Wappingers Crew Club

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success"

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The Spring Season is almost here!

We had a parent meet for new parents in November where we discussed all the relevant information about the spring season. You can view the presentation here.

If you plan on joining WCC (or are already a member!), please attend our general parent meeting on Wednesday November 30th at 7 PM in the John Jay HS Cafeteria. We will go over the spring registration process (opens in Jan. 2023), committees and fundraising. Come with questions!

Optional Novice Tank & Erg Practices

We will hold optional practices for incoming novice on Saturday mornings in January at HRRA. Please use this google form to register!

Practices are Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 and will take place at the Boathouse (Hudson River Rowing Association) @ 270 N. Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. The boathouse is the facility we use to row in the spring (April-June). At these practices rowers will primarily use the rowing tanks and ergs to prepare for the spring season. Cost is $25 total, payable via Venmo: @Wappingers-Crew-Club

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The Varsity Boys are the 2022 Hudson Valley Rowing League Champions!

The Boys V8 and V4 finished in 1st place, with the Lightweight 4 coming in 3rd.

The Girls V8 came in 1st place and the Girls team finished 2nd overall.

Congrats on a fantastic season WCC! See you at the banquet on 6/20.

Good luck to our 9 seniors - Sean, Bobby, Mark, Matt, Sam, Alejandro, Ryan, Peter & Hunter!
We will miss you.

Check out this Article about the team in the Poughkeepsie Journal!

2022 High School All-Stars, featuring the WCC Girls Varsity 8 , Boys Varsity 8 and the Boys Varsity 4!

Check out the Poughkeepsie Journal Article, hyperlinked here!

2023 Team Captains:
Miles Clyde - Jacob Schulte - Madelyn Sweeney - Olivia Nguyen

The Wappingers Crew Club has been rowing since 2004. We are an approved, parent run and funded club, operating within the Wappingers Central School District for the benefit of Wappingers Central School Students. Our club consists of dedicated athletes from John Jay and Roy C. Ketcham High Schools as well as Van Wyck and Wappingers Junior High Schools.

Spring is our main racing season. Crew is a demanding endurance sport. We start physical training in February. When the ice melts we row out of the Hudson River Rowing Association Boathouse in Poughkeepsie. Starting in April, we race other high school teams almost every weekend until the end of May. The majority of our races take place under the jurisdiction of the Hudson Valley Rowing League. Some of the races are overnight road trips including the State Championships in Saratoga, NY as well as the Syracuse Invitational. The team rows 8-oared boats and 4-oared boats for girls and boys. There are also lightweight and heavyweight categories. Novices (first year rowers) race against other novice crews.

New rowers typically start by enrolling in our Fall “learn-to-row” program at Sharpe Reservation. If you cannot participate in our Fall program you can join our Spring season. All new rowers MUST PASS A SWIM TEST. The best rowers have a strong work ethic, are willing to train hard and work well in a group.