Kachemak Bay
Protected coves · Remote stays
Guided sculling · Alaska
Row farther
into Alaska.
The water is waiting.
Small-group trips for experienced scullers who want real miles on the water and the chance to take in Alaska from the boat.
Portage Lake, Alaska
The idea
The row and the landscape.
One inseparable experience.
Rowing Alaska brings together two things I love: a good row and the chance to experience Alaska from the water. If you can handle a single and love to row, I want to share this with you.
The experience
A different kind of Alaska trip.
We’ll put in meaningful miles, but there will also be time to look up, explore, and take in where we are.
Who this is for
You need to be comfortable in a single scull on open water. Not racing-fit, not expedition-hardened—just a rower who knows what they’re doing and wants to do it somewhere extraordinary. If that’s you, let’s talk.
- Group
- Six or fewer rowers
- Boats
- Stable, coastal-water rowing shells
- Rowers
- Intermediate to advanced; comfortable in a single scull
- Conditions
- Plans shaped by weather and water
Where we row
Wild water.
Carefully chosen.
I choose routes for both the rowing and the place: protected water, worthwhile distance, extraordinary scenery, and access that makes the experience feel unmistakably Alaskan. Most locations are within a four-hour drive of Anchorage, with every trip shaped by the weather and water conditions.
Eklutna Lake
Glacial water · Mountain miles
Portage Lake
Glacial water · Mountain views
Kachemak Bay
Coastal routes · Sheltered waterTrip locations can include Portage Lake, Eklutna Lake, Trail Lake, Kenai Lake, Kachemak Bay, and Resurrection Bay.
2027 trips
One day or several.
Alaska is the point.
Custom trips
Your Alaska, Your Schedule
Have a specific lake in mind? A particular window of time? Let’s build a trip around your goals, your timeline, and the conditions that make rowing here extraordinary. Choose a single day or several, an out-and-back route or a multi-day journey. Camping is optional. The same sculling experience requirements apply.
On the water
Gear for the conditions.
Room to row.
Every rower wears a PFD and wetsuit skin provided by Rowing Alaska. I choose this gear with both safety and function in mind: we need to be able to row in it and have the right gear for the conditions we’re in. Weather and water conditions also shape when and where we go.
Founder
Built from a love of rowing
and Alaska.
I rowed sweep competitively in college, where our crews won four straight Atlantic 10 championships and other regattas. I was later inducted into the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame. Then, for many years, I stepped away from the sport.
Just after college, a six-month internship in Seward brought me to Alaska. Following this internship, I pursued other opportunities around the country, but after graduating from law school in 2006, I knew I wanted to come back to Alaska—and I did. I lived here for more than a decade before an aerospace career opportunity took me to Texas in 2018 and then Washington in 2022.
In Washington, a colleague suggested I try sculling at the local boathouse. I discovered a different kind of love for rowing than I’d known in college, and kept rowing and competing until I moved back to Alaska in 2026.
Alaska is my favorite place on earth: the scenery, the hikes, the wildlife, and the people. Coming home gave me a chance to bring two things I love together. I started Rowing Alaska to share this place with rowers from all backgrounds who want meaningful miles in a boat and time to experience Alaska.
The fleet
Purpose-built for the water.
All boats are MAAS coastal boats: 24-foot singles, Aero singles, or a double.
2027 trip inquiries
Let’s plan your row.
Contact me for trips and pricing. Tell me when you’d like to go, where you’d like to row, and a little about your sculling experience. I’ll talk with you directly about a single-day or multi-day trip that fits.
Email info@rowingalaska.com