The Orcas Island Rowing Club has posted its preliminary calendar for 2012.

• Jan. 1: Polar Bear Plunge at 11 a.m. at Cascade Lake

• Jan. 20 : Annual Orcas Island Rowing club dinner at Camp Orkila, with Happy Hour beginning at 5 p.m.

• Feb. 7: indoor workouts begin: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays

• Feb. 25 : First official day of Spring season with water practice at 7:30 a.m.

• March 10: IMIRF

• March 24-25: All Islands Regatta

• April 7: Alumni Regatta (on Orcas)

• April 15: Northwest Sculling Regatta

• April 27-29: Brentwood Regatta

• May 4-5: 24 Hour Row

• May 18-20: Northwest Regionals

• June 8-10: US Nationals at Oak Ridge, Tennessee

For junior rowing information: contact Tina Brown at tinabrown@rockisland.com or 376.7677.

For information about the club dinner or adult rowing memberships or classes: contact Martin Taylor at martin@ocasdigerati.com or 376.6935.

Checks for dinner reservations or donations can be sent to: OIRA c/o Martin Taylor, 455 Eastsound Shores Road, Eastsound, WA, 98245.