About
The Varsity team is a competitive, year-round program for experienced high school rowers (have completed at least two novice seasons) . The club is not affiliated with any school district and rowers come from a range of area-schools (including home-schooled students). Rowers have come from as far away as Corning, Elmira, Watkins Glen, and Whitney Point.
Fall 2024 Season
Practice days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays
Season dates: Monday 8/26 – Sunday 10/27 (9 weeks)
Practice Times: 7:30am-9:30am until school starts. 6:00-8:00 am starting on Thursday 9/5
No Practice on Monday 9/2 or on Monday 10/14 (School holidays). Varsity WILL practice on Thursday 10/3 and Friday 10/25 (no school for ICSD those days).
Regattas:
Intrasquad Regatta, Saturday 10/5 @ Home
Head of the Genesee, Sunday 10/13 @ Rochester
Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday 10/20 @ Boston (Select Crews only)
Head of the Fish, Sunday 10/27 @ Saratoga
For Head of the Charles and Head of the Fish rowers will travel to regatta on Saturday and stay overnight, then return late sunday evening
For Head of the Charles we can only enter one boat per category and its a done on a lottery system. Entries are announced approx Sept 4th.
Program Fee: $400 rowers, $200 coxswains
Regatta Fees (projected): Head of Genesee - $125, Head of the Fish - $300, Head of the Charles $350
Fall Parents Meeting: Wednesday August 28th, 6pm at Boathouse
Rent- a – rower Fundraiser: Saturday 11/9. ~9am-1pm
Fall Banquet: Saturday 11/9, 5-7pm
Additional training for varsity
What: an opportunity for rowers who want to train more intensely to get additional days on the water.
Who: Rowers in 10th-12th grade who have been rowing for at least one full year and had at least one season on Varsity. Rowers who can make a commitment to training 6 days a week and have had minimal absences in past seasons
Note: 9th graders should not sign up for this program
Practice times: Fridays 6-8am, Saturdays 7-9am,
Season dates:, Friday, August 30th – Sunday, October 27th (9 weeks)
Program Fee: $200 (in addition to Varsity team fee of $400). Total of $600 for 6 days/week of training.
Winter Conditioning
Winter training sessions focus on maintaining and increasing strength and fitness in between racing seasons. Practices include both aerobic workouts, strength training, erging, and stretching. In general, practices are after school and practice location varies depending on availability of indoor space in the Ithaca area (the boathouse is not winterized).
Summer Rowing:
The competitive program in the summer focuses on sculling (two oars per person) in one-person, two-person, and four-person boats. The team occasionally rows in sweep boats depending on participant numbers and the interest and comfort level of rowers. Summer is a good time for modified and novice rowers to transition up to the varsity team.
Time Commitments
Rowers on the varsity squad must make a strong commitment to attend all practices and races. Each boat depends on the punctuality and consistent attendance of every single rower. It is always challenging to balance the practice schedule with academic, family, and extracurricular commitments. But the effort pays off, with rowers continually challenging themselves to improve their overall fitness and set personal records in erg times. It pays off in the confidence rowers develop as they gain technical mastery of the sport. And, finally, the commitment to rowing pays off in the camaraderie that grows as rowers work towards a shared goal, coordinating their strokes into a single, fast, and powerful rhythm. Varsity rowers must also make the commitment to participate in CBC fundraising activities throughout the year.
A note on practices...
All spring, summer, and fall practices meet at the Cascadilla Boathouse in Stewart Park. Weather permitting, practices are held on the Cayuga inlet, the Fall Creek Inlet, and Cayuga Lake. Typically, boats go out in most weather except when there is a strong north wind or thunder. I f the weather does not allow rowing, practices are held on-land and include aerobic workouts, strength training, erging, and stretching.
Fall 2024 Season
Practice days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays
Season dates: Monday 8/26 – Sunday 10/27 (9 weeks)
Practice Times: 7:30am-9:30am until school starts. 6:00-8:00 am starting on Thursday 9/5
No Practice on Monday 9/2 or on Monday 10/14 (School holidays). Varsity WILL practice on Thursday 10/3 and Friday 10/25 (no school for ICSD those days).
Regattas:
Intrasquad Regatta, Saturday 10/5 @ Home
Head of the Genesee, Sunday 10/13 @ Rochester
Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday 10/20 @ Boston (Select Crews only)
Head of the Fish, Sunday 10/27 @ Saratoga
For Head of the Charles and Head of the Fish rowers will travel to regatta on Saturday and stay overnight, then return late sunday evening
For Head of the Charles we can only enter one boat per category and its a done on a lottery system. Entries are announced approx Sept 4th.
Program Fee: $400 rowers, $200 coxswains
Regatta Fees (projected): Head of Genesee - $125, Head of the Fish - $300, Head of the Charles $350
Fall Parents Meeting: Wednesday August 28th, 6pm at Boathouse
Rent- a – rower Fundraiser: Saturday 11/9. ~9am-1pm
Fall Banquet: Saturday 11/9, 5-7pm
Additional training for varsity
What: an opportunity for rowers who want to train more intensely to get additional days on the water.
Who: Rowers in 10th-12th grade who have been rowing for at least one full year and had at least one season on Varsity. Rowers who can make a commitment to training 6 days a week and have had minimal absences in past seasons
Note: 9th graders should not sign up for this program
Practice times: Fridays 6-8am, Saturdays 7-9am,
Season dates:, Friday, August 30th – Sunday, October 27th (9 weeks)
Program Fee: $200 (in addition to Varsity team fee of $400). Total of $600 for 6 days/week of training.
Winter Conditioning
Winter training sessions focus on maintaining and increasing strength and fitness in between racing seasons. Practices include both aerobic workouts, strength training, erging, and stretching. In general, practices are after school and practice location varies depending on availability of indoor space in the Ithaca area (the boathouse is not winterized).
Summer Rowing:
The competitive program in the summer focuses on sculling (two oars per person) in one-person, two-person, and four-person boats. The team occasionally rows in sweep boats depending on participant numbers and the interest and comfort level of rowers. Summer is a good time for modified and novice rowers to transition up to the varsity team.
Time Commitments
Rowers on the varsity squad must make a strong commitment to attend all practices and races. Each boat depends on the punctuality and consistent attendance of every single rower. It is always challenging to balance the practice schedule with academic, family, and extracurricular commitments. But the effort pays off, with rowers continually challenging themselves to improve their overall fitness and set personal records in erg times. It pays off in the confidence rowers develop as they gain technical mastery of the sport. And, finally, the commitment to rowing pays off in the camaraderie that grows as rowers work towards a shared goal, coordinating their strokes into a single, fast, and powerful rhythm. Varsity rowers must also make the commitment to participate in CBC fundraising activities throughout the year.
A note on practices...
All spring, summer, and fall practices meet at the Cascadilla Boathouse in Stewart Park. Weather permitting, practices are held on the Cayuga inlet, the Fall Creek Inlet, and Cayuga Lake. Typically, boats go out in most weather except when there is a strong north wind or thunder. I f the weather does not allow rowing, practices are held on-land and include aerobic workouts, strength training, erging, and stretching.
