Croker Oars is a manufacturer of Rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 oar

Oar

An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Oarsmen grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles are that paddles are held by the paddler, and are not connected with the vessel. Oars generally are connected to the vessel by...

s. The business was started by Howard Croker in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Howard was an enthusiastic coach and for some years 1975-76 he coached at The Scots College

The Scots College

For other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

 in Sydney. Howard was also a successful rower in the 1960s, winning both State and National rowing titles. He rowed for the then Haberfield Rowing Club at Dobroyd Point in Sydney.

Croker Oars currently produce sculling and sweep oars for the Australian and international market. Croker also manufactures surf boat

Surfboat

A surfboat is an oar-driven boat designed to enter the ocean from the beach in heavy surf or severe waves. It is often used in lifesaving or rescue missions where the most expedient access to victims is directly from the beach.-Construction:...

 oars. Many elite rowers use Croker oars and together with Concept2

Concept2

Concept2 is a manufacturer of rowing equipment based in Vermont, USA. It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines , which are considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers and can be found in most gyms...

oars make up the majority of oars used in international competition.

The business continues to grow and the Croker family are now involved in the day-to-day running of the firm.

Croker is also an American Musician who writes parodies that are related to the sport of rowing. His song "2k" has been featured on such websites as Row2k.com and RowingIllustrated.com

External links

(in alphabetic order)

• Croker Oars Australia- Official Site
• Croker Oars Europe Benelux- Croker Oars Europe Benelux
• Croker Oars USA - Croker Oars USA
• Croker Oars West - North America West Official Site
• http://www.purevolume.com/Croker - Croker's Purevolume page for listening/downloading songs about rowing.