Cambridge Boat Club

The Cambridge Boat Club will be hosting a Summer Junior Rowing program again in 2013. The Program is designed to introduce high school boys and girls to the fundamentals and joys of sculling. Emphasis will be placed on water-safety, proper boat handling, the development of a smooth and efficient stroke, the elements of good physical conditioning and teamwork. This is a non-competitive program for both experienced rowers and true novices and is open to the children of both CBC members and non-members.

Program description:

• Program is looking to fulfill the need for competitive junior women's sculling program in Boston. Participation is open to 8 to 10 junior female rowers, one to two coxswains, provided they meet the standards set by the program.
• The focus of this program will center on improving sculling technique, fitness (erg scores), nutrition, as well as racing skills in doubles and quads. In addition to sculling we will spend some time practicing and racing in sweep boats.
• We will keep a ration of under 4 athletes to 1 coach in 2013.
• On average members of 2012 Jr Men's team improved 7 to 9 seconds for their 2000m erg piece.

Program description:

• Program is looking to fulfill the need for competitive junior men's sculling program in Boston. Participation is open to 12 to 14 junior male rowers, one to two coxswains, provided they meet the standards set by the program.
• The focus of this program will center on improving sculling technique, fitness (erg scores), nutrition, as well as racing skills in doubles and quads. In addition to sculling we will spend some time practicing and racing in sweep boats.
• Last summer our coach to athlete ration was 1 coach for 3.5 athletes. We will keep a ratio of under 4 athletes to 1 coach in 2013.
• On average members of 2012 team improved 7 to 9 seconds for their 2000m erg piece.

CBC Rowing Members

It's that time of year again when each and every CBC rowing member and guest must sign a new 2013 insurance waiver stating that they understand the inherent risks associated with our sport. This is a hard requirement of the Club's liability insurance; without waivers, we expose ourselves to the possibility that we would not be covered should the unfortunate happen.

Signing is a simple online process provided by US Rowing, the broker for our liability insurance. Follow these steps:

These are the notes from the workshop that Boris held on Saturday 4th February 2012. There are links to some interesting videos

Cambridge Boat Club was founded by civic minded Cantabrigians who gathered to create a common resource for athletics and socializing. The club was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 7th, 1909. Its declared purpose was to "encourage athletic exercises, boating and yachting and to establish and maintain a place for social meetings".

This is the era when people began to formally take notice of the importance of individuals and groups to marshall their forces, in stewardship of the nation's open spaces and recreational lands. It is the time of Teddy Roosevelt's Presidency, the establishment of many of our great national parks and the environmental movement so capably espoused by the impassioned photography of Walter Muir. Mount Auburn Cemetery and Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace are still in their infancy.