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:
It is the last few weeks of the season. Cold mornings, but we’ve been blessed with few fog days this fall. Rowing in the fall is such a delight when we can get on the water, warm up in the first 500 meters and enjoy the calm, the soft light and the peace of a near-empty Onota. I’ll miss it when it’s over! See you at the potluck (and at closing too).
Boathouse Closing ~ Sunday, November 1, 8 am – 12 noon
Lots to do. Please come pitch in. This is a great opportunity to fulfill your volunteer hours commitment. Juniors, please come down to participate; we need your strength.
End of Season potluck ~ Saturday, November 7, 5:30 – 7 pm
At the Chapel of the Church on the Hill, 55 Main St., Lenox, MA (across from Loeb’s Grocery Store)
Sign up for Winter Erg Program at BCC
As our fall rowing season comes to an end, there’s no need to stop rowing. Your club has an exciting new offer for all members who want to keep training indoors this winter. Sign up at: https://www.regattacentral.com / Program & Classes / Masters Winter Coaching
BCR, in partnership with Berkshire Community College, will offer coached erg training in the Paterson Field House on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at both 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. The sessions will run through April 30, 2027, for only $200—20% less than we had to charge for the Y facilities! In addition to coached erg sessions, you’ll receive a membership that includes access to the Field House facilities and programs. Check it out by clicking on the Berkshire Community College Paterson Field House link: Pittsfield Gym | Berkshire Community College.
Erg Giveaway– get your tickets by November 20th
Link to more information:
https://berkshirecommunityrowing.org/files/2026/10/BCR-2026-Erg-Giveaway.pdf
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!
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.