Fall Rowing Heats Up with Upcoming Head Races

The heart of the fall racing season is approaching and juniors all the way up to national teams have their schedules set for the fall slate. Among the nationally recognized regattas on October 12-13 are the Head of the Housatonic, the New Hampshire Championships George Dirth Regatta and the 15th Annual Northeast Fall Championship Regatta.

The Northeast Fall Championship, held on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday, October 13, is geared toward competitive juniors middle school, high school and masters racing.

“We’re really looking forward to a great Regatta again this year,” said race director Kara White. “We have 46 clubs coming and about 350 entries. The field is looking really competitive. We have a lot of returning crews and a few new ones that we’re excited to host. There’s always some great competition between Wayland Weston Rowing Association, Community Rowing Inc., Simsbury high school and St. John’s Preparatory School.”

The New Hampshire Championships was first established in 1986 and ever since 1996 it has been held at Memorial Park in Pembroke, N.H. The event adopted the ‘Dirth Cup’ in 2016 after George Powers Dirth, a former rower at the Derryfield School and Amoskeag Rowing Club.

“We’re looking forward to a really fun and exciting day of racing. We have over 270 entries and we’re expecting about 2,000 spectators. It’s a beautiful spot on the Merrimack River. The Jr 4+ A Flight is always highly competitive and it’s a great event to check out and watch.”

On the colligate racing side many college teams will be traveling to the Head of the Housatonic. The event is hosted by New Haven Rowing Club. The DI and IRA college eights are among the most competitive races of the day and include crews from Yale University, Brown University, Columbia University, Trinity College, Williams College and Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Crews will be looking to guage their speed early on in the fall racing season.

On the horizon is the quintessential Northeast fall rowing event, the Head of the Charles running Friday, October 18- Sunday, October 20.

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