INDOOR ROWING DAY IN CANADA 2024 is Saturday February 24, 2024, 9 am to noon in your time zone. It’s easy to take part. Get on a rowing machine at home or at a rowing club or fitness facility. Send the number of participants and kilometres rowed to indoorrowingdayincanada@gmail.com and they will be added to…
Head of Shawnigan hosted by Shawnigan Lake School Rowing. Location: Shawnigan Lake School (1975 Renfrew Rd, Shawnigan Lake, BC) Description: This regatta creates a start of on-water season development regatta for athletes from across BC, but especially Vancouver Island. 3000m and 7000m head racing. Registration: Registration and more information available on Regatta Central . Questions can be directed…
Elk Lake Spring Regatta hosted by Victoria City Rowing Club. Location: Victoria City Rowing Club (5100 Patricia Bay Hwy, Victoria, BC) Description: This 1850m sprint race is an opportunity to kick-start the Spring racing season, both for performance athletes, and for others just looking for an event early in the season. It is primarily attended by teams…
This free, on-line workshop for coaches and athletes, will help prepare you to begin racing beach sprints. The workshop will cover what you need to know ahead of time, what to bring to the regatta, and how beach sprint regattas are run. The workshop will be presented by Michelle Boss, a World Rowing certified Coastal…
This free workshop will focus on the practical application of using Crew Timer. Timing expert, Bas Rijniersce, will walk participants through setting up a Crew Timer account, setting up a test regatta with progressions, then timing events. Register for your zoom link HERE. Questions can be directed to Rowing BC Manager of Programs and Communications,…
Rowing BC will be looking to include a larger group of U16 and U17 athletes with the U19s for some educational sessions in the gym (movement screens and S&C instruction) as well as multiple sessions on the water. In this camp, there will be follow up for participants who have had previous physiological testing and…
Brown Cup hosted by University of Victoria Location: Gorge Waterway, Victoria Description: This is an annual contest between UBC and UVIC, started in 1991. The format of the race is a dual style head-to-head race where two crews start side by side and race the best line over the set distance on either the Gorge Waterway or…
Head of the Fort hosted by Fort Langley Community Rowing Club. Location: Bedford Channel, Fort Langley Description: This event is intended to provide a start-of-season racing opportunity on the Lower Mainland incorporating both 4000m head racing and 700m sprint racing. For development athletes, this is a great chance to be exposed to multiple types of racing and…
Sts/VC Boatrace hosted by St. George's School Rowing and Vancouver College Rowing. Location: Middle Arm of the Fraser River (Richmond) and False Creek (Vancouver) on alternating years Description: This annual event provides an exciting competitive opportunity for the two Lower Mainland boy's private schools to go head to head on the Fraser River in duel-style racing. Registration: This event is…
Maple Bay Regatta hosted by Maple Bay Rowing Club. Location: Quamichan Lake, Duncan Description: This 1500m race is intended to provide racing experience to new athletes, and to those with 2-3 years experience. It is primarily attended by athletes from Vancouver Island. Athletes attend for the race experience, and for the relaxed atmosphere that allows a…