Who/When/Where/Cost 2024- 2025 Fall Season Registration Open Now! (see below)

• Grades: 8th through 12th - No Experience Needed! (8th graders can row with our middle school program or high school program)

  • 8th graders are welcome to do a 2-week trial period with our novice team. At the end of the two weeks, the coaches and athlete will decide together if the Novice team or the Middle School program will be the best fit. 

• Fall Season 2024 Trial: Tuesday and Thursdays 4:00-7:00 pm from August 13 - September 26. A great chance to try it out before committing for the racing season!

• Fall Regular Season 2024 Novice Team: September 30 - December 14th, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00-7:00 pm and Saturday from 8:30-11:30 am.

• Location: 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota, FL 34235 (the big tent!)

 *Athlete physicals must be turned in before the first day of practice

• Fall Race Fees: Fall race fees will be announced and will be due at the beginning of September. Fall race fees in total should be less than $500. The race fee will cover entry fees, athlete transportation, boat transport, and housing when needed for the following races:

  • Benderson Chase, Sarasota, FL - October 12th - 13th 

  • Halloween Regatta, Tampa, FL - October 26th

  • Plant High Winter Sprints, Tampa, FL - December 7th

  • Sarasota Crew Intrasquad Regatta, Sarasota, FL - December 14th

• Spring Season 2025: exact dates TBD, early January through mid-May

• Location: 150 Bayview Lane, Osprey, FL for January-March. April & May practices take place at Nathan Benderson Park.  

• Spring Race Fees: Spring race fees TBD and will cover all races except for AYC 2 and Sculling States. The race fee will cover entry fees, transportation, boat transport, and housing when needed. *Spring 2025 race dates and locations are tentative and subject to change.

  • Matt Abel Speed Fiesta, Nathan Benderson Park, January 18

  • American Youth Cup (AYC) I, Nathan Benderson Park, February 15-16th

  • OARS Regatta, Orlando, FL - March 8

  • American Youth Cup (AYC) 2 - TBD 

  • FSRA West Districts, NBP, April 5

  • *FSRA Sculling State Championships, Nathan Benderson Park, April 12-13 (charged separately only for rowers who are attending)

  • *FSRA Sweep State Championships, Nathan Benderson Park April 26-27

  • *USRowing Southeast Regional Championships, Lake Lanier, GA May 10-11

  • *Schedule Note: Rowers are expected to be at NBP on Friday at noon for Sculling & Sweep State Championships and Southeast Regionals

  • End of the Year Banquet, May 2025 All program participants and their families are invited!

  • Race fees have been able to be lowered because we budgeted for all races. We are unable to decrease the amount if a rower chooses not to make a race. We do not allow families to pick and choose which races they want to pay for as we plan for the entire team attending to keep the prices down.

Southeast Regionals marks the end of the regular season. Boats and athletes that qualify for Youth Nationals will be invited to participate in an extended post season that concludes with racing at Youth Nationals. The post season will be charged separately.

• USRowing Youth National Championships, Nathan Benderson Park, June 2025 (charged separately only for rowers who qualify)