Welcome to Berkshire Community Rowing
What makes a club?
We ask every member to help make BCR better. The club has a minimum 20 hour a year volunteer requirement, and requests each member give eight hours a month. We recommend teaming up with another member to make the work fun and effective. Volunteer opportunities: Order and manage merch. Organize get-togethers such as the Annual Meeting, the End-of-Season potluck, and Club Days at the boathouse. Coach novices. Write a grant. Research legal aspects that affect the club. Manage our membership. Outreach to other organizations to build and maintain partnerships. Help with building and maintenance projects.
President’s Message:
So much good stuff has happened this season. Our whole crew of rowers, working together with kindness and positivity, cooperating on the dock to get each other out on the water, working together in team boats. The great coaching we’ve had this summer and the concrete gratitude we’ve shown to them for it. Loren showing up every morning. It’s been easy, consistent and fun. It has been a delight for me to watch it all, and to come down in the morning to join in.
Policy Review ~ Cold Water Rowing
- Prior to May 30th and after September 15, rowers will wear a properly fastened, CCG-approved personal flotation device.
- If the combined water and air temperature is below 100 degrees: Each rower must have a PFD (personal flotation device) in the boat. Four oar rule. This means rowers may only row in doubles, quads or fours
BCR Committees:
We need active, focused committees, and we need you to be an active, focused committee member.
As committee members, we reduce the burdens on the board, we bring specialized expertise, we get things done, and we provide consistency and build institutional knowledge. Check out the presentation Connell McGrath gave at the annual meeting March 18th for details. It’s here.
So . . . volunteer for a BCR Committee of your choice and drive BCR forward!
Sign Up for the 2026 Fall Season
Registration for our 2026 Fall Season is open on Regatta Central, regattacentral.com, and as always, we encourage monthly ACH payments if that’s helpful for you — just send an email to info@berkshirerowing.com to learn how to set it up.
Berkshire Community Rowing (BCR) offers rowing experiences and coaching for people of all ages. We row in individual and team boats, for both recreation and competition. Since 1995, our not-for-profit organization has helped hundreds of people discover their ability to move a shell through the water, or rediscover their love of this. The Berkshire Community Rowing boathouse is located within Burbank Park at Onota Lake, off Valentine Road in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.