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
Head of the Weir River Race
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Check In: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Steamboat Wharf, 48 George Washington Blvd, Hull
Race Start: 12:30 pm
Fee: $45 per racer
High Tide: 11:44 am
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 the headwaters of the Weir River, then runs downstream, 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.
Due to worsening erosion of the marsh the traditional starting line has been moved. All vessels must now launch at Steamboat Wharf and row upstream to the starting line.
Race Results 2023 by Elapsed Time
Race Results 2023 by Category
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
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Come be inspired! Watch and cheer as the best youth open-water rowers in New England compete for the coveted "Key to the Harbor" taking place this year at the Hull Yacht Club in Hull, MA. All youth rowing programs are eligible to participate.
The Icebreaker regatta draws 250 of the region's best youth open-water rowers and their supporters - from Boston Harbor, Lake Champlain, Downeast Maine, New Haven, New York City and the South Shore. These young people, from middle school through high school race throughout one day in a series of round-robin style heats. Taking place in Allerton Harbor at the Hull Yacht Club, the day offers great opportunities to see races, athletes, and vessels up close, so come cheer young people giving everything they've got during a day of inspirational athletics and sportsmanship.
Hull Lifesaving Museum | P.O. Box 221, 1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA 02045 | (781) 925-5433
