a proud rowing tradition here in our community. Your support will be rewarded by the vitality it provides. (See store for fee details)

2013 rowing schedule

Rowing Director Dan Garrison has released the new Masters practice schedule. Here it is:

Tues. & Thurs.: 5:30 to 7:am | Saturdays: 7 to 9:am

More info or have questions, contact Coach David Bentsen at bentsendj@gmail.com

Community outreach

 We reach out.
We partner. We engage.

A big part of Wenatchee Row & Paddle Club's mission is to partner with other groups and businesses to better the health and fitness of residents, to be good stewards of the Columbia River, and to educate young and old about the great waterway's rich history.

Our signature program is Youth on the Columbia, 2013YOCSchedule which provides 1,500 local students annually a chance to paddle the river themselves in 26-foot Voyageur canoes and to learn more about native cultures and early day exploration. We partner with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center to put on this 25-day event. A host of sponsors provide financial support.

During the spring and fall, we hold clean-up days in Riverfront Park, which is the home for our facility.

We reach out in other ways, too. Many of our members have a deep knowledge of the river. They relish the opportunity to share that expertise with others in the community - whether that be in schools or in service clubs.

Rowing AND Paddling

Join us in the love of
human-powered craft

The Wenatchee Row & Paddle Club is the only facility of its kind in the upper Columbia River. For those who live in the Wenatchee area, we are at most a 10-minute drive away. And thanks to the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail, which travels right by our facility, we are within biking distance of the entire metro area.

Just as our name implies, we cater to both rowers and paddlers. Within our club, those who enjoy these amateur sports possess various skill levels. While most of our members row and paddle recreationally for fitness, we do have some who train for and compete in masters races. We also have a growing program for juniors.

Getting out on the Columbia River provides amazing views of not only the Cascade Mountains and foothills but also of the metropolitan area. Wildlife is frequently spotted on the shorelines, including in the habitat-rich Horan Wildlife Area adjacent to the Columbia's confluence with the Wenatchee River.

For more on rowing and paddling, see the pages under the 'Activities' link.