With rowing season set to begin next week, student-athletes from Cal are trying to recover from a setback over the summer. A critical training tool was stolen from the Oakland Estuary.

The Lightweight Rowing Club has been producing athletes for roughly 50 years and has represented UC Berkeley in competitions around the world. The team has high hopes for another successful season but thieves took off with one of their valuable training tools.

"It was a little disheartening," said rower Rohan Aggarwal. "A little disheartening."

It's always gutting we try to work hard and be the best that we can but you have something like this happen and it just sets you back," added rower Sami Houssaini.

Thieves made two trips to steal the launch motor, a critical tool during training sessions.

"First

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