open water rowing
The ethic of the nineteenth century surfmen and lifesavers whose stories are told in the Hull Lifesaving Museum, is perpetuated through the Open Water Rowing Program where seamanship, teamwork, and open-boat voyaging skills are instilled in today's youth and adult rowers who row for recreation and sometimes to compete against other crews in regional races.
Nautical Knowhow 2/20/2021- Taking a break to talk about outer space and the surface of the sun!
Nautical Knowhow 2/27/2021 - Ropes and Knots
Nautical Knowhow 3/6/2021 - Resistance and Propulsion
Nautical Knowhow 04/03/2021 Planning a trip to Spectacle Island
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hull Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Boston Open-Water Rowing Club is on the Rise by Anna Sergeychik
adult rowing in boston and hull
The best mental health activity in Greater Boston can be found at Windmill Point in Hull and the Boston Rowing Center at Fort Point Channel in Boston. The uninitiated need only bring appropriate footwear (that can get wet) and a good sense of humor to learn the time-honored skill of "pulling together." As with all of the on-the-water programs, we row in Whitehall Fours and Pilot Gigs, choosing a boat each outing to match the crew that shows up on the beach. Warning: open-water rowing can be habit forming. Learn more.
south shore youth rowing
The Outer Harbor is out playground in this year-round after school program serving middle and high school aged students on the South Shore. Participants come to Windmill Point, Hull to embark on voyages of discovery, every day choosing a different island or shoreline to explore, a different boat to row, a new way to know their friends.
Same boat
We're All in the Same Boat: Learn to Row in Boston Harbor!
We're All in the Same Boat: Learn to Row in Boston Harbor!"Same Boat" is a summer-long project focused on offering camps and programs throughout the city a fun, upbeat, different way to learn all abou teamwork and personal development. This program serves boys and girls, ages 9-15, and is suitable for mainstream children as well as those with emotional, cognitive, and limited physical impairments. Groups come to the program twice a week for two hour rowing sessions, receiving complete skills and safety training. By advance reservation only. Program directors or caseworkers, please contact us at 781-925-5433 or mike@hulllifesavingmuseum.org.
team building
Our rowing fleet offers an attractive platform for team-building, with a centrally located point of departure, attractive destinations in Boston Harbor, and equipment that is easy to learn and exceptionally safe. Rowing multi-oar boats offers a powerful metaphor for team dynamics. For more information contact us at 781-925-5433 or info@hulllifesavingmuseum.org.
races
annual races
43rd Annual Snow Row
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Race Start: 12:00 noon
Coxswains Meeting: 11:00 am
Registration: online
Location: Windmill Point Boathouse, Hull, MA
Fee: $45 per racer
Spectator Boat: $20
Beach Spectators: Free
43rd Annual Snow RowRace Results 2023 - Elapsed Time
Race Results - by Category
HLM's signature-rowing race, the Snow Row, a celebration of traditional fixed seat boats and rowers. The race covers a 3 3/4 mile triangular course starting off at the beach at Windmill Point, continuing around Sheep Island, past 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.
Click Here for 2022 Race Results
Head of the Weir River Race
October 14, 2023
Fee: $45 per racer
The Head of the Weir Race is a celebration of the estuary at the height of its fall beauty and the fabulous array of the region's open water rowers from all over New England and New York. This highly-contested 5 1/2 miler, begins at West Corner (on the Hingham/Hull/Cohasset line), past Bumpkin Island across Hull Bay to the museum's Windmill Point Boathouse at Hull Gut. This is an exceptionally exciting race and a great spectator event.
Race Results 2022 by Elapsed Time
Race Results 2022 by Category
Race Results 2021 by Elapsed Time
Race Results 2021 by Category
The Icebreaker
Northeast Regional Youth Open-Water Rowing Championships
November 19, 2022
Come be inspired! Watch and cheer as the best youth open-water rowers in New England compete for the coveted "Key to the Harbor" at our Boston Rowing Center on Fort Point Channel in Boston. All youth rowing programs are eligible to participate.
Race Results
Icebreaker Logistics for Racers & Spectators
Hull Lifesaving Museum | P.O. Box 221, 1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA 02045 | (781) 925-5433
