We hope you will join us for a day of rowing and socializing on the lovely Cathance River followed by a picnic lunch at Bowdoinham's Mailly Waterfront Park. 

Registration for Bowdoinham’s social row will open in May. This year there will not be a registration fee. As in the past, we are encouraging each club to bring a boat, but participation is not limited to boat seats. We will do our best to find seats for everyone who wants to come along!

We'll meet around 9-9:30am and launch from the public landing in Bowdoinham at the Mailly Waterfront Park. For those who are willing, we will mix crews (but not coxswains) among different clubs. We plan to row downriver to Merrymeeting Bay and either raft up or perhaps even beach the boats (maybe even an intentional swim?!), and return to the landing for lunch around noon (provided by Bowdoinham Rowing). 

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https://www.bowdoinhamrowing.com/social-row-2026

Interested BHCR members please contact Mary H: register.BHCR@gmail.com

Sedgwick School Students learn to row sweep over 6 weeks beginning May 4th.

This year's race, officially titled Snow Row 250 - Pulling Together Since 1776, will serve as the first major public event of Hull's commemoration of 250 years of American independence and coastal service. The beloved winter rowing tradition will feature its signature LeMans-style beach start, a 3 3/4-mile triangular course, and, for 2026 only, a dramatic ceremonial cannon start and appearance by the Hingham Militia, bringing Revolutionary-era pageantry to the shoreline.

Rowers are invited - though not required - to add a touch of Revolutionary-era flair, such as tricorn hats, sailor sashes, or colonial-inspired gear, adding color and personality to the race while keeping the focus on competition and seamanship.

In addition to traditional race awards, Snow Row 250 will introduce special honors including the Spirit of '76 Award, the Revolutionary Crew Award, and the Hull Heritage Award, recognizing teams that best capture the energy, creativity, and community pride of the milestone year.

Hosted by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on the Otter Creek at Vergennes Falls. This would be a 1km out-and-back race, totaling 2km, just like we'll be racing in Stranraer. Depending on entries and boat availability, we'd like to run multiple heats of 2-3 skiffs, set up like a bracket. This wouldn't be one-and-done for anyone, though, so it's not like you'd be traveling to Vermont just to row for less than 15 mins.

Skiffie Team Members sign up on our calendar to show your interest!

16th Annual Race

Welcoming pilot gigs, whaleboats, dories, and other traditional rowing craft

3+ mile triangular course in historic Gloucester harbor

BHCR will row Audacious!

CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN

Open to all human powered boats. Informal-no registration or fees, no safety boats, no coxswains meetings, no rain date.

Start/finish at the footbridge-6000 meter course around the harbor, then up river and back

BHCR registered rowers sign up on our calendar. Email your questions: register.bhcr@gmail.com

.What should a mariner know about what’s going on in the sky? Captain Elliot Rappaport, a professor at Maine Maritime Academy with wide experience on large and small sailing vessels, wrote “Reading the Glass: A Captain’s View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships.” On April 17 he spoke to coxswains from Castine Rowing and Blue Hill Community Rowing, whose job is to give rowers enjoyable exercise and, sometimes, racing – but whose main task is taking crews out and bringing them back safely, whether the clouds are puffy and pleasant or something big and back is building in the western sky.

Text, photo – Mark Baldwin

44th Annual Snow Row Weekend

Come join us on Saturday, March 15, 2025 for the Hull Lifesaving Museum's signature-rowing race, the 44th annual Snow Row. Taking place at our Windmill Point Boathouse in Hull with its one-of-a-kind LeMans-style start, the race covers a 3 3/4 mile triangular course starting and ending off the beach.

Weather Date: March 16, 2025

Check In: 9:00 - 11:00 am

Coxswains Meeting: 11:00 am

Pre-Registration: Mandatory, deadline, 4pm, Friday, March 14, 2025

Race Starts: 12:00 noon

Location: Windmill Point Boathouse, 185 Main St., Hull, MA

Welcoming pilot gigs, whaleboats, dories, and other traditional rowing craft

3+ mile triangular course in historic Gloucester harbor

https://www.gloucestergigrowers.com/public-pages/harbor_race

Mary is coordinating participation by BHCR. For more details contact Mary” maryhennessy54@gmail.com

10am - 4pm, Saturday, August 3, 2024
Blue Hill Waterfront and Historic Village

Mission Statement: To celebrate and preserve the significance of Blue Hill Bay to our history, economy and culture

https://www.bhmhf.org/

BHCR offers Introductory rows from the Town Dock approx. 20 min. Sign up at the festival to try it out in groups of 3. Contact Rebecca Gratz for more information or to volunteer: rebecca.susan.gratz@gmail.com

The annual Brooklin Fourth of July parade will kick off a day of food, fun, and tomfoolery on Thursday, July 4. The parade will begin at 10 a.m

Caitlyn Porto will be coordinating participation by BHCR-trailering boat, phantom rowers & coxswain, costume, candy, walk along, etc. Possible row in the Reach after the parade. To help or join the fun contact Caitlyn: kittydowneast@gmail.com

Contact: BlueHillCommunityRowing@gmail Attention: “Boatingham Social” for participation with BHCR.

The race starts at 12 noon on Saturday. In-person sign-up is required between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the regatta. The race is 3+nm around 2 points, open to 6 oared pilot gigs, 4 oared boats, and all other one and two-person rowed or paddled craft.

BHCR will enter 1 or 2 - 4 oared fixed seat coxed boats. For more details contact Carol: BlueHillCommunityRowing@gmail.com

The Hull Lifesaving Museum's signature rowing race, the Snow Row, will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024 a the very tip of Hull's peninsula. With its one-of-a-kind LeMans-style start, the race covers a 3 3/4 mile triangular course starting and ending off the beach at our Windmill Point Boathouse.

Welcoming pilot gigs, whaleboats, dories, and other traditional rowing craft

3+ mile triangular course in historic Gloucester harbor

For more information see: https://www.gloucestergigrowers.com/public-pages/harbor_race

BHCR 2022 team

BHCR is sending a team to Vermont for this favorite annual challenge and fun-filled summer race on Lake Champlain: The Lake Champlain Challenge Race! Rowing crews and other human-powered vessels are invited to compete in this three-mile course at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to set the new fastest time for their respective category. After the race, all are invited to a free lunch buffet, hosted by the Museum’s rowing clubs. 

Race categories include: 6- and 4-person rowing gigs, individual rowers, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and more.

For more information: https://www.lcmm.org/event/lake-champlain-challenge-race-2023/

Time & Location

Aug 19, 12:00 PM

The Boat House, Steamboat Landing, 34 Commercial St, Belfast, ME 04915, USA

About the event

The $40/person registration fee includes the exciting race course, lunch following the race, and commemorative gift as well as awards for top finishers. Registration deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (No registrations on race day.) Race day details: Sign in on Saturday, August 19, 9:00-10:30 am. Coxswain meeting at 11:30 am. Mark you calendars, and join us for some friendly competition and a celebration of human-powered speed on beautiful Belfast Bay. More information

Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival

11:30 am - 3:00 pm, Saturday, August 5, 2023
Blue Hill Waterfront and Historic Village

BHCR will offer introductory rows for adults and children accompanied by a parent

The Traditional Blackburn Challenge Course is a clockwise circumnavigation of the island of Cape Ann, located on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

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Join Island Heritage Trust, Downeast Trout Unlimited, and Blue Hill Community Rowing for a day of fishing, ice cream, live music, and family fun at Lily Pond Park during Maine’s free fishing weekend! Kids will fish, learn how to cast, tie flies, and row as a team out on the water. Activities will wrap up with Free Ice Cream at the end. One lucky participant (age 15 or under) will win the Grand Prize Raffle: A Lifetime Fishing License in the State of Maine!

Rods are provided for kids who need one. Bait will be provided. Life vests for rowing will be provided.

*Kids under 18 who want to row must have a parent present to sign a Waiver*

Lily Pond Park is located on Quaco Rd, Deer Isle ME.

Contact nruth@islandheritagetrust.org with any questions.

Rain Date: Sunday, June 4, 9am-12pm

The Hull Lifesaving Museum’s signature rowing race, the annual Snow Row is a celebration of traditional boats and rowers. The race covers a 3.75 mile triangular course starting off at Windmill Point, continuing around Sheep Island, around the Peddocks Island day marker, and back to shore. The race is unique for its incredible LeMans-style start and its one-of-a-kind gathering of boats and athletes. Spectators are encouraged

Sign up in the calendar to join us for the Witches Row in Belfast! October 31, departing KYC at 3 p.m. See link to news article about this row.