About Us
Since November 2006, Croker Oars West Ltd. has been serving the North American rowing community with nothing but the best in rowing equipment - Croker Oars and Rowperfect rowing simulators.
Croker West is a small business owned and operated by rowers and coaches who are passionate about the sport and committed to serving your rowing needs. We have over 45 years of combined experience in both sweep rowing and sculling. We are ready to assist you in choosing the best oars suited to your needs.
The shop is nestled in the mountains on the North Shore of Vancouver in Beautiful British Columbia. Canadian orders and large US orders ship directly from Vancouver. Sculling orders bound for the United States are sent from Blaine, WA.
About 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.
About 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.
