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Bay Series Results!
The last two Bay Series results are in!
Volunteer Opportunities
Please note the following volunteer opportunities are available!
Don’t wait until September to fulfill your volunteer hours.
- January 6, 2019 – Bay Series #3
- February 2, 2019 – Bay Series #4
- *February 24, 2019 – World Rowing Indoor Championships
- March 17, 2019 – Bay Series #5
- *June 1, 2019 – Learn to Row Day
- *July 13-14, 2019 – Master’s Regionals
*These events require many volunteers.
For information about Volunteer requirements please check our Volunteer Policy.
Updated Events and Dates
There have been some changes to LBRA dates. Note that the Spring Regatta is not on the list of events. The board found that it was in LBRA’s best interest to cancel that regatta for this coming year due to conflicting schedules and because we will be hosting the USRowing Southwest Masters Regional Championships in July. The 5th of our current Bay Series had a date change due to the desire of many to compete at the Desert Sprints in Tempe, AZ.
- January 6, 2019 – Bay Series #3
- February 3, 2019 – Bay Series #4
- February 24, 2019 – WRIC
- March 17, 2019 – Bay Series #5
- June 1, 2019 – Learn To Row Day
- July 13-14, 2019 – Master’s Regionals
- October 6, 2019- Bay Series #1
- December 8, 2019 – Christmas RegattaDecember 15th – Bay Series #2
- January 5, 2020 – Bay Series #3
Bay Series #2 moved to December 16th!
Because of the USRowing annual convention in San Diego scheduled for December 6-9, Bay Series #2 will be moved to Sunday, December 16.
2018-2019 Board of Directors
Congratulations to the 2018-19 Board of Directors!
Bay Series 2018 Most Ordinary
Donate online to WGW, Women Guiding Women at the Todd Cancer Institute.
World Rowing Indoor Championships coming to Long Beach
The World Rowing Federation (FISA) in partnership with Concept2, USRowing and the Long Beach Sprints are pleased to announce the location of the second World Rowing Indoor Championships.
The event will take place in Long Beach, California at the Walter Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus on February 24, 2019. The event will combine with the Long Beach Sprints and also will serve as the inaugural USRowing Indoor National Championships.
Last year the inaugural championships attracted over 2,500 participants from 33 countries competing for World Championship medals in open, junior, under-23, para and masters in both openweight and lightweight categories.
“Indoor rowing is now a legitimate international sporting discipline and a championship-rated format is necessary,” says Jean-Christophe Rolland, FISA President. “We are pleased to be again partnering with Concept2 and USRowing, and the success of the first event shows that the demand for the championships is justified. We are making plans for future events to take place in different parts of the world.”
”LBRA is tremendously honored to be selected for this premier event. Long Beach has a proud legacy in American rowing, beginning with the 1932 Olympic Games, and we have been an incubator for Olympic and National Team talent through the intervening 85+ years. We can’t wait to welcome the world to our doorstep in 2019,” says Rob Glidden, President of the Long Beach Rowing Association.
“We have run indoor rowing competitions from their inception over 35 years ago, as well as host several on-water competitions throughout the year, plus have been the site for regional and national regattas as recently as 2008, but being part of the World Rowing Indoor Championships, and helping the event to grow and thrive, is a unique privilege.”
“We are excited to be partnering with FISA, Concept2 and the Long Beach Sprints to bring the World Rowing Indoor Championships back to the United States in 2019,” says Patrick McNerney, Chief Executive Officer of USRowing.
For more information: https://www.longbeachrowing.org/events/beachsprints/
LBRA Membership
The membership renewal packets will be mailed withinin the next couple of days. If your address has changed this past year, please reply with your new address ASAP.
If you have not already submitted your Volunteer hours they should be reported on the volunteer form which can be downloaded from our website at longbeachrowing.org.
Membership dues not paid/postmarked by October 1st will be considered late and a $75.00 late fee will be charged. If you would like to remit payment with a credit card online, please reply to this message with your request. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES IN CASH. If you need to arrange for multiple payments, please talk to me. Our Annual Meeting and Election will be held SATURDAY, October 13th and in order to be eligible to vote at the annual election, membership must be paid through September 30, 2019 prior to the meeting.
For additional information please contact:
Sarah Mackenzie
LBRA Membership
membership@longbeachrowing.org