Croker Oars

"Croker" redirects here. For other uses, see Croker (disambiguation).

Croker Oars ^[1] is an Australian manufacturer of rowing oars that was started by Howard Croker OAM^[2] in Sydney, Australia.^[3] They are now manufactured on Oxley Island, Taree, on the banks of the lower Manning River, in New South Wales.^[4] During the 1950s, Croker and his two brothers were students at Newington College^[5] and their father was a rowing coach at the school. Howard Croker went on to be a successful rower in the 1960s, winning both State and National rowing titles.^[6] Croker rowed for the then Haberfield Rowing Club at Dobroyd Point and was a coach in the years 1975 and 1976 at The Scots College.^[7] Croker Oars currently produce sculling and sweep oars for the Australian and international market.^[8] Croker also manufactures surf boat oars. Many elite rowers use Croker oars and together with Concept2 oars they make up the majority of oars used in international competition.^[9]

Croker Oars

Trade name	Croker Oars
Native name	Crokers
Founded	Sydney, Australia
Founder	Howard Croker
Products	Rowing oars
Website	crokeroars.com

A pair of sculling oars. The "blades" are at the top of the picture and the handles are at the bottom.