For 40 years, the Lake Merritt Rowing Club has held a unique place in rowing in Oakland. The Bay Area is the hub of competitive rowing in Northern California, and there is no place as suitable and accessible for rowing as Lake Merritt. Each year, LMRC sponsors two regattas; the Lake Merritt Sprints in July and the Head of the Oakland Estuary in October. The Lake Merritt Rowing Club is open to ...