OAR Northwest’s very own, Adam Kreek is featured in the August 2011 issue of Rowing News, hitting news stands now! 2011 Rowing News Feature Story Adam Kreek’s Excellent Adventure; An Olympian’s Sea Change. “Where does a rower go when he’s gone as far as he can in the sport? Across the ocean.” By Jen Whiting […]
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Title: OAR Northwest Vessel Magnolia Summerfest Location: Magnolia Ballfield, 32nd Ave W and W. Smith St. Link out: Click here Description: OAR Northwest will be exhibiting boat, rowers and programs on Saturday, July 30. The Vessel will parade with other floats in the morning, and viewers will hear the following announcement: OAR Northwest is a […]
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Boat is Swamped
Maybe “swarmed” is a better description of the condition of the James Robert Hanssen while it became an attraction at the 2011 CWB Wooden Boat Festival at South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Festival visitors representing both local and distant counties and countries “bee-lined” right to the stern of the OAR Northwest ocean rowing vessel, […]
Title: OAR Northwest Vessel at Wooden Boat FestivalLocation: 2011 Lake Union Wooden Boat FestivalLink out: Click hereDescription: OARNW will be exhibiting at the 2011 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival at The Center for Wooden Boats and South Lake Union Park. Find us in the area labeled the “tree grove” just north of the temporary parking […]
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Big Win for OAR Northwest at Race
Olympian Adam Kreek, Guinness World Record Holder Jordan Hanssen, Captain Charlie Rowley and OARNW Executive Director Otto Loggers enjoyed standing atop the winners platform at the 6.8nm Rat Island Race. Both Canadian and American flags could be seen flying from poles not far from Saturday’s event, but our own internal anthems soon faded. The announcer […]