Welcome to the Fall 2024 Season! As many of your know, we are undergoing large scale construction at our original boathouse location at 31 River Street in Dover. While this is exciting, as it means our dreams of a real boathouse on the Cocheco are getting closer, it does mean that we are rowing out of more temporary locations in 2024. Athletes on the High School Teams will be training at both Hilton Park (Dover NH) and Jacksons Landing (Durham NH) this fall.
We will have a Novice and Varsity squad this season. Athletes who are in 8th – 12th grade are welcome to join. No experience is necessary to join the Novice Team. Any athletes who started rowing in the Spring of 2024 are still Novices this fall. Anyone else moves up to Varsity.
These two teams will practice during the same time slot (4:30pm to 6:30pm), and will be boated within their respective squads. Athletes on both the Varsity and Novice teams will race on weekends throughout September and October. A race schedule is at the bottom of this page.
Season tuition covers racing entry fees, coaching and equipment costs, club membership and facilities upkeep. Fees for uniforms, gear and race travel will be assessed separately throughout the season.
There will be a mandatory informational meeting for all Novice and Varsity parents and athletes on Thursday, August 22nd at 6:30pm. This will be a ZOOM meeting. Participants will receive the meeting link in their welcome email no later than Tuesday evening. You must be registered for the team to receive the link.
Novice Team (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY)
September 3rd – November 1st
Monday thru Friday
4:30pm to 6:30pm
$750
A novice athlete is anyone in their first year of competition against other teams. If you have participated in the GBR Middle School programs and are moving up to High School, you will be joining the Novice team. If you participated in any Learn to Row Camps, you will be joining the novice team.
If you are not sure if you qualify for this team, please contact the Rowing Director prior to registering.
REGISTER HERE
Varsity Team (minimum one year of Novice Team required)
August 26th to November 1st
Monday thru Saturday (select Saturdays early in season)
4:30pm to 6:30pm Monday to Friday
8:00am to 10:00am Saturday
$950
You qualify as a varsity athlete if your first race against other teams occurred in Fall 2023 or earlier, even if you did not participate in the Spring 2024 season.
If you are not sure if you qualify for this team, please contact the Rowing Director prior to registering.
REGISTER HERE
If you are at all unsure about which team is right for you, please contact the Rowing Director for guidance.
Fall Racing Schedule – athletes are expected to compete at all regattas unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Conflicts should be communicated to the coaching staff as soon as possible.
September 21st – CRI Fall Classic (Varsity Only) – Boston MA
September 28th – Winni Chase (Varsity Only) – Wolfeboro, NH
October 6th – Textile River Regatta (Varsity & Novice) – Lowell, MA
October 13th – New Hampshire Championships (Varsity & Novice) – Pembroke NH
October 20th – Head of the Charles (select crews only) – Boston MA
October 26th & 27th – Head of the Fish (Varsity & Novice) – Saratoga Springs NY
Other Important Dates
September 2nd – Labor Day, No Practice
October 14th – Indigenous People’s Day, No Practice