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Hey GBR Rowers, Families, Alumni and Friends,

It’s been an exciting year at Great Bay Rowing! The club continues to grow at all levels – from middle school to masters and recreational to competitive teams.

• Won the Granite State Sculling Championships. (Threepeat! ’23, ’24, ’25)
• Sent 13 athletes in four boats to Youth Nationals, winning a silver medal in the women’s U17 double.
• Grew Masters team from 27 to 39 participants and raced well in the women’s and men’s masters eights at the Head of the Charles.
• Grew our school outreach program to 8 schools, extending our recruiting reach

GBR’s achievements are even more impressive considering we continue to operate in two locations while we work to find a permanent home. In some ways this craziness has made us stronger as a team, though all the moving back and forth takes a toll. Our equipment sees more wear and tear than usual and requires continuous maintenance and repair in addition to regular upgrades. At the same time, as the program grows, we are necessarily expanding our fleet and adding launches, oars, other equipment and coaching staff to meet the need.

GBR is preparing to launch a capital campaign to meet our long-term goals, but in the short term we’re asking for your help at this year’s end so that when we head back out on the water in April all our equipment is repaired, we are fully staffed and ready to “lock in” in 2026. 

Thank you for all you do and have done for Great Bay Rowing- we could not do any of it without you!!

With Gratitude and Good Cheer, Hallie and the GBR Board

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The Youth Holiday Challenge is a fun way to keep athletes in grades 6-12 moving between the end of the fall season and the start of winter training in January. Athletes will practice Monday-Thursday from 4:30 to 6:00pm. We will focus on creating healthy training habits to take into 2026, with a combination of erging, strength training, mobility and cross training.

The Masters Holiday Challenge creates a social enviornment for our adult athletes to get back in the groove of erging. This is a great way to jump start your winter training, combining erg workouts with strength training, flexibility, core power and more! Join us in the morning from 6:00-7:15am Monday-Thursday, or purchase only the training plan for a truly indpendent experience.

Registration is open now under Teams & Groups.

Brogan Fernald, a rising junior on the GBR high school team, attended the USRowing Selection Development Camp this summer. This program culminated in the International Rowing Challenge Regatta, where the US team raced against Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand. Fernald took silver in the Men’s U19 1x, coming from behind with a ferocious sprint from 5th to claim 2nd place across the finish line.

Hannah Bogle and Annabelle Getchell took 2nd place in the Girls U17 2x at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catherine’s Ontario on August 7th, 2025! This is the first ever podium finish, and highest finish in program history, for members of the Great Bay Rowing high school team at Canadian Henley. GBR brought 17 athletes to Canada with 25 entries competing in 13 events. Ten boats advanced to the semi-finals, and three to the finals, which is also a club record. Congratulations Athletes!

Congratulations to Annabelle Getchell and Hannah Bogle for their silver medal finish in the Women’s U17 2x at the USRowing Youth National Championship! Four GBR boats, including 13 athletes, earned invitations to compete at nationals this year (another new club record), with all boats racing well against strong competition. 

Great Bay Rowing defended their title as the Granite State Sculling Champions, taking home the 2025 team points trophy for the third year in a row.