Letter from the FODR President
SEASON’S GREETINGS from FRIENDS OF DETROIT ROWING! I am writing to bring you up to date with regard to significant recent changes to our Rowing Operations on Belle Isle. Since 1902, the Boathouse on Belle Isle had been used as the center of rowing activities and training in the region, as well as a center […]
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DBC Hauls in Honors at Head of the Ohio
Pittsburgh, PA – The Detroit Boat Club Crew performed well at the Head of the Ohio. Combined, junior, masters, and open teams earned medals in 14 different events including taking gold in the junior men’s 2x, open women’s LW4+, and the junior women’s 2nd 8+. See the full gallery
Read MoreFriends of Detroit Rowing Earns GuideStar’s Silver Seal of Transparency
Friends of Detroit Rowing is proud to have earned the Silver Seal award for transparency from GuideStar. the organization that collects, organizes, and presents information about IRS-registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. As of April, 2021, only about 5% of of the more than 1.7 million nonprofits registered with the IRS earned a GuideStar […]
Read MoreSummer 2021 Racing Season Recap
Detroit – The DBCC kicked off their summer season when they traveled to Boathouse Row for the Independence Day Regatta, July 2-4, in Philadelphia. There, they earned five medals including Henry Skupien taking silver in the Men’s U17 Ix, and the junior women taking gold in the Women’s U17 4+. The DBCC then participated in […]
Read More2021 Graduating Seniors
The Detroit Boat Club Crew recognizes its senior athletes as they head off to college. This year we are proud to announce that all five of DBCC 2021 high school graduates will continue their rowing careers at the collegiate level. Keelin Dailey – University Ligget School – United States Naval Academy; Chris Douglas – University […]
Read MoreSorin Koszyk—Road to the Olympic Qualifier in the Men’s 4x
Lucerne, Switzerland – Former DBC rower, Sorin Koszyk, together with the men’s quadruple sculls crew of Charles Anderson, Justin Keen, Eliot Putnam had an exciting yet ultimately disappointing ride to the Final Olympic Qualifying Regatta (FOQR) this spring. Beginning in April at the 2nd Olympic Trials in West Windsor, NJ, where the team won its […]
Read MoreStephen Malbouef Earns Bronze at the 2021 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta
Philadelphia – Stephen Malbouef represented both the Detroit Boat Club Crew and University of Detroit Mercy finishing third in the Collegiate 1x at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta. After finishing first in his heat with a time of 7:51.552, he moved on to the final where he rowed to a bronze medal finish. Malbouef finished […]
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