The Hudson River Rowing Association Boathouse
HRRA BOATHOUSE OVERVIEW
The Hudson River Rowing Association constructed and raised the funding required to build the HRRA Boathouse and we continue to own and operate the facility for the benefit of the entire rowing community. The HRRA Community Boathouse serves two purposes – to store over a hundred rowing shells and support equipment for nine Hudson Valley rowing clubs (including our own) and to provide a rowing center to train 600 athletes each year.
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 that 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 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. In addition to leasing racks to 8 local rowing clubs, HRRA also rents small shell racks to about 40 individuals with personal shells.
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.
Our paved and gravel parking lotsl park six or more shell trailers, 140 cars and provide bus access. The entire facility is well lit and contains an alarm system for fire and theft. The training facility contains a sprinkler system as well.
Our boathouse may be reached through multiple exits off route 9 or the foot of Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie and we are only a mile from the Poughkeepsie Train Station and Metro North. There are two grassy areas with picnic tables and benches and the Boathouse Row Walking Trail, which welcome spectators and community members to enjoy the facility, the Hudson and the sport of rowing.
BOATHOUSE FACILITY USAGE
The Hudson River Rowing Association owns and operates the only community boathouse for rowing in the Mid-Hudson Valley and our facility provides rowers and their families ample river access and dramatic river views.
Please contact HRRA if your team would like to rent our tanks for training, if your business would like to use our facility for a weekday retreat or you would like to rent our upstairs Regatta Room with river views for your private event.
HRRA INDOOR TANK SCHEDULE: The HRRA eight station, Indoor Rowing Tank was installed in 2006 and each of our tenant teams, Vassar and Marist use them to complement their rowing activities. The tanks are available for rent to regional teams that are members of USRowing or have insurance through a school system or university. Please contact us at infohrra@gmail.com to learn more.
The tanks are currently out of order due to Sandy Flooding, but we hope to have them open soon and when they are the rental rates for 2013 are:
$17 an hour for tank and weight access for tenants (winter only)
$25 an hour tank, weight and erg access for non-tenants
To inquire about tank rental please fill out this FORM
HRRA BOATHOUSE SCHEDULE: The HRRA boathouse contains an office, a 2nd floor meeting room (the Regatta Room) and ample parking and outdoor areas for events. These facilities are made available to our tenants to host rowing related events and they are also available for rent by individuals and groups who would like to host an event at our beautiful facility. HRRA members receive a 50% discount on facility rentals for personal events and HRRA also extends disounts to not-for-profits for their meetings and events. Please contact us at infohrra@gmail.com for rates and to schedule a tour!
To inquire about facility rental please email coachhaight@yahoo.com
The Hudson River Rowing Association constructed and raised the funding required to build the HRRA Boathouse and we continue to own and operate the facility for the benefit of the entire rowing community. The HRRA Community Boathouse serves two purposes – to store over a hundred rowing shells and support equipment for nine Hudson Valley rowing clubs (including our own) and to provide a rowing center to train 600 athletes each year.
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 that 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 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. In addition to leasing racks to 8 local rowing clubs, HRRA also rents small shell racks to about 40 individuals with personal shells.
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.
Our paved and gravel parking lotsl park six or more shell trailers, 140 cars and provide bus access. The entire facility is well lit and contains an alarm system for fire and theft. The training facility contains a sprinkler system as well.
Our boathouse may be reached through multiple exits off route 9 or the foot of Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie and we are only a mile from the Poughkeepsie Train Station and Metro North. There are two grassy areas with picnic tables and benches and the Boathouse Row Walking Trail, which welcome spectators and community members to enjoy the facility, the Hudson and the sport of rowing.
BOATHOUSE FACILITY USAGE
The Hudson River Rowing Association owns and operates the only community boathouse for rowing in the Mid-Hudson Valley and our facility provides rowers and their families ample river access and dramatic river views.
Please contact HRRA if your team would like to rent our tanks for training, if your business would like to use our facility for a weekday retreat or you would like to rent our upstairs Regatta Room with river views for your private event.
HRRA INDOOR TANK SCHEDULE: The HRRA eight station, Indoor Rowing Tank was installed in 2006 and each of our tenant teams, Vassar and Marist use them to complement their rowing activities. The tanks are available for rent to regional teams that are members of USRowing or have insurance through a school system or university. Please contact us at infohrra@gmail.com to learn more.
The tanks are currently out of order due to Sandy Flooding, but we hope to have them open soon and when they are the rental rates for 2013 are:
$17 an hour for tank and weight access for tenants (winter only)
$25 an hour tank, weight and erg access for non-tenants
To inquire about tank rental please fill out this FORM
HRRA BOATHOUSE SCHEDULE: The HRRA boathouse contains an office, a 2nd floor meeting room (the Regatta Room) and ample parking and outdoor areas for events. These facilities are made available to our tenants to host rowing related events and they are also available for rent by individuals and groups who would like to host an event at our beautiful facility. HRRA members receive a 50% discount on facility rentals for personal events and HRRA also extends disounts to not-for-profits for their meetings and events. Please contact us at infohrra@gmail.com for rates and to schedule a tour!
To inquire about facility rental please email coachhaight@yahoo.com
