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The HOSR is a fall championship regatta for many regional schools. [19] The regatta sets itself apart with an expanded schedule of small boats and a field of quads "deep enough to do justice to Philadelphia’s rich sculling heritage." [19] The Head of the Schuylkill is a self-described "inclusive regatta."
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta, sponsored by the Schuylkill Navy, is the world's oldest [1] and largest high school rowing competition. [2] It is held annually in mid-May over a two-day period on the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The first regatta organized by the Dad Vail Rowing Association, in 1939, involved seven colleges racing on the North Shrewsbury River in Red Bank, NJ. After bouncing around between the Connecticut River, Ohio River, Charles River, and Hudson River, in 1953 the regatta settled on the Schuylkill River along Philadelphia's Boathouse Row.
The Schuylkill River (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l / SKOOL-kil, [1] locally / ˈ s k uː k ə l / SKOO-kəl) [2] is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) [ 3 ] from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia , the nation's sixth-largest city, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
Schuylkill Navy logo. The Schuylkill Navy is an association of amateur rowing clubs of Philadelphia. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest amateur athletic governing body in the United States. [1] The member clubs are all on the Schuylkill River where it flows through Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, mostly on the historic Boathouse Row.
The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that falls between the 16th and the 22nd of the month, and on the Saturday and Sunday immediately afterwards) each year on the Charles River, which separates Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts ...
The popular event in Watkins Glen is highlighted by the Cardboard Boat Regatta, but also includes family activities, live music and more. Waterfront Festival, Cardboard Boat Regatta coming to ...
In Schuylkill Navy races, Pennsylvania Barge had 359 entries and 106 victories. Its teams represented the United States in the 1920 (four-with-cox), 1924 (four-with), 1928 (four-with and four-without), and 1932 (pair-with) Olympic Games. [4] As a result of World War II, the club suffered a drastic reduction in membership. [5]