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The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta is pleased to announce that Bob Cody's ‘Before the Trailers’ has been selected as the original art for the cover of the 2023 keepsake HOSR program book. Cody's painting flawlessly captures the idyllic three angels epicenter in the...
Call to Action: Preserving Rowing Archives
TO ALL GENERATIONS OF THE ROWING COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS: PLEASE READ ON BEFORE YOU DISCARD OR STOW AWAY ROWING RELATED ARCHIVES AND OBJECTS! The Urgency: Significant amounts of rowing history in the form of records, memorabilia, and Club and individual collections are...
Goudy and Lynch Join HOSR Board of Directors
The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia’s largest and most inclusive regatta presented by NSM Insurance Group, today announced that Hope McNelis Goudy and Jimmy Lynch, Ed.D, have been named to the Board of Directors for three-year terms. “The Board is honored...
Call for Artwork – 7th Annual Program Book Cover Contest
Call for Entries — Program Book Cover Artwork
Deadline to Submit: Monday, August 7, 2023
Drum Role Please…The Winner of the 2022 Program Book Art Cover Contest is…
The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta is pleased to announce that Joe Sweeney's ‘October Regatta’ has been selected as the original art for the cover of the 2022 keepsake HOSR program book. Sweeney's painting beautifully captures the northern tip of Boathouse Row,...
The HOSR Welcomes Giddings and Savell to Board of Directors
The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia’s largest and most inclusive regatta presented by NSM Insurance Group, today announced that Dr. Amy Giddings, Professor and Department Chair of Sport and Recreation Management at Temple University in the School of...
Call for Entries — Program Book Cover Artwork
Deadline to Submit: Monday, August 8, 2022 For the sixth year, The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia’s largest and most inclusive regatta, invites artists and art students in the Philadelphia area to submit original artwork to be used as the cover image for...
Division II & III Classifications Offered in All Champ & Collegiate Events
There's nothing like an iconic head race in the heart of American rowing to get your team excited about racing (and training hard through the winter!) In 2022, all Championship and Collegiate events (1x, -2, 2x, 4x, 4+, 8) will offer Division II and Division III...
Fifth Annual Cover Art Contest – Call for Entries
Call for Entries — Program Book Cover Artwork Deadline to Submit: Monday, August 2, 2021 For the fifth year, The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia’s largest and most inclusive regatta, invites artists and art students in the Philadelphia area to submit...
Celebrating 50 Years. 50 Stories.
The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (HOSR) is celebrating its 50th anniversary by telling the stories of 50 legendary competitors/crews/teams/coaches/events from the Philadelphia rowing community over the history of 50 years. The stories will be representative of the...
Racing Through the Chop
By Richard Phillips Virtual, adj. Being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such. Regatta, n. A boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels Virtual Regatta, n. 1. The best testament to a sport that has survived tragedies before,...
Nightly Virtual Programming Line-up Announced
Join HOSR in celebrating its 50th anniversary by connecting and competing with competitors and friends across the country and around the world! Along with virtual racing, HOSR is hosting a full week of virtual programming. Each evening from October 18-24 we will hold...
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