Waitemata Rowing Club is a rowing club formed in 1883, and it calls itself the original rowing club of West Auckland. The club is at the end of Taipari Strand in Waimanu Bay, where the road runs past the playground and the clubrooms are the first building on the right.
The club has squads for different ages and abilities, and expert coaches who can help a first-time rower get started or help an experienced rower improve. Training sessions run several times a week. The club takes part in regattas across New Zealand, and teams travel outside Auckland for some of them. New members are welcome, and people who have never rowed before can come along to try it. To find out about squads and training times, the club asks people to get in touch through its website.