Registration for the Spring 2024 season is OPEN.
Our Spring Parent & Athlete Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 24th at 2pm at the Dover Public Library. This meeting is mandatory for all athletes and new parents, and highly encouraged for all returning families. This meeting is also open to anyone interested in more information about the team who hasn’t registered yet.
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Season! The Spring season will run from Monday, April 1st to Sunday, May 26th. Athletes who are in 8th – 12th grade are welcome to join either the High School Varsity Team or the High School Novice Team.
No experience with rowing is necessary to join the Novice Team.
Any athlete with prior experience at a different rowing program who is interested in joining GBR should contact the Rowing Director and provide a letter of reference from their previous coach, so we may best integrate you into the team.
The Varsity and Novice teams will practice during the same time slot (Monday – Friday, 5:00pm to 7:00pm), and will be boated within their respective squads. Practices are held in Dover. Athletes on both the Varsity and Novice teams will race on weekends throughout April and May. The race schedule is at the bottom of this page and will be updated as the start of the season gets closer.
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.
We will be seeking volunteers for various tasks throughout the spring season, including assisting with the food tent at regattas, organizing the end of season celebration, coordinating the team sponsor shirts, assisting with equipment maintenance and transport, and fulfilling our USRowing Volunteer Requirement at applicable events.
Good faith participation is required from all athletes in our seasonal fundraisers. For families who choose not to participate in seasonal fundraising, a buy out option will be provided instead. All fundraising information will be detailed at the start of season meeting. For the Spring of 2024, please save the date for our two community fundraisers on April 13th at Barnes & Noble, and May 7th at Chipotle!
High School Novice Team (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY)
April 1st to May 26th
Monday thru Friday
5:00pm to 7:00pm
A novice athlete is anyone in their first year of competition against other teams. If you joined the Novice team in the Fall of 2023, you are still a Novice in the Spring of 2023. This team is open to any athlete in grades 8-12, who had no prior competitive racing experience or prior rowing experience.
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)
April 1st to May 26th*
Monday thru Friday 5:00pm to 7:00pm
You qualify as a varsity athlete if your first race against other teams occurred in Spring 2023 or earlier.
*Athletes who qualify for the USRowing Youth National Championship Regatta and choose to race will extend their season through June 9th.
If you are not sure if you qualify for this team, please contact the Rowing Director prior to registering.
REGISTER HERE
Spring Regatta Schedule
Athletes are expected to compete at all regattas unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Conflicts should be communicated to the coaching staff as soon as possible.
Saturday, April 20th – Regatta vs. Greater Lawrence, Concord Crew, Maine Coast (Lawrence, MA)
Sunday, April 28 – Regatta vs. Lake Quinsigamond (Hopkinton, MA)
Saturday, May 11th – Regatta vs. Upper Valley & Concord Crew (Hanover, NH)
Saturday, May 18th & Sunday, May 19th* – USRowing Northeast Youth Championships (Lowell, MA)
Saturday, May 25th – Granite State Sculling Championships (Hanover, NH)
Thursday, June 6th to Sunday, June 9th** – USRowing Youth National Championships (Sarasota, FL)
* Qualifyer for Youth Nationals
**Qualifying Crews Only