About Us

Bainbridge Island Rowing is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to build a multi-generational Kitsap County rowing community from our base at the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center in historic Eagle Harbor.

Since BIR’s 2001 start with the “Lady Crew” of high school students (shown below) in a single boat, we have helped change hundreds of lives through the positive physical, psychological, social and sporting impact of rowing. Our USRowing-affiliated organization is dedicated to making those benefits available to all the 250,000+ West Sound residents through the region’s first permanent rowing center.  BIR currently welcomes rowers ranging in age from 14 to 88, and cover all levels of rowing proficiency. In short, we are a diverse bunch united by our love of rowing and the community built through the sport.

On behalf of the some 100 rowers (and 60+ adults) participating in our Spring 2022 youth program, THANK YOU to the many community members who’ve enabled us to grow our programs over the past 20 years!