California Rowing Club selects HUDSON as official performance partner

DECEMBER 20TH, 2021 – California Rowing Club (CRC) has selected HUDSON Boat Works as their official performance partner, effective December 1st, 2021.

Working in collaboration with CRC coaches Mike Teti and Skip Kielt, HUDSON will provide training equipment to the center in Oakland, CA as well as racing equipment for domestic and international competition.

“Our relationship with HUDSON was built on trust… but ultimately our decision to row a USP was based on performance” said CRC Coach Skip Kielt.  “CRC athletes will have access to the best equipment to race in for both domestic and international competition with HUDSON.”

According to a press-release published by CRC in October, “California Rowing Club is very excited to embrace the new athlete-focused model for USRowing. Qualified athletes who choose to train at the CRC will not only find exceptional coaching talent and the ability to train year-round, but also world class training equipment, physical therapy, and boathouse facilities.”

SHARK team athlete Ben Davison, is one of the athletes currently training at CRC. “I can’t thank HUDSON enough for their support of me and my teammates at CRC,” said Davison. “Their world-class equipment and service allow me to pursue my goal of competing at the highest level.” Most recently, Davison won the Men’s Champ 1x in a HUDSON USP at the 2021 Head of the Charles Regatta®.

Athletes that are invited to train at the California Rowing Club located in the Ebright Boathouse at the T.Gary Rogers Rowing Center in Oakland, CA will be under the direction of long-time Olympic and National Team Coach Mike Teti, along with Coach Skip Kielt.

“As alumni of the US National Team, Matt [Muffelman] and I are excited to provide the championship levels of support and service to the next generation of U.S. athletes at the California Rowing Club,” former Olympic Rower and HUDSON Sales Representative Dan Walsh said. “Mike's coaching has helped US crews succeed at the highest levels of competition, nationally and internationally. The last time the United States won a gold medal in the Men’s 8+ at the Olympic Games was in 2004 while rowing a HUDSON, coached by Teti.”