Forms for Spring 2010 Rowing:
Online Application
GR Crew Waivers (needed for all athletes, once per calendar year)
May 8, 2010
THIS MORNING'S REGATTA AT EAST GRAND RAPIDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED! Please meet at the boathouse at 8 am to unload the trailer.
May 3, 2010
SATURDAY MAY 8 East Grand Rapids Regatta... please be at John Collins Park (see Regatta Directions page) no later than 7:00 am. Park in the East Grand Rapids city parking garage, located at the north side of the Wealthy/Bagley intersection.
Also, practice is at 5:20 Tuesday morning (5/4) for the mens' squads. All rowers should be at the boathouse on Thursday evening to help de-rig and load the shells onto the trailer.
April 30, 2010
All squads... nice job at last week's Riverside Regatta! Results are available here. ALSO: Practice on Saturday, May 1st is at 7:30 AM (still ending at 10:30)
April 20, 2010
The team pasta party is this Friday, April 23 at 6:00 pm at the boathouse. All rowers should bring beverages for themselves and a couple of lawn chairs. Girls squads: Please bring a pasta dish. Boys squads: Please bring a salad or dessert.
March 29, 2010
Varsity Womens practice is rescheduled to the later practice (5:00 - 7:00) on Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30.
March 22, 2010
The Forest Hills Spring Sprints indoor regatta is this Saturday, March 27, at Forest Hills Central HS. Athletes should be at the high school by 8 AM at the latest! Events begin at 9 AM and are scheduled to end at 1 PM.
The team pasta party originally scheduled for this Friday, March 26 has been rescheduled to Friday, April 23. Details forthcoming.
March 3, 2010
GROSSE ILE: The Grosse Ile ergatta is Saturday, March 6. All athletes should meet at the Grand Inn parking lot (I-96 & Plainfield) no later than 6:15 AM. We will be leaving no later than 6:30 AM and will return in the late afternoon. All athletes must supply their own food and something to pass the time with after their race.
February 16, 2010 will be a parents' meeting at the YWCA. It is very important that parents attend this meeting! The meeting will begin at 6 pm.
February 9, 2010
Today's practice has been cancelled due to bad weather. Practices will resume on Thursday.
February 3, 2010
This Saturday's rowing tank practice in East Lansing has been cancelled. Please attend Saturday's practice as usual. (Novice rowers: make sure to put the next tank practice on your calendars now: February 20 we will be traveling to East Lansing for rowing tank time).
November 1, 2009
The Varsity Women's 2x easily placed first at the American Heritage River Regatta in Wyandotte, although other crews had a tougher time in their races. Either way, the GR Crew coaches were happy with the results today - the rowers working hard and looking very good against some extremely competitive teams. See you in the winter!
October 24, 2009
Grand Rapids Varsity Men's 4+ took first and second place at the Grand River Challenge, with Women's Novice 8+ narrowly missing first place against a fast East Grand Rapids shell. And everyone was a winner in the stake race!
October 10, 2009
Well done to the Grand Rapids High School rowing team at the Forest Hills Invitational regatta today! Both women's and men's novice squads were first place in their races, and the men's varsity squad had a great race with a (disputed) third place finish.
October 1, 2009
Varsity unisuit payments are due Saturday, October 3! Please make checks ($90.00) payable to Grand Rapids Crew.
September 14, 2009
Article in the new online magazine The Rapidian: Community rowing program unites different schools into a crew