It may be a little too cold to row on the water in New England during the winter, but that doesn’t mean we stop our training. We simply move indoors and focus on the fitness aspect and race on rowing machines (”ergs”) instead. Whether you’re a seasoned rower or have never tried it, you’re welcome to join us for the winter.

You can sign up here, or at Howland Place Fitness and feel free to call or email with any questions!

Here is the schedule:

Dates
YOUTH TEAM: (ages 13*-18) *If younger, please contact us
November 14, 2011 - March 30, 2012
M,T,Th,F 3:30-5:30pm @ Howland Place Fitness (651 Orchard St. New Bedford, MA 02744)

ADULT TEAM: (age 19 +)
November 14, 2011 - March 30, 2012
Morning: T,Th, F 5:30-7:30am
OR
Evening: T,Th,F 5:30-7:30pm
@ Howland Place Fitness (651 Orchard St. New Bedford, MA 02744)

Fall Season starts next week - September 6th!  We offer competitive teams for both adults as well as kids 13-18.  You don’t have to have any experience - that’s what the Novice teams are for!

If you’re not sure you’re ready to be on a team, we also have a Learn-To-Row Day on Saturday September 10th, and a Learn-To-Row Class that runs for 3 weeks starting on Monday September 12th.  If you’re interested in rowing, we’ve got a program for you.

Check out more details on our SIGN UP page, or you can call or email Carolyn with questions:  508.717.4013 / carolyn@communityrowing.org

They both need shells!

New Bedford Community Rowing

cordially invites you to an

OYSTER AND WINE TASTING

AT: The Fireman Center, Tabor Academy, Front Street, Marion, Massachusetts

ON: FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2011

FROM: 6:00 pm – 8:00-ish

WHY: To raise funds to replace shells (boats) destroyed in a Spring wind storm.

WHAT: Wine to please any palate, oysters from local growers, other delicious food,

live music, a boat dedication, and silent auction.

Tickets are $50.00 per person.
Please RSVP to carolyn@communityrowing.org

Featuring Oysters provided by:

Mike Besse, Indian Cove Aquaculture, Wareham, MA
Scotty Cowell, Buzzards Bay Oysters, Marion, MA
Seth Garfield, Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms, Cuttyhunk, MA
Bob Wallace, Billingsgate Shellfish, Wellfleet, MA

For anyone that hasn’t registered yet, we’ve still got room in our later slots - around 10:00 am. If you don’t register online here, then come down to Popes Island a little before 10 to fill out your waiver.

Free phone giveaway, food, coffee and water all provided! If you’re just curious about what we do, feel free to come on down and chat with us today. We’ll be there until about noon and would love to meet you!

Great news! The Standard-Times wrote an article about our very own Andrew Pereira. He’s been doing a great job and it’s wonderful to see his accomplishments get recognition. It’s also great for our sport and our club, both of which are mostly unknown to the area.

Great job, Andrew!! And the rest of our rowers are also amazing. Good things are happening here!

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110523/SPORTS/105230306/-1/NEWS01

On Wednesday, June 15th, the captain of the boat to Cuttyhunk Island is going to let us have a fun trip to raise money for the club. We suffered a lot of damage to our fleet of boats during a bad wind storm on April 13th. Captain Jono Billings heard about it and offered to help us raise money to replace the damaged boats.

Tickets to and from Cuttyhunk Island will be $45 and we’ll provide some delicious light bites from Cork Wine & Tapas. We’ll be on the boat from 6-8pm and the boat will have a cash bar available. Please join us and support our club as we rebuild our fleet, while you enjoy a fantastic evening aboard a great boat!  A link to purchase tickets can be found HERE.  The Ferry will be leaving from 66B State Pier, South Bulkhead, New Bedford, MA 02740.

Thanks for all of the wonderful support we’ve received so far!

Sunday, October 9th, 2011 will be our second annual New Bedford Popes Island Regatta!  It will include events for Masters, Open, High School, Junior, and Novice entries and is a 5,000 meter loop course.  It incorporates 2 bridges and a 180 degree turn, so it’s great practice for the Head of the Charles Regatta two weeks later.  Come join us!  Registration will be through Regatta Central but you can contact us with any questions at carolyn@communityrowing.org.

The results are in from New Bedford Community Rowing’s very first sprint race on the upper Acushnet River!  We were very excited to host a 900 meter race on our home course and were joined by Boys-Row-Boston, and G-Row.  Many of these kids have only been rowing for a matter of weeks, so it was great first racing experience for them all.  Great job rowers!

See our link for full results

Looking for information about signing up to row?  We have youth and adult program registrations going on NOW!  Information and registration forms can be found HERE.  If you have questions, you can call us or email anytime.  508.717.4013 or carolyn@communityrowing.org

We look forward to seeing many of you out on the water this spring!  Teams start on April 4th (a Monday) and the first Learn-To-Row Class starts April 18th (also a Monday).  The first Learn-To-Row Day is Sunday April 17th.  All programming runs out of Popes Island, on the Fairhaven side.