Village Community Boathouse

Village Community Boathouse

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Free Rowing in New York Harbor • Community Rowing at Pier 40 • Youth Rowing • Row Around Manhattan Fundraiser • Boat Building • Community Boatbuilding • Commission a Boat • Want To Help? Go here to sign up for rowing on Sunday, May 10. Village Community Boathouse provides free, no experience necessary Community Rowing on the south (downtown) side of Pier 40 on the Hudson River every Sunday at noon and every Wednesday evening, from April through November, weather permitting. Check the website for more information. Make sure you have signed the 2026 online waiver. At each session, after a brief orientation, participants will be assigned to a crew with an experienced coxswain to steer the boat and a mixture of experienced and new rowers. Our boats, Whitehall gigs, are stable, traditional working boats for four rowers and a coxswain. Please note: Rows will last between one and three hours, dependent on weather, tides, and destination. Participants are expected to help launch, retrieve, and clean the boats each session. Community rowing is open to all, although some physical agility is required. The focus of the program is on teamwork and recreation in a safe and respectful environment. Each participant must sign a waiver. Life jackets are provided. Expect to be out in the hot sun for several hours—bring water and sunscreen! Click here for directions and a map. Each Friday at 4 pm high school students congregate at the boathouse on Pier 40 for free rowing. Youth rowing is open to all high school students. No experience is necessary. All students must bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. After gaining experience in the program, students can get on our race team for several events throughout the Northeast. For more information email info@vcb.nyc. Click here for a gallery of youth rowing. VCB hosts an annual Row Around Manhattan fundraiser. If you would like to donate to help support VCB’s free public rowing and boatbuilding programs, go here. [Google Places type: sports club]