Whew, possible back to back weekends of racing! Those Loonies are tough! Huge day on the Charles River’s famous Powerhouse stretch!
Riverside Boat Club is proud to host the 39th-annual Cromwell Cup regatta at Riverside’s boathouse in Cambridge, MA, along the Charles River and Memorial Drive.
An all-day event, the Cromwell Cup is the largest summer regatta on the Charles River, with over 600 competitors of all ages (16 through 70+) and skill levels participating annually. Named after RBC member and 1964 Olympian Seymour Cromwell, the Cromwell Cup is a 1000-meter rowing race between Weeks Bridge and Magazine Beach on the Charles River. The event is run entirely by Riverside volunteers, encourages friendly competition on the Charles River, and promotes awareness of rowing in the Boston-Cambridge communities.
Cromwell Cup started in 1977, but the event was skipped for a few years (notably two during Covid). This year is the 39th edition of this one-of-a-kind summer regatta on the historic Charles River.
Number of Athletes: 600+ men and women athletes from all over New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Ages 16-70+ years old.
Racing Format
All events will have a 1000 meter time trial from a running start, followed by a later 1000 meter side-by-side final from a floating (standing) start for the top three qualifying boats.
Morning races will be for masters events and junior singles and eights events, with both time trials and finals run and completed before the lunch break.
Afternoon races will be for open/U23 events and junior fours, quads and doubles events, with all time trials and finals run and completed after the lunch break.
We are offering Special Medals to the fastest U23 competitor in open singles, doubles and pairs events, and to the fastest U17 competitor in U19 singles and doubles events.
Go Loonies