Junior Sculling Camp 2020
Detroit – The DBCC kicked off its first of two 5-week sculling camps in June. More than 25 rowers worked to improve their rowing and racing skills in singles and doubles on the water, while practicing social distancing on land.
Read MoreFreedom Rows at Veterans Erg Race
DETROIT – 16 Veterans experienced an afternoon of racing at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. Competitors, who had been participating in Learn to Row sessions throughout the year, raced through a round of heats to qualify for a four person, 500 meter final. Winners were awarded Freedom Rows t-shirts, with all participants earning the coveted […]
Read MoreWSU Students Revive Club Sport Dormant for 35 Years
By Sarah Williams Detroit – Since 1984, rowing at Wayne State has been a memory of days gone by. But this fall, students are once again boarding the Detroit River before sunrise to dip their oars into the current and realize the breadth of teamwork. The idea for restoring the rowing program started when finance […]
Read MoreDetroit Boat Club Crew Strikes Gold at World Masters Championships
Lake Velence, Hungary – The DBCC blue jerseys were prominent on the medals dock, winning five events in the G (65-69) age group. Wins included the 2-, 2x, 4x, 4+ and 8+. Four of those victories were announced as “The United States of America” as all members were from the US. The 8+ was an […]
Read MoreDBCC 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 MoreCelebrate an Evening of Champions at the 2019 DBCC Homecoming
Please join us for the 2019 Detroit Boat Club Crew Homecoming Celebration as we salute past champions and honor the women of the first DBCC Women’s Crew from 1975. On Sunday, September 22, we will honor the inagural DBCC women’s team of Liz Johnson, Julia White, Mary Elizabeth White, Valerie Parker, Mary Vigliotti, Joan Sullivan, […]
Read MoreWayne State returns to competitive crew at DBCC
When Mason Chudzik and Gianna Manchester came to Wayne State University, they had no idea they’d revive a sport that had been dormant for nearly four decades. The pair are behind Wayne State Club Rowing, an effort to put university oars back in the Detroit River, a place they haven’t been since 1984. “Once I […]
Read More