This Canada Day, bring the family to the Ottawa Rowing Club for an enjoyable riverside experience. Try out a new water sport. Enjoy the simple pleasures of old-fashioned games. Taste a piece of birthday cake and a glass of lemonade. Have a fun Canada Day at the cottage in the city! From 10:00 a.m. to [...]
Make plans to spend Canada Day at the best cottage in the City and celebrate with us! We will be hosting our annual Celebrate Canada event during the daytime between 10am and 3pm with all kinds of fun, free on water activities for the family, including rowing! We'll also be hosting our popular evening fireworks [...]
Are you in need of regatta gear for the upcoming racing season? One the Canadian based suppliers, Regatta Sport, has opened it's iTeam site for new orders for the summer season. Visit www.regattasport.com and following these iTeam instructions to place an order (click here). Order by June 24th to get your gear before summer racing season!
Nourish your mind, body and spirit and join us for ORC yoga beginning June 12! When: Tuesday, June 12, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, June 19, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, June 26, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, July 3, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, July 10, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, July 17, 6pm to 7:15pm Tuesday, July 24, [...]
St. Catharines (ON) - The Glebe Collegiate rowing team arrived at the biggest regatta of the spring high school rowing season - the 73rd annual Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Regatta (June 1-3) - determined to move into the finals and leave champions. They’ve been successful in their mission, beating out high school crews from [...]
Complete results from the NCHSR can be found here. A summary of the overall event winners can be found here. THANK YOU to all of our participants, spectators, parents and volunteers who, again, made our annual high school regatta a great success!! Congratulations to our overall points winner, Glebe Collegiate!
The draw for the ORC's National Capital High School Regatta on May 26 can be found here. Racing kicks off at 8am! Spectators are welcome to come down and watch. We look forward to seeing some exciting racing action by visiting clubs/schools and ORC crews! Big shout out and thanks to our volunteer team helping [...]
The ORC is seeking a summer camp instructor to join our team this summer. Discover Rowing Camp Instructors are responsible for the delivery of our Discover Rowing weekly summer camps in July and August. Click here for a full job description. Applications should be sent to melissa@ottawarowingclub.com. Application deadline is Wednesday, May 30.
The Ottawa Rowing Club, established in 1867 and home to almost 1000 members, is Canada’s oldest and second largest rowing club in Canada. Our site on the Ottawa River features the original boathouse containing displays of ORC rowing history, and a larger boathouse containing a fleet of rowing shells. Learn about rowing and its history [...]
We will be open this long weekend. We'll be open Saturday and Sunday 7am to 2pm and holiday Monday 7am to 12pm. We wish everyone a happy & healthy Victoria Day weekend!