Hudson River Rowing Association Community Boathouse

 club, rowing, dock (maritime)

Hudson River Rowing Association (HRRA) is a not-for-profit, member and volunteer supported organization that serves the public in and surrounding Dutchess County, New York. Each year through our rowing programs, community outreach and support of scholastic rowing teams that serve 8 local high schools we are able to help over 600 residents of the Hudson Valley experience the majesty of the Hudson River through rowing.

The Hudson River Rowing Association spearheaded and coordinated the construction and fundraising required to build the Hudson River Rowing Community Boathouse and owns and operates the facility for the benefit of the entire rowing community. Storage of shells is provided through six storage bays that are 85 feet long and 25 feet wide. Each bay has modular Fred Hill boat racks suited to the needs of each tenant. These racks accommodate eight, 60 foot shells or a combination of fours, eights and small shells that can include up to 32 shells per wall. The racks have sliding arms to facilitate removal of the shells from the stack and rowers will use boat lifts to access the high racks. Each bay has vertical oar storage, workbench, electricity and lighting, water faucet, two standard doors and a lift type garage door.

A heated, two story facility was designed for training teams and support activities. The building has rest rooms with toilets, sinks, showers and lockers as well as a main lobby with water fountains, bulletin boards and eventually a trophy case. Through the lobby rowers access the “tank” room, which has an eight station, indoor sweep rowing tank that can also be modified for sculling. This unique training tool is usually available only to college programs and a handful of community rowing clubs throughout the country and will provide a training edge to our local coaches that is unprecedented for most scholastic and community rowing teams.

The training facility also contains a coach’s room for meetings and planning as well as a second story community room for exercising, meetings, fundraisers and social gatherings. A beautiful Hudson River view and a second story, covered porch is accessible through three french doors in the Community Room. The porch provides a sheltered patio off the lobby as well as a perfect view of the plaza garden and docks.
Our 180 foot sullivan dock has two 25’ ramps leading to a landing pad and a landing platform that can launch 3 eights at a time.

www.hudsonriverrowing.org