Who / Where / When 
2024-2025 Fall Season Registration Open Now!
Offered at BOTH Osprey AND Nathan Benderson Park this year! 

• Registration: At the bottom of the page!
• Grades: 6 through 8 - No experience necessary! 
• Location: This Page is for Nathan Benderson Park location only.
• Fall Dates (see below registrations for more details on times/dates):
  • Trial Period is August 13 - September 26 (Only offered at Nathan Benderson Park)
  • Regular Fall Season is weeks of September 30th - December 9th (no Thanksgiving week practices)
• Practice Days & Times: The middle school program is 2 days/week on Tuesday and Thursday. 
  • Weekday practices are 4:30PM-6:45PM (6:30PM during Daylight Savings)*.

*Schedule Note: For those who may get out of school later in the day, it is ok to arrive after 5:00PM for your weekday practice. You will still get to participate and we are used to working kids in when they arrive to us. 

Nathan Benderson Park (NBP):

• Nathan Benderson Park program will be offered Tuesday and Thursday for 10 weeks. Rowing will be mostly in 8+'s (8-person boats). All levels welcome. No experience necessary.

Fall Races: For athletes who are ready and interested in competing, there are 3 optional Fall races. Race fees are charged separately.

• • • Benderson Chase, Nathan Benderson Park, October 12th-13th
    • Halloween Regatta, Tampa, FL, October 26th 
    • Sarasota Crew Intrasquad Regatta, Nathan Benderson Park, December 14th

Spring Season:

• • Spring Session: 10+ weeks of rowing in the program of your choosing. Mid January to Early April (No practice the week of Sarasota School District Spring Break). We will have practices on days that are school holidays during this session. We offer a race opportunity instead of practice for AYC Series 1 in February and again in April.
  • Spring Add-On: We offer an additional spring session of 5 weeks that ends with a race for those that want to continue. This is the only session where we recommend that athletes have prior rowing experience. Dates are week of early April through USRowing Southeast Regionals in May at Nathan Benderson Park. The fee for the spring add-on will include this race.
  • Spring Race Options: For athletes who are ready and interested in competing, there are 3 optional Spring races. Race fees are charged separately.
    • American Youth Cup, Sarasota, FL, February 14-15th
    • Florida State West District Championship - TBD 
    • USRowing Southeast Regional Championship, Sarasota, FL - TBD