Welcome to Berkshire Community Rowing
What makes a club? ~ Connell McGrath
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:
Many of you noticed that the wooden ramp leading to the dock was detaching from the concrete casement that surrounds it. Well, it finally came apart on August 8 and started popping up about 12 inches when stepped on. On Tuesday, August 11, a crew went down to the boathouse and fixed it. They were David Tucker, Adrian Shoobs, Loren Paduano, Randy Oberle, and me. Thank you, crew! Special thanks to new member, David Tucker, who brought the right tools and skills. We got it done in 90 minutes, and I believe it’s not (ever) going to break again. This is how the club functions best: when members volunteer their time and know-how. What are you good at? Bring your strengths to the club: we need your help.
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 Season
Registration for our 2026 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.