Overview
Riverside Boat Club, founded in 1869, is a non-profit, member-run rowing club on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, on the Charles River at Magazine Beach. It has more than 400 rowers, from recreational scullers to national-team athletes, and a long racing record: a first team-boat national title in 1894 and the right to represent the USA in the coxed four at the 1936 Olympics. The club rents boats to out-of-town crews for the Head of the Charles and lets visiting crews launch from its docks by agreement, a few schools per race day.
- Founded
- 1869
- Members
- about 400 (club figure)
- Federation
- USRowing
- Phone
- +1 617 492 1869
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- 1869The club is founded in Cambridge
- 1894First team-boat national title
- 1936A club crew earns the right to represent the USA in the coxed four at the Olympics
Location
- Position
- 42°21.48′ N 71°6.95′ W
42.35808, -71.11586 - Address
- 769 Memorial Drive
Frequently asked
When was Riverside Boat Club founded?
In 1869.
Where is Riverside Boat Club?
769 Memorial Drive.