Effective February 2023: Only Coaches and board members are required to take the Safesport Training. New Requirement for 2023: ALL club members must complete the Attestation and sign the USRowing waiver attached to the attestation
CRRC has dozens of active members from 20-something to well beyond 70, a year-round rowing and fitness calendar and a great inventory of boats and a trailer for hauling boats to regattas. As a member, you can use club boats at no cost, once you’ve shown you can handle them safely.
Throughout the world, Masters Rowing, for rowers 21 and up, is the fastest growing segment of the sport, and no wonder. It’s a fun upper- and lower-body workout that many consider the perfect way to stay fit. (And unlike exercising in a gym, the scenery is always beautiful.)
Chester River Rowing Club got its start in the 1980s when a small group of men who’d rowed in high school and college decided they wanted to get back on the water. Washington College invited them to use its boat- house and docks near downtown Chestertown on an ideal stretch of the Chester River.
Now, more than 30 years later, while most members learn to row in our Novice Classes, we still enjoy guest status at the WC boathouse—a benefit that helps the club keep annual dues unusually low.
We hope you’ll want to learn to row, and once you do, we hope you’ll want to keep at it, either just for fun or as a racing team member.
OUR COACHES
Greg Doyle
Patti Nash
John Wagner
FACILITIES & BOATS
CRRC stores its boats and equipment at the Washington College Boat House. Club members can store their boats on the CRRC boat racks.
The club enjoys guest status at the boat house, and members can use the college’s training tank and exercise equipment when it is not in use by the college rowing teams.
The club fleet includes:
A fleet of singles—many of them super-stable and suitable for novice rowers
Images from previous races and events can be found here.
BECOME A MEMBER
We’re the beneficiary of the generosity of Washington College and keep our boats on the boathouse property, using the college’s excellent floating docks to launch. If you want to race, you’ll find plenty of company: our men’s, women’s and mixed boats compete in sprint (1,000 meters) and head races (5,000 meters) in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond every season.
The best part, of course, is the water. Our stretch of the Chester River is 23 miles from the Chesapeake Bay so it’s wonderfully calm most of the time. There’s nothing in the world like going out for a row at dawn or dusk on perfectly flat water, with great blue herons and an occasional eagle for company.
Benefits of Membership
Use of club boats (after proof of ability)
Guest status at the Washington College Boat House and grounds (club activities only)
Participation in Masters Regattas (regional and national)
Many opportunities for recreational rowing
Be a part of a great group of rowers from all over the middle Eastern Shore
Membership Fees
Safesport Requirements must be completed prior to accepting the dues. Dues must be paid paid to use any equipment and have access to the boathouse
Our annual dues are $375.00. Regatta fees are additional.
LEARN TO ROW June 20-30, 2022 Utilizing CRRC training, recreational, and racing singles, 8 students completed an 8 day Learn To Row class. Coaching and on-the-water training focused on building …
Saturday, November 6 – Two CRRC members competed in the HOTO (Sponsored by Occoquan Boat Club) Masters 1x events. A chilly morning saw 96 1x competitors race on one of …
It was a perfect rowing day on the Chester River for 14 CRRC rowers, 1 cox, and 3 support/safety crew. A flotilla of boats completed an out and back FUN …
Sunday, October 10 – Chester River was represented by 3 rowers at the 2021 Occoquan Challenge, a 5000 m head race with 3 challenge turns. The course is fully …
On Sunday, Sept. 26 CRRC held the second annual Head Race Regatta. All ages and rowing experience participated and 11 rowers competed in singles, doubles, and/or quads. With some gusty …
Check this out!!! Our own Celeste rowing in Portofino, northern Italy. This is what is so great about rowing. It is a world-wide community and you are always welcome to …
Aug 12 through Aug 15, 2021 USRowing Masters National Championships in Oakridge, TN. Over 1400 competitors from 111 clubs raced in 237 events. Chester River Rowing Club, represented by L. …
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” (motto of Special Olympics) SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND Aug 7, 2021 Kayaking Time Trials Aug …
CRRC’s Learn to Row Class was held June 14-25, 2021, 6 classes. We had a great turnout of 9 enthusiastic students/rowers. The coordinated efforts of our coaches and experienced club …
