Registration for both Varsity & Novice Fall 2026 will be open August 1st to August 28th
Great Bay Rowing has a Novice and Varsity squad within our High School Team. Athletes who are in 8th – 12th grade are welcome to join. No experience is necessary to join the Novice Team. Any athletes who started rowing in the Spring of 2026 are still Novices this fall. Anyone else moves up to Varsity.
These two teams will practice during the same time slot (4:30pm to 6:30pm), and will be boated within their respective squads. Athletes on the High School Team will be training at both Hilton Park (Dover NH) and Jacksons Landing (Durham NH) this fall. Athletes on both the Varsity and Novice teams will race on weekends throughout September and October. A race schedule is at the bottom of this page.
Season tuition covers racing entry fees, coaching and equipment costs, club membership and facilities upkeep. Fees for uniforms, gear and race travel will be assessed separately throughout the season.
There will be a mandatory informational meeting for all Novice and Varsity parents and athletes on Thursday, August 27th at 7:00pm. This will be a ZOOM meeting. Participants will receive the meeting link in their welcome email no later than Tuesday evening. You must be registered for the team to receive the link.
Novice Team (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY)
August 31st – October 30th
Monday thru Friday
4:30pm to 6:30pm
$750
A novice athlete is anyone in their first year of competition against other teams. If you have participated in the GBR Middle School programs and are moving up to High School, you will be joining the Novice team. If you participated in any Learn to Row Camps, you will be joining the novice team. If you were a first season novice in the Spring of 2026, you will still be on the novice team this Fall.
If you are not sure if you qualify for this team, please contact the Rowing Director prior to registering.
REGISTER HERE
Varsity Team (minimum one year of Novice Team required)
August 31st to October 30th
Monday thru Saturday (select Saturdays early in season)
4:30pm to 6:30pm Monday to Friday
8:00am to 10:00am Saturday
$950
You qualify as a varsity athlete if your first race against other teams occurred in Fall 2025 or earlier, even if you did not participate in the Spring 2026 season.
If you are not sure if you qualify for this team, please contact the Rowing Director prior to registering.
REGISTER HERE
If you are at all unsure about which team is right for you, please contact the Rowing Director for guidance.
Fall Racing Schedule – Varsity Athletes are expected to compete at all regattas unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Novice Athletes should plan to compete at all regattas, but will only be boated if their technical skills have progressed far enough to safely be on the racecourse.
Conflicts should be communicated to the coaching staff as soon as possible.
September 26th – Scrimmage vs. Concord Crew – Concord, NH
October 4th – Textile River Regatta – Lowell, MA
October 11th – New Hampshire Championships – Pembroke NH
October 18th – Head of the Charles (select crews only) – Boston MA
*Head of the Charles is pending – entries are dependent on the lottery system
October 24th & 25th – Head of the Fish – Saratoga Springs NY
Other Important Dates
September 7th – Labor Day, No Practice
October 12th – Indigenous People’s Day, No Practice