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General Information
The regatta spans three days, Friday through Sunday. The hours of operation will be:
Friday, 20 Oct: 12:00 pm - 6 pm Saturday, 21 Oct: 8 am - 6 pm Sunday, 22 Oct: 8 am - 4 pm
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Pick up information on upcoming regattas and clinics
Homophobia in Sports
GLRF Diversity in Rowing Program Information from the National Center for Lesbian Rights Posters from the It Takes a Team education campaign
Good Stuff at the booth - GLRF gear
Good Stuff at the booth - Other
Summer Storm DVDs Montreal Rowing Club calendars Ostrich Meat Snacks
The Regatta
This fall you are invited to experience the beauty of New England from the banks of the Charles River and enjoy America's Fall Rowing Festival, the Head Of The Charles® regatta. More than 7,000 athletes from around the world compete in 48 different race events: 24 womens and 24 mens.. The Regatta encompasses two-days and attracts up to 300,000 spectators during the October weekend.
"Head" races, a class of regattas, are generally longer than the Olympic sprint distance of 2000m or 1 1/4 mile. They can range from 2 - 5 miles. The Head of the Charles is 3 miles long. Boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of "Head of the River" or, in this case, "Head Of The Charles."
Click here to see the official race course map. Watch out - this file size is huge: 2.2MB!
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