Auckland Rowing Club

IT’S BACK 🚣

The ARC 6K Winter Series returns to the Tāmaki with four events running from June to August.

Open to club and school crews, the series is all about winter racing, staying connected, and testing yourself over 6km. Whether you’re building fitness, sharpening race pace, or just keen to get back on the water, this is your chance to line up and see where you’re at.

Pull a crew together with your mates, challenge another club, or race the series and track your progress across the winter.

✅ 4 events
✅ 6km time trial format
✅ Club & school crews welcome
✅ Fast racing, good atmosphere, winter kms

Entries now open.
https://forms.gle/ZyGNTXBYSQ9KAqD37

Boys on film

Photo Credits: .g.s

New sponsors alert!!

Thank you to our new sponsors: Rakon, Bizmortgages, Kauri Bay, Stark Digital, the Michelin Men and Premier Engineering for backing our new kit.

We are looking forward to great partnerships together.

Keen to know a little more about a season at ARC?

Get to know the team at at 5pm on Saturday 30th August for our first social event leading into the 2025/2026 season

Bring your mates for a non-committal chance to get to know what it’s like at our club. Who knows, your best season might be just around the corner

🌟ARC AWESOMENESS 🌟

Since NZ Club Champs, some of our club squad have gone on to represent NZ in the Trans-Tasman and the Oceania Teams Championship Regatta!!

Big shout out to and who went across the ditch to compete for in the annual trans-Tasman universities test series walking away with incredible results 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Secondly huge congrats to .compain who was selected to be apart of the squad representing NZ in the Oceania Teams Championship Regatta which took place last month 🌟

So incredibly proud as a club to see these rowers achieve some of their personal goals! Here’s to the 2025/26 season 🤩

What a night at the ARA Awards! 🎉

Auckland Rowing Club came away with some fantastic honours, including the Waitematā Shield for the second year in a row. The awards recognise the hard work, determination and team spirit of our club and school rowers, volunteers and coaches.

We’re proud to celebrate the achievements of everyone who contributes to making our club what it is.

🏆 Male Rower of the Year 🔥 Ryan Gass – an impressive season

🏆 Female Club Crew of the Year 🚣‍♀️ ARC Intermediate 4+: Charlie Barclay, Ella Ross, Montana Ma’aelopa, Ava Stevens + Isabella Farnell

🏆 School of the Year 🏫 King’s College – congratulations on a strong year

🏆 Waitematā Shield 🥇Awarded to the club with the most points per rower –
Auckland Rowing Club

🏆 New Coach of the Year 👏 Diocesan School for Girls – well deserved

🏆 Masters Crew of the Year 💪 24-hour Erg World Record Team featuring two ARC women: C Steele, G Green, C Kerr, N Austin, P Thorne, *Raechel Cummins, N Welch, M Mackintosh, *Susan Reade

🏆 Volunteer of the Year ⭐️ Fiona August – thank you for everything you do

Well done to everyone involved. We’re proud to be part of a rowing community that celebrates dedication, teamwork, and passion for the sport. ❤️🖤❤️

First half of camp down

Some of our Club Men’s squad have just arrived in India for the ‘3rd International Friendship Regatta’ hosted by Calcutta Rowing Club

Good luck over the coming week boys!

ARC @ The Memorial Regatta.

This weekend the club squad competed in their first major regatta of the season at Lake Karapiro. The athletes raced hard, challenged themselves and had fun.

Stay tuned for our next regatta in a couple weeks time. 🥁

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