DBCC Launches STEM Education-Based Learn to Row
Generously funded by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan through The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds, the DBCC’s new pilot STEM Learn-to-Row programming will accommodate up to 50 middle and high school students who attend public and non-public schools in Detroit, Dearborn, and Harper Woods; specifically youth consistently underrepresented in the sport of rowing. […]
Read MoreLesnau Defends Title at 47th Annual Heineken Roeivierkamp
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Despite raining, windy conditions on the Amstel river, the composite Cambridge Boat Club/Detroit Boat Club Crew rowed for the gold in the masters 8+ at the 47th Annual Heineken Roeivierkamp. Roman Lesnau represented the Detroit Boat Club Crew, racing with Roberto Blanda, Brad Whitehead, Phil Monckton, Steve Faber, Vetle Vinje, Mike Totta, and […]
Read More2019 Motown Madness
Detroit – The DBCC hosted nearly 200 athletes at the annual Motown Madness Indoor Regatta at the Bell Isle Boathouse on Saturday, January 26, 2009.
Read MoreDBCC Shines at Head of the HOOCH
Chattanooga, Tenn. – The Detroit Boat Club Crew fielded 11 boats racing to top ten finishes at the Head of the Hooch including first place victories for both the men’s masters 4+ and the 8. The DBCC also had Zach Weise, Tom Janiak, Stephen Malbouef, and Mike Gentile finish with bronze in the Men’s Open […]
Read MoreBelle Isle Boathouse Assessment and Master Plan Project
Updated: Feb 8, 2019 Friends of Detroit Rowing, Inc. (FODR), a non-profit 501(c)(3), will spearhead the Belle Isle Boathouse Assessment and Master Planning process in partnership with local organizations including the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. When completed, the master plan will be used as the guiding document to pursue funding for the implementation of […]
Read MoreKatie Dotson Rides 100 Miles for Diabetes Research
Amelia Island, Fla. – DBCC junior rower, Katie Dotson, is taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) Ride to Cure Diabetes on Saturday, October 6. The ride will raise money to fund research of type 1 diabetes (T1D). “I’m up for a physical and mental challenge that I know will be the experience of […]
Read MoreDBCC Alum Landuyt Races for US National Team at World Championships
Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Michael Landyut finished 4th in the lightweight men’s quadruple sculls B Final, at the The Wold Rowing Championships September 9-16. The crew of Alexander Loy (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), Sam Hausmann (Buffalo, N.Y.), Michael Landuyt (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), and James Nelson (Austin, Texas) represented the United States National Team with a 10th-place finish overall. The […]
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